St Peter's

The main attraction of the zone is St Peter's and the surrounding borghi, as they are known. Full of tourists and pilgrims and Vatican officials, the area is usually off-limits to cars, because of the liturgical events in St Peter's Square. The residential area is Borgo Pio, now a pedestrian precinct, which has been invaded by foreigners but some Romans still live and work here. Going towards the Tiber, you will see Castel S. Angelo, once fortress for the popes, now one of the few green parks in the centre. Here there is a good playground for children and a special area for exercising dogs. There is an interesting residential area behind S. Angelo, not quite the borghi, but not quite Prati either. The apartment buildings are of solid end-of-19th century construction.