Sights in the Outskirts

What to see beyond the walls and in the outlying neighborhoods of Rome

Tourist info:
www.turismoroma.it
www.060608.it
City museums:
www.museiincomuneroma.it
Ancient sites:
archeoroma.beniculturali.it

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Basilica di San GiovanniSan Giovanni in Laterano - Rome's cathedral—no, it isn't St. Peter's—is one of the great basilican churches of Rome, with a Giotto fresco and some lovely quiet cloisters... Full story

Scala Santa in RomeScala Santa - Across the street from Rome's cathedral (San Giovanni in Laterano), is an unassuming, small, chapel-like structure housing the Scala Santa, the "Holy Staircase"of 28 steps of Tyrian marble that legend holds were the actual staircase of Pilate's house, which Jesus descended after being condemned, brought back to Rome by St. Helena... Full story

Mercato Via SannioSan Giovanni Clothing Market - The Via Sannio market is best place to pick up inexpensive new and cut-rate used clothing and outfit yourself like a true Roman. You can also pick up cheap army surplus in case you need an extra pack, sleeping bag, or tent).... Full Story

St. Paul's Outside the Walls in Rome* San Paolo Fuori le Mura - One of the four great basilicas in Rome, badly damaged by fire but beautifully restored, and well worth the trek out here for its lovely cloisters... Full story

Art Center Acea - Centrale Montemartini Museum* Centrale Montemartini - The Acea Art Center is a bona fide deus ex macchina experience. They've prettied up the old Montemartini power plant to house over 400 gorgeous ancient Roman sculptures from the Capitoline Museums collections that haven't been seen by the public in decades. They’re displayed evocatively against a backdrop of the power plant's inky black iron machinery, much of it so massive and muscularly mechanical that it looks more like a metaphor of early industry than actual working devices, like it came from a Fritz Lang movie set... Full story

Via Appia Antica** The Ancient Appian Way - The arrow-straight Via Appia Antica was the first of Rome's great consular roads, running 370km (222 miles) to Brindisi in Apulia, the heel of Italy's boot. Bits of the Ancient Appian Way—there is a semi-parallel modern road called Via Appia Nuova—are covered in tar now to facilitate vehicular traffic. But the original, rutted Roman flagstones still cover long swathes of this mighty ancient road, and it is lined by magnificent ancient tombs and creepy Christian catacombs.

Ostia Antica** Ostia Antica - The ghost town ruins of Rome's ancient seaport are like Pompeii without the crowds—and just a 14-mile subway ride west of downtown.... Full story

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