The piazas are essential to the essence of Rome. These wide spaces that open up randomly across Rome are lined with cafes, restaurants, bars , pizza parlours which allow the chance to relax and amuse ones self in this space, the key to social life in Rome. The Piaza is a space were congregations occur and a friendly sociability is felt in the atmosphere. In empathy with your surroundings, the wide space perhaps plays its part in the desire to stand and breath in this place, but the atmosphere simply welcomes. Whether it’s the echo of music from a solo violinist, bringing a rhythm to the very mood of the day, or its the natural sound of tumbling water shattering down on the foundations of the preeminent feature of the piaza, the fountain.
The relaxation one feels in these spaces, ensure the moment of pause that allows the chance to appreciate the ambience of the surrounding area and appreciate the prestige of the architecture around them. The unity and style of the built environment around them is awing. An example is of course in the shadow of one of Rome’s most predominant monuments the Pantheon. The piaza here is always busy, the shops open, the square lively and the pleasant mood of the day thriving. Its a space where one just wishes to sit relax and take it in all day every day.