4 Local Spots in Rome Tourists Don't Know About
4 landmarks with verified facts and stories
Campo de' Fiori
Piazza Campo De’ Fiori, I Municipio, Rome, 00186, Italy
Every morning this piazza fills with market stalls selling tomatoes, artichokes, fresh pasta, dried chillies, and flowers — it has been a market since at least the 1800s, and the name Campo de' Fiori means "field of flowers.
Piazza Navona
Piazza Navona, I Municipio, Rome, 00186, Italy
The reason this piazza is shaped like a racetrack is that it was a racetrack.
Testaccio
Piazza Testaccio, I Municipio, Rome, 00153, Italy
The neighbourhood of Testaccio is named after a hill that is not a hill.
Trastevere
I Municipio, Rome, Italy
Trastevere means "across the Tiber," and for most of Rome's history, that meant this was the wrong side of the river.
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