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The house in which the famous English poet John Keats succumbed to consumption, now preserved as a memorial to his life and that of his friend Shelley, both of whom are buried in Rome's Protestant Cemetery..
The house in which the famous English poet John Keats succumbed to consumption, now preserved as a memorial to his life and that of his friend Shelley, both of whom are buried in Rome's Protestant Cemetery.
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Piazza di Spagna, 26, 00187 Roma, Italy
+39 06 678 4235
The Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Square) is the most famous square in Rome
Spanish Steps (Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti) is a monumental Baroque stairway of 135 steps, built with French funds between 1721-1725 in the heart of Rome
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