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JANICULUM

Overlooking the Tiber on the Trastevere across puppet shows and other children’s
side of the river, the Janiculum Hill has amusements. In medieval times, most of
often played its part in the defense of the the hill was occupied by monasteries and
city. The last occasion was in 1849, when convents. Bramante built his miniature
Garibaldi held off the attacking French masterpiece, the Tempietto, in the convent
troops. The park at the top of the hill is filled of San Pietro in Montorio. The Renaissance
with monuments to Garibaldi and his men. also saw the development of the riverside
A popular place for walks, the park provides area along Via della Lungara, where the rich
a welcome escape from the densely packed and powerful built beautiful houses such as
streets of Trastevere. You will often come the Villa Farnesina.

Sights at a Glance
Churches and Temples
6 Sant’Onofrio
7 San Pietro in Montorio
PIAZZA D. P.te Princ. 8 Tempietto
ROVERE Amedeo Museums and Galleries
Savoia
V IA DEL GIANICOLO SALITA DI S. ONOFRIO LUN See also Street Finder maps 2 Palazzo Corsini and Galleria
Aosta
Nazionale d’Arte Antica
Historic Buildings
1 Villa Farnesina pp220–21
3, 4, 7, 11
Fountains
9 Fontana dell’Acqua Paola
F ABRIZI V. D. ORTI D’A LIBERT F i u m e Monuments
V. DELLA LUNGARA
V. S. ONOFRIO GOT. GIANICOLE NSE
5 Garibaldi Monument
VIALE ALD O V. S. FRANCESCO DI SALES Ponte G. Arches and Gates
Mazzini
VIA D. MANTE LLATE
3 Porta Settimiana
VIALE A L D O FA B R I Z I GIANICOLO FRANCESCO DI SALES D E I VIA DELLA DELLA T e v e r e 4 Botanical Gardens
Parks and Gardens
VIA S. FRANCESCO DI SALES
VIC S.
VIA
PENITENZA
R I A R I
LUNGARA
V I A L E D E L L E M U R A A U R E L I E
LUNGOTEVERE D. FARNESINA
PIAZZALE V I A
GIUSEPPE
GARIBALDI Restaurants
V. G. GA RIB A LD I 1 Antica Pesa
see pp317–19
2 Antico Arco
3 Isole di Sicilia
4 Lo Scarpone
VIA DI P.TA S. PANCRAZIO
V I A L E A L DO FA B R I Z I
500m V I A G . G A R I B A L D I
PIAZZALE VIA A. MASINA M E D I C I
AURELIO V. G. GA RIB A LDI
V I A G I A C O M O VIALE TRENTA APRILE FABRIZI 0 meters 300
VI ALE TRENTA APRILE 0 yards 300
NICOLA
VIA SENI VIALE
VIA P. ROSELLI
VIA CALANDRELLI
VIALE D E L L E MURA GIANICOLENSI
The Garibaldi Monument on Janiculum Hill For keys to symbols see back flap

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