Piazza Navona, Baroque square in Ponte district, Rome, Italy.
Piazza Navona is an elongated rectangular plaza in the Ponte district of Rome, known for its three monumental fountains. The central Fountain of Four Rivers displays an Egyptian obelisk surrounded by stone figures representing major rivers of the continents known at the time.
The plaza was built in the first century AD as the Stadium of Domitian, where Romans watched athletic contests and celebrations. In the seventeenth century, Pope Innocent X transformed the site into a baroque square with fountains and a church.
Street performers play music and pose before the baroque facade of Sant'Agnese in Agone while people sit at restaurant tables. Locals and travelers alike pause by the fountain edges or walk across the wavy cobblestones.
You can reach the plaza at any time of day, with evening hours offering a chance to watch street performers and eat at outdoor cafes. Daytime brings crowds, while early mornings feel quieter and less filled.
Until 1866, the city flooded the plaza on summer weekends, turning it into a shallow lake for entertainment. Carriages drove through the water while families watched from the edges.
Location: Ponte
Architectural style: baroque architecture
Address: Piazza Navona, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
GPS coordinates: 41.89898,12.47314
Latest update: December 4, 2025 19:01
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Four Rivers Fountain
7 m
Palazzo Madama
97 m
San Luigi dei Francesi
143 m
Sant'Agnese in Agone
51 m
Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza
157 m
Pasquino
157 m
Contarelli Chapel
140 m
Fontana del Moro
94 m
Stadium of Domitian
146 m
Fountain of Neptune - Neptune fighting an octopus
92 m
Palazzo Pamphilj
79 m
Santa Maria dell'Anima
115 m
Obelisco Agonale
4 m
Palazzo della Sapienza
147 m
Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore
90 m
Archivio di Stato di Roma
103 m
San Nicola dei Lorenesi
122 m
Lancellotti Palace
150 m
Natività di Gesù
146 m
Organo della chiesa di San Luigi dei Francesi a Roma
143 m
Saint-Louis de France Cultural Centre
91 m
Fontana dei Libri
106 m
Gladiator Museum
30 m
Biblioteca dell'Archivio di Stato di Roma
133 m
Chiesa di San Luigi dei Francesi
156 m
Chiesa di Santa Maria Anima
71 m
Fountain
159 m
Palazzo Pamphili
79 mReviews
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