” I am watching Roman Holiday and just saw the scene where Greg takes her to a wall that has plaques on it to commemorate wishes that have come true. Is this real place??”
Ginger Posts: 4869 | Location: Naples, Florida 02 May 2004
Mary Jane Vetralla, Italy
” This is the wall near Porta Portese where there are “ex votos” set in the wall to remember people who were killed during the WWII bombings. Not really wishes, sort of “RIP”.
“Ginger, we tried to find the Wall of Wishes, too but were unable to locate it or even determine if/when it did exist. Have you read my trip report about Roman Holiday? What a great movie!”
We also have a set of notes from Valerie on touring Rome to find several of the locations from the film.
Marta
Blog: Postcards from the Trail
“I googled it and some person who is a Roman Holiday devotee posted that part of the wall is on the Viale del Policlinico, southwest of the Villa Borgese. The plaques are no longer in place. How sad.”
Ginger Naples, Florida May 2004
“Here are shots of the “Wall of Wishes.” I’m satisfied that the stationary camera panned from 10-01-1 to 10-01-5. In other words, the street is as you see it, without any cutting in. Hope this helps locate this important location!
Paola and Diego have information on the best candidate for the Wall of Wishes…
“The plaques were real. The place is called “Mura Aureliane” (Aurelian Wall) and those plaques were “ex voto” , a term for a panel painting, usually small, or, more rarely, a statue, donated as a token of remembrance, entreaty or thanks by individual believers or communities and hung at sites of pilgrimage or holy places. Unfortunately those plaques have been removed many years ago.” From Love bunnies blogspot.
