Spanish Steps (Via della Croce) "Leonardo" -
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A well appointed three bedroom, sitting room, 2 bathrooms apartment with large patio to dine "al fresco", accommodating up to six persons.
To Rome centre map, for the exact location |
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We dedicated three pages to this fine apartment. Please click the underscored text:
(1) floor plan, foyer, first corridor, sitting room and patio (this page).
(2) master bedroom, master bathroom, second corridor and kitchen.
(3) third corridor, single bedroom, second bathroom and second double bedroom.
This charming, large apartment is situated in the very heart of Rome, at the second floor of a vintage "palazzo". There is no elevator but the stairs are very easy to climb. The apartment is 140 sq. Mts. large (app. 1,400 sq. Ft.). Moreover there is a 50 sq. Mts. patio (app. 500 sq.Ft.). The apartment is bright, and extremely quiet (a find in Rome). Via della Croce on the contrary is lively, although only pedestrians are allowed. It includes characteristic restaurants, trendy cafes, fashionable boutiques and cosy grocery stores.
The Spanish Steps are a few blocks away. All the other smart streets around the Steps can be found here: Via del Babuino with its antiquaries, Via Margutta with its art studios, Via Condotti with its ateliers (Valentino, Versace, Armani, Ferragamo, Fendi etc.) and jewelers (Bulgari and Armani). There are also international book shops, a renowned academy of music (Santa Cecilia), and the famous Caffè Greco.
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In the above photo you can see the street. The Leonardo apt. is situated in the first palazzo to the right. The photo was snapped in early January. You can see in the background Piazza di Spagna, and behind it the Borghese gardens.
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Floor plan |
After the front door there is a spacious foyer, with a large velvet sofa, a little table, and fine paintings. The corridor that follows has built-in wardrobes and charming bookshelves. |
This corridor is only one of the three the apartment is endowed with. The first door to the right leads to the kitchen, the one in the end leads to the master bedroom. |
The sitting-dining room is spacious and elegant. Like all the rooms, it has high-vault wooden beams ceilings. It includes a fireplace, and a large 17th century map of Rome. It was made by a geographer of that period, and it so accurate that it is used to understand the exact layout of the town and of its buildings even today!
Two poufs made of gilded wood, two little walnut tables covered by marble slabs, and fine paintings complete the furniture. The equipment includes a Sony 25 inches color TV with satellite aerial (dish, to watch English speaking and international channels), a Sony stereo Hi-Fi (with CD player, tuner, tape deck), a wall mounted ventilator with rheostat (like in all the rooms), a halogen lamp. Every room has high quality air conditioning, with external engine and silent internal blower.
Through one door of the sitting room you can enter the private patio. It is appr. 50 sq. Mts. (app. 500 sq. Ft.) large, and it is on purpose partly shady (to protect from sun rays). It includes a table with chairs to dine "al fresco", many vases with climber plants. It is extremely quiet. It has also another entrance, from the corridor of the second and third bedrooms. The terrace can be thus accessed separately from all the bedrooms and from the kitchen, and it can be used by the each tenant of larger groups without disturbing the other tenants. The apartment is ideal for groups up to five/six persons. Upon request, a crib bed for infants can be supplied. (2) master bedroom, master bathroom, second corridor and kitchen. (3) third corridor, single bedroom, second bathroom and second double bedroom. |
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