Rome/Esquilino-San Giovanni

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. It is now partly a Chinese immigrant neighbourhood, and specialty groceries and shoe stores abound. San Giovanni is named after the Basilica, which is the parish church of Rome. The area is south-east of the Esquiline.

Get in
Metro Line A connects Termini station with the basilica of San Giovanni. There are also several buses from the downtown area, best caught at Piazza Venezia or by the Colosseum, where you can connect with Metro Line B.

Do
Movies are shown and some performances are held for free in Piazza Vittorio during the summer.

Eat
There are a lot of Chinese and Indian restaurants, but you will also find many typical trattorie.



Go next

 * Rome/Nomentano &mdash; for the nearby Porta Maggiore