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Farnesina e (see pp220–21), Tips for Walkers
just up Via della Lungara, he
spent so much time with his Starting point: Santa Cecilia
lover that, unlike the famed in Trastevere.
Galatea in the dining room, the Length: 2.9 miles (4.7 km).
“Raphael” work in the Loggia of Getting there: Take bus 23, 44,
Cupid and Psyche was executed or 280.
largely by his assistants. Across Best time for walk: Weekdays (to
see the Cavallini fresco in Santa
from the Farnesina squats the Cecilia), starting mid-morning
Palazzo Corsini and the Galleria while the churches of southern
s Nazionale d’Arte Antica r Trastevere are still open.
V I A L E ALDO FAB RI ZI V I A D E L L A L U N G A R A (see p222). Tucked behind Stopping points: Trastevere is
the gallery – accessible by
the most restaurant-intensive
backtracking down Via della
district in Rome, so it has plenty of
LUNGOT. GIANICOLENSE
VIA D. MANTEL LATE
a e Raphael’s Galatea in the Villa Farnesina Lungara and turning right on eateries and bars (see pp317–19).
Via Corsini – are the Botanical
0 meters 150 Gardens t (see p222).
Garibaldi to the broad basin of
p 0 yards 150 The Gianicolo the Fontana dell’Acqua Paola u
VIA S. FRANCESCO DI SALES L U N G O T E V E R E D . F A R N E S I N A della Lungara through the Porta G. Garibaldi to the 1644 Porta
(see p223). Continue along Via
Continue back south on Via
VI A S. FRANCESCO DI SALES
San Pancrazio i, which had
Settimiana, and turn right up Via
V I A D E I R I A R I V I A D E L L A L U N G A R A G. Garibaldi to climb Janiculum to be rebuilt in 1849 due to
e
Hill. After the road makes a sharp
cannon damage. Turn right
r left turn, veer right up a set of onto Passeggiata del Gianicolo
VIA CORSINI steps to San Pietro in Montorio, to enter the park, where the first
ORTO t q Ponte home to Bramante’s wide space with a panoramic
BOTANICO w VIA DI S. DORO Sisto Tempietto y (see p223). vista over Rome is Piazzale
V IA LE ALD O FABRIZI
V I A G . G A R I B A L D I MATTONATO 0 VIA D . PELLICCIA VIA D . RENELLA TIBERINA
PIAZZALE Go on up Via G. Garibaldi with its equestrian
VIC. D. CINQUE
GARIBALDI VIA D. SC A L A
PIAZZA
o GIANICO L O D. SCALA VIC. BOLOGNA TEA V. D. POLITEAMA
ISOLA
L U N G O T. R . S A N Z I O
VIA D.
VI A DEL M ORO
VICOLO DEL C E D RO 9 8 6 5 V IA D E LL A PIAZZA PIAZZA G. 2 Ponte Cestio
BELLI
LUN GA RE T TA
S. SONNINO
V. D. PANIERI
LUNGOT. D. ANGUILLARA
VIA D.
PIAZZA IN
V. DI P.TA S. PANCRAZIO VIA DELLA PAGLIA ARCO D. S. CALISTO 4 3 PISCINULA Ponte Palatino
PASSEGIATA GIANICOLO
V I A G . G A R I B A L D I y VIA G . V E NEZIAN V. DI S. COSIMATO V. D. FIENAROLI VIA S. GALLICANO DELLA LUCE VIA DEI SALUMI P. D. L U NG
PASSEGIATA GIANICOLO
ANICIA
PONZIANI
VIALE DELLE MURA AURELIE
u
i PIAZZALE V I A L E D I T R A S T E V E R E
VIA GIACOMO MEDICI VIA A. BERTANI PIAZZA S. MASTAI 1 V. S. PIAZZA S. VIA P. PERETTI O TE V E R E R I P A
VIA DELLE FRATTE
AURELIO VIA A. MASINA VIA LUCIANO MANARA VIA S. FRANCESCO A RIPA VIA VIA DEI GENOVESI
VIA
DI TRASTEVERE
7
CECILIA
COSIMATO
PIAZZA
CECILIA
Key monument to the general o (see
p222). Here, paths are lined with
Walk route
marble busts of other
Risorgimento heroes. When
Carmelite convent you reach the Lighthouse of
of Santa Maria della Scala 0 Manfredi p (see p218), the dome
(see p212) has an ornate interior. of St. Peter’s appears to the
north. Continue down the steps
Northern Trastevere at the Passeggiata’s first bend to
The far northern part of see the remains of Tasso’s Oak.
Trastevere, between the planted in the late 16th century
Gianicolo and the river, is where a (see p218). At the foot of the
the artist Raphael dallied with steps, rejoin the Passeggiata.
a baker’s daughter at the Casa Beyond it, a few steps up, finish
della Fornarina q (see p212), at the lovely church of Sant’
on the right just before the Onofrio s (see p223). From Viale
Porta Settimiana w (see p222). Aldo Fabrizi you can catch bus
Instead of frescoing the Villa t The tranquil Botanical Gardens No. 870 back downtown.
For keys to symbols see back flap
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