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{{Short description|Thoroughfare in Rome, Italy}}
[[Image:Tetti di Roma 102 2088.jpg|thumb|right|The Via Condotti is the narrow, shaded, street running up the picture. Seen from the top of the [[Spanish steps]].]]
[[Image:Via Borgogona in Rome.jpg|thumb|left|The Via dei Condotti is usually very crowded, packed with tourists, shoppers and locals alike.]]
[[Image:Fontana.della.barcaccia.arp.jpg|thumb|right|Via Condotti from the [[Spanish Steps]]]]
[[Image:Rome summer 2012 086.JPG|thumb|right|The street looking towards the Spanish Steps]]


'''Via Condotti''' (officially ''Via dei Condotti'') is a busy and fashionable street of [[Rome]], [[Italy]].<ref name="about">{{cite web| title=Where to Shop in Rome| publisher= About.com| url=http://goitaly.about.com/od/romeitaly/a/Rome-shopping.htm| author=Melanie Renzulli| date=| accessdate=2011-02-23}}</ref> In Roman times it was one of the streets that crossed the ancient Via Flaminia and enabled people who transversed the [[Tiber]] to reach the Pincio hill. It begins at the foot of the [[Spanish steps]] and is named after conduits or channels which carried water to the Baths of [[Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa|Agrippa]]. Today, it is the street which contains the greatest number of Rome-based Italian fashion retailers, equivalent to [[Milan]]'s [[Via Montenapoleone]], [[Paris]]' [[Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré]], [[Florence]]'s [[Via de' Tornabuoni]] or [[London]]'s [[Bond Street]].
'''Via dei Condotti''' (named always ''Via Condotti'') is a busy and fashionable street of [[Rome]], Italy.<ref name="about">{{cite web| title=Where to Shop in Rome| publisher= About.com| url=http://goitaly.about.com/od/romeitaly/a/Rome-shopping.htm| author=Melanie Renzulli| access-date=2011-02-23}}</ref> In Roman times it was one of the streets that crossed the ancient [[Via Flaminia]] and enabled people who transversed the [[Tiber]] to reach the [[Pincian Hill|Pincio hill]]. It begins at the foot of the [[Spanish Steps]] and is named after conduits or channels which carried water to the [[Baths of Agrippa]]. Today, it is the street which contains the greatest number of Rome-based Italian fashion retailers. It is one of the most expensive streets in [[Europe]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/most-expensive-retail-streets-in-europe-2011-6?amp|publisher= Business Insider|title=The Most Expensive Streets In Europe|access-date=2011-06-28}}</ref> it is located within the [[Tridente, Rome|Tridente]], connecting [[Via del Corso]] to [[Piazza di Spagna]].


[[Caffé Greco]] (or ''Antico Caffé Greco''), perhaps the most famous café in [[Rome]] was established at Via dei Condotti 86 in 1760, and attracted figures such as [[Stendhal]], [[Goethe]], [[Lord Byron|Byron]], [[Franz Liszt|Liszt]] and [[Keats]] to have coffee there. <ref name="frommers">{{cite book| url=http://www.frommers.com/destinations/rome/N21766.html| type=Antico Caffè Greco|date=December 2008| author=Darwin Porter| author2=Danforth Prince| title=Frommer's Rome| publisher=Frommers.com| isbn=978-0-470-28782-8|}}</ref> [[Guglielmo Marconi]], inventor of radio, lived at Via dei Condotti 11, until his death in 1937.
[[Caffè Greco]] (or ''Antico Caffè Greco''), perhaps the most famous café in [[Rome]] was established at Via dei Condotti 86 in 1760, and attracted figures such as [[Stendhal]], [[Goethe]], [[Lord Byron|Byron]], [[Franz Liszt|Liszt]] and [[Keats]] to have coffee there.<ref name="frommers">{{cite book| url=https://archive.org/details/frommersromefrom00darw| type=Antico Caffè Greco| date=December 2008| author=Darwin Porter| author2=Danforth Prince| title=Frommer's Rome| publisher=Frommers.com| isbn=978-0-470-28782-8| url-access=registration}}</ref> [[Guglielmo Marconi]], inventor of radio, lived at Via dei Condotti 11, until his death in 1937.


Being near the Spanish steps, the street is visited by large numbers of tourists. In May 1986, fashion designer [[Valentino Garavani|Valentino]] filed suit to close a [[McDonald's]] shortly after it opened near the Spanish steps, complaining of "noise and disgusting odours" below his six-story palazzo in the vicinity of Via Condotti.<ref name="valentino">{{cite news| work=Time| author=| title=Italy: Haute Couture, with Catsup| url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,961375,00.html| date=May 12, 1986| publisher=Time.com| accessdate=2011-02-23|}}</ref> But to the dismay of some Romans, McDonald's overcame the obstacles and is successful.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.lifeinitaly.com/business/mc-donald| title=McDonald's In Italy| publisher=LifeInItaly.com| date=November 11, 2010| accessdate=2011-02-23|}}</ref>
Being near the Spanish steps, the street is visited by large numbers of tourists. In May 1986, fashion designer [[Valentino Garavani|Valentino]] filed suit to close a [[McDonald's]] shortly after it opened near the Spanish steps, complaining of "noise and disgusting odours" below his six-story palazzo in the vicinity of Via Condotti.<ref name="valentino">{{cite news| work=Time| title=Italy: Haute Couture, with Catsup| url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,961375,00.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408133418/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,961375,00.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=April 8, 2008| date=May 12, 1986| publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]| access-date=2011-02-23}}</ref> But to the dismay of some Romans, McDonald's overcame the obstacles and is successful.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.lifeinitaly.com/business/mc-donald| title=McDonald's In Italy| publisher=LifeInItaly.com| date=November 11, 2010| access-date=2011-02-23}}</ref>


Via Condotti is a center of fashion shopping in Rome. [[Dior]], [[Gucci]], [[Valentino Garavani|Valentino]], [[Hermès]], [[Armani]], [[Jimmy Choo]], [[La Perla (lingerie brand)|La Perla]], [[Prada]], [[Salvatore Ferragamo]], [[Furla]], [[Burberry]], Céline, [[Dolce & Gabbana]], [[Max Mara]], [[Alberta Ferretti]], [[Trussardi]], [[Buccellati]], [[Bulgari]], [[Damiani (jewelry company)|Damiani]], [[Tod's]], [[Cartier (jeweler)|Cartier]], [[Bally (azienda)|Bally]], [[Mont Blanc]], [[Louis Vuitton]] have stores on Via Condotti.<ref name="travelplan">{{cite web| url=http://www.travelplan.it/rome_guide_shopping.htm| title=Shopping| publisher=Italy Travel Guide| date=2011| accessdate=2011-02-23|}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/europe/european-union/italy/rome/via-condotti/| title=Via Condotti, Rome, Italy| publisher=GreenwichMeanTime.com| date=December 2, 2010| accessdate=2011-02-23}}</ref> Others, such as [[Laura Biagiotti]], have their offices there.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.italtrade.com/spotlight/biagiotti.htm| publisher=Italtrade.com| date=May 19, 2010| accessdate=2011-02-23| title=Biagiotti: the Leonardo Prize? The 'Oscar' for Italian Products}}</ref>
Via Condotti is a center of fashion shopping in Rome. [[Dior]], [[Gucci]], [[Valentino Garavani|Valentino]], [[Hermès]], [[Armani]], [[Jimmy Choo]], [[Rolex]], [[Montres Tudor SA|Tudor]], [[Patek Philippe]], [[Prada]], [[Salvatore Ferragamo]], [[Céline]], [[Van Cleef & Arpels]], [[Dolce & Gabbana]], [[Max Mara]], [[Alberta Ferretti]], [[Trussardi]], [[Buccellati]], [[Bulgari]], [[Damiani (jewelry company)|Damiani]], [[Tod's]], [[Zegna]], [[Cartier (jeweler)|Cartier]], [[Montblanc (company)|Montblanc]], [[Tiffany & Co.]], [[Louis Vuitton]] have stores on Via Condotti.<ref name="travelplan">{{cite web| url=http://www.travelplan.it/rome_guide_shopping.htm| title=Shopping| publisher=Italy Travel Guide| date=2011| access-date=2011-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/europe/european-union/italy/rome/via-condotti/| title=Via Condotti, Rome, Italy| publisher=GreenwichMeanTime.com| date=December 2, 2010| access-date=2011-02-23}}</ref> Others, such as [[Laura Biagiotti]], have their offices there.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.italtrade.com/spotlight/biagiotti.htm| publisher=Italtrade.com| date=May 19, 2010| access-date=2011-02-23| title=Biagiotti: the Leonardo Prize? The 'Oscar' for Italian Products}}</ref>


==Monuments and sights of interest==
==Monuments and sights of interest==
[[Image:PI59AEVia Condetti~1.JPG|thumb|right|A closer view of the street, showing a Dior boutique.]]
[[Image:Palazzo di Malta, Roma (placa).jpg|thumb|left|Detail of [[Palazzo di Malta]], headquarters of the [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]]]]
[[Image:Palazzo cavalieri di malta.jpg|thumb|left|Baroque austerity meets glitzy fashion: the imposing Palazzo di Malta, built in the 1600s, surrounded by smart boutiques.]]
Lining the stylish street and near the Piazza di Spagna and Largo Goldoni are several structures of touristic, historical or monumental interest.
Lining the stylish street and near the Piazza di Spagna and Largo Goldoni are several structures of touristic, historical or monumental interest.
* [[Chiesa della Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli (Rome)|Chiesa della Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli]] (18th century)
* [[Santissima Trinità a Via Condotti]] (18th century)
* [[Palazzo degli Ansellini]] (19th century)
* Palazzo degli Ansellini (19th century)
* [[Palazzo Della Porta Negroni Caffarelli]] (19th century)
* [[Palazzo Della Porta Negroni Caffarelli]] (19th century)
* [[Palazzo Avogadri Neri]] (17th century)
* Palazzo Avogadri Neri (17th century)
* [[Palazzo di Propaganda Fide]] (17th century)
* [[Palazzo di Malta]] (18th century)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WQHtkN5mA4 Palazzo Malta]</ref>
* [[Palazzo di Malta]] (18th century)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WQHtkN5mA4 Palazzo Malta]</ref>
* [[Palazzo Megalotti]] (18th century)
* Palazzo Megalotti (18th century)
* [[Antico Caffè Greco]] (18th century)
* [[Antico Caffè Greco]] (18th century)
* [[Palazzo Maruscelli Lepri]] (17th century)
* Palazzo Maruscelli Lepri (17th century)


==Other==
==Transportation==
The street is nearby and serviced by the [[Rome Metro]] station ''[[Spagna (Rome Metro)|Spagna]]'' which opened in 1980. Via dei Condotti is a pedestrian thoroughfare.
Via dei Condotti is a pedestrian thoroughfare.
[[Spagna (Rome Metro)|Spagna station]] of the [[Rome Metro]] is nearby; the station opened in 1980.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 12:03, 17 November 2024

Via Condotti from the Spanish Steps
The street looking towards the Spanish Steps

Via dei Condotti (named always Via Condotti) is a busy and fashionable street of Rome, Italy.[1] In Roman times it was one of the streets that crossed the ancient Via Flaminia and enabled people who transversed the Tiber to reach the Pincio hill. It begins at the foot of the Spanish Steps and is named after conduits or channels which carried water to the Baths of Agrippa. Today, it is the street which contains the greatest number of Rome-based Italian fashion retailers. It is one of the most expensive streets in Europe,[2] it is located within the Tridente, connecting Via del Corso to Piazza di Spagna.

Caffè Greco (or Antico Caffè Greco), perhaps the most famous café in Rome was established at Via dei Condotti 86 in 1760, and attracted figures such as Stendhal, Goethe, Byron, Liszt and Keats to have coffee there.[3] Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of radio, lived at Via dei Condotti 11, until his death in 1937.

Being near the Spanish steps, the street is visited by large numbers of tourists. In May 1986, fashion designer Valentino filed suit to close a McDonald's shortly after it opened near the Spanish steps, complaining of "noise and disgusting odours" below his six-story palazzo in the vicinity of Via Condotti.[4] But to the dismay of some Romans, McDonald's overcame the obstacles and is successful.[5]

Via Condotti is a center of fashion shopping in Rome. Dior, Gucci, Valentino, Hermès, Armani, Jimmy Choo, Rolex, Tudor, Patek Philippe, Prada, Salvatore Ferragamo, Céline, Van Cleef & Arpels, Dolce & Gabbana, Max Mara, Alberta Ferretti, Trussardi, Buccellati, Bulgari, Damiani, Tod's, Zegna, Cartier, Montblanc, Tiffany & Co., Louis Vuitton have stores on Via Condotti.[6][7] Others, such as Laura Biagiotti, have their offices there.[8]

Monuments and sights of interest

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Detail of Palazzo di Malta, headquarters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta

Lining the stylish street and near the Piazza di Spagna and Largo Goldoni are several structures of touristic, historical or monumental interest.

Transportation

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Via dei Condotti is a pedestrian thoroughfare. Spagna station of the Rome Metro is nearby; the station opened in 1980.

References

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  1. ^ Melanie Renzulli. "Where to Shop in Rome". About.com. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  2. ^ "The Most Expensive Streets In Europe". Business Insider. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
  3. ^ Darwin Porter; Danforth Prince (December 2008). Frommer's Rome (Antico Caffè Greco). Frommers.com. ISBN 978-0-470-28782-8.
  4. ^ "Italy: Haute Couture, with Catsup". Time. Time. May 12, 1986. Archived from the original on April 8, 2008. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  5. ^ "McDonald's In Italy". LifeInItaly.com. November 11, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  6. ^ "Shopping". Italy Travel Guide. 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  7. ^ "Via Condotti, Rome, Italy". GreenwichMeanTime.com. December 2, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  8. ^ "Biagiotti: the Leonardo Prize? The 'Oscar' for Italian Products". Italtrade.com. May 19, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  9. ^ Palazzo Malta
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