The Basilica dei Santi Silvestro e Martino is dedicated to two saints from the 4th century who never actually crossed paths. Because of this, the church can be said to suffer from an identity crisis! Saint Silvester was the Pope who carried the church into the age of Constantine. Saint Martin of Tours was the former soldier who became a monk to champion the poor in what would become France. Their names are linked here in this building and in the layers of history.

Now that you have the history of Monti from Part One, let's orient you to the modern neighborhood. I am going to focus on the Piazza della Madonna dei Monti and the streets immediately surrounding it. Despite the fact that you are within sight of the Colosseum, the area has a very local feel.