Lateran to Esquiline

Neighborhood: Lateran to Esquiline

Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano

Moving east from the historic center of Rome, beyond the Forums and the Colosseum, the Via di San Giovanni in Laterano enters an area less dense in historic buildings. Still within the Aurelian Walls, it runs along the northern slope of the Caelian Hill, passes in front of the notable San Clemente Basilica, the major hospitals, and then reaches Rome’s cathedral, the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran with the Scala Sancta.
Nearby, the Porta Asinaria crosses the Aurelian Walls enclosing the district.
To the north of Via di San Giovanni rises the Esquiline Hill, with the Aurelian Walls reaching the Porta Maggiore, and on the other side, the Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II. The surrounding district, multicultural, can be referred to as “Rome’s Little Chinatown.”

Squares of the district

Main churches and monuments

Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran
The Papal Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome is the cathedral ...
Basilica of Saint Clement of Lateran
In the Basilica of Saint Clement in Rome, the two underground levels ...