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A Walk Through Time: From Via Sistina to Via della Lungara…

1️⃣ Via Sistina — The Rome of Nordic Artists and Romantics

📍 Via Sistina 48 — Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844)

A Danish sculptor and master of Neoclassicism, he had his atelier here. His fame attracted nobles and European artists to these rooms filled with white marble.
Plaque: Present.

📍 Via Sistina 64 — Constantin Hansen (1804–1880)

A Danish painter of the so-called “Golden Age,” he painted luminous Roman landscapes and scenes of everyday life.
Plaque: To be verified.

📍 Via Sistina 104 — Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875)

Author of The Little Mermaid, he lived here for several months in 1833. In his diaries, he described Rome as “a city where the past walks beside you.”
Plaque: Present.

📍 Via Sistina 113 — Franz Liszt (1811–1886)

The piano genius found spiritual and artistic refuge in Rome. Here, he composed, welcomed illustrious guests, and turned toward a religious life.
Plaque: Present.

📍 Via Sistina 126 — Nikolai Gogol (1809–1852)

A Russian writer born in what is now Ukraine, he is considered one of the greatest authors of 19th-century Russian literature. He observed papal Rome with ironic eyes and noted everything in his journals.
Plaque: Present.

2️⃣ Piazza di Spagna — The Salon of the Romantic Poets

📍 Piazza di Spagna 66 — Lord Byron (1788–1824)

An English poet, famous for his love affairs and wild lifestyle, he stayed here during his Grand Tour.
Plaque: Present.

📍 Piazza di Spagna 26 — Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822) & John Keats (1795–1821)

Two great English Romantic poets. Keats died in the nearby Keats House, now a literary museum.
Plaque: Present (Keats House).

3️⃣ The Trident Streets — Between Aristocracy and Literature

📍 Via della Croce 81 — Palace of Prince Stanisław Poniatowski

A Polish nobleman, his home was frequented by diplomats and artists.
Plaque: Not present.

📍 Via Frattina 52 — James Joyce (1882–1941)

The great Irish writer and author of Ulysses lived here during one of his stays in Rome.
Plaque: Present.

📍 Via del Corso 18 — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832)

The German poet stayed here between 1786 and 1788 during his famous Italian journey.
Plaque: Present (Goethe House).

📍 Via del Corso 126

Carlota of Mexico,

Winston Churchill (1874–1965),

Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970)

Illustrious guests of the Grand Hotel Plaza.
Plaque: Not present.

4️⃣ Pantheon and Surroundings — Philosophers, Writers, Politicians

📍 Via del Pantheon 57 — Thomas Mann (1875–1955)

Nobel Prize winner for Literature, he loved to stroll between the Pantheon and Piazza Navona.
Plaque: To be verified.

📍 Piazza della Rotonda 63 – Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–1980) & Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986)

The existentialist heart of Paris transplanted, for a time, into Baroque Rome.
Plaque: Not present.

📍 Via di Pietra 89 — Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821–1891)

German historian, author of the famous History of Rome in the Middle Ages.
Plaque: Present.

5️⃣ Toward the Tiber — Among Aristocracy, Music, and Diplomacy

📍 Via Pinciana 37 — Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864)

American writer, author of The Marble Faun.
Plaque: Present.

📍 Via della Lungara — Corsini Gallery — Christina of Sweden (1626–1689)

A cultured and unconventional queen, she transformed Rome into her intellectual stage.
Plaque: Present.

📍 Via Mancini 20 — Hendrik Christian Andersen (1872–1940)

Norwegian-American sculptor who dreamed of an ideal “World City.”
Plaque: Present.