Hi, we are going to Rome next week and I have been doing some research on the internet. I notice that Rome is mainly just a lot of old buildings, and so we will be walking around just LOOKING at these buildings.
But one thing puzzles me. There is a staircase called the "Spanish steps" and everyone says how wonderful, you must go there and see these steps. But from what I can make out, it is just SOME STEPS with a load of people sitting about on them. There does not seem to be anything so wonderful about these steps.
So can anyone explain what is the fascination with Rome's famous "Spanish steps?" Is it just to "see and be seen" or something?
2006-09-15 05:34:28 · 12 answers · asked by Not Ecky Boy 6 in Travel ➔ Italy ➔ Rome
Oh and by the way, PLEASE don't just "cut and paste" some lengthy stuff about WHY it is called the Spanish steps, or its history. I am perfectly capable of using the internet, I just want to know what is so fantastic about these steps that everybody wants to sit on them.
2006-09-15 05:35:57 · update #1
Don't know the answer but you are right, they are just a bunch of steps! Still, it is Rome & everything is great there
2006-09-15 05:43:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rome is a feast for the eyes. It's not just a lot of "old buildings". It is the fascination of seeing architecture that spans 3000 years! That's not something you can see everywhere. There are squares (like Piazza Venezia) where buildings from 30 centurys stand side be side, the effect being absolutely awsome. The Spanish Steps are beautiful because they are of white marble and there are gorgeous buildings and a fascinating little boat fountain there. And there is a particular atmosphere to it. By the way, the tea room is called "Babington's" not Brown's - but it's very, very expensive.
2006-09-15 06:58:34 · answer #2 · answered by shamrock 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You've been down via Condotti looking in all the fashion shops. You get to the end and you're exhausted. Then you find these handy steps to sit on with quite an interesting fountain to look at.
The alternative is Brown's tea rooms (in the square) but sitting on the steps is a lot cheaper.
2006-09-15 05:38:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Spanish Steps were made popular by an advertisement on C.N.N. A lady had a translator and she was trying to say "Spanish Steps" in Italian. Someone pointed them out and since then they have become the new "hip" thing to ask for in Rome. If you are not a fan of art or history, you are better off taking a train to Venice. There is a little island named Lido. You can get a bicycle and ride around the whole island in one day. There are about four beautiful beaches and the food is excellent and about one tenth the prices in Venice. The boats to and from Lido pass through Venice anyway, so you can see Venice on the way to or from Lido. That is because I am a nature lover.
Boaz.
2006-09-15 05:48:52 · answer #4 · answered by Boaz 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Rome is without doubt one the absolute most beautiful towns in the world; every year countless tourists result from around the globe to enjoy the secrets and designs of Roman art and architecture and to be one of them you should begin with Hotelbye . One of the very most popular of Rome's many pieces is Piazza Navona. That place keeps the form of the Stadium of Domitian that when stood here. Piazza Navona was builted by Emperor Domitian in 86 AD and has three spectacular fountains.
2016-12-14 18:43:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
After walking down the via Condotti you get to realx on the steps and do as Romans do.. watch and admire all the people . It central in Rome and fun to hang out there, but be very careful of all the beggers Gypsies etc,.,, they will rob you blind! Great restaurants near by and the people are the most beautfiul people inthe world
2006-09-15 10:32:14 · answer #6 · answered by M B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's an iconic landmark bringing together the former spanish embassy and the holy see. there's a lot of nice architecture there, and sexy italian girls. good food in the area too. the whole place genrerates a nice atmostphere
if site-seeing isn't your thing, then maybe you should just go quad-biking or something
2006-09-15 05:48:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is a see and be seen thing. I'd take your bobble hat off. Sharp dressers those Romans
2006-09-15 05:37:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was just in Rome and enjoyed it greatly. You are right about the "Spanish Steps" though, they look like a gathering place for the sleazier citizens of Rome.
2006-09-15 07:14:09 · answer #9 · answered by stan l 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
iv'e no idea and quite frankly i'm not over bothered so you sit on them for me.`they are just steps to me
2006-09-15 05:49:38 · answer #10 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋