A magnet for
visitors since the 18th century, the Spanish Steps (Scalinata della Trinità dei
Monti) provide a perfect people-watching perch.
The 135
gleaming steps rise from Piazza di Spagna to the landmark Chiesa della Tinita
dei Monti.
Piazza di
Spagna was named after the Spanish Embassy to the Holy See, although the
staircase, designed by the Italian Francesco de Sanctis, was built in 1725 with
money bequeathed by a French diplomat.
--Lonely
Planet
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