The name came in the eighteenth century from the daily visits
of twelve traders from nearby Piazza delle Erbe. The ancient
rooms with their frescoed ceilings, and Roman and medieval
vestiges in the cellars retain all their fascination. A symbol of
tradition and culture, and the venue for a prestigious literaryjournalistic
award set up by Orio Vergani, its guests have
included D’Annunzio, Ezra Pound, Hemingway, Maria Callas,
the Royal Family of Sweden, Guareschi, Fellini, Jean Gabin, and
Barbra Streisand. It has been run by the same family evnce the
early twentieth century. Four generations.

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