Via Giulia walk

Interesting Renaissance area street (1500s-1700s) which had less traffic. Not many shops or things of interest on it for Nancy but Doug enjoyed taking pictures and the architecture. Mostly architectural firms, design studios, a prison guarded by machine gun carrying young men, a lot of churches for people visiting from other countries. In that time churches were built for those travelling (eg Henry VIII so an English Church, Church of Spain, Florence etc; one to three on a block).

Designed by Bramante in 1508 as part of an urban development program ordered by Pope Julius II, Via Giulia is one of Rome's most charming streets, an elegant, largely car-free strip of churches, colourful Renaissance palazzi and discreet fashion boutiques. At its southern end, the 17th-century Fontana del Mascherone features the face of a man seemingly surprised by water spewing from his mouth. Just beyond it, and spanning the road, is the Arco Farnese, an overhead arch designed by Michelangelo as part of an unfinished project to connect Palazzo Farnese with Villa Farnesina on the opposite side of the Tiber. Down Via di Sant’Eligio, is the lovely Raphael-designed Chiesa di Sant’Eligio degli Orefici.

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