The Rome IndexAventine Hill & the Keyhole
A quiet hilltop with Rome's most unusual viewpoint — and the city's oldest gardens.
The Knights of Malta Keyhole
A garden gate on Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta frames a perfectly composed view of St Peter's dome through a tunnel of hedges — a quick, free stop most visitors miss entirely.
Orange Garden
The Giardino degli Aranci sits on the Aventine's edge with a panoramic view over the Tiber and St Peter's, usually far less crowded than Gianicolo for the same quality of sunset.
Santa Sabina
One of Rome's best-preserved early Christian basilicas sits on the hill — 5th-century, with original carved wooden doors still intact.