Trastevere
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nightime the place comes alive,outdoor dining sitting in a piazza with the crowds of people, just enjoy the atmosphere.
Reviewed by: dennis b from on Jun 23 2008
Trastevere, can be found directly across the Ponte Sisto bridge. As you walk the streets of Piazza Navona or Compo di Fiore, a short walk across the tiber river you will find this wonderful community with wonderful food lovely cafe's and ancient churches. Since it is not as well known as other Roman sites the cost is not as high as most on the tourist circuit. Items that cost 100 euro's on the Via Venito might only cost 30 in Trastevere. The food is some of the best I have eaten in all of Roma.
Reviewed by: Sharon AnnW from on Aug 21 2007
We stayed in this area and really enjoyed it -- tons of restaurants and some vendors at night-- enough to enjoy but not as overwhelming as being in a more touristy area of Rome.
Reviewed by: alltimelowrox989 from on Jul 27 2007
We went to visit my daughter who is studying in Rome. She has an apartment in Trastevere, so we stayed in Trastevere to be near her for a few days. We ate at Dar Poeta, excellent pizza, best ever. Food in Trastevere is best in Rome. Stay away from any self service eating places where food is shown in cases, pre-cooked and then microwaved. Good idea, bad experience. Best to go to grocery store, and purchase cheese, bread and wine for a quick lunch.
Reviewed by: Edward from on Feb 25 2007
The best resturants are on the side streets in Trastevere. I was there for 5 nights. Every night was better than the last. The resturants open after 8:00pm so plan on eating late, it's worth it.
Reviewed by: Petey from on Feb 25 2007
Trastevere is a great place to live if you are looking to settle somewhere. its beyond the noise of rome borders the banks of the tiber- so you have access to the ponte sisto which gives you access to a short walk to campo de fiori and many other famous spots in rome. trastevere has a variety of small shops and cafes- one especially famous to local students is Massi cafe- which is owned by Luca, a friendly and bald headed gentlman that speaks broken english but can more or less understand poor italian/english.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Dec 21 2006
We went there at night, and lots of people were out walking around. It's near the river and a good place for people watching, but other than that there's not a whole lot to see there.
Reviewed by: Meagan from on Jul 06 2006
It's nice to see Trastevere as it is I believe older Rome but if you want to fit it in with everything else this is a great place with many restaurents to choose from.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jun 29 2005
Trastevere is awesome! Maybe the best part of Rome. Being from athens and being used to places with a lot of people in small streets with little stores and restaurants I really enjoyed it. Access is easy and it's ideal for staying out late at night. If you have been to Plaka in Athens and you liked it, I'm sure you'll love Trastevere as well!
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on May 23 2005
i lived in rome for five weeks, and by now i know the city like any tour-guide, but eventhough colosseo, saint peter etc. are amazing monuments and historic events, i found "my" rome in some small streets in trastevere. the area is located between piazza navona and castel saint angelo (just across the river). you walk from the begining of via del governo vecchio and towards the "knee" or the river. and in these small streets of rome you don't meet any tourists, but there are a lot of little second-hand shops and anticvity-shops, but most important there are also a few really local restaurants where the romans sit all day playing chess and cards while talking about.. well.. everything.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Dec 01 2004
The Spirit of Rome
Back to Trastevere
nightime the place comes alive,outdoor dining sitting in a piazza with the crowds of people, just enjoy the atmosphere.
Reviewed by: dennis b from on Jun 23 2008
Trastevere, can be found directly across the Ponte Sisto bridge. As you walk the streets of Piazza Navona or Compo di Fiore, a short walk across the tiber river you will find this wonderful community with wonderful food lovely cafe's and ancient churches. Since it is not as well known as other Roman sites the cost is not as high as most on the tourist circuit. Items that cost 100 euro's on the Via Venito might only cost 30 in Trastevere. The food is some of the best I have eaten in all of Roma.
Reviewed by: Sharon AnnW from on Aug 21 2007
We stayed in this area and really enjoyed it -- tons of restaurants and some vendors at night-- enough to enjoy but not as overwhelming as being in a more touristy area of Rome.
Reviewed by: alltimelowrox989 from on Jul 27 2007
We went to visit my daughter who is studying in Rome. She has an apartment in Trastevere, so we stayed in Trastevere to be near her for a few days. We ate at Dar Poeta, excellent pizza, best ever. Food in Trastevere is best in Rome. Stay away from any self service eating places where food is shown in cases, pre-cooked and then microwaved. Good idea, bad experience. Best to go to grocery store, and purchase cheese, bread and wine for a quick lunch.
Reviewed by: Edward from on Feb 25 2007
The best resturants are on the side streets in Trastevere. I was there for 5 nights. Every night was better than the last. The resturants open after 8:00pm so plan on eating late, it's worth it.
Reviewed by: Petey from on Feb 25 2007
Trastevere is a great place to live if you are looking to settle somewhere. its beyond the noise of rome borders the banks of the tiber- so you have access to the ponte sisto which gives you access to a short walk to campo de fiori and many other famous spots in rome. trastevere has a variety of small shops and cafes- one especially famous to local students is Massi cafe- which is owned by Luca, a friendly and bald headed gentlman that speaks broken english but can more or less understand poor italian/english.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Dec 21 2006
We went there at night, and lots of people were out walking around. It's near the river and a good place for people watching, but other than that there's not a whole lot to see there.
Reviewed by: Meagan from on Jul 06 2006
It's nice to see Trastevere as it is I believe older Rome but if you want to fit it in with everything else this is a great place with many restaurents to choose from.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jun 29 2005
Trastevere is awesome! Maybe the best part of Rome. Being from athens and being used to places with a lot of people in small streets with little stores and restaurants I really enjoyed it. Access is easy and it's ideal for staying out late at night. If you have been to Plaka in Athens and you liked it, I'm sure you'll love Trastevere as well!
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on May 23 2005
i lived in rome for five weeks, and by now i know the city like any tour-guide, but eventhough colosseo, saint peter etc. are amazing monuments and historic events, i found "my" rome in some small streets in trastevere. the area is located between piazza navona and castel saint angelo (just across the river). you walk from the begining of via del governo vecchio and towards the "knee" or the river. and in these small streets of rome you don't meet any tourists, but there are a lot of little second-hand shops and anticvity-shops, but most important there are also a few really local restaurants where the romans sit all day playing chess and cards while talking about.. well.. everything.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Dec 01 2004
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