Golf Cart Tour: Fountains and Squares of Rome

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Stop At: Trevi Fountain, Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Rome Italy

The Trevi Fountain (Italian: Fontana di Trevi) is a fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini. Standing 26.3 metres (86 ft) high and 49.15 metres (161.3 ft) wide, it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world. The fountain has appeared in several notable films, including Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita, the eponymous Three Coins in the Fountain, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Sabrina Goes to Rome and Roman Holiday.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Palazzo Chigi, Piazza Colonna 370, 00187 Rome Italy

The Palazzo, overlooking the Piazza Colonna and the Via del Corso, was begun in 1562 by Giacomo della Porta and completed by Carlo Maderno in 1580 for the Aldobrandini family. In 1659 it was purchased by the Chigi family. It was then remodelled by Felice della Greca and Giovan Battista Contini. It has five floors, a broad stairway that leads to the living rooms, and a courtyard decorated with a fountain, designed by Giacomo della Porta. The fountain has been copied in many sites in Rome and other Italian cities.


Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Piazza Navona, 00186 Rome Italy

Piazza Navona is a square in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built in the 1st century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium. The ancient Romans went there to watch the agones ("games"), and hence it was known as "Circus Agonalis" ("competition arena"). It is believed that over time the name changed to in avone to navone and eventually to navona.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Chiesa di Sant'Agnese in Agone, Via di Santa Maria Dell'Anima 30/A Piazza Navona, 00186 Rome Italy

by Francesco Borromini, the artistic rival of Bernini.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Piazza del Popolo, 00187 Rome Italy

Planned by Valadier at the beginning of the 19th century, this is considered one of the best urban works in Rome.

Pass By: Piazza di Spagna, Rome Italy

See the beautiful marble statues and fountain, as well as the Spanish Steps.

Pass By: Trinita dei Monti, Piazza della Trinita' Dei Monti 3, 00187 Rome Italy

See this beautiful historic church.

Pass By: Palazzo Poli, Via della Stamperia 6, 00187 Rome Italy

See the beautiful statuary in this historic fountain.

Pass By: Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Rome Italy

Beautiful fountain that is topped by an Egyptian obelisk.

Pass By: Fontana Di Piazza Della Rotonda, Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Rome Italy

Beautiful historic fountain topped by an Egyptian obelisk.

Pass By: Pantheon, Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Rome Italy

Dedicated to the seven planetary divinities and featuring an interior of gorgeous marble, the Pantheon is one of the most impressive monuments of Augustan Rome.

Pass By: Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, Piazza Navona, Rome Italy

Pope Innocenzo X commissioned Gianlorenzo Bernini in 1651 to create this monumental fountain, which would adorn the piazza in front of the family palace.

Pass By: Piazza di Campo de' Fiori, 00186 Rome Italy

Monday through Saturday mornings, farmers and fishmongers come to this open-air market to sell the fruits (and fish) of their labors.