Ponte is the 5th rione of Rome. It gets is name from the Ponte d’Angelo, which connects it to the Borgo district across the Tiber. Thanks to Pope Sixtus V the bridge itself is part of the rione Borgo, but the name of the district did not change.
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The neighbourhood called Ponte (rione V) is located across the river from the Castel Sant’Angelo and is one of the most beautiful districts in Rome. It is characterized by its narrow alleys, intimate piazze and cosy restaurants.
Ponte means “bridge” and the rione gets its name from the Ponte Sant’Angelo, the pedestrian bridge to the Castel Sant’Angelo. This bridge also makes it very easy to walk to the Vatican City. There are no metro stations in or near the area, but from the main street Corso Vittorio Emanuele II it is easy to get everywhere by bus.
The rione Ponte does not have any obvious main attractions, but the Via Giulia and the Via Coronari are among the most beautiful streets of the city. Some of the most famous squares of Rome, such as the Piazza della Rotonda, the Campo de’ Fiori and Piazza Navona are located just outside its borders.
There is an endless choice of restaurants and, once you are away from the main street, they are all in a beautiful setting. Through Booking.com you can find nice boutique hotels in the district. Accommodation prices in the Ponte neighbourhood are slightly on the high side, but you will be close to all the major sights in Rome.
Palazzo Medici Clarelli Rome
The Palazzo Medici Clarelli is a historic building on the Via Giulia in Rome. Today it is one of the seats of the Municipality of Rome (Municipio 1). The coat of arms on the facade refers to the Medici.
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The Via Giulia is a narrow street in the historic center of Rome. The street meanders more or less parallel to the curves of the river Tiber and the Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. It is lined with several stately historic buildings.
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The Chiostro del Bramante is attached to the Santa Maria della Pace Church and is located in the center of Rome. This 15th century cloister is used as an exhibition space. The present one is dedicated to Banksy.
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The church of Santa Maria della Pace is located in the Via della Pace in the historical district Ponte in Rome. Next to the church is Bramante’s Cloister, which is used as a museum.
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The Church of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme is located slightly north of the Piazza Navona in Rome and is one of the very few churches in the world that (used to) have a notorious criminal buried inside.
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The Museo Napoleonico is located on the ground floor of the historical building Palazzo Primoli in the Ponte district in Rome. The nucleus of the museum is the collection count Primoli donated to the city in 1927.
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The Palazzo del Drago is a historical building in the Via dei Coronari in the Ponte district in Rome. The palace was built around the middle of the 16thh century. The name of the architect is not known.
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The Via dei Banchi Vecchi is one of the most beautiful streets in the center of Rome and even though it is very short it still manages to run through three rioni: Ponte, Parione and Regola.
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De Torre dei Frangipane is an old medieval tower in the Via dei Portoghesi in Rome. It is also named Torre della Scimmia (“Monkey Tower”), thanks to an old legend.
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The Palazzo Primoli in Rome is a historical building in the Ponte district in Rome. It houses no less than two museums: The Museo Napoleonico (ground floor) and the Mario Praz Museum on the third floor.
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