Street Art Tour
Why Choose It?
- Discover a little-known side of Rome’s burgeoning art scene.
- Explore Ostienese and Testaccio—Rome’s trendiest areas.
- Combine culture with cuisine as we visit a local market.
Why Choose It?
- Discover a little-known side of Rome’s burgeoning art scene.
- Explore Ostienese and Testaccio—Rome’s trendiest areas.
- Combine culture with cuisine as we visit a local market.
Tour Description
Everybody knows Rome for its ancient, medieval, and baroque art, but its street art scene is burgeoning too. Graffiti is ubiquitous in the Eternal City (some better than others), but knowing what’s worth seeing means keeping up-to-date with what’s happening, and where. That’s why I’ve designed this Street Art tour, to bring you the best of Rome’s streets and and give you a real feel of some of its most authentic neighborhoods.
As we explore the Ostiense and Testaccio districts on the southeast banks of the River Tiber, we’ll encounter street artworks by Blu, Roa, JB Rock. Lena Cruz (YourBan2030) and many others, discovering the stories behind their work and the context in which they were made.
Itinerary
Ostiense District
Testaccio District
Monte Testaccio
Porta San Paolo
Tasting at Traditional Market
Pyramid of Cestius (external)
Non-Catholic Cemetery
Itinerary
Ostiense District
Testaccio District
Monte Testaccio
Porta San Paolo
Tasting at Traditional Market
Pyramid of Cestius (external)
Non-Catholic Cemetery
Find the hidden street art of Testaccio & Ostiense
It’s no surprise that Testaccio and Ostiense are home to Rome’s most groundbreaking urban artworks. Rough around the edges and only recently gentrified, these neighborhoods were once sprawling working-class districts, most of whose residents worked either at the slaughterhouse (once Europe’s largest) or the power plant.
Even in antiquity, Testaccio was a center of industry, as preserved in the incredible ‘Mount Testaccio‘ – a manmade hill of broken pottery shards. We’ll walk around this remarkable attraction, soaking in the atmosphere of the shacks and bars hewn into it, and emerge at Testaccio Market for some tastings of traditional Roman street food.
Included
Guided Tour
*Gratuities not included
Included
Guided Tour
*Gratuities not included
Encounter an ancient pyramid in the heart of the center
As we explore the Testaccio district, we’ll stumble upon an ancient pyramid, built in the first century to house the remains of a Roman nobleman.
Learn the fascinating history of this monument, and of the picturesque cemetery in its shadow, within the grounds of which are the tombs of John Keates, Percy Shelley, and Antonio Gramsci among others.
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Important Information
All itineraries are subject to change.
Tickets, once bought, are non-refundable.
Rome Art Tours is not responsible for circumstances beyond our control that prohibits any tour.
For example: closure of the Vatican facilities due to unannounced reasons, Acts of God, or prohibition of site entrance due to noncompliance of regulations. Policies and regulations are subject to change.
Food tours can be customized to accommodate dietary requirements and intolerances.
Important Information
Tour itineraries are subject to change.
Tickets, once bought, are non-refundable.
Rome Art Tours is not responsible for circumstances beyond our control that prohibits any tour.
For example: closure of the Vatican facilities due to unannounced reasons, Acts of God, or prohibition of site entrance due to noncompliance of regulations. Policies and regulations are subject to change.
Food tours can be customized to accommodate dietary requirements and intolerances.
