Castel Sant'Angelo (Castle of the Holy Angel) – St. Peter's Square loop from Roma San Pietro

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Castel Sant'Angelo (Castle of the Holy Angel) – St. Peter's Square loop from Roma San Pietro

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Castel Sant'Angelo (Castle of the Holy Angel) – St. Peter's Square loop from Roma San Pietro

01:40

24.1km

260m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 0 m for 295 m

After 10.5 km for 96 m

After 22.5 km for 258 m

After 23.8 km for 295 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.6 km

View of Ponte Sisto

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Also known as "Agrippa's Bridge" or "Gianicolense Bridge", Ponte Sisto connects Piazza San Vincenzo Pallotti to Piazza Trilussa. It owes its name to Pope Sixtus IV, who wanted it rebuilt in the 15th century. According to Giorgio Vasari, the architect in charge of the reconstruction was Baccio Pontelli.

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11.1 km

Tiber Cycle Path

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Iconic Roman landscape: the Tiber flows alongside us and, with no motorized traffic, we are free to look around between those who run and those who pedal.

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11.5 km

Tiber Island

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The Tiber Island in Rome - A Local's Look
The Tiber Island is deeply rooted in the Roman consciousness. For 2,500 years, it has separated Rome from Trastevere ("trans tiberim" - beyond the Tiber), connecting and separating at the same time, and not only in a geographical sense. Its history dates back to the time of the city's founding and blends myth, historical truth, and local events.
Even before the city was founded in the 8th century BC, it served as a natural crossing over the Tiber, which at that time, as a raging river, separated southern from northern Italy. Control over the Seven Hills established a very important "trade hub": it was here that the archaic peoples of central Italy arrived, trading their goods with the Greeks and Etruscans. The fusion of these peoples and cultures, combined with the settlement of the area, led to the advanced civilization of the ancient Romans.
The island above the Tiber has always been associated with the god of health, Aesculapius. After a plague epidemic in Rome, the Roman Senate sent a delegation to Greece with a petition to the god: the sign was his snake, which was said to have landed on the Tiber Island after a long journey in 293 BC. A temple dedicated to the god Aesculapius was built, along with a sanatorium, a kind of hospital primarily for the common people. An Egyptian obelisk adorned the central square.
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11.7 km

View of Tiber Island from the Cycle Path

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From the cycle path on the right bank of the Tiber you can see the Tiber Island, the only urban island in the river.

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14.3 km

Settizodio

Archaeological Site

15.9 km

Via dei Fori Imperiali (Imperial Forums Avenue)

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Via dei Fori Imperiali is a charming street in Rome that connects Piazza Venezia to the Colosseum. Along Via dei Fori Imperiali it is possible to admire the forums of Caesar and Trajan. The second, in particular, houses Trajan's column, which recalls the times of maximum expansion of the Roman empire. Cars have no longer been able to travel along Via dei Fori Imperiali since 2012.

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21.7 km

Castel Sant'Angelo (Castle of the Holy Angel)

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Castel Sant'Angelo is a monument of Rome located on the right bank of the Tiber in front of the homonymous bridge. The origins of Castel Sant'Angelo date back to 135 AD, when the emperor Hadrian commissioned the architect Demetriano to build a funeral mausoleum for himself and his family. In the following centuries up to the present day, the castle lost its function as a sepulcher and was subject to radical changes which gave it its current appearance. Today Castel Sant'Angelo is state property of the Italian State and is connected to the Vatican State through the fortified corridor of the "passetto".

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22.1 km

View of St. Peter's Basilica from the Via della Conciliazione

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Priceless sight

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22.6 km

St. Peter's Square

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St. Peter's Square is among the most famous squares in the world. It is a symbol not only of spirituality but also of culture, being among the greatest architectural works of the Western world. To understand its magnificence you have to look at it from above and you can do this by climbing inside the Dome of St. Peter. Inside the Basilica there are signs leading to the ticket office to go up to the Dome (the Basilica can be visited for free). The view you can admire from those 140 meters is unique and worth every penny paid!

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24.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.32 km

7.01 km

4.12 km

1.85 km

879 m

523 m

409 m

Surfaces

13.9 km

5.22 km

4.89 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 15 October

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Comments

September 29, 2024,GeoTouring - Rome City Trip trasa z TACX, celé zle

I hastily downloaded the route from TACX and didn't check it, the whole time there were 10-20% ascents alternating with 2-7% descents, a roundabout at 18% ascent, on a straight road I was suddenly above a 10-story building and immediately into the underground 😵‍💫😤🙉

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