Self-guided free tour
Trastevere, Tiber Island and the Ghetto: Mosaics, bridges and memory
Free · no booking Loop route
- Duration
- 1 h 55 min approx.
- Distance
- 3.5 km on foot
- Stops
- 10 stops
A walk on both banks of the Tiber: the lanes and basilicas of Trastevere, the island where Rome has been healing the sick for more than two thousand years, and the old Jewish Ghetto, with its synagogue, its Roman ruins and the memory of the 16th of October 1943. You will cross the oldest bridge in the city still standing as it was built, and finish at the most delicate fountain in Rome. About two hours and roughly three and a half kilometres, not counting time inside buildings.
Start and end Piazza Trilussa
Get thereThe route
The 1 marks where the tour starts and ends.
The 10 stops
At each one, a story of about two minutes.
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1
Piazza Trilussa Start
280 m · 4 min on foot
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2
Santa Maria in Trastevere
590 m · 8 min on foot
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3
San Francesco a Ripa
460 m · 7 min on foot
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4
Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
320 m · 5 min on foot
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5
Piazza in Piscinula
260 m · 4 min on foot
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6
Tiber Island
190 m · 3 min on foot
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7
Great Synagogue
170 m · 2 min on foot
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8
Portico of Octavia
100 m · 1 min on foot
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9
Theatre of Marcellus
320 m · 5 min on foot
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10
Turtle Fountain
810 m · 12 min back to the start
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Back at Piazza Trilussa
The tour ends where it started.
How it works
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1. Get to the start
Head to the starting point and tap “Start the tour”.
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2. Listen
At each stop, tap “I'm here” and listen to the story.
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3. Follow the map
Follow the map to the next stop. No rush.
Before you set off
Bring headphones and a charged phone: audio and map use up battery.
- It is a loop: you finish where you started.
- Stop whenever you like. Your progress is saved on this phone.
- The route and the texts load when you start, so it keeps working with patchy coverage.
- The walk stays outdoors. The time does not include going inside the buildings.
- Available in Spanish and English.
Use it offline
Save the audio, photos and route on this phone to do the tour with no data. Do it on wifi before you set off.
The download stopped halfway. What was already saved is still on this phone.
You can start the tour or leave this page: the download carries on.
Available offline
There is a new version. The one you have saved still works.
Photo credits
- 1. Piazza Trilussa: Blackcat · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 2. Santa Maria in Trastevere: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 3. San Francesco a Ripa: Messapi · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 4. Santa Cecilia in Trastevere: Rita batacchi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 5. Piazza in Piscinula: LPLT · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 6. Tiber Island: Deensel · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 7. Great Synagogue: Livioandronico2013 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 8. Portico of Octavia: Joris1919 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 9. Theatre of Marcellus: Fiat 500e · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 10. Turtle Fountain: Livioandronico2013 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons