Via del Corso Rome
Via del Corso is a main street in the historical center of Rome, Italy. Back in the fifteenth century this road was used as a racetrack during the Roman Carnival. Every year it would hold the running of the horses (no rider) called the Corsa dei barberi. That is the where the name Via del Corso came from. Via del Corso is best known as the main shopping area in Rome. On the weekend from 2 pm to 6 pm the street is closed off for cars. The pedestrians take over the roads for an evening stroll. If you love shopping, this is the place for you. Via del Corso is a very long street with restaurants, shops and boutiques all along the way. One of the most famous covered shopping spaces is called Galleria Sordi, which lies right on Via del Corso. You will find Prada, Moncler, Dolce & Gabbana and many others on a street called Via Condotti, where all the high end stores are located. Via Condotti runs into Via del Corso where you can find more High end shopping. This street begins at the Piazza Venezia, the bottom of Capitoline Hill. That is where the enormous Vittorio Emanuele II Monument is located. It ends at the Piazza del Popolo. Via del Corso is framed by two Baroque churches, Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto. As you are walking down this road you will also see the churches of San Carlo al Corso, San Giacomo in Augusta, and Gesù e Maria. Via del Corso gives access to almost all of the major sights in Rome with no worries of ever getting lost.
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On one end you’ll find Piazza del Popolo and the Church Saint Maria del Popolo. If you walk up to the Pincio you’ll access the Villa Borghese Park and the Galleria Borghese.
If you are in the middle of Via del Corso you’ll be close to the Spanish steps, Trevi Fountain and Pantheon.
If you are at the other end of Via del Corso you’ll hit Piazza Venezia, Vittorio Emmanuel II Monument, Le Domus Romane di Palazzo Valetini.
If you walk further down you’ll see the Roman Forum, Trajans Column, Augustus Forum and the Coloseum. If you take the other direction from Piazza Venezia you’ll hit Capitoline hill and Capitoline Museums
