Garbatella

Garbatella is a quarter belonging to the Municipio XI of the commune of Rome, in the Ostiense district. Its population counts nearly 45,000.

It was founded in the late 1920s on an estate bearing the same name lying on a hill adjacent to the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls. The older section of the area is divided into project units (Italian: lotto), each of them made of several buildings grouped together around a common yards: this design was borrowed from the Garden city movement. This kind of architectural agglomeration in Rococo style, consists of a common garden area which serves as an informal meeting point for all the families that live in the lotto.

Places of interest

The Teatro Palladium, an historic theatre in Rome, now ran by Roma Tre University.
Close to the Via Cristoforo Colombo, the imposing building of the Regional Council of Lazio region.

Transport

Garbatella Line B (Rome Metro) station.

Coordinates: 41°51′38″N 12°29′17″E / 41.860548°N 12.488151°E / 41.860548; 12.488151

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