Rome Street Map

Rome, the eternal city and a living museum. No other city has combined so successfully such a diverse heritage of Classical antiquities, medieval buildings, Renaissance palaces and Baroque Churches. Today’s visitor cannot fail to be impressed by the immensity of the great town planning project that is Rome.

Everything about Rome is interesting which is why we produced a Rome street map which captures many of the cities splendid cultural and religious sites large and small. Having an easy to read, fully detailed and truly convenient travel map of Rome can make your next trip a more memorable.

The Rome street map from Streetwise provides the best overall views of Rome’s center city as seen from the following famous Roman hills:

The Belvedere on the Janiculum (Gianicolo) map reference L5. Easily reached from the neighborhood of Trastevere where you should spend some time walking around this charming neighborhood during the day. After dark, Trastevere turns rather youthful and raucous. Anyway walking west to the via Garibaldi you will find steps - white dashed lines on blue casing depicted on the Streetwise map - leading up to S. Pietro in Montorio and the beautiful fountain of Acua Paola. A short walk along the Passeggiata Gianicolo takes you up to the Monument of Giuseppe Garibaldi from where stunning eastern views of Rome can be savoured.

The Aventine Hill is approached from the Piazalle Uga la Malfa on the via del Circo Massimo, cross from the famous Circus Massimo, on through the rose garden (Rosetta di Roma) and up to Via S Sabina and walk toward the end of the street to find the Priorato di Malta which contains the famous keyhole through which you can see Saint Peters Basilica. Fantastic!

The Pincio (C9) offers another wonderful overview looking west over the city of Rome. Ideally, you first book tickets for an early morning visit to the Borghese Gallery. The Gallery is located in the Villa Borghese gardens about half hour walk west from the Pincio viewpoint. Visit the Borghese Gallery first than stroll through the Borgheses Gardens to the Pincio for the views. Then walk down the steps to the Piazza del Popolo and follow the via del Corso to Ara Pacis street and walk over to see the Alter of Peace in the Richard Meier designed building. Come back out to the via corso than walk down via Condotti heading toward the Spanish steps at the Piazza di Spagna in time for lunch. This is prime high fashion shopping territory and excellent people watching ville.

The Roman Forum and Palatine hill at Rome street map ref. M11 was the political, commercial, and religious heart of Rome. This site where few columns now stand among ruined walls and crumbling foundations bore witness to 12 centurimapes of history which established Roman civilization. The Palatine is also rich in archaeological sites which served as a residential area during the republic.

Access to the Forum is off the via di Fori Imperiali map ref L11. After the Palatine you’ll exit near the Coliseum and Arch of Constantine.

The Capitoline Hill E-F24 symbolized the power of ancient Rome. There now stands the city’s administrative offices and the Church of Santa Maria d’Aracoeli. Depicted in architectural detail on the Rome street map inset.

North of the Coliseum up the via Fori Imperiali you’ll walk into  the older district of Rome. On the Streetwise map of Rome front there is an inset map of Historic Rome. This is an enlarged area map drawn to a scale of 1:8700 and is the most detailed, complete and readable map of the Historic center of Rome you can find.

Here you will visit famous sites like Pantheon, the Piazza Navona, Piazza Venezia, Campo dei Fiori, Trevi Fountain, the Capitoline museums at the Piazza di Compidoglio the great synagogue now the Jewish museum and a wealth of old palaces and churches.

No trip to Rome is complete without a visit to the Vatican City, Saint Peter’s Basilica and the Vatican Museum including the Sistine Chapel. So much has been written about the Vatican Museum and Saint Peters Square that the only thing to add is that the Vatican complex is nicely drawn in architectural detail on the Streetwise Rome city map and to visit both the museum and the Basilica late in the day when most of the big groups are gone is worth considering.

Church art and architecture in Rome is a fascinating subject in itself.  The Catholic Popes were the benefactors of great artists and architects throughout Rome’s history.  A brief list below highlights some really interesting churches indexed on the Streetwise map of Rome, Italy.

Gesú Church: The main Jesuit church in Rome. Magnificent Baroque chapel of S. Ignatius.

San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane G12-13 Borromini’s masterpiece with intricate façade.

San Clemente : One of the oldest Basilicas in Rome. brilliant excavations showing centuries of christiandom.

San Giovanni in Laterano (St. John Lateran) Originally built by Constantine in 312. Rebuilt in Baroque style in the 18th century

San Lorenzo fuori le Mura The Basilica of St Lawrence without walls dates from the 6th century and the 13th century.

San Pietro in Vincoli (St. Peter in Chains) K13 Contains the statue of “Moses” a powerful work by Michelangelo.

Sant Andrea al Quirinale: Built by Bernini in 1658. Theatrically baroque

Sant Agostino, G8 S. Augustine was one of the first churches built (1480) according to the  concepts of the Renaissance. It contains Caravaggio’s “Madonna of the Pilgrims”

Sant'Agnese fuori le Mura

Santa Costanza

Santa Croce in Gerusalemme

San Luigi dei Francesi D9  Completed in 1589 and consecrated as the National French Chuch in Rome. Main highlights are three Caravaggio paintings depicting the life of St Mathew.

Santa Maria degli Angeli This prestigious church was built amidst the ruins of Diocletian’s baths

Santa Maria del Popolo D9 One of the finest examples of Renaissance style in Rome. The Cerasi Chapel contains Caravagio’s  paintings and the Chigi Chapel was designed by Raphael.

Santa Maria in Aracoeli G25 Formerly a greek momastery and converted to a church in 1250 It stands on the highest point on the Capitoline Hill.

Santa Maria in Cosmedin M-N10 Elegant 12 century campanile

Santa Maria in Domnica

Santa Maria in Trastevere M7 Built around 1140 this church is decorated with mosaics on the outside upper façade and within the church the 12 century mosaics are beautiful.

Santa Maria MaggioreI14-15 This is one of the four Basilicas which enjoys the priviledge of extraterritorality conferred by the Lateran Treaty in 1929.

Santa Maria sopra Minerva D22 The church stands on the site of a small oratory built around 800 ad on the ruins of the temple of Minerva. In 1280 the church was rebuilt in the Gothic style. Of special interest is the beautiful statue “Il Christo” by Michaelangelo

San Pietro in Montorio M6 A rennaisance church built at the end of the 15th century, it contains the “Tempietto” or miniture temple one of the first works by Bramante in Rome.

Santa Prassede I14 It contains a beautiful 9th century mosaics and the chapel of St Zeno, Rome’s finest Byzntine monument.

Santa Sabina N9 This is the best remaining example of an early Christian Basilica founded in the 5th century.

Santi Cosma e Damiano 5th century church with beautiful 16 century coffered ceiling.

Santi Giovanni e Paolo N13 This is an ancient Basilica in Rome built in 398 but was damaged by the sack of Alaric in 410. Restored in 842, sacked again by Normans and restored in 1084. Contains many relics and a museum.

Santi Quattro Coronati

Santo Stefano Rotondo

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