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Library

How to reach us

The Library is situated in the Centre of Rome, in Piazza della Minerva, n. 38, behind the Pantheon.

With public transport from Termini railway station:

  • Take bus no. 40 (leaving every 5 minutes)
  • Get off at Largo di Torre argentina stop
  • Retrace your steps and take the first on the left (Via dei Cestari, a pedestrian precinct)
  • Keep walking as far as the square with the statue of an elephant surmounted by an obelisk (Piazza della Minerva)
  • The Library is the building facing you to the left of the church façade

With public transport from Fiumicino airport:

  • Take the train to Fara Sabina (fare €5.50, ticket machines available)
  • Get off at Roma Trastevere station
  • Take tram no. 8 direction Argentina (your side of the road) as far as its final stop
  • Cross the road and reach opposite corner of archaelogical area
  • Cross main street and walk into Via dei cestari
  • Keep walking as far as the square with the statue of an elephant surmounted by an obelisk (Piazza della Minerva)
  • The Library is the building facing you to the left of the church façade

With public transport from Ciampino airport:

  • Take the no-stop bus to Roma Termini
  • Take bus no. 40 (leaving every 5 minutes)
  • Get off at Largo di Torre argentina stop
  • Retrace your steps and take the first on the left (Via dei cestari)
  • Keep walking as far as the square with the statue of an elephant surmounted by an obelisk (Piazza della Minerva)
  • The Library is the building facing you to the left of the church façade

Walking from Termini railway station (40 mins walk)

  • Proceed to Piazza della Repubblica
  • Turn left round fountain and go downwards into Via nazionale and into Via IV novembre, winding further downhill.
  • Go across Piazza Venezia and straight ahead into narrow Via del plebiscito.
  • Keep going straight into Piazza del Gesù and Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. When you reach Largo di Torre argentina turn right into Via dei cestari
  • Keep walking as far as the square with the statue of an elephant surmounted by an obelisk (Piazza della Minerva)
  • The Library is the building facing you to the left of the church façade

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