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Sallustiano, Rome — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Sallustiano is the seventeenth rione of Rome, inside Municipio I, named for the ancient Gardens of Sallust that stood on this ground.
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Where to stay in Sallustiano
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
Two poles pull at a stay here: the Galleria Borghese and the Villa Borghese Pinciana at one end, and Porta Pia with the Museo Storico dei Bersaglieri at the other. The rione is small. Its whole area falls inside Municipio I, so a room anywhere in it keeps the Boncompagni Ludovisi Decorative Art Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome within an easy walk.
You want this rione if galleries and quiet streets matter more than sleeping on top of the ancient centre of Rome.
Few places to stay in Sallustiano — most visitors book in Rome nearby.
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Sallustiano
The Galleria Borghese and the Villa Borghese Pinciana stand at one edge of Sallustiano, which puts those collections a short walk from the door instead of a ride across Rome.Find hotels in Sallustianothe Museo Storico dei Bersaglieri end of the rionePorta Pia
Porta Pia marks the far edge of Sallustiano, with the Museo Storico dei Bersaglieri beside it and the Monument to the Bersagliere on the same ground. Rooms are few around here — worth securing early.Find hotels in Porta PiaHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
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Museums & Galleries
4- Galleria Borghese Heritage
- Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome Heritage
- Villa Borghese Pinciana Heritage
- Boncompagni Ludovisi Decorative Art Museum Heritage
Churches & Religious Sites
3- Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant'Adriano Church Heritage
- Santa Teresa in Panfilo Heritage
- chiesa delle Ancelle del Sacro Cuore Heritage
Castles & Historic Sites
3- Hypogeum of via Livenza Heritage
- Monument to the Bersagliere Heritage
- Porta Pia
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About Sallustiano
What are the main landmarks in Sallustiano?
Antiquity sits under the streets. The Gardens of Sallust gave the rione its name, and the register adds the Temple of Venus Erycina, the Mausoleum of Lucilius Paetus, and the Catacomb di Trasone beneath the later blocks. Museums carry the rest: the Galleria Borghese and the Villa Borghese Pinciana, the Boncompagni Ludovisi Decorative Art Museum, and the Museo Storico dei Bersaglieri beside Porta Pia.
What is the history of Sallustiano?
The rione was formally constituted in 1921. Its name reaches much further back, to the Gardens of Sallust, the ancient estate that stood on this ground long before the modern street grid was laid across it. Burial ground runs beneath it: the Catacomb di Santa Felicita, the Catacomb of San Panfilo, and the Hypogeum of via Livenza are all listed here, alongside the Tomb of Quintus Sulpicius Maximus.
Municipio I administers it.
Where is Sallustiano?
The rione lies inside Municipio I of Rome, its ground shared by Porta Pia, the Galleria Borghese, and the Villa Borghese Pinciana.
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What is the best area to stay in Sallustiano?
Sallustiano: waking up beside the Galleria Borghese collections. Porta Pia: the Museo Storico dei Bersaglieri end of the rione. Rome: a wider room supply when Sallustiano fills up.
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Updated October 2026