Cavour Square

The Piazza Cavour, in Rome

The Piazza Cavour is a vast square of the Prati district, behind the palace of justice, dedicated to one of the fathers of Italian unity. The Rome audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this place and its monument to Count Cavour, a major figure of the history of Italy.

The square of Count Cavour

Here you are on the Piazza Cavour, at the rear of the magnificent Palace of the Supreme Court of Cassation, in the Prati district. The monument that stands in its centre pays tribute to Count Cavour, one of the most important figures of the history of modern Italy. A statesman and a fine diplomat, Camillo Cavour was, in the nineteenth century, one of the main architects of the Risorgimento, the movement that led to the unification of Italy, then fragmented into multiple states. By his political skill, he played a decisive role in the creation of the kingdom of Italy, of which he became the first president of the Council, even if he died shortly after. His statue, surrounded by allegorical figures, celebrates his work as a builder of the nation. The square, vast and tree-lined, is part of the Prati district, laid out after Rome became the capital, with its wide avenues and its well-off buildings. A place of memory dedicated to a great statesman, the Piazza Cavour is an interesting stop of the discovery of Rome.

What to see

Here you discover the vast tree-lined square of the Prati district, at the rear of the palace of justice, whose central monument pays tribute to Count Cavour, one of the main architects of the Risorgimento and of the unification of Italy in the nineteenth century, first president of the Council of the kingdom of Italy, in a district laid out after Rome became the capital. The Piazza Cavour is a place of memory of Rome. It is a stop to be discovered, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Piazza Cavour lies in the Prati district, behind the palace of justice, near the Tiber, in Rome, reachable on foot. It is a freely accessible public space. You discover it during a walk in the district.

Who was Count Cavour, honoured in Rome?

One of the major figures of the history of modern Italy: a statesman and a diplomat, Camillo Cavour was in the nineteenth century one of the main architects of the Risorgimento and of the unification of Italy, and became the first president of the Council of the kingdom of Italy; a monument pays tribute to him in the centre of the square.

Where is the Piazza Cavour in Rome?

In the Prati district, behind the palace of justice, near the Tiber, in Rome, in Italy.