Rome, the Gianicolo promenade disappears amid degradation, dirt and neglect

Themost beautiful promenade in the world, that is, the Gianicolo promenade in Rome, is practically gone, submerged by degradation, filth and neglect, and with her goes also thatunparalleled overlook over the city. A few meters those that go from Piazza Garibaldi to the Lighthouse of the Italians of Argentina completely left to neglect and total abandonment, a third-world landscape inconceivable for any European capital, even more inconceivable for a city like Rome, with one of the most admired and visited historic centers in the world.

This is an unacceptable degradation for one of the most scenic areas of the capital, but not only: the Janiculum promenade is in fact a monument to the historical memory of the city, since the avenues that climb the hill were transformed in 1883, a few years after the proclamation of Rome as the capital of Italy, into a promenade dedicated to the Defense of Rome in 1849: along the avenues are in fact the busts of the illustrious Garibaldians who fought for the city during the siege of the summer of 1849, when Rome was attacked by General Oudinot and, despite the heroic defense, after a month the French troops entered the city decreeing the end of the experience of the Roman Republic and preparing the return of Pope Pius IX. The walk is therefore also a reminder of this very important moment in the history of Italy.

We begin with the marble plaques. To the visitor, the welcome is offered by the plaques that are supposed to mark the presence of the promenade: it is a pity that they turn out to be hidden by vegetation or almost illegible due to the thick patina of dirt that obscures them. This is perhaps a minor problem given that today’s tourist equipped with a navigator built into his cell phone cares little for signs and directions, but the sadness for sloppiness remains.

Not even to the most tech-savvy tourist, however, can go unnoticed by the widespread litter and filth encountered along the walk: abandoned garbage, disconnected sidewalks, broken curbs, broken fences, and uncultivated flower beds. A desolating path, which is not even remedied by the much coveted panoramic view, which can be enjoyed, in fact, only in a few places due to the dense and spontaneous vegetation underneath the terrace, which, grown in an uncontrolled way, has made the view impossible in most of the points dedicated to observing the panorama.

A problem that was already reported years ago and seems to be recurring today. However, it is not clear how such a trivial problem cannot be remedied. It would, in fact, be a matter of organizing ordinary pruning and mowing, something so simple to solve that it seems even silly to have to write about it. While we wait for those in charge to feel like working to see Rome from the Janiculum, all we have left to do is either climb the balustrades or strive to find a few spots where nature has not yet shown up. And in fact, the four small bars and the wooden bar, all in Piazza Garibaldi, while clashing with the environment, are certainly the least of the problems.

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Rome, the Gianicolo promenade disappears amid degradation, dirt and neglect

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