Spanish Steps

Quite simply, the Spanish Steps (Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti) are a bunch of steps built around 1725 that link the Bourbon Spanish Embassy to the Holy See. At the top of the steps is the French Church Trinità dei Monti completed in 1585.

Some say that the 138 steps pictured are the longest and widest staircase in all of Europe.





At the base of the steps is the Fountain of the Old Boat (Fontana della Barcaccia). It is a fresh water fountain built in 1527. As pictured below, some people choose to step across a short bridge to drink from the fountain. Apparently, the purpose of this is to cure you of everything that keeps you healthy.