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One of the oldest parts of Rome, the Trastevere, received its name from its location “trans Tiber”, or “across the Tiber,” and is an area on the Tiber’s left bank between the Vatican and Janiculum Hills. Rome was already a thousand years old when the Emperor Aurelianus decided he could not leave the Trastavere and Janiculum Hill undefended a moment longer, and enclosed them within the city walls. ... Read more »

The Porta Portuensis, from which the Via Portuense led, was an opening in the southernmost part of the walls surrounding the Trastavere, and the avenue by which merchants travelled to the docks and warehouses which the Emperors Claudius and Trajan had built along the Tiber River; to oversee the loading and unloading of their wares to and from boats on the Tiber.

The Trastevere and Via Portuense, in other words, have been the site of Roman commerce for nearly twenty centuries. The Porta Portese, which Pope Urban VIII ordered built in the 1600s on the site of the earlier Porta Portuensis, continues that tradition with the Sunday morning flea market, Rome’s largest commercial enterprise.

What to Expect from the Porta Portese

Beginning at around 7:00 AM, over four thousand vendors of everything from used clothing, to faux but realistic Etruscan antiquities, to genuine antiques gather in an open-air market extending from the Porta Portese to the Stazione Trastevere. There are leather and fur stalls, household appliance stalls, and a Russian vendors’ area where Red Army paraphernalia is offered alongside Matryoshka dolls.

Genuinely rare and valuable books vie for attention with counterfeit Gucci and Louis Vuitton, designer T-shirts, and beach towels. Shoppers should come prepared to bargain, and to protect their valuables from sticky fingers at every turn. And turns are plentiful, as the Porta Portese wanders seemingly at random through apartment blocks and alleyways.

The Porta Portese runs until between 1:00 and 2:00 PM, but its reputation for having hard-to-find items at flea market prices means that the best buys are usually gone by 10:00AM. Latecomers who have missed their chance, however, can always turn their Sunday morning outing into a trek back in time. A visit to Santa Maria at the center of Trastavere will find them in a church dating back to around 350 AD, with mosaics from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.

Where to Stay Near the Porta Portese

A stay at the luxurious and thoroughly modern Ripa Hotel Rome, on the left bank of the Tiber in the heart of the Trastevere, will put visitors within a kilometer of the Porta Portese and just minutes away from the Vatican.

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UNA Hotel Rome
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4.6
out of 51 Reviews
Via Giovanni Amendola, 57 00185 - Rome

UNA Hotel Rome presents warm hospitality and modern lodging for travellers on business or leisure stay. The hotel prov... More hotel details

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The St. Regis Hotel Rome
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4.4
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Via Vittorio Emanuele Orlando 3 Rome 00185

Quality services and modern lodging are the trademarks of The St. Regis Hotel Rome. Guests of this hotel can visit the... More hotel details

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Hotel Nizza Rome
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3.6
out of 511 Reviews
Via Massimo D'Azeglio, 16 00184 - Rome

Combining modern lodging and a sense of contemporary style, Hotel Nizza Rome is an ideal vacation choice for traveller... More hotel details

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Piazza Venezia Hotel Rome
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3.6
out of 512 Reviews
Via Cesare Battisti, 133 00187 - Rome

Piazza Venezia Hotel Rome, housed in an old palace, offers quality accommodation close to the Piazza Venezia, a palace... More hotel details

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Cesar Palace B&B Rome
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4.0
out of 54 Reviews
Via Nomentana 55 Mentana 00013 Rome 00161

Offering a favorable location and relaxing atmosphere, Cesar Palace B&B Rome is the right choice of accommodation. Thi... More hotel details

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Ariston Hotel Rome
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3.9
out of 59 Reviews
Via Filippo Turati, 16 Rome 00185

Providing quality accommodation and modern meeting facilities, Ariston Hotel Rome caters an enjoyable holiday for both... More hotel details

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Ars Hotel Rome
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3.6
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Via Monte Altissimo 20-24 Rome IT-00141

The exclusive hotel will warmly greet you to a refined epoch structure in the residential area of Monte Sacro. The qui... More hotel details

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Mari Hotel Rome
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3.2
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Via Palestro 55 Rome 00185

A beautiful family-run Roman guesthouse, Mari Hotel Rome offers budget accommodations to travellers exploring the beau... More hotel details

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The Strand Hotel Rome
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3.6
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Via Tuscolana, 892 00100 - Rome

Merging an urban location with the soul of a mini-resort, the Strand Hotel Rome offers a welcoming respite for travell... More hotel details

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Hotel Marsala Rome
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3.4
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Via Marsala 36 Rome 00185

Hotel Marsala Rome is a modern hotel, just short stroll from the Colosseum and Spanish Steps. It is also nearby the r... More hotel details

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