'The most important people have been here': Rome's oldest cafe fears closure
Caffè Greco has welcomed patrons from Dickens to Diana – but a rent rise has put its future in doubt
Stellario Baccellieri has been Caffè Greco’s artist in residence for more than 40 years, capturing the conviviality of Rome’s oldest coffee bar on canvas every day and painting the portraits of its illustrious patrons.
“I’ve seen everything and everyone,” he said on a recent visit by the Guardian, as he pointed towards a closed-off area where the Italian capital’s cultural and political elite would meet to debate in bygone times. “The most important people have
