Hotel Forte

Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale


Elegant 18th-century Palazzo Alberto is on one of Rome's prettiest ivy-draped streets, and this three-star hotel within it is a reliable midrange choice for those seeking an old-style Roman ambience (it opened in 1923) and a convenient location. Its 20 well-maintained rooms are comfortable, with satellite TV. Good buffet breakfast.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale attractions

1. Via Margutta

0.09 MILES

Visit the antique shops, commercial art galleries and artisanal boutiques of Via Margutta, one of Rome's prettiest pedestrian cobbled lanes.

2. Villa Medici

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Built for Cardinal Ricci da Montepulciano in 1540, this sumptuous Renaissance palace was purchased by Ferdinando de' Medici in 1576 and remained in Medici…

3. Fontana della Barcaccia

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This 1627 fountain of a sinking boat is believed to be by Pietro Bernini, father of the more famous Gian Lorenzo Bernini. It was supposedly modelled on a…

5. Keats-Shelley House

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This house next to the Spanish Steps is where English poet John Keats died of tuberculosis aged only 25. Its bookshelf-lined rooms, practically unchanged…

6. Via dei Condotti

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High-rolling shoppers and window-dreamers take note: this is Rome’s smartest shopping strip. At the eastern end, near Piazza di Spagna, Caffè Greco was a…

7. Chiesa della Trinità dei Monti

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Sitting in majesty above the Spanish Steps, this landmark church was commissioned by King Louis XII of France and consecrated in 1585. Apart from the…

8. Casa di Goethe

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Once a gathering place for German intellectuals, the Via del Corso apartment is where writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe enjoyed a happy Italian sojourn …