Piccola Maison

Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale


Piccola Maison, or Little House, is set in a 19th-century building in a great location close to Piazza Barberini. It offers small, neutrally decorated rooms with few frills and there's also one apartment sleeping up to four; this has a kitchenette. In low season, rates drop considerably.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale attractions

1. Convento dei Cappuccini

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This church and convent complex safeguards what is possibly Rome's strangest sight: crypt chapels where everything from the picture frames to the light…

2. Fontana delle Api

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Bernini crafted the Fontana delle Api, in the northeastern corner of Piazza Barberini, for the Barberini family, whose crest featured three bees in flight.

3. Piazza Barberini

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More a traffic thoroughfare than a place to linger, this noisy square is named after the Barberini family, one of Rome’s great dynastic clans. It's home…

4. Fontana del Tritone

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Dating from 1643, this Bernini-designed fountain piercing Piazza Barberini depicts the sea-god Triton blowing a stream of water from a conch, while seated…

5. Galleria d'Arte Moderna

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This gallery housed in an 18th-century Carmelite convent has a collection of art and sculpture from the 20th century that includes works by Italian…

6. Via Vittorio Veneto

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Curving up from Piazza Barberini to Villa Borghese, Via Vittorio Veneto is the spiritual home of la dolce vita – the Rome of the swinging '50s and '60s…

7. Gagosian Gallery

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The Rome branch of Larry Gagosian’s contemporary art empire has hosted the big names of contemporary art since it opened in 2007: Cy Twombly, Damien Hirst…

8. Gallerie Nazionali: Palazzo Barberini

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Commissioned to celebrate the Barberini family’s rise to papal power, this sumptuous baroque palace impresses even before you view its breathtaking art…