Tiber Island is a narrow, boat-shaped stretch of land resting in the middle of the river Tiber. Its travertine embankments, which date to the first century before Christ, were constructed to mimic the prow and stern of a Roman ship.
Trastevere Alleyways and Churches
This walk takes you across ancient stone bridges and through the ivy-draped, cobblestone lanes of Trastevere to find its quiet medieval churches and lively local squares.
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1. Tiber Island
2. Piazza in Piscinula
Piazza in Piscinula is a small, quiet urban space in the Trastevere district, distinguished by the medieval bell tower of the church of San Benedetto in Piscinula, which is known as the smallest bell tower in all of Rome. The name of the…
3. Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
The Basilica of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere is marked by a wide, quiet courtyard that leads to an eighteenth-century Baroque facade. This site is traditionally identified as the home of the third-century martyr Saint Cecilia, a noble Roman…
4. San Francesco a Ripa Church
The Church of San Francesco a Ripa stands in Trastevere near the former river port of Ripa Grande. Its austere Baroque façade, finished between sixteen eighty-one and seventeen hundred and one, features two levels of Doric pilasters that…
5. Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere
The Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere features a wide, shimmering mosaic on its upper facade that depicts the Virgin Mary nursing the infant Christ, surrounded by ten women holding lamps. The building is among the oldest in Rome, with…
6. Piazza Trilussa
Piazza Trilussa is defined by the monumental fountain of Acqua Paola, which anchors the square with its travertine arch, ionic columns, and the stone dragons of the Borghese family coat of arms. Built in sixteen thirteen for Pope Paul the…