URBAN HIKE UP THE JANICULUM HILL

An off-the-beaten track walk in an authentic and quiet Rome where to feel its diversity made of nature, history and panoramic views!

We’ll start climbing from Ponte Sisto, the only medieval bridge built in Rome and inaugurated for the Jubilee Year of 1475 by Pope Sixtus IV, the commissioner of the Sistine Chapel . After some charming views of Trastevere, we’ll reach the Tempietto, a little temple designed by Donato Bramante between 1502 and 1510 which has become a model for several Renaissance architects. We’ll see the memorial for the italian soldiers who died during the Unification years and the busts of the war heroes. Finally we’ll reach the top of the Janiculum Hill, the second tallest in town, which offers a breath-taking view over the unique skyline of Rome, dominated by domes and its iconic monuments, including the Pantheon and St Peter’s dome. Every day at 12, following an old tradition, an historic cannon here shoots adjusting all churches’ watches as their bells ring the Midday time to Romans!.

On the way down, by a different pathway, we’ll enjoy more views passing by the medieval monastery of Saint Onofrius and ending by the Tiber, close to Castel Sant’Angelo

DURATION: 3 HOURS. IDEAL FOR NATURE LOVERS!

Tour goes gently uphill and downhill

MEETING: Ponte Sisto

HOW TO ARRIVE: Bus 23, 280