Old Rome
Old Rome is the historic medieval and renaissance center of Rome. While the oldest section of Rome is at the Forum, and the Modern Center has shifted to the Via Veneto, Old Rome remains the city's most charming district, with lovely piazzas and streets to wander and find small cafes and restaurants.Notable Places in the Area
Castel Sant'Angelo
Photo: TeKappa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mausoleum of Hadrian, usually known as Castel Sant'Angelo, is a towering rotunda in Parco Adriano, Rome, Italy.
Piazza Navona
Photo: Paolo Monti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piazza Navona is a public open space in Rome, Italy.
Ara Pacis
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The Ara Pacis Augustae is an altar in Rome dedicated to the Pax Romana.
Localities in the Area
Vatican
Photo: Michelangelo, Public domain.
Vaticano is a district of Rome measuring 225.2 hectares, it encompasses the 49 hectares Vatican City State, as well as the surrounding Roman neighbourhoods of Borgo and Prati.
Modern Centre
Photo: Goldmund100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Modern Centre of Rome, home to the Via Veneto, Quirinale, Castro Pretorio, Repubblica, and Trevi neighbourhoods, is the city's hub of activity, especially shopping and nightlife.
Trastevere
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trastevere is a district in Rome. The district's name derives from the Latin words "Trans Tiberem": beyond the Tiber river.
Old Rome
- Type: old town
- Description: world heritage site
- Location: Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.8992° or 41° 53' 57" northLongitude
12.4697° or 12° 28' 11" eastOpen Location Code
8FHJVFX9+MVWikidata ID
Q523026Old Rome Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: روما القديمة
- Armenian: Հին Հռոմ
- Belarusian: Стары Рым
- Catalan: centre històric de Roma
- Cornish: Hen Rom
- Dutch: Historisch Centrum
- Dutch: Oude stad van Rome
- English: Historic district of Rome
- English: historic centre of Rome
- French: Centre historique de Rome
- French: Vieux Rome
- French: centre historique de Rome
- Galician: Centro histórico de Roma
- German: Altstadt Roms
- German: Historisches Zentrum
- German: Historisches Zentrum von Rom
- Greek: Παλιά Ρώμη
- Hausa: Wurin Tarihi na Roma
- Hebrew: העיר העתיקה
- Hebrew: רומא/רומא הישנה
- Hungarian: Róma történelmi központja
- Italian: centro storico di Roma
- Japanese: ローマ歴史地区、教皇領とサン・パオロ・フオーリ・レ・ムーラ大聖堂
- Norwegian: Romas historiske sentrum
- Norwegian Bokmål: Romas historiske sentrum
- Persian: ناحیه تاریخی رم
- Portuguese: Roma Velha
- Scots: Auld Roum
- Slovenian: zgodovinski center Rima
- Slovenian: zgodovinsko središče Rima
- Spanish: Centro historico de Roma
- Spanish: Centro histórico de Roma
- Vietnamese: Trung tâm lịch sử thành Roma
- Vietnamese: thành La Mã
- Vietnamese: thành Roma cổ đại
- Welsh: Hen Rufain
- Welsh: Yr Hen Rufain
- Centro storico di Roma
In the Area
- Palatine HillLocality
- ViminaleLocality
- Colosseo
- Esquilino-San Giovanni
- MonteverdeQuarter
- Aventino-Testaccio
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Old Rome. Photo: jimmyweee, CC BY 2.0.