Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0
Passeggiata del Gianicolo
The terrace above Trastevere with the whole city laid out below it, and almost no queue.
The Janiculum is not one of Rome's seven hills, which is partly why it gets left off itineraries. It also has the best view in the city — the full spread of domes and rooftops, with St Peter's to the right and the hills behind. There is a terrace, a line of busts of Garibaldi's followers, and a cannon fired at midday.
Walk up through Trastevere in the hour before sunset. Coming down afterwards puts you in Trastevere exactly at dinner time, which is not an accident.
Before you go
- Best time
- The hour before sunset
- The cannon
- Fired daily at noon — loud, and a small crowd gathers for it
- Route
- Uphill through Trastevere, about 20 minutes from the river
Published · updated · details checked
Researched from published sources rather than a personal visit. Check before you go.
Where it is
In these guides
Also in Rome
Trips · Ancient building
The Pantheon
A 1,900-year-old concrete dome with a hole in the top, still the largest of its kind.
Pigna1/4
Trips · Park
Villa Borghese gardens
Eighty hectares of umbrella pines above the centre, with a terrace over Piazza del Popolo.
Pinciano
Trips · Walk
The Trastevere lanes
Ivy, cobbles and ochre walls — an entirely different neighbourhood before and after dark.
Trastevere