Rome - Quirinal and Villa Borghese District

In Piazza Barberini stands the Triton Fountain, a masterpiece created by Bernini in 1632-37 for Pope Urban VIII, a member of the Barberini family. Four dolphins support the Barberini coat of arms with its three bees, and on a large scallop shell sits a triton blowing a conch shell. Opposite, at the end of Via Veneto, is the Bee Fountain (1644), also created by Bernini for Urban VIII.

Northeast of Santi Apostoli, in Piazza Pilotta, stands the Universitas Gregoriana or Pontifical University, founded in 1553; the present buildings date from 1930.

This handsome and fashionable street, which descends in two sweeping curves from the Porta Pinciana to the Piazza Barberini, has been a Mecca for tourists, ever since it was laid out at the beginning of this century. Its elegant fashion shops, lively cafes and exclusive hotels attract those who want to see and be seen. In the 50s the street was associated with the "dolce vita" of the Roman trend-setters as portrayed in Fellini's films. The macabre Capuchin cemetery is nearby.