Pincian Hill
The Pincian Hill is a hill in the northeast quadrant of the historical centre of Rome. The hill lies to the north of the Quirinal, overlooking the Campus Martius.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hill with an elevation of 61 metres
- Description: hill in Rome, Italy
- Also known as: “colle Pinciano”, “Monte Pincio”, and “Pincio”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Villa Medici and Pincian obelisk.
Villa Medici
Photo: Laterbat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Villa Medici is a sixteenth-century Italian Mannerist villa and an architectural complex with 7-hectare Italian garden, contiguous with the more extensive Borghese gardens, on the Pincian Hill next to Trinità dei Monti in the historic centre of Rome, Italy.
Santa Maria del Popolo
Church
Photo: Karelj, Public domain.
The Parish Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo is a titular church and a minor basilica in Rome run by the Augustinian order. It stands on the north side of Piazza del Popolo, one of the most famous squares in the city.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Centre and Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains).
North Centre
North Central Rome is a district that covers the areas around Piazza di Spagna, Piazza del Popolo and Parioli, as well as the magnificent Villa Borghese and its gardens.
Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains)
Locality
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The Quattro Fontane is an ensemble of four Late Renaissance fountains located at the intersection of Via delle Quattro Fontane and Via del Quirinale in Rome.
Modern Centre
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The Modern Centre of Rome, home to the Via Veneto, Quirinale, Castro Pretorio, Repubblica, and Trevi neighbourhoods, is the city's hub of activity, especially shopping and nightlife.
Pincian Hill
- Categories: park and landform
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Pincian Hill” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Պինչո”
- Basque: “Pinzio”
- Catalan: “Pincio”
- Cebuano: “Pincio”
- Chinese: “平乔山”
- Czech: “Pincio”
- Dutch: “Pincio”
- Esperanto: “Pincio”
- Finnish: “Pincio”
- French: “Pincio”
- German: “Pincio”
- Greek: “Λόφος Πίντσιο”
- Italian: “colle Pinciano”
- Italian: “Pincio”
- Japanese: “ピンチョの丘”
- Korean: “핀초 언덕”
- Latin: “Mons Pincius”
- Latin: “Pincius”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Pincio”
- Norwegian: “Pincio”
- Polish: “Pincio”
- Portuguese: “Monte Pinciano”
- Russian: “Пинчо”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Pincio”
- Spanish: “Pincio”
- Swedish: “Pincio”
- Ukrainian: “Пінціо”
- Ukrainian: “Пінчо”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pinciano and Campo Marzio.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Casina Valadier and Terrazza del Pincio.
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