SELF-GUIDED WALK · History along the paths
A Risorgimento Walk Through the Pincio
Follow a thread of poets, politicians and patriots through the busts of the Pincio.
The dotted line shows the order of stops, not a navigable path. Open walking directions at each stop.
Walk stops, in order
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Along the way
Garden paths with gravel and some uneven surfaces.
The suggested time includes short stops to read the biographies. It is an estimate, so take longer wherever something catches your attention.
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1
Bust · Pincio gardens
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Garibaldi led volunteer armies in South America and Italy, including the 1860 campaign that overthrew Bourbon rule in the south.
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2
Bust · Pincio gardens
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
Cavour used parliamentary government, economic policy, and international alliances to advance Italian unification under the Savoy monarchy.
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3
Bust · Pincio gardens
Alessandro Manzoni
Manzoni’s The Betrothed follows ordinary people through coercion, famine, and plague while examining the failures of institutions.
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4
Bust · Pincio gardens
Ugo Foscolo
Foscolo made exile, political disappointment, and the power of remembrance central subjects of Italian poetry and fiction.
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5
Bust · Pincio gardens
Giuseppe Giusti
Giusti used satirical verse to expose political vanity, conformity, and the comfortable excuses of respectable society.
