North Centre
North Central Rome is a district that covers the areas around Piazza di Spagna, Piazza del Popolo and Parioli, as well as the magnificent Villa Borghese and its gardens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Galleria Borghese and Villa Medici.
Galleria Borghese
Museum
Photo: Blackcat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Galleria Borghese or Borghese Gallery is an art gallery in Rome, Italy, housed in the former Villa Borghese Pinciana. At the outset, the gallery building was integrated with its gardens, but nowadays the Villa Borghese gardens are considered a separate tourist attraction.
Villa Medici
Photo: Laterbat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Villa Medici is a sixteenth-century Italian Mannerist villa and an architectural complex with 7-hectare Italian garden, contiguous with the more extensive Borghese gardens, on the Pincian Hill next to Trinità dei Monti in the historic centre of Rome, Italy.
Porta Pinciana
City gate
Photo: Gustavo La Pizza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porta Pinciana is a gate of the Aurelian Walls in Rome. The name derives from the gens Pincia, who owned the eponymous hill. In ancient times it was also called Porta Turata and Porta Salaria vetus, as the oldest Via Salaria passed under it.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Modern Centre and Nomentano.
Modern Centre
Photo: Goldmund100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Modern Centre of Rome, home to the Via Veneto, Quirinale, Castro Pretorio, Repubblica, and Trevi neighbourhoods, is the city's hub of activity, especially shopping and nightlife.
Nomentano
Photo: Karelj, Public domain.
Nomentano is a district of Rome. The San Lorenzo neighborhood is a student area south-east of Rome's main train station. It has a small street market, unpretentious caffès and is a major centre of Rome's night life.
Esquilino-San Giovanni
Photo: Cristian Bortes, CC BY 2.0.
Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in Rome. Esquilino is named for the Esquiline hill on which it stands. It lies south of the Termini station and is centred more or less on the Piazza Vittorio Emmanuele II.
North Centre
- Type: region
- Also known as: “Rome/North Center”
- Location: Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.917° or 41° 55′ 1″ northLongitude
12.4919° or 12° 29′ 31″ eastOpen location code
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Q14231296
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Hebrew—“North Centre” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Centrum-Noord”
- Dutch: “Rome/Centrum-Noord”
- French: “Nord de Rome”
- Hebrew: “צפון-מרכז רומא”
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