This is a fully renovated one-bedroom apartment in the very heart of ancient Rome, facing Porta Maggiore—or the “Larger Gate”—which was originally an archway of the Aqua Claudia and Anio Novus aqueducts.
The apartment, located on the third floor, is fully equipped with modern appliances while retaining its original marble floors.

Just a few minutes’ walk away, you’ll find the Metro A line and several public transportation stops, ensuring a fast and convenient connection to the rest of the city.

The apartment faces the largest ancient Roman monument in the city: the Aurelian Walls. The closest point of the Walls to my apartment is one of its most intriguing and complex sections: the Porta Maggiore.
Tram tracks and traffic wind their way through aqueducts, a grand tomb, and ancient fortifications with that unmistakable Roman nonchalance.

Literally meaning “the great gate,” the name of the Porta Maggiore is (as labels in Rome so often are) misleading. While the two heavily rusticated and imposing arches of creamy travertine were put to use as a gate in the city’s fortifications more than two centuries after their construction, their original purpose was quite different.
The travertine section was originally built as part of an aqueduct. It was built using local pale limestone instead of the (cheaper, rougher) gray/brown tuff used in the rest of the structure to provide a more attractive view for those entering the city via the roads that its two arches once spanned: the Via Praenestina and the Via Labicana.

Just a few steps from the Aurelian Walls, you can admire the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem.
The parish of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem was established in 1910 by Pope St. Pius X.
The Basilica of the Holy Cross is part of the route of the “Seven Churches” that ancient pilgrims used to visit on foot.

Near the Basilica, next to the walls of the Castrense Amphitheater, stands the so-called “Chapel of Our Lady of Good Help (Nostra Signora del Buon Aiuto).” Legend has it that Pope Sixtus IV was caught in a violent storm and took shelter in the lee of the Aurelian Walls, where he was protected by an image of Mary. Right there, in 1476, he built what is now called the “Chapel of Our Lady of Good Help.”

This is also a residential area with all essential shops just a short walk away (3 minutes): pharmacy, butcher shop, supermarket, bakery, laundromat, and bar.
Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, local farmers sell their organic vegetables in the morning until 1 p.m.

Of course, you can easily order food to be delivered to your home using local apps like Glovo. UberEats, Deliveroo, or JustEat.

There are some nice restaurants just a short walk away (really, 3 minutes).
Our favorite is “Osteria La Sol Fa” if you’d like to sample authentic Roman cuisine.
Alternatively, there’s a seafood restaurant and a Chinese restaurant on the same street.