Quartiere Coppedè

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  • Address
    Viale Regina Margherita, Villa Borghese
  • Transport
    tram: Viale Regina Margherita

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Lonely Planet review

If Gaudí and the Grimm Brothers had gone into town-planning together, suburbia would probably look like this. Best entered from the corner of Via Tagliamento and Via Dora, this compact quarter is a mesmerising mishmash of Tuscan turrets, Liberty sculptures, Moorish arches, Gothic gargoyles, frescoed façades, and palm-fringed gardens - all designed by little-known Florentine architect Gino Coppedè in the 1920s.

At its heart is whimsical Piazza Mincio; its Fontana delle Rane (Fountain of the Frogs) is inspired by the more famous Fontana delle Tartarughe (Fountain of the Turtles).