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Il ristorante è vicino all'angolo.

Il ristorante è vicino all'angolo.
The restaurant is near the corner.
From Lesson 77:Prepositions of place (vicino a, davanti a)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Il ristorante è vicino all'angolo.

Why is it all'angolo instead of just vicino a l'angolo?
In Italian, the preposition a must combine with the definite article that follows it. Here, the phrase vicino a meets l', which is the article for angolo. Together, a and l' merge to form the articulated preposition all'.
Can I just say vicino l'angolo and drop the a?
No, you need the a when vicino is followed by a noun. The phrase for 'near something' is specifically vicino a. Forgetting the preposition here is a common mistake for English speakers!
Would vicino change to vicina if the subject was feminine, like a pharmacy?
No, it stays exactly as it is. When used in the prepositional phrase vicino a, the word vicino never changes its ending to match the subject or the object. You would still say La farmacia è vicino all'angolo.
Why does angolo use the article l'?
Angolo is a masculine noun, but because it begins with a vowel, it uses the article l' instead of il so that it flows more smoothly when spoken.

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