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Roma, Lazio
A historic café on Via Vittorio Veneto, opened in 1948 and made famous by Fellini's 'La Dolce Vita'. A symbol of glamorous 1960s Rome, it closed in 2008.
La Dolce Vita
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Film · 1960
La Dolce Vita
Directed by Federico Fellini
Fellini's masterpiece with Marcello Mastroianni: the worldly, night-time Rome of Via Veneto, its cafés and the Trevi Fountain, between glamour and melancholy.
More venues in Roma → Read the itinerary — the film's locations and where to eat →Venues linked to the film
Frequently asked questions
Where is La Dolce Vita set in Rome?
Mostly on Via Veneto, with its elegant cafés and hotels, and at the Trevi Fountain (Anita Ekberg's famous bathe).
Where to soak up the film's atmosphere today?
At the historic cafés of Via Veneto, the heart of Rome's 'dolce vita' in the 1960s.