Routey

Rome

1 day

5 stops

2.8 hours

All Season

134

ABOUT THIS TRAIL

What do you think about street art? Well, in Rome there's so much more to city's art scene than museums and classical architecture. The urban culture of street art is strong and gathers some of the best graffiti in Europe. Disuse areas has transformed to a living gallery, boasting work from some of the best street artists.. Ostiense, Pigneto, Tor Pignattara, Tor Marancia, Ouadraro, are districts full of exquisite pieces.

Every street artist has a story to tell. So let's, discover their magestic stories.

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POINTS

Via del Porto Fluviale

Via dei Magazzini Generali

Via dei Pisoni

Via Lodovico Pavoni

Viale Tor Marancia

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<<Via del Porto Fluviale>>

Stop 1

40 minutes

All Season

Via del Porto Fluviale - Ostiense District Rome Italy

Description: Here, famous graffiti artist BLU has transformed a former barracks into a piece on immigration and a side of a building into a metropolitan construction site.

<<Via dei Magazzini Generali>>

Stop 2

20 minutes

All Season

Via dei Magazzini Generali - Ostiense District Rome Italy

Description: Wander to the Wall Of Fame on Via dei Magazzini Generali, where you can see the faces of artist JBRock's favourite celebrities, from Elvis to Frida Kahlo.

<<Via dei Pisoni>>

Stop 3

40 minutes

All Season

Via dei Pisoni - Quadraro District Rome Italy

Description: During World War II, the Quadraro district was known as one of the most antifascist areas of Rome. Since 2010, its little streets host the Museo di Urban Art di Roma (o MURo), a project which aims to enhance the spirit of the area.

<<Via Lodovico Pavoni>>

Stop 4

20 minutes

All Season

Via Lodovico Pavoni -Tor Pignattara Rome Italy

Description: The Polish duo Etam Cru was invited in 2014 by the Varsi Art Gallery to paint the largest mural in Rome (32m high). The graffiti symbolizes consumerism and the bad side of contemporary society.

<<Viale Tor Marancia>>

Stop 5

45 minutes

All Season

Viale Tor Marancia -Tor Marancia Rome Italy

Description: Outside an apartment block, oposite Via Cristoforo Colombo, you will find a street art piece depicting "Welcome to Shanghai". That was the original nickname of the area. The typical block has been turned into an open air museum where each of its 11 buildings has been adopted by a famous street artist.