Via Urbana, among craft shops and gourmet destinations
It is the oldest neighborhood in Rome but does not show it at all. Rione Monti, the ancient Roman Suburra, owes its name to the articulated morphology of the territory, which unfolds in the dense streets and gentle slopes. New gourmet destination of the capital, the atmosphere that you breathe is the perfect combination of the slow rhythms of
the ancient craft shops and the desire to experiment new creative metropolitan. Via Urbana is one of the arteries of the neighborhood, which runs from the top of the district up to the metro station "Cavour". Home to rich aristocratic domus in Roman times was called "Vicus patricius". The current name was given instead to Pope Urban VIII, who decided to readjust and expand it. The walk starts near the beginning of the valley between the hills and the Interior Ministry Esquilino, with a bet of one of the oldest churches in Rome: the Santa Pudenziana. Built in the fourth century, it has now become the reference point of the Community of the Philippine capital. In front, it stands secure the Monastery of the Infant Jesus, with its church. We are continuing in the beautiful gates and palaces from the nineteenth-century decadent, giving a Via Urbana atmosphere a little 'melancholy that sometimes we like. Via Urbana you can find shops of young creatives that alternate with craft shops of the past and for a gourmet break you'll be spoiled for choice. Before arriving in Piazza della Suburra and conclude so your excursion, take one last peek at the Church of San Lorenzo in Fonte, who keeps a bust of Pope Urban VIII, who much you have of the beauty of this road.
