Above the gardens is the Gianicolo, the eighth hill of Rome. It’s worth the climb for some of the best views in the city, and it sees few tourists. At the top of it you’ll see the Garibaldi statue and you might also catch a puppet show there. Under the statue a cannon fires once daily at noon in the directions of the Tiber as a time signal. That ritual originated to give the sign to the surrounding bell towers to start ringing at midday.

If your stay includes Sunday morning you can shop at Porta Portese’s enormous Sunday flea market, it sells everything from antiques to clothes, prepare to bargain hard!

Romans and tourists flock to Trastevere to enjoy its lively nightlife: bars, pubs and, above all, trattorias where you can taste the authentic local food.