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Viewpoint · Gianicolo · Rome

Terrazza del Gianicolo

Umbrella pines, a low parapet, the whole city turning pink

‹ Rome
When it fits
Best in the evening · about 45 min
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Where it is

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Straight-line distances: Trastevere 609 m · Glass Hostaria 654 m · Trapizzino Trastevere 706 m. Not travel times.

Why Aura
The widest free view over the domes of the centro, best in the hour before sunset. Walk up from Trastevere by the steps of Via Garibaldi; a cannon still fires at noon below the terrace.
ViewRomanticGood with kids
Photo tip · Aura editorial

Last hour before sunset, facing east with the light behind you · from The parapet of Piazzale Giuseppe Garibaldi, north end, domes of Sant'Andrea della Valle and the Pantheon in line

TodayHours to re-checkHours not in OpenStreetMap
Visit lengthAbout 45 min
WeatherOutdoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortSome slopes or steps
Sources and dates (5)
  • When it fits: Aura editorial estimate.
  • Today: Hours not in OpenStreetMap
  • Visit length: Aura estimate
  • Effort: Aura estimate
  • Tags are Aura editorial judgement.

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If it rains

Santa Maria in TrastevereTrastevere · Medieval gold mosaics in the apse catch the lamps after dark; step in during the evening opening, then eat in the lanes around the piazza.St Peter's BasilicaVatican / Borgo · Go at opening time, before the Vatican Museums crowds spill over, and add the dome climb for the view down onto the colonnade.Palazzo Altemps (Museo Nazionale Romano)Ponte / Piazza Navona · Pair it with Piazza Navona: two minutes away, and the courtyard and loggia are calm even when the piazza is packed.
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Also in this area

Santa Maria in TrastevereTrastevere · Medieval gold mosaics in the apse catch the lamps after dark; step in during the evening opening, then eat in the lanes around the piazza.TrastevereTrastevere (Rione XIII) · Cross at Ponte Sisto at sunset and drift south of Viale di Trastevere toward Piazza dei Ponziani, where the lanes are quieter than around Piazza Trilussa.Ponte Sisto at sunsetRegola / Trastevere · Cross it at sunset on the way into Trastevere for dinner; the upstream parapet faces the light and the dome.