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Three more Trastevere secrets

Three more Trastevere secrets

Where I tell you how to find peaceful cloisters and a stunning Borromini mosaic

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Gillian Longworth McGuire
Apr 12, 2023
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So many of Rome’s treasures are hidden away, difficult to access, or just not that well known. That makes finding them all the more special.

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Trastevere secrets
Now that the weather is finally a little cooler, I am taking longer walks again. One of my favorite walks takes me over Rome’s oldest bridge and across the river. Trastevere is one of Rome’s most beguiling neighborhoods. It’s got cobblestones and ivy-draped ochre buildings, ancient churches, and…
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3 years ago · 7 likes · 5 comments · Gillian Longworth McGuire

I am going to tell you about three places in Trastevere that tick all of those descriptive boxes. Two of them took me a few tries to visit and the third only just reopened after a three-year-long closure so keep that in mind and be prepared for a locked gate despite published opening times.

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