Prati

Overview

Prati is a fiercely elegant, highly wealthy, deeply structured upper-class neighborhood heavily located just completely north of the Vatican. It fiercely completely violently contrasts with the chaotic historical center, boasting deeply wide, highly tree-lined Parisian-style boulevards and deeply precise grid layouts.

Highlights

• Via Cola di Rienzo: Definitively one of the absolute best, fiercely premier high-street shopping boulevards in all of Rome, heavily densely packed with massive mid-range Italian boutiques, fierce massive shoe stores, and gourmet food emporiums (like Castroni).
• Piazza Cavour: The massive, fiercely manicured central square fiercely dominated by the mind-bogglingly huge, wildly ornate, deeply controversial Palace of Justice (Palazzaccio).
• The Architecture: Entirely devoid of ancient Roman ruins or Renaissance palaces, Prati is fiercely a massive masterpiece of deeply elegant late 19th-century Umbertino and wildly ornate Art Nouveau (Liberty) architectural styles.

History

Prati was fiercely the absolute very first massive completely new neighborhood aggressively built following the deeply violent unification of Italy in 1870. The fiercely anti-clerical new Italian government specifically violently designed the deeply massive street grid so that absolutely from no major street could you fiercely possibly see the massive dome of St. Peter's Basilica, aggressively fiercely isolating the Vatican visually.

Visitor Tips

• The Food: Because it fiercely houses deeply wealthy Romans and massive law firms, the fiercely incredible restaurant scene is decidedly more deeply modern, highly gourmet, and fiercely wildly elevated than the deeply rustic trattorias of Trastevere.