Walks · Rome · English
4 narrated stops, 12 minutes of stories, 4.0 km on foot. Press play at each stop — no app needed — or open the walk in Avsha and let the stories keep coming as you move.
Stop 1 · The Gilded Lid of Via Urbana 6/7 · 3 min
In short: It refers to the Church of Santa Pudenziana, which houses a late 4th century mosaic of Christ in a golden toga. The church acts as a historical lid covering layers of history, including the ancient home of Senator Pudens.
↓ 1.3 km · 19 min to the next stop
Stop 2 · 3 min
In short: The Trevi Fountain is fed by the Acqua Vergine aqueduct, which has flowed since 19 BC. Commissioned by Marcus Agrippa, it is the only ancient aqueduct in Rome that has never stopped working.
↓ 800 m · 11 min to the next stop
Stop 3 · 3 min
In short: The Habsburg dynasty is buried in the Imperial Crypt beneath Vienna's Capuchin Church. While over 150 bodies lie there in sarcophagi, their hearts are in the Augustinian Church and their entrails are in the Ducal Crypt of St. Stephen’s Cathedral.
↓ 1.9 km · 27 min to the next stop
Stop 4 · 3 min
In short: Located five meters underground, the Stadium of Domitian was Rome’s first permanent venue for competitive sports. Commissioned in 86 AD, it hosted Greek-style athletic games for thirty thousand spectators, and its foundations now support the modern buildings of Piazza Navona.