Rome - Walks
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| In the spring of 1819, the Shelleys left
Naples and returned to Rome, where they
immediately plunged into a vigorous round of
sightseeing. |
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| Shelley had several favorite walks in
Rome. One regular visit was the Quirinal
gardens, which now serve as the Presidential
Palace. We were able to get only external
shots since the gardens are currently open to
the public only once a year in early
July. |
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| The Baths of Caracalla were also a
regular walk—perhaps Shelley's favorite
in Rome. |
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| It formed the background for Joseph
Severn's painting, "Shelley in the Baths of
Caracalla." |
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| Near the Baths was the Circus Maximus;
the building on the far side of the Circus is
the Emperor's Palace, and beyond the Palace
is the Forum. |
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| The Cenci building still stands, |
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| as does the Pantheon, |
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| the Coliseum and the Arch of
Constantine, |
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| the celebrated fountains at Trevi, |
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| the Forum, |
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| the Gardens above the Spanish Steps, |
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| and Keats’s last residence: the
pink building shown below to the right of the
Spanish Steps. Keats lived in the corner room
on what Americans would call the third floor,
Europeans the second. |
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| The building now houses the Keats-Shelley
Society. A good contact at the Keats
house is the administrator, Catherine Payling
(email: cpayling@tin.it). |
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