Santa Maria in Trastevere

The Santa Maria is in Trastevere is a beautiful church located a few blocks off of the road Trastevere. The fountain at Santa Maria in Trastevere was dead to the eye, as there was no water flowing from it at the time. The piazza is wide open and has quite a few stores surrounding it. As you enter the church the doors are smaller than in many of the other churches, almost kind of discreet. In fact, the church really isn't big at all, but it definitely has some fine artwork. The altar which is dwarfed by the papal alter mentioned in previous blogs, is in front of a wall of gold that is topped with a half dome. My favorite part was the curvy stair well that leads up to the seat where the organ is played.