Orsa Maggiore

Orsa Maggiore is a hostel in Municipio Roma I, Rome, Lazio, which is located on Via di San Francesco di Sales. Orsa Maggiore is situated near the church Santa Croce alla Lungara, as well as near the community center Accoglienza del Buon Pastore.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Villa Farnesina and Santa Croce alla Lungara.

Villa Farnesina

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The Villa Farnesina is a Renaissance suburban villa in the Via della Lungara, in the district of Trastevere in Rome, central Italy. Built between 1506 and 1510 for Agostino Chigi, the Pope's wealthy Sienese banker, it was a novel type of suburban villa, subsidiary to his main Palazzo Chigi in the city. Villa Farnesina is situated 130 metres southeast of Orsa Maggiore.

Santa Croce alla Lungara

Church

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Santa Croce alla Lungara is a church in Rome, in the Rione Trastevere, facing on Via della Lungara. It is also called Santa Croce delle Scalette', due to the presence of a double flight of stairs giving access from the street; or Buon Pastore, since in the 19th century the church and the annexed cloister were entrusted to the Sisters of the Good Shepherd of Angers.

Castel Sant’Angelo

Photo: TeKappa, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castel Sant'Angelo, also known as Mausoleum of Hadrian, is a towering rotunda in Parco Adriano, Rome, Italy. It was initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. Castel Sant’Angelo is situated 1 km north of Orsa Maggiore.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Rome and Trastevere.

Old Rome

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Old Rome is the historic medieval and renaissance center of Rome. While the oldest section of Rome is at the Forum, and the Modern Center has shifted to the Via Veneto, Old Rome remains the city's most charming district, with lovely piazzas and streets to wander and find small cafes and restaurants.

Trastevere

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Trastevere is a district in Rome. The district's name derives from the Latin words "Trans Tiberem": beyond the Tiber river. Today Trastevere is one of the centers of Roman night life; rich in pubs, restaurants, clubs.

Capitoline Hill

Locality

Photo: Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill, between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.

Orsa Maggiore

Type: Hostel
Address: Via di San Francesco di Sales 1/a
Categories: tourism, accommodation, and building
Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.8943° or 41° 53′ 40″ north

Longitude

12.466° or 12° 27′ 58″ east

Open location code

8FHJVFV8+PC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4568212689

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=hostel

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Highlights: Accoglienza Buon Pastore and Accoglienza del Buon Pastore.

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