Lungotevere dei Pierleoni is the stretch of
lungotevere
Lungotevere (Italian for ''Tiber Waterfront'') is an alley or boulevard running along the river Tiber within the city of Rome.
The building of the Lungoteveres required the demolition of the former edifices along the river banks and the constru ...
which links piazza di Monte Savello to
ponte Palatino, in
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus ( legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
, in
rione
A (; plural: ) is a neighbourhood in several Italian cities. A is a territorial subdivision. The larger administrative subdivisions in Rome are the , with the being used only in the historic centre. The word derives from the Latin , the 14 su ...
Ripa.
This lungotevere is named after the ancient Roman family of the
Pierleoni, which owned houses, towers and a fortress on the shore of the
Tevere; it was instituted with law of 20 July 1887.
Note
Sources
*{{cite book, last1=Rendina , first1=Claudio, last2=Paradisi , first2=Donatella , title = Le strade di Roma. 3rd volume P-Z, year= 2004, publisher = Newton Compton Editori, Rome, isbn=88-541-0209-1
Pierleoni
Streets in Rome R. XII Ripa