Baroque centro: Spanish Steps to Campo de' Fiori: a walk in Rome

Piazza-to-piazza walk through the historic centre: Spanish Steps, Trevi, Pantheon, Piazza Navona and the Campo de' Fiori market.

Best time: Before 9:00 for Trevi, or after 20:00 when the fountains are lit

The route, stop by stop

1
Spanish Steps
View from Trinita dei Monti; 10 min. No sitting on the steps.
The 135-step 1725 stairway up to Trinita dei Monti; the top has a view down Via dei Condotti.
2
Trevi Fountain
EUR 2 for the basin area in ticketed hours; 15 min.
Nicola Salvi's 1762 Baroque fountain built onto the back of Palazzo Poli; since Feb 2026 the basin-side area is ticketed, which has thinned the crush at the rim.
3
Sant'Ignazio di Loyola
Andrea Pozzo's trompe-l'oeil ceiling and fake dome; 15 min.
4
Pantheon
Timed ticket; 20-30 min.
A 2nd-century temple with the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome (43.3 m) lit only by the open oculus; Raphael's tomb is inside.
5
Piazza Navona
Bernini's Four Rivers fountain; 15 min.
An oval piazza that keeps the shape of Domitian's 1st-century stadium, with Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers facing Borromini's Sant'Agnese in Agone.
6
Campo de' Fiori
Morning market, statue of Giordano Bruno; 15 min.
7
Forno Campo de' Fiori
Pizza rossa from the corner bakery; 10 min.
Corner bakery on the market square known for thin, crackly pizza rossa and pizza bianca straight from the oven.