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Piazza Pasquino, Rome

Small piazza about 20m from Piazza Navona, behind the Brazilian Embassy.

Small piazza about 20m from Piazza Navona, behind the Brazilian Embassy. There is a statue named 'Pasquino', according to a legend named after a tailor who used to work nearby and had a reputation for complaining. The statue has been used for the past three centuries as a place to hang messages, complaints and other opinions which has to be shared with the neighborhood. The statue is probably an ancient Roman portrait of Hercules.


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About Piazza Pasquino

 Piazza di Pasquino, 77, 00186 Roma, Italy

 +39 06 0606

 www.turismoroma.it

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