Villa Farnesina and Trastevere District Tour in Rome

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The beautiful Villa Farnesina, ancient house of Chigi Family painted by Raffaello Sanzio — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Villa Farnesina and Trastevere District Tour in Rome, photo 2 — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

After the visit of Villa Farnesina and a little walking tour in Trastevere, the visitors will see one of the most beautiful basilicas in Rome, the Romanic style in Our Lady of Trastevere, the first church dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

This trendy district will offer to the visitors a small image of another Rome, out of the confusion of the traffic and a lot of little restaurants, the best place for food tasting and where to stop after the visit and taste the real ROMAN CUISINE!! (Food is not included in the tour)

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At a glance

Duration: 2 h 30 min
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 6 people
People per booking: 1–10
Guide: English, Italian
Operated by: Rome Art Passion

Ages: Children (6–17 years) · Adults (18–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Entrance ticket for Villa Farnesina

Not included

Not included: Lunch

Itinerary

Villa Farnesina

one hour Admission included

After the entrance, the visitors with the regular tickets will see the most beautiful renaissance architectural building of Rome. They will see the private house of Agostino Chigi, the famous bankers that asked Raffaello to have a fresco and painting rooms for his young wife Francesca.
Stop 2

45 min

One of the first Christian Churches in Rome, completely decorated with gold mosaics and one of the most beautiful example of Romanic Art in Rome around IV century AD. This church is the first example of the reuse of the material: the constraction has been made using 24 coloms arriving from Caracalla Therms areal.
Fontana in Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere

15 min

S.Mary in Trastevere Fountain is believed to be the oldest still functioning fountain in Rome, subject to restorations, various types of interventions, and even a move. In fact, it seems that the first testimony of a source in that place can be traced back to the Augustan age, although there is no absolutely certain evidence of it. The source was supposed to be fed by the aqueduct that Augustus had built in 2 BC. for the feeding of its "naumachia", the artificial lake for naval combat shows built in the Trastevere area. The aqueduct was probably intended from the outset for such a purpose: in fact the water is not drinkable, and when it was not used for naumachia it was used for agricultural purposes and for the irrigation of the "Caesar's gardens", the park that Caesar himself wanted it to be made public after his death. In this district the Queen Cleopatra from Egypt was for more than 1 year living in Rome.