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A Two-Hour Walk Around Roma in Trastevere 9 (see p212),
Trastevere and Janiculum Hill devoted to the history of
everyday Roman life. Exit the
piazza at the northwest corner
This walk begins in the warren of cobblestone, medieval and cross Vicolo del Cedro to
streets of Trastevere, which is becoming ever more popular, continue straight on Via della
and shows you the neighborhood’s hidden gems rather Scala, past stores and bars into
than its major sights. In the morning, enjoy the mosaics Piazza della Scala, where the
and frescoes in the local churches before pausing for
lunch in central Trastevere. Then go for a gentle climb up s
the Gianicolo, or Janiculum Hill. This long crest parallels the LUNGOT. GIANICOLENSE
Tiber and is blessed with the best panoramic views in Rome. V I A L E ALDO FAB RI ZI V I A D E L L A L U N G A R A
At sunset, couples find it a romantic place to go for a stroll.
a communal outdoor parlor, busy a VIA D. MANTEL LATE
with cafés, guitar-strumming
backpackers on the fountain VI A S. FRANCESCO DI SALES
steps, and visitors to the p
gorgeous Santa Maria in Traste-
vere 6 (see p214–15). Exit the VIA S. FRANCESCO DI SALES
square on the southside into tiny L U N G O T E V E R E D . F A R N E S I N A
Piazza San Callisto, and take V I A D E L L A L U N G A R A
e
the right fork down Via di San V I A D E I R I A R I
Cosimato into the large triangular V IA LE ALD O FABRIZI r
Piazza di San Cosimato 7, bustling VIA CORSINI
(until 2pm) with an open-air food ORTO t q Ponte
3The high altar of San Benedetto market. Backtrack to Piazza Santa BOTANICO w VIA DI S. DORO Sisto
Maria in Trastevere.
PIAZZALE
Southern Trastevere Along the square’s north side GARIBALDI PIAZZA VIA D. SC A L A VIC. BOLOGNA TEA V. D. POLITEAMA
Start at Santa Cecilia in Trastevere you will see a tiny street called o GIANICO L O D. SCALA VIC. D. CINQUE L U N G O T. R . S A N Z I O ISOLA
1 (see p213), a church that Fonte d’Olio, entrance into the V I A G . G A R I B A L D I 0 VIA D . PELLICCIA TIBERINA
hides its best – the basement twisting maze of alleys and ivy- MATTONATO VIA D . RENELLA
VIA D.
excavations of St. Cecilia’s house covered buildings at the heart PASSEGIATA GIANICOLO 9 8 LUN GA RE T TA PIAZZA G. Ponte Cestio
VI A DEL M ORO
VICOLO DEL C E D RO
V IA D E LL A
and Pietro Cavallini’s sole of Trastevere. The street bends VIALE DELLE MURA AURELIE V. D. PANIERI S. SONNINO BELLI
PIAZZA
surviving Roman fresco inside sharply left, then turns right 6 5 VIA D. 4 2 PIAZZA IN Ponte Palatino
LUNGOT. D. ANGUILLARA
the cloistered convent – hidden onto Vicolo del Piede to arrive V. DI P.TA S. PANCRAZIO ARCO D. S. CALISTO PISCINULA
3
among an otherwise bland at the diminutive Piazza de’ Renzi, VIA DELLA PAGLIA V. DI S. COSIMATO VIA S. GALLICANO DELLA LUCE VIA DEI SALUMI P. D. L U NG
PASSEGIATA GIANICOLO
interior. Turn left out of the lined with medieval houses. Turn V I A G . G A R I B A L D I y VIA G . V E NEZIAN V. D. FIENAROLI ANICIA PONZIANI
u
church, left again onto Via dei left to follow Via della Pelliccia, i PIAZZALE V I A L E D I T R A S T E V E R E
VIA DELLE FRATTE
Salumi, then right on Via in then left again at the pedestrian AURELIO VIA A. MASINA VIA LUCIANO MANARA VIA S. FRANCESCO A RIPA VIA VIA DEI GENOVESI
VIA
DI TRASTEVERE
Piscinula into Piazza in Piscinula intersection. This will bring you VIA A. BERTANI 7
2, named for the remains of a into the elongated triangle of VIA GIACOMO MEDICI PIAZZA S. V. S. CECILIA
COSIMATO
bathing pool underneath. On Piazza di Sant’Egidio 8, alive with PIAZZA 1 PIAZZA S. VIA P. PERETTI O TE V E R E R I P A
MASTAI
the piazza’s south side, below an cafés and bars. A short staircase CECILIA
11th- century bell tower, sits the at No. 9 leads to the Museo di
tiny church of San Benedetto in
Piscinula 3 (ring the doorbell
for entry). It contains parts of a
beautiful Cosmati mosaic
pavement, 13th-century frescoes,
and the saint’s cell. Head west
along Via della Lungaretta and
cross the Viale di Trastevere to
visit the excavations of a 5th-
century basilica and fragments
of its later frescoes below San
Crisogono 4 (see p212).
Central Trastevere
Turn left out of the church and
left again to continue along
Via della Lungaretta to Piazza
Santa Maria in Trastevere 5, 6 Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere and its enchanting church
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