Almost Corner Bookshop

Trastevere & Gianicolo


A haven crammed with books – every millimetre of wall space contains English-language fiction and nonfiction (including children's) and travel guides.


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Nearby Trastevere & Gianicolo attractions

1. Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere

0.07 MILES

Trastevere’s focal square is a prime people-watching spot. By day it’s full of chatting locals and guidebook-toting tourists; by night it’s the domain...

3. Piazza Trilussa

0.09 MILES

Right where the cute little Ponte Sisto pedestrian bridge crosses the Tiber, this small square is a fine entrance to Trastevere. The star attraction is…

4. Museo di Roma in Trastevere

0.1 MILES

Housed in a 17th-century Carmelite convent, this museum hosts excellent temporary photography exhibitions. Upstairs the permanent collection contains a…

5. Porta Settimiana

0.18 MILES

Resembling a crenellated keep, Porta Settimiana marks the start of Via della Lungara, the 16th-century road that connects Trastevere with the Borgo. It…

6. Torre degli Anguillara

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Dating to the Middle Ages, this tower was part of the fortified holdings of the powerful Anguillara clan, which ruled this part of Rome until the 15th…

7. Dorothy Circus Gallery

0.23 MILES

A stark contrast to the ancient and stoic city around it, Dorothy Circus Gallery is devoted entirely to pop surrealism, a punchy art movement that draws…

8. Fontana del Mascherone

0.23 MILES

At the southern end of Via Giulia, the Fontana del Mascherone is a 17th-century fountain showing what looks like a gormless hippy surprised by water…