Trastevere Map Poster, Rome

Key Streets & Landmarks

Did you know?

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   Trastevere owes its name to the Latin 'trans Tiberim' (across the Tiber), as the neighborhood sits on the west bank of the river, separated from the historic center.

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   The Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, founded in the 3rd century, is considered one of the oldest Christian places of worship in Rome.

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   Trastevere hosts the Festa de' Noantri every July, a popular festival over 400 years old with processions, concerts and fireworks.

Neighborhood Vibe

Trastevere is Rome's popular soul. In the evening, the lanes come alive with joyful noise: trattoria tables spill onto the cobblestones, street musicians improvise beneath open windows, and the fountain on Piazza di Santa Maria gleams under the basilica's golden mosaics. This is a neighborhood that lives outdoors, where laundry strung between ochre facades forms a canopy above passersby. Rome without a filter.

Discover on foot

Cross the Ponte Sisto from the historic center to enter Trastevere from the south. Walk up to Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere, the neighborhood's heart, where the octagonal fountain is surrounded by cafe terraces. Get lost in the lanes around Via della Scala and Via del Moro, where laundry dries between ochre facades. Climb the Gianicolo for the panoramic view of all Rome and St. Peter's dome. Descend via Via Garibaldi past the Acqua Paola fountain. In the evening, trattorias come alive and street musicians give Trastevere its unique atmosphere.