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Testaccio & Ostiense

Testaccio, where Rome eats without an audience, and Ostiense next door, where the street art is.

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Ostiense & the Street Art of Southern Rome

For travelers who've seen the ancient ruins and want a different, edgier side of Rome, head south to Ostiense — a former industrial district that's become the…

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Testaccio Food Market & the Best Bites

If you want to eat your way through the real Rome — the city's authentic food culture, away from the tourist traps — the Mercato di Testaccio is the place to do…

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Testaccio: Rome's Real Food Neighborhood

If you want to eat the way Romans actually eat — and understand where Roman cuisine came from — go to Testaccio. South of the center and largely off the tourist…

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