Parco Testaccio
Parco Testaccio is a park in Municipio Roma I, Rome, Lazio. Parco Testaccio is situated nearby to the archaeological site Monte Testaccio, as well as near the church Evangelica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monte Testaccio and Pyramid of Caius Cestius.
Monte Testaccio
Archaeological site
Photo: Lalupa, Public domain.
Monte Testaccio or Monte Testaceo, also known as Monte dei Cocci, is an artificial mound in Rome composed almost entirely of testae, fragments of broken ancient Roman pottery, nearly all discarded amphorae dating from the time of the Roman Empire, some of which were labelled with tituli picti.
Pyramid of Caius Cestius
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The pyramid of Cestius is an ancient Roman pyramid in Rome, Italy, near the Porta San Paolo and the Protestant Cemetery. It was built in the style of the Nubian pyramids as a tomb for Gaius Cestius, a member of the Epulones religious corporation. Pyramid of Caius Cestius is situated 480 metres east of Parco Testaccio.
Aventine Hill
Peak
Photo: Fiat 500e, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Aventine Hill is one of the Seven Hills on which ancient Rome was built. It belongs to Ripa, the modern twelfth rione, or ward, of Rome.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aventino-Testaccio and Trastevere.
Aventino-Testaccio
Photo: Dnalor 01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aventino and Testaccio are neighbourhoods of Rome. Aventino is named for the hill which rises up near the Tiber river and is one of the legendary seven hills of Rome.
Trastevere
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Palatine Hill
Locality
Photo: Lil Herodotus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palatine Hill, which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".
Parco Testaccio
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.87588° or 41° 52′ 33″ northLongitude
12.47517° or 12° 28′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8FHJVFGG+93OpenStreetMap ID
way 190994645OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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