Trastevere
Trastevere: the back story
Neighbourhood guide
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Jorge Royan · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Trastevere: the back story
Trastevere, “across the Tiber”, is a maze of cobbled lanes around the Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere, climbing to the Janiculum.
Sights
Santa Maria in Trastevere and its mosaics, the Villa Farnesina, the Galleria Corsini and the Janiculum.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Livioandronico2013 · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsEating and drinking
Glass Hostaria and Zia (One MICHELIN Star), L’Osteria della Trippa (Bib Gourmand), Taverna Trilussa, Antica Pesa and Freni e Frizioni.
Come for an evening; book dinner ahead.
Our advice: cross the Ponte Sisto at dusk.
Why it's on our list
- Sights
- Eating and drinking
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Trastevere: the back story before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Trastevere: the back story are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- Piazza Navona1.0 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 8 min
- The Pantheon1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- St Peter’s1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 10 min
- The Trevi Fountain1.7 kmWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- The Vatican Museums2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 12 min
- The Colosseum2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 12 min
- The Spanish Steps2.2 kmWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Galleria Borghese3.3 kmWalk 41 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Fiumicino Airport22 kmCar or taxi 77 min
Main railway stations
- Roma San Pietro1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Roma Trastevere2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Roma Ostiense2.7 kmWalk 33 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Roma Termini3.1 kmWalk 39 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Roma Tiburtina5.8 kmCycle 25 minCar or taxi 24 min