The movie also features parties set in Piazza del Popolo and the Fregene pinewood. Fellini also rebuilt the Via Vittorio Veneto in the famous Cinecittà studios in Rome. In La Dolce Vita a sensual Anita Ekberg shakes her body in the fountain inviting Marcello Mastroianni to follow her. One of the most famous stops for any movie tourist is the eternal Trevi Fountain. The biggest fountain in Rome, water flows from the baroque shapes planned by the architect Nicola Salvi in the XVIII century. The film also features the Colosseum, where Santi Bailor, a guy from Trastevere, is obsessed with everything that is American. The evocative roofs of Via Margutta also serve as the background to a naked Alberto Sordi. One famous scene was shot between Portico d’Ottavia and the Teatro Marcello in the heart of the Roman Ghetto. Rome is the background of Alberto Sordi’s successful Italian comedy Un Americano a Roma. Un Americano a Rome (1954) by Alberto Sordi

Some of the other famous scenes in this movie include Piazza Barberini, the Embassy, the Colosseum, the Bocca della verità (Mouth of Truth), the Church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, the Caffè Rocca, Piazza della Rotonda, the Pantheon, Castel Sant’Angelo, the Church of Trinità dei Monti, Via dei Fori Imperiali, and the flat at via Margutta 134, the elegant street where Joe welcomes Princess Ann.Ģ. One of the most famous scenes of the meeting of Princess Anna and Joe Bradley occurs near the Spanish Steps (learn more about this beautiful square.) Spanish Steps This classic featuring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck has attracted many visitors to Rome. If you may a purchase, I may make a small commission. And, if you want to get even more excited about an upcoming trip to Rome, watch some of these movies before you go (or download them for the plane ride!) 10 Rome Movies If you are a movie buff and get inspired by watching movies set in foreign cities, here are 10 movies to watch before visiting Rome. There are so many recognizable movie locations dotted throughout Rome - the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, the Vatican, the Pantheon, and the winding streets of Trastevere.

Many filmmakers have capitalized on the beauty of Rome to shoot movies in the Eternal City – making the city a perfect destination for movie tourism.

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