The original ruins of the town of Ninfa existed as far back as the 8th Century. However in the 12th Century the area, supported a...

The Museo Archeologico Prenestino is housed in the Palazzo Colonna-Barberini which was built in the 17th Century. It was constructed on the former circular temple...

The remains of the nymphaeum in Villa dei Quintili remained a mystery till 1828, when some aquatic Pan pipes were found with, engraved on them,...

The Parco Appio Claudio is located between the Via Appia Nuova and the Via Tuscolana and is a superb spot for taking photographs. The remains...

The Cecilia Metella’s Grave is an imposing circular monument and the best kept of the Appia Antica, dedicated to Cacilia Metella, who died between 50...

Not to be confused with the Circus Maximus, the Circus of Maxentius was built with bricks and turf and is part of one of the...

The Le Tombe di Via Latina archaeological park was created in the late 19th Century after a series of excavations uncovered various sepulchres and tombs...

The Museum of Roman Civilisation has a display of copies of classic Roman archaeological finds that were lost or destroyed. Exhibits include parts of life-size...

Just to the east of the Tre-Fontane sports facilities lies an ancient area of eucalyptus scented green, dotted with three churches. These were to celebrate...

These catacombs were once known as the Church of Rome’s cemetery and the crypt contain the tombs of nine popes. It covers an area of...

The Museo dell’ Alto Mediove in the city of Rome concentrates on decorative arts from the era between the fall of the Roman Empire and...

The Domitilla’s catacombs are part of a vast funereal complex, a necropolis that holds monuments from the 1st Century AD. Santa Petronilla and the martyrs...

The Fosse Ardeatine can be found behind the Catacombe di Domitilla, which is an old burial site of Christian martyrs. Over three hundred people, mainly...

The Via Appia was the first important road to be built in Rome at the end of the 4th Century B.C. to link the city...

Colombario di Via Taranto may seem like any other Roman yard, but it’s not, there is a surprise, look out for the two trapdoors! Also...

Constantine built San Paolo to commemorate the martyrdom of the saint in nearby Tre Fontane. Pope John VIII later surrounded it by walls to protect...

The vault of Colombario di Pomponio Hylas was widely used from the time of Augustus and was highly suited for mass burials. The name comes...

The Villa Volkonski is on the Via Ludovico di Savoia and made up of three buildings but is mostly known for the park in which...

The thermal baths were started by Carcalla in 217 A.D. and completed by Emperors, Heliogabalus and Alexander Severus. In the 6th Century, after the siege...

Founded by Pope Melchiade around the beginning of the 4th Century, San Giovanni in Laterano is the oldest church in the world. In 1650, in...