Take a tour of Trastevere in Rome, Italy — part of the World’s Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats. If Julius Caesar built his vacation villa there, you can bet that it’s a worthy location for anyone traveling through Rome. Trastevere, meaning “across the Tiber,” sits equidistant from the Colosseum in Rome and Vatican City. Narrow cobbled streets and medieval architecture gives the locality its quaint, colorful character. When Trastevere was first captured by the Romans, it was not developed or considered a part of the city proper. Thus, this part of Rome became a melting pot of different immigrant cultures, such as Syrians and Jews. Today, Trastevere still attracts many tourists, ex-pats, artists and celebrities, looking for the quieter side of Rome. Trastevere i
Hope the audio on this gets to stay…I know it’s copy written but it wouldn’t be a parody of Learn Ireland without it….