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What to do and see in Trastevere, Lazio: The Best Sacred & Religious Sites
Rome wasn't built in a day--and you'll need much more than a day to take in this timeless city. The city is a real-life collage of piazzas, open-air markets, and astonishing historic sites. Toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain, contemplate the Colosseum and the Pantheon, and sample a perfect espresso or gelato before spending an afternoon shopping at the Campo de’Fiori or Via Veneto. Enjoy some of the most memorable meals of your life here, too, from fresh pasta to succulent fried artichokes or a tender oxtail stew.
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1. Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
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4.5 based on 407 reviews
This Church was constructed between 817 and 824 AD, on the site of an earlier fifth-century building, and features a grand courtyard, garden, twelfth-century bell tower and a gothic tabernacle by Arnolfo di Cambio.
Reviewed By Fatherandson
Santa Cecilia in Trastevere is one of Rome's most beautiful churches. Perhaps the main attraction is Pietro Cavallini's Last Judgment fresco, often cited as the masterpiece of the artist who, with Giotto, was a prominent Late Gothic artist and a forerunner of the early Renaissance. To see the fresco, you must ring the doorbell to the left of the church's entrance. There you will pay two euros and then enter an elevator that takes you to the second floor, The fresco is located at the rear of the nun's choir. During our visit we were the only ones there. The church also has some subterranean archaeological remains, one euro entrance, which were not particularly worthwhile.
2. Chiesa San Pietro in Montorio
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4.5 based on 167 reviews
Reviewed By Simona629 - Rome, Italy
Beautiful Church at Gianicolo in Rome. great piece of art and culture. Inside the cloister, you can visit the Tempietto del Bramante, really a little jewel in Rome and very well preserved! Outside the Church a marvellous view of the town of Rome.
3. Chiesa di San Francesco a Ripa Grande
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4.5 based on 161 reviews
Built in 1231 by the Franciscans, this church is dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi and still serves as a place of worship today.
Reviewed By KXLingle - Sioux Falls, United States
This church is accessible just off the Via di San Francesco a Ripa not far from the Viale di Trastevere. You should make it a point to go. I visited this trip in the evening, as the sun was sitting. It had been a decently long day, and many of the churches in Rome are too busy with tourists to be truly prayerful or peaceful. This was not the case at San Francesco. In fact, one of the Brothers who was in the church went and turned the lights on for our group as we sat quietly. It was a very nice experience. Clearly the biggest draw of the church is the installation of Bernini's Blessed Ludovica, the less-famous sister (so to say) of his Saint Teresa in Ecstasy in Santa Maria della Vittoria across town. I've had the pleasure of visiting in the past, and the chapel the contains the statue is quite wonderful. It is now, however, under some form of restoration and/or cleaning. I understand that this can be frustrating, but this chapel is at least 450 years old, so you're gonna have minor periods of inaccessibility. I will say that they have done a very nice job in making sure that the statute is visible, it's just that one cannot take in the whole chapel without obstruction. Bernini will still be present long after that scaffolding is gone, and Blessed Ludovica will undoubtedly be better off as a result. While inconvenient, it's necessary and still worth a visit.
