Piazza Navona
Piazza Navona has been an outdoor plaza in Rome since the end of the 1400s, when it was the base of the city market. Bernini's famous Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, or Fountain of the Four Rivers, is at its center. The market has since moved to Campo dei Fiori, but Piazza Navona is still a favorite location for its impressive baroque architecture, and is a meeting place for local artists.

Fun Facts

• It used to be a tradition since 1652 that on every Saturday and Sunday in August, the square was turned into a lake to celebrate the Pamphilj family (one of the Papal families heavily involved in Roman politics of the 16th and 17th centuries). Youngsters and nobles played through the square while a band played music.


• Navona means "big ship" in Italian.

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Piazza Navona