Square & Landmark

Piazza Navona

📍 Italy, Rome, Piazza Navona

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Quick Facts

Location: Italy, Rome
Category: Square & Landmark
Duration: 1 hour
Opening Hours: {"note": "Open-air public square, free access 24/7"}
Ticket Price: Free Admission: Free · Public square, no ticket
Address: Italy, Rome, Piazza Navona
Coordinates: 41.8989, 12.4733

Introduction

Piazza Navona is Rome's most beautiful, artistic Baroque square. This elegant oval square, famed for Bernini's grand fountain and lively atmosphere, is an elegant, vivid sight in Rome. Piazza Navona sits in Rome's center, one of its most beautiful, famous and artistic squares. Uniquely shaped, it is a long, elegant oval (its shape comes from the ancient Roman stadium for races that once stood here). The square is rich with Baroque masterpieces, especially three fountains: the central Fountain of the Four Rivers by Bernini, a masterpiece, with an Egyptian obelisk at its center surrounded by gigantic personifications of the four great rivers of the known world (the Danube, Nile, Ganges and Rio de la Plata), dynamic and grand; two other lovely fountains at the ends. The gorgeous fountain, open square and surrounding Baroque church (Sant'Agnese) and ochre buildings create an elegant, gorgeous, artistic atmosphere. The square is full of vivid street life: street painters, performers, open-air cafes, children at play, elegant and lively. Visiting Rome and strolling the elegant Piazza Navona to enjoy Bernini's gorgeous fountain is an elegant, vivid sight.

✨ Highlights

Elegant Square

A graceful oval Baroque square, full of artistic atmosphere.

Fountain of Four Rivers

Bernini's masterpiece, with giant figures of the world's four great rivers.

Baroque Beauty

Three fountains and the surrounding Baroque church, elegant and gorgeous.

Lively Street Life

Street painters, performers and open-air cafes, leisurely and lively.

🛈 Practical Info

→Free：Open-air and free, stroll and enjoy.

→Cafes：Open-air cafes are pricey; check the menu first.

→Pickpockets：Crowded and lively; watch belongings, beware pickpockets.

→Timing：Early morning is quiet; at night the lights are gorgeous.

→Combine：Pair with the Pantheon area.

→Opening Hours：{"note": "Open-air public square, free access 24/7"}

→Transportation：Buses 30/70/81/87/116/492 to Corso del Rinascimento or Piazza Navona; 5-min walk from the Pantheon, 8 min from Piazza Venezia

Ticket Information

Ticket Information
Free Admission	Free

Public square, no ticket

💡 Tips

• Stroll the elegant Piazza Navona, enjoy Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers and Baroque beauty.

• The long oval square comes from an ancient Roman stadium, full of art and life.

• The fountain centers on an obelisk ringed by figures of the four great rivers, grand.

• Open-air and free; cafes are pricey, check the menu; crowded, beware pickpockets.

FAQ

What are the opening hours of Piazza Navona?

{"note": "Open-air public square, free access 24/7"}

How much is the admission for Piazza Navona?

Free Admission: Free; Public square, no ticket

Any practical tips for visiting Piazza Navona?

Stroll the elegant Piazza Navona, enjoy Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers and Baroque beauty. The long oval square comes from an ancient Roman stadium, full of art and life.