The golden apse mosaics of Santa Maria in Trastevere

Neighbourhood guide · Rome

Trastevere: Our Favourites

Santa Maria in Trastevere, the Villa Farnesina, the Janiculum and the trattorias.

The back story

  1. Neighbourhood guide

    Trastevere: the back story

    Trastevere·In depth

    Cobbled lanes, Santa Maria in Trastevere, the Villa Farnesina and the Janiculum.

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What to see and do

  1. Raphael’s frescoes

    Villa Farnesina

    Trastevere·Renaissance villa

    Agostino Chigi’s Renaissance villa in Trastevere, with Raphael’s Loggia of Cupid and Psyche.

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  2. The largest landscaped park

    Villa Doria Pamphilj

    Monteverde·Park

    A vast landscaped park on the Janiculum’s western slope, with pines, lawns and a lake.

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  3. The view over Rome

    The Janiculum

    Gianicolo·Viewpoint

    The hill above Trastevere with the widest view over the domes of Rome.

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Where to eat

  1. One MICHELIN Star

    Glass Hostaria

    Trastevere·Restaurant

    Creative cooking in Trastevere. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.

    Vicolo del Cinque 58, 00153 RomaExplore View on map

  2. One MICHELIN Star

    Zia

    Trastevere·Restaurant

    One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.

    Via Goffredo Mameli 45, 00153 RomaExplore View on map

  3. Bib Gourmand

    L’Osteria della Trippa

    Trastevere·Restaurant

    Lazio cooking, with tripe as its name promises. Bib Gourmand in the 2026 guide.

    Via Goffredo Mameli 15, 00153 RomaExplore View on map

  4. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Taverna Trilussa

    Trastevere·Restaurant

    A Trastevere institution since 1910, for cacio e pepe and the Roman classics.

    Via del Politeama 23, 00153 RomaExplore View on map

  5. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Antica Pesa

    Trastevere·Restaurant

    Roman cooking in a former papal grain store at the foot of the Janiculum, hung with contemporary paintings.

    Via Garibaldi 18, 00153 RomaExplore View on map

Bars

  1. Aperitivo in Trastevere

    Freni e Frizioni

    Trastevere·Cocktail bar

    A cocktail bar in Trastevere, famous for its aperitivo.

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