Pincio Hill

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  • Address
    Pincio, Campo Marzio
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  • Transport
    bus: 95, 117, 490, 495, 590, 628, 926
underground rail: Spagna

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Lonely Planet review

The view of St Peter's from the Pincio just has to be seen to be believed. This elegant park with its avenues of shady trees gets its name from the Pinci famaily, who owned it in the 4th century. It's a popular place for a weekend passagiata .

Giuseppe Valadier designed the lofty gardens (which adjoin Villa Borghese) around 1809-14. Roman families, cyclists and skaters continue the tradition of past strollers, including Keats, Severn, Richard Strauss, Mussolini, Ghandi and King Farouk.