Italian Modernist Architecture

Most travelers go to Rome in search of picturesque ruins of antiquity or the luxury of the Baroque. Some, on the contrary, prefer to stroll in the hot noon, entering churches to admire examples of early Christian art or Baroque art. Enthusiasts of everything grand and monumental can enjoy the monuments built during Mussolini's totalitarian regime. And few notice or rarely reach the beautiful modernist architecture.

What to expect

We will go to one of the most beautiful districts of Rome - Trieste, a district of foreign embassies, bankers' residences, notaries, and lawyers, where respectability and cool tranquility reign. It is in this part of Rome that a first-class example of Liberty style architecture is preserved - an ensemble built by one of the most famous architects of the era - Gino Coppede. After exploring the 'Coppede district', we will visit Villa Torlonia, where another remarkable monument of Italian Liberty is located - the Casina delle Civette ('House of the Owls'), and on the way, we will see several other interesting mansions.

If desired, at the end of the walk, you can visit the 'House of the Owls' at Villa Torlonia, where there are Liberty interiors and about 50 stained glass windows.