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Campo de' Fiori
Noisy and colourful, 'Il Campo' is a major focus of Roman life: by day it hosts a flower and vegetable market, while at night it becomes an open-air pub, beloved of hard-drinking students and young Romans. The square's commercial character dates to the late 15th century, when the transferral of the city market to Piazza Navona revitalised much of what is now the centro storico .
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Pincio Hill
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 .
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Trastevere
Although its traditionally proletarian nature is changing as the crumbling palazzi become gentrified, a stroll among the labyrinthine alleys of Trastevere still reaps small gems of a bygone past. Washing strung out from the apartments in best Mama-leone tradition has everyone sighing and reaching for the Kodaks.
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Via Vittorio Veneto
Curving up from Piazza Barberini to Villa Borghese, Via Vittorio Veneto is the spiritual home of la dolce vita . Unfortunately the street today, while still impressive, is largely given over to tourism. Many of the towering streetside palazzi are luxury hotels, and glass-cased restaurants serve overpriced food to tourists with more money than imagination. The huge building on the right as you walk up is the US Embassy.
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Villa Celimontana
With its lawns and shady corners, this leafy walled park is a wonderful place to escape the crowds and enjoy a quiet picnic. Parents with toddlers can let their loved ones loose at the popular playground. Famous for its annual jazz festival, the park is centred on a 16th-century villa that was once owned by the Mattei family but is now home to the Italian Geographical Society.
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