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Trastevere, Rome — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Trastevere is the thirteenth rione of Rome, on the west bank of the Tiber, its name drawn from the Latin trans Tiberim.
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Where to stay in Trastevere
The practical side of choosing where to sleep.
Beds cluster west of the Tiber. The medieval lanes around Santa Cecilia in Trastevere and San Crisogono hold small guesthouses and converted townhouses, while quieter rooms climb the slope toward San Pietro in Montorio above the rooftops. Villa Farnesina and the river bridges put the old centre within an easy walk.
If you want narrow cobbled streets and trattorias steps from your door, this rione fits.
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Around Santa Cecilia
The cobbled streets by Santa Cecilia in Trastevere keep small guesthouses in converted townhouses.Find hotels in Around Santa Ceciliacalmer rooms below San Pietro in MontorioBelow San Pietro in Montorio
The slope rising past San Pietro in Montorio and the Tempietto keeps quieter rooms above the riverside lanes.Find hotels in Below San Pietro in MontorioHotel 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
Things to do in and around Rome
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Churches & Religious Sites
8- Sant'Agnese in Agone Heritage
- Sant'Andrea della Valle Heritage church dedicated to Saint Andrew
- San Pietro in Montorio Heritage
- Santa Cecilia in Trastevere Heritage 5th-century church
- Santa Maria della Pace Heritage
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- San Crisogono Heritage
- San Pancrazio Heritage
- Santi Bonifacio e Alessio Heritage church on the Aventine Hill
Castles & Historic Sites
3- Porticus Octaviae ancient structure
- Arch of Janus ancient building
- Aqua Appia first ancient Roman aqueduct
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About Trastevere
What are the main landmarks in Trastevere?
Churches anchor the rione. The fifth-century basilica of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere and the early titular church of San Crisogono root the rione in the first Christian centuries of Rome. Higher up, San Pietro in Montorio shelters the Tempietto, Bramante's small domed shrine.
Nearer the river, Villa Farnesina keeps Renaissance frescoes behind a garden wall.
What is the history of Trastevere?
The name points across the river. Trastevere takes its name from the Latin trans Tiberim, meaning beyond the Tiber, the west-bank quarter that Rome counted as the thirteenth of its medieval rioni within Municipio I. Its parish churches, among them Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, grew from the early Christian city. Later the Renaissance left Villa Farnesina and the Tempietto at San Pietro in Montorio on the higher ground.
Where is Trastevere?
Trastevere sits on the west bank of the Tiber, across the river from central Rome, with higher ground rising along its western edge.
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What is the best area to stay in Trastevere?
Around Santa Cecilia: quiet lanes around Santa Cecilia. Below San Pietro in Montorio: calmer rooms below San Pietro in Montorio.
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Updated October 2026