La Campana
La Campana gives 1518 as the year it began, as an inn. No restaurant in the city claims to be older.
- What it is
- Restaurant
- Opened
- 1518, claimed
- Area
- Piazza Navona
- Nearest museum
- Pantheon, 500 m
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What La Campana is known for
The long menu
It is a place for the dishes other restaurants have dropped: artichokes in both Roman manners, vignarola in spring, and the cuts of the fifth quarter.
The rooms
Plain, bright and unhurried, with white cloths and waiters who have been here for decades.
Where it is
In Vicolo della Campana, between Piazza Navona and the Mausoleum of Augustus. Caravaggio's Madonna in Sant'Agostino is three minutes away.
What to know
- Gives 1518 as its founding year
- Go in artichoke season, from late winter to spring
- Popular with Romans for Sunday lunch: book
Where La Campana is
Address
Vicolo della Campana 1800186 Rome, Italy
Nearest station
Spagna, on line A, about 900 metres away
Museums and sights nearby
- Pantheon500 m
- Castel Sant'Angelo700 m
- Trevi Fountain750 m
- Capitoline Museums1.3 km
- St. Peter's Basilica1.7 km
Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
Five centuries, by its own count
The inn of the Campana appears in records of the sixteenth century, and the restaurant counts its age from 1518. It has been in the same family for generations, and it cooks in a way that has not followed fashion.
La Campana: common questions
- Where is La Campana?
- At Vicolo della Campana 18, in the Campo Marzio district of Rome. The nearest station is Spagna, on line A, about 900 metres away.
- Which museums and sights are near La Campana?
- Pantheon is 500 m away, Castel Sant'Angelo is 700 m away, Trevi Fountain is 750 m away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
- What is La Campana known for?
- The long menu, The rooms, Where it is. The restaurant that calls itself the oldest in Rome, in a lane north of Piazza Navona, with a long menu of old Roman dishes.
- When did La Campana open?
- In 1518, claimed. Gives 1518 as its founding year.
What visitors say about La Campana
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Things to do near La Campana
The nearest of this site's best things to do in the city. Distances are in a straight line.
- 20Find Caravaggio's paintings in three churches350 m awayChurch, 1 to 2 hours, free
- 7Walk Piazza Navona and its fountains400 m awayWalk, 30 to 60 minutes, free
- 4Stand under the dome of the Pantheon500 m awayMonument, 30 to 45 minutes, ticket
- 10Go up Castel Sant'Angelo700 m awayMonument, 1.5 to 2 hours, ticket
Hotels near La Campana
The five-star hotels closest to it, of those this site lists in Rome. Distances are in a straight line.
- J.K. Place Roma4.8Five-star hotel, Via del Corso250 m away
- Hotel Raphaël4.5Five-star hotel, Piazza Navona350 m away
- Bulgari Hotel Roma4.7Five-star hotel, Piazza Augusto Imperatore450 m away
- Hotel d'Inghilterra4.5Five-star hotel, Via dei Condotti550 m away
Where to eat near La Campana
The nearest of the famous tables this site lists in Rome. Distances are in a straight line.
- Il Vero Alfredo4.1Restaurant, Piazza Augusto Imperatore400 m away
- Armando al Pantheon4.4Trattoria, Pantheon400 m away
- Tazza d'Oro4.4Café, Pantheon400 m away