Condotti Street

Condotti Street, known simply as via Condotti, is one of the best known streets in Rome.

Located in the northern area of ​​the historic center (the so-called Trident), it connects Corso Street to Spanish Steps – Gabbia Services

Origins

Opened in the first half of the sixteenth century under the pontificate of Paul III Farnese and continued under Julius III.

The street, so called because it led (and still leads) to Trinità dei Monti, also included Fontanella di Borghese  Street and  Clementino Street.

Trinitatis Street

Street Before assuming the mystical name of “Trinitatis Street”, this road, albeit in a reduced format, must certainly have been part of that modest road complex that descended from the Horti Luculliani towards the lower area of ​​Campo Marzio.

As proof that our road followed the layout of an ancient Roman road, a stretch of paving was discovered at the corner with Corso Street

In the Middle Ages, various houses of little importance formed a first urban fabric in the street, which was defining itself after centuries.

Precisely between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, a period followed by the Baroque phase that still appears today.

Despite the transformations made in the modern phase (19th and 20th centuries).

Why Condotti Street?

The “Trinitatis Street” assumed the current name of the Condotti when Pope Gregory XIII made the conduits (in Latin “ductus”) of the Acqua Vergine pass underground.

According to the legend, however, the term “condotti” derives from the Latin “ducti”, but in the sense of “led, led”,

with reference to Agrippa’s soldiers who in 19 BC, thirsty, were “led” by a girl (in Latin “virgo”) to the source of the water, which was given the name of Acqua Vergine.

Condotti Street, Today.

The street today is known by tourists from all over the world as the favorite destination for luxury shopping.

In fact, it constitutes a catwalk of prestigious fashion houses and prestigious brands, where Giorgio Armani, Michael Kors, Salvatore Ferragamo, Hermès, Prada, Dior, and Dolce & Gabbana have their best boutiques.

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