Piazza Cavour is a square in Rome, which is mostly residential and partially commercial. There are no real tourist attractions on Pizza Cavour, but it's possible that you might visit it for the annual book fair or pass through if you're doing a lot of walking in Rome. It's a useful route from the Vatican to the north eastern side of the city (Piazza del Popolo, Spanish Steps, Via del Corso etc).
Where is it?
It's located just off Via Crescenzo, which is a main street running from close to the Vatican Museum (Sistine Chapel)
to Piazza Cavour. It's also just north of Via Triboniano which is the closest road running north from the bridge directly south of Piazza Cavour. If you're coming from the north of the city then you can reach by travelling south on the Via Lucrezio.
What's On It?
Well, not too much for tourists but there are some attractions here. There's a great big statue of Camillo Benso di Cavour, who was a Piedmontese statesman instrumental in unifying a previously divided Italy, during the 19th Century. It's fairly imposing and impressive, as far as statues go but it's just in the middle of this square - not an attraction or a reason to visit it. Most tourist attractions about this period of time, including Cavour, are in the centre of the city. Il Vitoriano for example, houses the Risorgimento exhibit which displays some of the history of Italian unification.
I was quite excited about seeing a big statue of Cavour, but that's because I'm sad. I don't think there are too many others that would be as bothered about it. I didn't plan to go there just for this reason alone. I was planning how to get around the city in order to show my fiancé the sights of Rome, in the best way possible. I happened to want to get from the Vatican museum to Hadrian's mausoleum, on to the Spanish Steps and Via del Corso, eventually ending up seeing all the little streets and looping back around into the main city centre, by heading south. It was certainly a good route to take and I did think to myself hang on a second, I can go through Piazza Cavour.
Other than the monument, there is the Chiesa Valdese, which is an attractive church that I've haven't been in so cannot comment much further on.
There's also the Teatro Adriano, which is the Adriano Theatre; a cinema which was opened on what was Rome's oldest theatre. The cinema has nine rooms screening films, some of which are really large. There are two bars (in an American style) and plenty of video games to keep the kids amused. You can book tickets over the phone as well, so it's fairly accommodating. You'd just need to call 06 36004988 to do so. New release Hollywood and Italian films can be seen here.
Piazza Cavour itself has plenty of palm trees and lots of foliage. There's a sort of green, with a gravelled centre and some benches, but it didn't look all that appealing when I was last there. There was building work around the statue of Cavour, which meant lots of metal 'walls', scaffolding and a big pit around the monument. But now that's gone I'm sure it's improved tenfold.
Since its move from Castel Sant'Angelo, the book annual book fair which is now held on Piazza Cavour has improved its public image and popularity. It's attended by important and influential Italian publishers and features specialist book shops. Other activities such as children's story time and drama workshops make this an all round entertaining visit for the family. Famous authors attend for signings and meet 'n greet sessions. Debates about the latest books, literary theories and authors keep the audience entertained and intellectually stimulated! Even though it's a book festival, they show cabarets, performances and even films.
From the square you can walk to great shopping areas such as the local markets and cafes to the west and the more notorious shopping areas to the east (such as Via del Corso, Via dei Condotti, Via Borgognona and Piazza di Spagna).
Being around this area will give a better understanding of how the people in the centre of Rome live. There's a lot to be said for this part of the city and I'd certainly revisit these places before fighting my way through popular tourist attractions. But obviously, this is probably because I've seen these things many times before.
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l always read inscriptions on monuments, fountains, war memorials, and the plaques on statues, as well ~ l'm not sure that should be classed as 'sad' ~ more as an inquisative and enquiring mind ~ l am fascinated by how people looked and dressed ~ and how they are/were depicted
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Seresecros 18.09.2008 13:22
At least you're honest about how sad you are for being interested in statues,
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Advantages: nice scenery & architecture, fine cuisine, great shops, very relaxing place Disadvantages: nothing REALLY spectacular in a country full of attractions
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