Galleria Sciarra

The Galleria Sciarra, in Rome

The Galleria Sciarra is a splendid covered passage of Rome, adorned with magnificent paintings of the end of the nineteenth century. The Rome audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this hidden jewel, an inner courtyard with colourful frescoes, a stone's throw from the Trevi Fountain.

The passage with the colourful frescoes

Here you pass in front of the entrance of the splendid Galleria Sciarra, which deserves that you stop there a moment to admire its paintings. This covered passage, laid out at the end of the nineteenth century in an inner courtyard, is one of the hidden jewels of Rome, unknown to the crowds of tourists. Its surprise lies in its exceptional decoration: the walls of the courtyard, over several floors, are entirely covered with magnificent frescoes with bright colours, in the refined style of the era, close to Art Nouveau and the Italian Liberty taste. These paintings celebrate the virtues and the qualities of woman, represented idealised in different allegorical scenes, under a glass roof that bathes the whole in a soft light. The gallery illustrates the elegance and the refinement of the Rome of the end of the nineteenth century, when the town, become the capital, was endowing itself with fine buildings. This intimate and colourful setting offers an unexpected artistic parenthesis in the heart of the town. A hidden jewel and a decorative masterpiece, the Galleria Sciarra is a fine stop of the discovery of Rome.

What to see

Here you discover the splendid covered passage laid out at the end of the nineteenth century in an inner courtyard, a hidden jewel whose walls over several floors are entirely covered with magnificent colourful frescoes close to Art Nouveau, celebrating the virtues of woman in allegorical scenes under a glass roof, a witness of the elegance of Rome the capital. The Galleria Sciarra is a hidden jewel of Rome. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Galleria Sciarra lies in the heart of Rome, a stone's throw from the Trevi Fountain, reachable on foot. It is a covered passage generally freely accessible during the day. You take a moment there to raise the eyes and admire the frescoes.

What is particular about the Galleria Sciarra in Rome?

Its walls, over several floors of a covered inner courtyard, are entirely covered with magnificent colourful frescoes of the end of the nineteenth century, close to Art Nouveau, that celebrate the virtues of woman in allegorical scenes; it is a hidden jewel a stone's throw from the Trevi Fountain.

Where is the Galleria Sciarra in Rome?

In the heart of Rome, a stone's throw from the Trevi Fountain, in Italy.