Spanish steps at Piazza di Spagna.

---

The Spanish Steps (Italian: Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti) are a set of steps in Rome, Italy, climbing a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinità dei Monti, dominated by the church of Trinità dei Monti. The Scalinata is the longest and widest staircase in Europe. The monumental stairway of 138 steps was built with French diplomat Étienne Gueffier’s bequeathed funds of 20,000 scudi, in 1723–1725, linking the Bourbon Spanish Embassy to the Holy See, today still located in Palazzo Monaldeschi in the piazza below, with the Trinità dei Monti above.

---

Size: 5200px × 3454px
Location: Rome, Italy, Europe
Photo credit: © Vaios Vitos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: baroque, bernini, catholic, christian, christianity, classic, classical, egypt, egyptian, embassy, famous, market, obelisk, point, relax, religion, rest, scalinata, shop, shopping, sight, sit, spain, spanish, square, stair, staircase, stairs, step, steps, summer, tourism, tourist, tourists