The Ghost of the Ponte Sisto — Legend of Beatrice Cenci
A self-guided true-crime walk of Rome, Italy
This self-guided true-crime walk of The Ghost of the Ponte Sisto — Legend of Beatrice Cenci in Rome, Italy follows a documented case across 4 narrated stops over roughly 60 minutes and about 4.0 km on foot. Open the case in the CaseWalk app and each stop is narrated automatically as you arrive at the real location — walk at your own pace, online or fully offline. The route runs from Ponte Sant'Angelo — The Scaffold on the Bridge to Palazzo Cenci — The House of Fear.
Coming soon to iOS — open this Rome case and the narration starts automatically at each stop, online or off.
The route, stop by stop
Ponte Sant'Angelo — The Scaffold on the Bridge
September 11, 1599. The scaffold was already up when the crowds arrived — along the banks, on the rooftops, pressed together at the railings of this bridge. Romans came in numbers that contemporary diarists found worth…
Castel Sant'Angelo — The Prison of Petitions
Autumn, 1598. Three members of the Cenci family were brought here — not as visitors, not as petitioners, but as prisoners. Look up at the walls above you. That is where the interrogation…
Palazzo della Cancelleria — The Court of Clement VIII
September 1599. Inside this building — or one answering to it — judges convened in the name of Pope Clement VIII to determine whether Beatrice Cenci would live or…
Palazzo Cenci — The House of Fear
The walls in front of you have not moved in four hundred years. Francesco Cenci built his life behind them — and, according to the record, his family could not…
These are the opening lines of each stop. The full narration — and the audio — plays in the app.
— good to know
- How long is the The Ghost of the Ponte Sisto — Legend of Beatrice Cenci walk?
- About 60 minutes on foot, covering 4 stops over 4.0 km. You can pause and pick it back up whenever you like.
- What does the The Ghost of the Ponte Sisto — Legend of Beatrice Cenci case cover?
- 4 narrated stops, beginning at Ponte Sant'Angelo — The Scaffold on the Bridge and ending at Palazzo Cenci — The House of Fear. Each one plays automatically as you reach the real location.
- Is the The Ghost of the Ponte Sisto — Legend of Beatrice Cenci case real?
- Yes. It's built from the public record — court documents, contemporary news, and published histories — reviewed by a person, and told in a documentary register, never sensational.
- Do I need an internet connection or mobile data?
- No. Download the case once in the CaseWalk app and the narration plays fully offline — handy while roaming in Italy. GPS triggers each stop as you arrive.
- Is the The Ghost of the Ponte Sisto — Legend of Beatrice Cenci walk free?
- Your first walk on CaseWalk is free. After that, unlock a single case with a credit (yours to keep) or go All-Access for every case. Cancel anytime.
- Can I walk it at my own pace?
- Yes. There's no guide and no schedule — start when you want, linger as long as you like, and the next stop plays automatically when you get there.
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Coming soon to iOS. Your first walk is free, and you can download this case for fully offline use.