Vespucci

One of the “doors” of Rome built in 1644, in conjunction with the expansion of the Leonine Walls to defend the Janiculum. In 1945, the flea market was born just outside the door. Today the Sunday visit to Porta Portese remains a fixed stop for Romans and tourists.

The local market located in the most authentic district of Rome. It allows you to breathe the Capitoline everyday life, observe the true habits of the Romans and leave room for relaxation and good food!

A glimpse of Rome from which to breathe the tranquility and historicity of the city. To see it this way today, it would not be said that it was one of the major centers for commercial exchanges between merchants.

Also called Monte dei Cocci, it is an artificial hill that owes its name to the materials that compose it: over 53 million shards (such as amphorae) from the nearby river port of the Tiber, make this a unique archaeological site.

A real pyramid in full Egyptian style built in Rome between the XII and XV century BC Almost 37 meters high and built in less than 330 days, it houses the body of Gaius Cesto Epulone, a member of one of the 4 most important Roman religious colleges.

Ancient pavonazzetto marble mask embedded in the walls of the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin. In the period of ancient Rome it was a manhole cover depicting river deities with the task of swallowing water.

Between the Palatine and Aventine hills stands the largest structure for shows ever built by man. The ancient Roman circus has been the scene of the Roman games since the beginning of the history of the capital and of important commercial exchanges due to its proximity to the banks of the Tiber.

San Pietro seen from the lock.
It is a complex of buildings located on the Aventine that have occupied a strategic place since the Middle Ages. In rococo style, the priory entrance consists of a special door because the dome of San Pietro is perfectly framed from its keyhole at the bottom of the garden.

Parco Savello, on the Aventino hill, owes its name that made it famous due to the characteristic presence of many bitter orange trees. With an extension of 7,200 square meters, from the Ripa district, it allows you to enjoy an excellent view of the city.

Founded by Pope Callixtus I in the place where “oil gushed from the ground”, it is the most important basilica in the Trastevere district. At the top of the bell tower, inside a niche, a careful eye can see an ancient mosaic depicting the Madonna and child.