Roman Holiday · Filming location
Spanish Steps
In the story · Ann's gelato on the steps
A real filming location. Ann, free for the first time, walks around in her new short haircut and eats a gelato on the Spanish Steps. Joe 'happens' to meet her there and offers to show her Rome for the day.
Where to stay nearby
Stay a 1-min walk from hereMap with prices from several sites · distance: OpenStreetMap
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- Day by day
- Free
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More to do here
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More Roman Holiday places nearby
Joe Bradley's apartment370 m away · 5 min on foot
AI illustrationThe barber's shop near the Trevi Fountain550 m away · 7 min on foot
Trevi Fountain570 m away · 8 min on foot
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
Piazza del Quirinale
840 m away · 11 min on footThe hilltop square of the President's palace, with a fountain and a view over Rome.
Doria Pamphilj Gallery
950 m away · 13 min on footA family palace on Via del Corso hung with paintings by Caravaggio, Titian and Velázquez.
Santa Maria della Vittoria
950 m away · 13 min on footA small Baroque church that holds Bernini's marble Ecstasy of Saint Teresa.
Where to stand for the photo
From the Barcaccia fountain at the bottom, frame the whole staircase rising to the church of Trinità dei Monti.
Getting there
- Address: Piazza di Spagna, 00187 Roma
- Transport
- Metro A to Spagna, right next to the steps.
- Access
- Public steps, free at any time. Sitting and eating on the steps is now forbidden and fined, so take your gelato photo nearby.
Public sources (2)
Sources found on October 17, 2026.
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
From other stories, nearby
- Spanish StepsEmily in Parissame place
- Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Steps)The Talented Mr. Ripley70 m away · 1 min on foot
- Hotel Hassler RomaRipley70 m away · 1 min on foot
- Via dei CondottiHouse of Gucci250 m away · 3 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
Ristorante Nino
120 m away · 2 min on footTuscan€€€Tuscan cooking in Rome since 1934, around the corner from Via dei Condotti from House of Gucci
Colline Emiliane
510 m away · 7 min on footItalian€€Emilian cooking since 1931, steps from Palazzo Barberini, the embassy Princess Ann escapes in Roman Holiday
Piccolo Arancio
600 m away · 8 min on foottrattoria€€Family-run Roman trattoria in a lane three minutes from the Trevi Fountain, where Ann wanders in Roman Holiday
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story