Lungotevere dei Pierleoni explained

Lungotevere dei Pierleoni is the stretch of lungotevere which links piazza di Monte Savello to ponte Palatino, in Rome, in rione Ripa.^[1]

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.^[2]

Note

1. Rendina-Paradisi (2004), p. 994
2. Web site: Lungotevere dei Pierleoni. 21 September 2010.

Sources

• Book: Rendina . Claudio. Paradisi . Donatella . Le strade di Roma. 3rd volume P-Z. 2004. Newton Compton Editori, Rome. 88-541-0209-1.