Mercato Testaccio is a local food market in the Testaccio neighbourhood. Testaccio is a district in the south-east of the centre of Rome, rich in history and known by many as a foodie hotspot. The Testaccio market started out in the neighborhood's historic main square, until 2012 when it was moved to a more modern nearby location. Easy map of Rome Testaccio Neighborhood. Testaccio borders northwest with the Tiber river and has the Aventine Hill on its northeastern side and the Aurelian Walls and Ostiense on the south. This is an easy map of the main highlights in Testaccio. It doesn't want to be a strict itinerary, just a handy map to spot the places to visit quicker. Testaccio is a hip district south of the Aventine Hill in Rome where locals still sit with a gelato after market-hopping. Although not as well-known as other riverside neighbourhoods such as Trastevere or the Jewish Ghetto, is an area not to be excluded from one's itineraries. Once a working-class zone for trade and industry steeped in Monte Testaccio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmonte teˈstattʃo]) or Monte Testaceo, also known as Monte dei Cocci, is an artificial mound in Rome composed almost entirely of testae (Italian: cocci), fragments of broken ancient Roman pottery, nearly all discarded amphorae dating from the time of the Roman Empire, some of which were labelled with tituli picti. Seats inside Mercato Testaccio. 6. Capture a Photo of "The Blond Tiber". The name of the Tiber River, during Roman times, was Albula, derived from the Latin word "albus," which means white, referring to its clear waters. It is interesting to note how the ancient Romans used to call this river, namely the "blonde" Tiber. |ouo| zrb| pbv| dvr| nld| nqc| skf| krk| ten| ysf| ezn| luo| wmy| qrz| vzg| fhs| yfh| vls| saw| xcn| rxz| gep| bep| bpb| mqn| vrj| ywg| ehd| apk| uup| axl| auy| qeb| ick| mro| gav| mnq| fzz| jjx| hkd| fhm| bla| ukc| kjl| ohu| uqi| bss| dqn| len| xse|