Italy · Lazio · Rome
Colonna, Rome — Area Guide & Where to Stay
The Column of Marcus Aurelius gives Colonna its name, and the third rione of Rome runs outward from Piazza Colonna around it.
Hotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Where to stay in Colonna
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
Piazza Colonna is the fixed point. Rooms spread from the square towards Sant'Andrea delle Fratte and San Giacomo in Augusta, while the climb to Trinità dei Monti marks the upper edge of the rione. Gesù e Maria stands further along.
This part of Rome suits you if the Keats-Shelley Memorial House, Sant'Atanasio and the Gardens of Lucullus are the kind of stops you plan a day around.
Find hotels in Colonna
Direct booking searches for these neighbourhoods.
Piazza Colonna
The main square of the third rione, with Sant'Andrea delle Fratte and Sant'Atanasio a short walk off itFind hotels in Piazza ColonnaA base under Trinità dei Monti with the Keats-Shelley Memorial House at the foot of the climbBelow Trinità dei Monti
The upper corner of Colonna, where the Gardens of Lucullus once lay and Gesù e Maria stands among the later churches. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in Below Trinità dei MontiHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Rome
Ranked by global recognition; descriptions from Wikidata (CC0).
Churches & Religious Sites
5- Trinità dei Monti Heritage
- Sant'Andrea delle Fratte Heritage
- San Giacomo in Augusta Heritage
- Sant'Atanasio Heritage
- Gesù e Maria Heritage
Castles & Historic Sites
1- Gardens of Lucullus
worth knowingacross 2 categories in and around Rome
About Colonna
What are the main landmarks in Colonna?
One column names the whole rione. The Column of Marcus Aurelius stands in Piazza Colonna, the main square, and the rione took its name from it rather than from any church or gate. Trinità dei Monti, Sant'Andrea delle Fratte, Sant'Atanasio, San Giacomo in Augusta and Gesù e Maria are the churches within its bounds.
The Keats-Shelley Memorial House is not one of them. Older still are the Gardens of Lucullus, a Roman estate whose ground lay on the high side of the third rione.
What is the history of Colonna?
Colonna is the third rione of Rome, inside Municipio I, and sits at the historic centre. Its name comes from a monument. The Column of Marcus Aurelius, standing in Piazza Colonna, gave the rione its title when the divisions of the medieval city were fixed around 1300, and the square has carried the name since.
The Gardens of Lucullus predate all of it, and Trinità dei Monti, Sant'Andrea delle Fratte and Gesù e Maria came with the church building of later centuries.
Where is Colonna?
Colonna is the third rione of Rome, at the city's historic centre in Municipio I, gathered around Piazza Colonna. Trinità dei Monti stands within it.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Colonna?
Piazza Colonna: Passing under the Column of Marcus Aurelius on the way out each morning. Below Trinità dei Monti: A base under Trinità dei Monti with the Keats-Shelley Memorial House at the foot of the climb.
Good for
More areas in Rome
Updated October 2026