Why visit / Interesting facts:
- Neighborhood with a unique character
- Romantic area
- Narrow cobble stone streets
Time required: 90 minutes
Public transport:
- Bus nr: H, 23,271,280
Address: Piazza in Piscinula, 00153 Rome
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Photo: Ruth L
Things you need to know:
- Trastevere is a lively and atmospheric neighborhood with narrow cobble stone streets lined by medieval houses
- At night, both natives and tourists flock to its many pubs and restaurants
- Its name comes from the Latin trans Tiberim, meaning "beyond the Tiber"
- During Rome's kingdom period the area used to belong to the hostile Etruscans
- During the Republican period sailors and fisherman began to settle there. Also immigrants from the East, mainly Jews and Syrians, took up residence here
- The neighborhood quickly developed its unique and pleasant character and atmosphere
What to do there:
- Wander around on the narrow streets
- Start you tour at Piazza Piscinula
- Visit Basilica Santa Cecilia
- Continue on Via Anicia, Via di San Francesco a Ripa towards Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere
- Have a delicious pizza in one of the numerous pizzerias
