Location: Aventino
Top Things to do in Aventino
What to do and see in Aventino, Lazio: The Best Points of Interest & Landmarks
Rome wasn't built in a day--and you'll need much more than a day to take in this timeless city. The city is a real-life collage of piazzas, open-air markets, and astonishing historic sites. Toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain, contemplate the Colosseum and the Pantheon, and sample a perfect espresso or gelato before spending an afternoon shopping at the Campo de’Fiori or Via Veneto. Enjoy some of the most memorable meals of your life here, too, from fresh pasta to succulent fried artichokes or a tender oxtail stew.
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1. Priorato dei Cavalieri di Malta
2. Chiesa dei Santi Nereo e Achilleo
3. Piramide Cestia
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 578 reviews
Reviewed By 82manuelal - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
The pyramid of Caius Cestius, built between 18 and 12 BC is a symbol of a funerary monument and has so a fascination of its perfect geometric form, and is in centrum of Rome; it's like the pyramid as the one of Saqqara in Egypte; situated at the crossroads of two major ancient roads Ostiensis and the Vicus Portae and was built in the ancient Rome during the Augustian period and only the pyramid of Caius Cestius has survived and intact and the inscription Caius Cestius is to see on the facade; he was a priest of a prestigious college in charge of organising ritual sacrificial banquets for the gods and he was inspired by Oriental model of tombs; it's a large travertine stone podium and all the pyramid is constructed with white marble stones. Rome has only this one pyramid and it's a stunning monument to see in center of the city
4. Piazza della Bocca della Verita
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4.0 based on 755 reviews
Reviewed By 82manuelal - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
A picturesque roman square with very ancient temples, the temple of Fortuna Virile, in a greek-italian architecture, and the temple of Vesta; in the middle of the little park is a nice fountain, banks to have a sit and you feel to be in ancient times in Rome; on the other side of the road is the famous Bocca della Verita; ( merit absolutely a visit)
5. Casa Bellezza
6. Bocca della Verita
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4.0 based on 1,833 reviews
The legend of this 4th-century stone, located in the Church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, says that it eats the hand of liars.
Reviewed By BMLunaPhoto - Oceanside, United States
I was lucky enough to visit Bocca della Verita and the beautiful Santa Maria in Cosmedin church during the offseason on Halloween week. The line was very short and the exhibit attendants were a blast to converse with. While I’ve read some reviews saying that they “make you” pay a fee to visit, this was not the case during my visit. They didn’t ask for any kind of payment, but I did give a few Euros to the donation box as I do at all pieces of historical significance in Italy. The church, although small and humble, is ripe with history and honestly one of my favorites in the city. Do yourself a favor and pay the Euro to descend downstairs into the crypts. Yes, it’s very small and may be lackluster to those that just trekked around the Colosseum and Forum but it is bespoke to the story that only this church can tell. When you’re dead-center inside of the church in front of the two massive front doors take a moment to appreciate the acoustics and intricate mosaics of this centuries old Byzantine beauty!
7. San Cesareo in Palatio
8. Casina Del Cardinal Bessarione
9. Forum Boarium
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4.0 based on 74 reviews
Reviewed By callek2016 - Hong Kong, China
While visiting Bocca della Verità Don’t forget to look in where it maybe comes from and also the fabulous temple of Hercules Victor. Easy accessible as just over the street from Bocca della Verità and then you could have a walk to the pyramid.
10. Piazza Testaccio
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