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Villa Borghese Park
To the west of Rome, the districts are crossed by ancient Roman roads: the Via Portuense to the southwest, which led to the ports of Ostia, and the Via Aurelia to the west, which then followed the coastline northwards.
These are mainly residential areas.
Monteverde District
The Monteverde district has an upper part, more middle-class and pleasant, located to the west of the Janiculum Hill, just beyond the Trastevere walls, and a lower part around the Roma Trastevere railway station.
A large portion is occupied by the Villa Doria Pamphilj Park, accessible, for example, from the surroundings of the Porta San Pancrazio, near the charming Basilica of San Pancrazio.
It is the largest of Rome’s public parks, owned by the Pamphilj family since the 17th century, where Pope Innocent X Pamphilj had the palace built. It is a fine place to relax, with wide open spaces, pine groves, a few fountains, and a lake.
Aurelio District
North of Villa Doria Pamphilj Park and the Via Aurelia Antica, which borders it, lies the Aurelio district, extending up to the vicinity of the Vatican walls.
The Via Piccolomini is worth a visit, for its perspective on St. Peter’s Dome, which appears to recede as one approaches it.
