The inhabitants of this neighborhood have always been called “trasteverini” and they manifest an ideal of being spontaneous roman
La Piramide è visitabile il primo e il terzo sabato del mese a partire dalle 10.30
"Here lies one whose name was writ in water" is the epitaph on Keats's Tomb Stone. But there's a response to him, nearby on the cemetery wall: "If thy cherished name be 'writ in water'..." Find it!
Do NOT forget to visit Bernini's grave within the basilica,it's on the north eastern part of the hall and it's on the floor(also a map near the entrance). Also don't step on it :)
Museo di arte contemporanea, progettato da Odile Decq. Un’enorme volume trasparente, accanto a Porta Pia, nella vecchia fabbrica Peroni. Read more.
It's a great Museum. Probably one of the best organized museums ever. Go to the rooftop and order yourself a nice coffee after visiting the museum. Discuss what you've seen with friends. Enjoy Life.
The modifications wanted by Alessandro VII Chigi, including the building of the twin churches at the Porta del Popolo, were done in anticipation of the grand arrival of Cristina of Sweden in Rome 1655
Unbelievable place you're in just now. The fountains are Bernini's. Try to come again in early mornings, avoiding tourists, feeling the history alone with the sound of hundreds of years fountain.
