Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
06 6880 2323;
galleriacorsini.beniculturali.it/
;
Via della Lungara 10; adult/reduced €5/2.50, integrated ticket in-
cluding Palazzo Barberini €9/4.50; 8.30am-7.30pm Tue-Sun; Lgt della Farnesina, Viale di Trastevere)
Once home to Queen Christina of Sweden, whose richly frescoed bedroom witnessed a
stready stream of male and female lovers, 16th-century Palazzo Corsini houses part of
Italy's national art collection. The highlights include Caravaggio's mesmerising
San Gio-
vanni Battista
(St John the Baptist), Rubens'
Testa di Vecchio
(Head of an Old Man) and
Fra Angelico's Corsini Triptych, plus works by Poussin, Reni and Van Dyck.
PIAZZA SANTA MARIA IN TRASTEVERE
( Viale di Trastevere; or Viale di Trastevere)
Trastevere's focal square is a prime people-
watching spot. By day it's full of mums with strollers, chatting locals and guidebook-tot-
ing tourists; by night it's the domain of foreign students, young Romans and out-of-town-
ers, all out for a good time. The fountain in the centre of the square is of Roman origin
and was restored by Carlo Fontana in 1692.
PIAZZA
MUSEO DI ROMA IN TRASTEVERE
MUSEUM
( 06 8205 9127;
www.museodiromaintrastevere.it
; Piazza Sant'Egidio 1b; adult/reduced €6.50/5.50; 10am-8pm
Tue-Sun; or Viale di Trastevere)
Housed in a 17th-century Carmelite convent, this museum
hosts excellent temporary photography exhibitions that are usually worth the price of ad-
mission alone. Upstairs the permanent collection contains a selection of 19th-century wa-
tercolours depicting Rome, life-size dioramas showing 19th-century Roman life, tempor-
ary Rome-related exhibitions, and
Stanza di Trilussa,
an installation relating to the famous
Roman poet.
PORTA SETTIMIANA
( Lgt della Farnesina, Piazza Trilussa)
Resembling a crenellated keep, Porta Settimiana marks
the start of Via della Lungara, the 16th-century road that connects Trastevere with the
Borgo. It was built in 1498 by Pope Alexander VI over a small passageway in the Aureli-
an Wall and later altered by Pope Pius VI in 1798.
From Porta Settimiana, Via Santa Dorotea leads to Piazza Trilussa, a popular evening
hang-out, and Ponte Sisto, which connects with the
centro storico
.
MONUMENT
