Quartiere Coppedè

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The compact Quartiere Coppedè, centering around the magnificent Piazza Mincio, is one of Rome's most extraordinary neighbourhoods. Conceived and built by the little-known Florentine architect, Gino Coppedè, between 1913 and 1926, it's a fairy-tale series of palazzos with Tuscan turrets, Liberty sculptures, Moorish arches, Gothic gargoyles, frescoed facades and palm-fringed gardens.

At the heart of the piazza, the whimsical froggy Fontana delle Rane is a modern take on the better known Fontana delle Tartarughe in the Jewish Ghetto.


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1. Fontana delle Rane

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A landmark in the Coppedè neighbourhood, the Fontana delle Rane is a modern take on the better known Fontana delle Tartarughe in the Jewish Ghetto. It,…

2. Museo d’Arte Contemporanea di Roma

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4. Musei di Villa Torlonia

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5. Casino Nobile

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With its oversized neoclassical facade – added by architect Giovan Battista Caretti to embellish an earlier overhaul by Giuseppe Valadier – Casino Nobile…

6. Villa Torlonia Bunker

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7. Villa Torlonia

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Full of towering pine trees, atmospheric palms and scattered villas, this splendid but often ungroomed 19th-century park once belonged to Prince Giovanni…