(In May) absolutely heaving with people - at all hours. Really you couldn't tell there were steps here at all. Don't get me wrong, it's very pretty and definitely one you should include in your itinerary - if only to tick it off and say you've been there. more

We took the train out to see the Spanish Steps and eat lunch. Can't find them? Look for the large outdoor staircase. The one with all the steps. And all the people sitting on the steps. Voila. more

Unless you're among the uber-rich or are begging to be pickpocketed, I didn't find much else of value at the Spanish Steps. It was extremely crowded when I was there in March (the slow season), and I had a number of people come up to me asking me questions and trying to get me to stop and talk to them... more

The walk from the Piazza di Spagna up to the Piazza del Popolo is one of the most fashionable shopping streets in Rome where one finds all the top brands from Chanel to Petit Bateau (the French upmarket infants shop). It is a small cobbled street still best pedestrianed in good walking shoes but at the end of the Via... more

I can't believe how you wanted to go there not once, (once is ok)..but twice? I understand different strokes for different folks. Im from New York City too, btw...and I feel that if you want to feel like the Romans did.. relive some history, etc- then there are more historical attractions than you can ever see just on a single... more

I agree with most of the other posters in that the Spanish Steps are nothing spectacular, especially when you consider everything else that Rome has to offer. Granted, when we visited in March 2007 in was cold and rainy, so maybe on a beautiful day they'd have been a little better. But they are just steps. Certainly don't plan to... more

We were disappointed in the Spanish Steps but I'm not sure what you can really expect. There's no beauty here, but it appears to be a gathering/lolling place for people. Some atmosphere with chesnut sellers on street corners in the winter. All in all it just left us.. well. ..... wondering why we had used our precious time up to... more

I have to agree with Breezer25, I was disappointed by the steps as having read the guidebooks etc. I expected something ten times more special on a par with the rest of rome's great attractions but overall there was not much to see and as I visited in winter it was very dull and gloomy and nothing like the photos,... more

I suppose I had heard so much about the spanish steps over the years that the reality can only be described as disappointing. The Trevi fountain is far more special and I would rather visit that twice than bother with the steps agian. more