The San Lorenzo neighborhood is a student area south-east of Rome‘s main train station (Termini). It has a small street market (food, clothing), unpretentious cafés and is a major centre of Rome’s night life.
Nomentano is a district of Rome.
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The Nomentano area is easily reachable by bus from Termini Station (90) from Piazza Venezia or via Nazionale (60) or by Metro Line B (stops: Castro Pretorio, Policlinico, Piazza Bologna, Tiburtina).
- 1 Santa Costanza, Via Nomentana 349 (S.Sgnese/Annibaliano station on Metro Line B. Bus 60 from Piazza Venezia or 36 from the Termini station). Mon-Sat 09:00-12:00, Tue-Sat 16:00-18:00. This church was built by the Emperor Constantine (272-337) as a mausoleum for his daughters Constantina and Helena. It was part of a much larger cemetery complex, parts of which can still be seen. The mausoleum was consecrated as a church and dedicated to Constantina when she became a saint in 1254. The building is circular with an inner arcade resting on pairs of granite columns. It retains some marvellous mosaics from the 4th Century.
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- 1 Sant’ Agnese fuori le Mura (Saint Agnes outside the walls, not to be confused with Sant’ Agnese in Agone, to be found in Piazza Navona), Via Nomentana 349. 09:00-13:00 and 16:00-18:00. This church was built next to the mausoleum of Santa Costanza in the 7th Century and is on top of catacombs. It is very unusual in that the floor level is at the level of the catacomb floor, and the street entrance is at the level of the second floor gallery. The body of St. Agnes lies in a silver sarcophagus. There are several stories about her death at the age of 13 in 304 AD. One is that the prefect Sempronius wanted her to marry his son, and condemned her to death when she refused. Roman law did not permit the execution of virgins, so he ordered her to be raped but her virginity was miraculously preserved. She was then condemned to be burnt at the stake but the wood would not burn. Another is that she was stripped naked by the Emperor Diocletian because of her refusal to marry but that her hair then grew rapidly to preserve her modesty.
- 1 Sant’ Agnese fuori le Mura (Saint Agnes outside the walls, not to be confused with Sant’ Agnese in Agone, to be found in Piazza Navona), Via Nomentana 349. 09:00-13:00 and 16:00-18:00. This church was built next to the mausoleum of Santa Costanza in the 7th Century and is on top of catacombs. It is very unusual in that the floor level is at the level of the catacomb floor, and the street entrance is at the level of the second floor gallery. The body of St. Agnes lies in a silver sarcophagus. There are several stories about her death at the age of 13 in 304 AD. One is that the prefect Sempronius wanted her to marry his son, and condemned her to death when she refused. Roman law did not permit the execution of virgins, so he ordered her to be raped but her virginity was miraculously preserved. She was then condemned to be burnt at the stake but the wood would not burn. Another is that she was stripped naked by the Emperor Diocletian because of her refusal to marry but that her hair then grew rapidly to preserve her modesty.
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- 1 Catacombs of St Agnese (Sant’Agnese fuori le mura). 09.00-13.00 and 16.00-18.00 Closed 24 October to 21 November. Small catacombs that contained the remains of Saint Agnes €8, reductions €5.
- 1 Catacombs of St Agnese (Sant’Agnese fuori le mura). 09.00-13.00 and 16.00-18.00 Closed 24 October to 21 November. Small catacombs that contained the remains of Saint Agnes €8, reductions €5.
- 1 Villa Torlonia. A magnificent patrician house with beautiful gardens. Construction of this villa began in 1806. Mussolini rented it from the Torlonia family for one lira a year to use as his state residence from 1925 onwards. It was abandoned after 1945 and allowed to decay but has recently been restored and is open as a museum, the Casino Nobile. The landscaped gardens also contain the Casina delle Civette, 3rd and 4th century Jewish catacombs and thirteen garden pavilions representing exotic parts of the world, as well as an air-raid shelter built into the catacombs for Mussolini.
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- Casino Nobile Museum, Via Nomentana 70 (in grounds of Villa Torlonia. Bus 36 from Termini station), e-mail: villeparchistorici@comune.roma.it. 09.00-16.00 in winter and to 19.00 in summer. In the first half of the 18th Century the Torlonia family were leading collectors of works of art. This museum brings together some of their collection. You can also see the furniture used by Mussolini when he was in residence, as well as photos and films of him in the grounds of the Villa. €6.50 for the two museums in Villa Torlonia.
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- 1 Casina delle Civette, Via Nomentana 70 (in grounds of Villa Torlonia. Bus 36 from Termini station), e-mail: villeparchistorici@comune.roma.it. 09.00-16.00 in winter and to 19.00 in summer. This strange-looking, but delightful, building has undergone several transformations since its original construction as a rustic hideaway from the main villa in the park. It underwent a significant redesign in the early 1900s and again in 1917. The emphasis of the museum is on stained glass. The twenty rooms include 54 pieces of stained glass replaced, after restoration, in their original positions, 18 pieces of stained glass acquired and displayed on separate frames, and 105 sketches and preparatory cartoons for stained glass in churches in Rome. €6.50 together with Casino Nobile.
- 1 Casina delle Civette, Via Nomentana 70 (in grounds of Villa Torlonia. Bus 36 from Termini station), e-mail: villeparchistorici@comune.roma.it. 09.00-16.00 in winter and to 19.00 in summer. This strange-looking, but delightful, building has undergone several transformations since its original construction as a rustic hideaway from the main villa in the park. It underwent a significant redesign in the early 1900s and again in 1917. The emphasis of the museum is on stained glass. The twenty rooms include 54 pieces of stained glass replaced, after restoration, in their original positions, 18 pieces of stained glass acquired and displayed on separate frames, and 105 sketches and preparatory cartoons for stained glass in churches in Rome. €6.50 together with Casino Nobile.
- 1 Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura, Piazzale di San Lorenzo. Houses the tomb of St Lawrence. This basilica dates back to the 3rd Century, when the area was already well populated. Surrounding it is Rome’s cemetery, the Cimitero del Verano. San Lorenzo was damaged by Allied bombs in 1943 and the facade has been rebuilt.
- 1 Porta Maggiore. Impressive gate built by Claudius in AD 52 and formed by the arches of two aqueducts. It was subsequently incorporated into the Aurelian walls. Nearby is the “Baker’s tomb”, erected for himself and his wife by a freed slave who became a rich baker. Note the friezes round the top representing the stages of breadmaking.
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