Via Giulia, Rome

Via Giulia was designed by Bramante on the orders of Pope Julius II. It is almost a kilometer long, and flanked by magnificent palaces and churches dating from the 16th to the 18th Centuries. Check out Palazzo Falconieri , renovated by Borromini, who spent most of his time on the façade. Nowadays, this is a street known best for its refined antique shops, as well as being simply one of the most attractive streets in Rome.