Janiculum Hill is overlooking  Tiber river and is on the side of Trastevere and is one of  Rome’s 7 hills.
It had always plyed a part in the Rome’s defense against possible attacks of invaders.
The last invasion took place   in 1849 when Garibaldi stopped the french troops on that very  hill.
In the park on the […]

The region of Trastevere is situated on the west bank of the river Tevere (Tiber in English) and south of the Vatican City. Its name means ‘beyond the Tiber’  and comes from the Latin ‘trans Tiberim.
Around 753-509 BC the area across the river belonged to the hostile Estruscans. Rome took over it so they […]

The Rome Mamertine Prison is among the most ancient jails in Rome. It is mostly famous for the stay of the Apostles Peter and Paul and for its capital executions. The Mamertine Rome Prison was discovered during archeological searches within the area of the Oblati of Maria Vergine, which is an annexe to the church […]