Walk Along the River

For a class assignment we were told to develop an hour long walk through Rome. I chose to make my walk follow the river, starting at the Piazza del Popolo a very famous piazza that was developed over hundreds of years and contains the Santa Maria del Popolo. After a brief stop at the Santa Maria del Popolo we will head back to the Tiber River and walk south to the Ponte Sant' Angelo where we will cross and arrive at the Castel Sant Angelo. The Castel Sant Angelo has been used for many things since it was built, such as a city wall, a prison, and as a safe house for popes in times of political unease. Leaving the Castel Sant Angelo we will head back toward the bridge, and southward along the river. We will go down to Piazza Trilusa, a common local night time hang out for Italians, where I will take the class through a few of the bars we have been to. Every time we have been to these bars we were the only Americans. Heading back to the river we will go south once more toward Isola, where the walk will conclude. Isola was once home to a temple dedicated to Aesclepius, the god of medicine, in times of plague the sick would be isolated here. Check out the map of our sights...