Park Hotel Dei Massimi 

PIAZZA NAVONA ROME

Piazza Navona in Rome is approximately 4.5 km from the Park Hotel dei Massimi and we suggest you take one of the local buses to reach it - ask the hotel concierge for more information on how to reach Piazza Navona.

The best time to visit Piazza Navona is in the early evening when the square is packed with street entertainers, artists painting portraits and caricatures and lots of trendy Romans taking their pre dinner passeggiata or stroll.

The square is called Navona because it takes the form of a ship i.e. oblong rather than square and has curved edges - Navona is the Roman word for big ship. Indeed in Roman times the square was often flooded to allow mock sea battles to be staged for the entertainment of Roman Emperors and nobles.

Important architectural works within the square are: the fountain of four rivers ( Bernini ) and the Church of Sant'Agnese in Anone (Borromini) - Bernini was a great rival of Borromini and Rome contains many fine examples of their works including some near the Park dei Massimi Hotel Rome