The neighborhood
Named after the famous family that lived in the Roma Repubblicana, a century BC, this quiet street, just off the tourists routes, it's like a thoroughfare linking Piazza del Popolo to San Pietro's Basilica.
Flanked as it is on both sides by elegant 19th century palazzi and trees, maintains its aristocratic and cosmopolitan feel.
Shop along Via Ottaviano and Via Cola di Rienzo; eat at any number of small outdoor bistros; take a peaceful stroll or an energetic jog in the not far, Borghese gardens; relive the Romantic era with a visit to the Keats museum at Piazza di Spagna, where the young poet spent his last days gazing out of his window at the Spanish Steps.
Of course, almost all the well known sites, from Piazza Navona and the Pantheon, to the Vatican, Trastevere
Campo dei Fiori, are at walking distance, but for Termini train station, San Giovanni's Basilica, and more, the subway is on the next block, while Castel Sant'Angelo it's at a stone throw away.