The Other Side of the Tiber

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Geo: 41.8955, 12.4823

This morning we thought we got to the Vatican Museum early, but there was a massive line, although it was moving. We decided to buy tickets online and come back later on at 1pm. We caught a bus and went to the Trastevere district of the city.

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Photos

01 Cured Meat
Dry, air cured meats.

02 Interior
Inside the basilica looking towards the altar - there is so much to look at!

03 Apse
The richly mosaic decorated apse from the 13th century.

04 Frescoes
Two of the sixteen saints that are painted above the columns in the nave.

05 Stained Glass
19th century stained glass above the entrance to the basilica of popes.

06 Chapels
Some of the basilica's side chapels.

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Mosaics from the 13th century in the apse.

16 Exterior
The exterior of Santa Maria in Trastevere.

17 Proscuitto Shop
A place to eat proscuitto and drink wine, as advertised by the piglet.

18 Porta Settimiana
An old gate in the old Aurelian walls, originally from the 3rd century.

19 Other Side
A church on the other side of the Tiber River - San Giovanni dei Fiorentino.

20 Vatican City
We walked along Via del Porta Santo Spirito to enter the Vatican City.