Rome Trastevere is considered by numerous people the most authentic Roman quarter because, even though it is located not far away from the main tourist areas of the city, it has preserved the own characteristic rhythm and lifestyle.

The urban tissue, rich of typical pubs and markets, is organised around a large grid of alleys around the main square of Santa Maria in Trastevere. The church, founded around 220 after Christ, was rebuilt with the addiction of the belfry in 1138 after Christ by Pope Innocenzo II and finished, on the desire of Pope Clement XI, with the portico in front of the façade on the project of Carlo Fontana in 1702 after Christ. On the façade are applied some mosaics dating back to the 12th century, representing the Virgin in throne with the Child and a procession of ten Virgins; the internal part, on the contrary, with columns and capitals probably coming from an antique Egyptian temple, is furnished with mosaics and frescoes of Pietro Cavallini in the apse, and with the ceilings of Domenichino, and the decorations of Carlo Maratta. In the surroundings of the church of Santa Maria di Trastevere it is also possible to visit the Academy of the Lincei founded in the first years of the 17th century by Federico Cesi and the Gallery Corsini where are exhibited numerous works from the period going from Manierism to Baroque of Guido Reni, Lanfranco, Tiepolo, Canaletto, Carlo Maratta and Luca Giordano.