Ah, the monumental Piazza del Popolo! There was a time in my early traveling life that just walking into this square filled me with exquisite excitement! At last! I was in Roma, or, even better, back in Roma!

Now I’m a bit jaded, I suppose. I still thrill to the sight of this great square, but it feels smaller to me now. On this day in May, 2026, there were championship tennis games being staged on a raised court on the right side of the piazza! That was the first time I had seen such a thing in Rome. Francesco said it had been going on annually for about 3 years now. It seems like a great use of public space!

I tried to take a couple of videos, but didn’t capture anything worth showing to you.

Alla prossima!!