Trastevere, Rome

Walking by this piece of Rome is, appart from an exercise of orientation, a pleasure. Narrow winding streets, easy small village life, and a lot of trattorias (familiar restaurants) are smell in the air. Actually, not very different from the area of Campo de Fiori...

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The church is dedicated to St Cecilia, 2nd century Roman martyr and patron of musicians. It contains a statue of the saint's body as well as some Cavallini frescoes. It is possible to see the excavations and the crypt for a fee.

The area has large buildings once used as convents and streets with many cafés, restaurants and pizzerias. It is more a residential district compared to other neighborhoods more tourist oriented.

A cloistered and still-functioning convent with a fine garden, Santa Cecilia contains The Last Judgment, by Pietro Cavallini (c. 1293), a masterpiece of Roman medieval painting. Another treasure is a late-13th-century baldachino by Arnolfo di Cambio over the altar. The church is built on the reputed site of Cecilia's long-ago palace, and for a small fee you can descend under the church to inspect the ruins of some Roman houses as well as peer through a gate at the stuccoed grotto beneath the altar. Open: Main church and excavations daily 8am-noon and 3-7pm; frescoes Tues and Thurs 10-11:30am, Sun 11:30am-noon. Church free admission; Cavallini frescoes 1.55€; excavations 1.55€.

Trastevere is also an ideal place for a stroll on a warm summer's night . It always leads you to a charming piazza, or to a nice restaurant, or to the Chiesa of Santa Maria in Trastevere.-
Trastevere is full of open air restaurants and it´s full of tourist all the day long.-
If you go to have dinner, hurry up with your meal, because the waiters are not nice and they´re strict as regards time. When you finish your meal, waiters make you feel you have to leave. Very unkind!

El Trastevere es un lugar ideal para una recorrida en una noche cálida de verano. Sus callecitas siempre te llevan a una encantadora plaza, un buen restaurante o la Iglesia de Santa María del Trastevere.
El Trastevere está lleno de restaurantes al aire libre y repleto de turistas durante todo el día.
Si vas a comer al mediodía o noche, deberás hacerlo rápido, porque los mozos no son muy amables y son muy estrictos con el tiempo (seguramente reciben ordenes para ello) Cuando se termina el plato, los mozos te hacen notar que es hora de irte. Muy poo amables! Si uno tiene tiempo y ganas de quedarse, lo mejor es comer muy despacio así el plazo no se termina.. de esa manera no molestan.-

It was on this spot in 38BC that a fountain of oil flowed for a whole day. A more simple basilica compared to the others in Rome, yet still lovely. The Trastevere area is a must see just because it is more like Roman life today, so since you are there take a peek inside this church. It has nice paintings and sculptures inside. A 10-20 minute look is good enough.

Trastevere isn't so much of a must see tourist spot - it's more of a must see neighborhood. Strolling through the tiny streets and finding a delicious little hole in the wall restaurant. In Piazza San Egidio you will find the Museo del Folklore, which owns a collection of 27 paintings by Ettore Roesler Franz (see my travelogue for some of his paintings).

Trastevere didnt live up to our expectations, its like most of Rome, maybe because we went on a Sunday, looking for Via del Moro and a friend's insistent recommendation on eating at Mario's, which unfortunately shut down.
However, the best ice cream we had in Rome was in a small shop while walking to the church - I think Santa Maria.....I had Frutti Di Bosco which was divine and delicious, Via del Moro also has a tiny shops selling homemade chocolate which everyone must buy even though its a little expensive.
Diagonally opposite the chocolate shop there is a small cafe with only 2 benches which has the best pizza and calzone we ate during our stay