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Appia Antica One of the most beautiful consular roads of ancient Rome, the Appia Antica gives an idea of Romes's past beauty and glory. You will find many archaeological sites along this road, and even the first signs of Christian cu... Appia Nuova Unlike Appia Antica there is very little that is beautiful here. It is close to S.Giovanni, and the four or five-storey buildings went up in the 1950s and 1960s. Public transport to the historic centre is good, even by u... Ardeatina The Ardeatina is one of the roads that leads to the Castelli Romani. Usually it blocked by traffic, due to the narrow road and big lorries. There are some attractive spots with small villas at reasonable rents. Public tr... Aurelio, Bravetta Situated near the Circonvallazione Aurelia and Via Gregorio VII, the apartment buildings Aurelia are pleasant and most of them have balconies. This is mainly a respectable middle class part of town, with small businesses... Aventino, San Saba A predominantly residential area, the Aventino is ideal for those looking for peace and quiet with plenty of trees and parks. Situated on one of the seven hills of Rome, it is not far from the historic centre. However th... Axa, Casal Palocco, Infernetto These are all residential areas situated at about 15 kms from Rome, near the Via Cristoforo Colombo and Via Ostiense and half way between the city and the sea. Almost all the villas and apartments were built recently and... Balduina, Monte Mario This is a respectable middle class zone. The four to five-storey apartment blocks went up in the 1950s and most of the them have balconies, terraces and garage parking. Situated at the north-west of thee city, it is a go... Bologna, Nomentana Piazza Bologna is where all the life of the zone is centred. Very close to the Via Nomentana, it is a classic example of urban chaos. You will need patience if you decide to chose Piazza Bologna as your residence. There ... Camilluccia The Camilluccia district runs along the road of the same name. It's a quiet residential area with most of the compounds set back from the winding road. Many of them have swimming pools and tennis courts and communal gard... Campo de' Fiori This is in the heart of the historic centre, sandwiched between Piazza Navona and the meandering narrow streets that lead to the Tiber. There are probably more craft workshops and restorers’ studios, as well as fam... Cassia Old Roman consular road to the north-west, unfortunaly the Via Cassia has very little of the ancient glories of the Appia Antica. Everything in this area is centred along the traffic-blocked Via Cassia. It is crowded wit... Colosseum, Monti Colosseum is the between the Colosseum and S. Giovanni. It is still unspoilt even though it is close to some of Rome's best-known monuments. Here there are a number of 1930s apartment blocks, small traditional shops and ... Corso Francia This area is characterized by the big flyover that links Parioli and the historic centre with zones in the north of the city, such as Vigna Clara and Collina Fleming. The most recent development in this area is Rome's ne... Esquilino Near to Rome's main railway station, the Esquilino, is fast becoming Rome's Chinatown. However it is also still home to Romans who moved there in the mid-1920s when it was a good place to live for railway workers and gov... EUR Esposizione Universale Roma is EUR's full name. Built during fascism for the universal exhibition, it is a classic example of the architecture of that period. It is a relatively quiet area of the city, with imposing buil... Flaminio A pleasant district with three to four-storey apartment buildings. Situated between the historic centre and Corso Francia it is fast becoming the cultural centre of the city, thanks to the new music auditorium and the ne... Fleming The Fleming district is just off Corso Francia, on the other side of the road from Vigna Clara. Elegant and quiet you need plenty of money to live here. However there is nothing very attractive about the area and public ... Gregorio VII All activity in this area is mainly along Via Gregorio VII, a major road that leads from the Vatican to Via Aurelia in the north-west of the city. Often full of traffic, the area is well connected to the centre of Rome. ... Historic centre Of all the districts of Rome, the centre gives the best idea of the history of this city. It stretches from Piazza del Popolo to Piazza Venezia and from the the east bank of the Tiber up to Piazza di Spagna. From the Imp... Jewish Ghetto This is the small area that stretches from Largo Argentina to the river. Not much of the original ghetto remains as it was razed to the ground after the unification of Italy when the Jewish inhabitants, once restricted t... Laurentino The area takes its name from the Via Laurentino which runs south from the modern district of EUR. There are residential buildings with large apartments, often with gardens. There are also public parks and the whole area ... Magliana Once considered one of the zones with the highest crime rates in Rome, the Magliana is being transformed into a quiet and respectable residential zone. Close to the airport and to the modern suburb of EUR, Magliana is li... Monte Sacro Situated at the end of Via Nomentana, Montesacro is one of the garden suburbs of Rome, built in the 1930s along the lines of a British garden suburb. It is close to the Raccordo Anulare (the ring road) and it takes a lon... Monteverde Monteverde is realy divided into two areas, Monteverde Vecchia and Monteverde Nuovo.Monteverde Vecchio is situated above and beyond Trastevere and on one side of the Gianicolo, Monteverde Vecchio is characterized by thre... Monti Monti, between Termini station and Via dei Fori Imperiali, has a genuine village atmosphere even though it’s close to some of the city's main tourist sites. There are characteristic centuries-old buildings and a sm... Olgiata This district, situated outside the Gran Raccordo Anulare (Rome's ring road) is inhabitated by the wealthy. Made up of villas with gardens it offers a country style of life with the advantages of living near a big city. ... Ostiense, Garbatella The Ostiense was born as industrial district in the first years of the 1900s. Up to a couple of years ago the city's main fruit and vegetable market was located here, but this has now been moved out of Rome which makes t... Pantheon - Campo Marzio This is the political centre of the capital. Within a few metres of the massive columns of the Pantheon you can watch most of the country’s politicians go by, to the senate, the chamber of deputies, the government ... Parioli Parioli, which was built in the 1930s, has always been considered the zone of the affluent, socialite Romans. There are some attractive parts, for example the side that runs along Villa Borghese and around Piazzale dell ... Popolo - Spagna If you are looking for somewhere to live in this part of town head for the charming Via Margutta nestled under the Pincio hill. It was once a warren of artists’ studios, but is now an up market area where you will ... Prati Built at the end of 19th century after the unification of Italy Prati is one of the few examples of rational city planning in Rome. Prati has wide streets, but this doesn't seem to have helped the traffic that is often c... Prenestina The Via Prenestina goes east from S. Giovanni. It is almost always blocked by traffic. It a lively and functional but not very attractive part of town. The buildings are dull-looking and uninspiring, but accommodation is... Quartiere Africano, Salario, Trieste The area came by its name because almost all the streets here are called after African countries. It is close to Villa Ada one of the largest parks in the city. The buildings are rather run-down five or six-storey blocks... S. Giovanni The main attraction of of S. Giovanni is the basilica from which the district takes its name. It is the second largest church in Rome and with the square in front of it, where there are often trades union rallies and pop... S. Lorenzo This disctict, once the home of Rome's railway workers, then fashionable for its artists' lofts and studios, is now inhabited mainly by students at the nearby university La Sapienza, the university with the largest stude... St Peter's The main attraction of the zone is St Peter's and the surrounding borghi, as they are known. Full of tourists and pilgrims and Vatican officials, the area is usually off-limits to cars, because of the liturgical events i... Testaccio Built in the 19th century to house the workers of the near industrial zone of the Ostiense, today Testaccio is changing rapidly. From district dormitory it is slowly turning into a popular residential area. Just across t... Tiburtina This area takes its name from the wide road that runs through the whole district, starting from San Lorenzo and running east to Tivoli. This is an area of mainly low-cost, high-rise apartment blocks, built in the period ... Trastevere Near to the centre, Trastevere can be defined as the most "Roman" of the districts, even though it is now easier to meet foreigners than Romans living here. Characterized by numerous pedestrian islands it is one of the m... Veneto In the Dolce Vita days of the 1950s and 60s this used to be one of the most sought-after areas of the city but now it is a sad shadow of its former self. Many of the once-elegant buildings have now become head offices of... Vigna Clara
This area is between Corso Francia and Via Cassia. It is an rather characterless part of the city and there are only a few small public parks, but Romans consider it a good and safe neighbourhood to live. There is a vast...
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