From the Vatican, we took the Metro to go to the Spanish Steps, arguably, the high-end shopping district of Rome. We were surprised with the number of people in Piazza di Spagna. Now I know why in a travel book, it is advised that if one likes to visit the said piazza, is to go there between 2a.m. till 9a.m.
We found two locations that was used in the movie Only You.
The high end shops and the people who mill at Piazza Di Spagna
The Spanish Steps- it is difficult to appreciate the beauty of this stairway with all the people sitting on its steps. The egg yellow building on the right is where the famous English Poet John Keats lived and died.
A marker on the side of the building stating that in John Keats spent his last days in this house. One of my favorite poems is his “La Belle Dame Sans Merci”
Beck and RP enjoying their stroll amidst the busy streets of near the piazza.
Fontana Di Trevi-The fountain that started the legend of throwing coins in the fountain and making a wish. Actually, the legend started that if you throw a coin in this fountain, you are ensured to return to Rome. This fountains have been immortaized in countless movies, songs and novels. Like the Spanish Steps, it is difficult to capture the real beauty of this fountain with all of the people visiting it. I suggest that you visit this at night, when the the fountain and the waters are lit.
Trevi got its name because three streets (tre via) converge on the fountain.
