Overview

This tour will bring you closer to the history, legends and folklore of Tiber Island and one of Rome's most significant neighbourhoods: Trastevere.
We will lead you to the hidden wonders of its squares, its hidden gems, its churches and monuments.

The tour will continue with a walk through Rome's prettiest neighbourhood: Trastevere. On your way, you will come across the Basilica of San Crisogono, one of the oldest Roman basilicas.

The walk continues to Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere with its splendid Basilica, the first official place of Christian worship in Rome.

Left the Basilica, your tour will continue to discover Piazza San Cosimato, with its homonymous church dating back to the 10th century.

Walking through the alleys you will reach Piazza San Francesco d'Assisi, where you will admire the beautiful Baroque Church of San Francesco a Ripa.

Your experience will end passing by the Basilica of Santa Cecilia on your way back to the Tiber Island.

Description

Stop At: Pont Fabricius, Rome

The Pons Fabricius or Ponte dei Quattro Capi, is the oldest Roman bridge in Rome, Italy, still existing in its original state. Built in 62 BC, it spans half of the Tiber River, from the Campus Martius on the east side to Tiber Island in the middle (the Pons Cestius is west of the island). Quattro Capi ("four heads") refers to the two marble pillars of the two-faced Janus herms on the parapet, which were moved here from the nearby Church of St Gregory (Monte Savello) in the 14th century.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Isola Tiberina, Rome

The Tiber Island is the only river island in the part of the Tiber which runs through Rome. Tiber Island is located in the southern bend of the Tiber.
The island is boat-shaped, approximately 270 metres (890 feet) long and 67 metres (220 feet) wide, and has been connected with bridges to both sides of the river since antiquity. Being a seat of the ancient temple of Asclepius and later a hospital, the island is associated with medicine and healing. The Fatebenefratelli Hospital founded in the 16th century, and the San Bartolomeo all'Isola dating from the 10th century are located on the island.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Trastevere, Rome 00153

We will lead you to the hidden wonders of its squares, its hidden gems, its churches and monuments.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Santa Maria in Trastevere, Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome 00153

The Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere is a titular minor basilica in the Trastevere district of Rome, and one of the oldest churches of Rome. The basic floor plan and wall structure of the church date back to the 340s, and much of the structure to 1140–43. The first sanctuary was built in 221 and 227 by Pope Callixtus I and later completed by Pope Julius I. The church has large areas of important mosaics from the late 13th century by Pietro Cavallini.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Piazza San Cosimato, Piazza di San Cosimato, Trastevere, Rome 00153

The church of San Cosimato is a church located in the city of Rome, Italy. It was originally built in the 10th century in the Trastevere rione and now includes the hospital known as "Nuovo Regina Margherita." Originally, it was built as a Benedictine monastery dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian, from whom it derives its name, and it carried the added designation of in mica aurea (“in the golden sand”) due to the presence of fluvial sand of yellowish color.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Basilique San Crisogono, Piazza Sonnino 44, Rome 00153

San Crisogono is a church in Rome dedicated to the martyr Saint Chrysogonus. It was one of the tituli, the first parish churches of Rome, and was probably built in the 4th century under Pope Sylvester I (314–335), rebuilt in the 12th century by John of Crema, and again by Giovanni Battista Soria, funded by Scipione Borghese, in the early 17th century.
The area beneath the sacristy was investigated by Fr. L. Manfredini and Fr. C. Piccolini in 1907. They found remains of the first church (see below). After they had made this discovery, the area was excavated and studied.
The church is served by Trinitarians. Among the previous Cardinal Priests was Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci (1853–1878), elected Pope Leo XIII.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Piazza di Santa Cecilia 22, Rome 00153

Santa Cecilia in Trastevere is a 5th-century church in Rome, Italy, in the Trastevere rione, devoted to the Roman martyr Saint Cecilia (early 3rd century AD).

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Pont Fabricius, Rome

Your experience will end passing by the Basilica of Santa Cecilia, patron saint of musicians, on your way back to the Tiber Island.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Chiesa di San Francesco a Ripa Grande, Piazza di San Francesco d'Assisi 88, zona Trastevere, Rome 00153

The origins of this church are related to a Franciscan convent in the Trastevere quarter of Rome, which in 1231 annexed a church dedicated to Saint Blaise. This church was decorated with the St Francis cycle by Pietro Cavallini, now lost. This cycle probably served as the prototype for the famous Legend of St. Francis frescoes ascribed to Giotto di Bondone in the Upper Basilica of St Francis in Assisi. The construction of the present church was begun in 1603 by Onorio Longhi, starting with the apse. The facade was finished in 1681-1701 with designs by Mattia de Rossi. From 1873 to 1943 the church was used as barracks by the Bersaglieri.

Duration: 10 minutes