This collection gathers places and events connected to Roman Forum and Palatine, including archaeological visits, themed tours, and evening openings of the site. It suits visitors preparing to explore the ancient ruins or looking for activities linked to the historic center and its excavations.
Places: Roman Forum and Palatine (28)
Arch of ConstantineArch of Constantine - Via di San Gregorio, 00186 Rome RM
Arch of Septimius SeverusThe Arch of Septimius Severus closes off the Roman Forum on the Capitoline side, at the northwest corner of the forum square. It was dedicated in A…
Arch of TitusThe Arch of Titus closes the Roman Forum on the Colosseum side, at the top of the Velia ascent, at the point where Via Sacra reached its highest el…
Basilica of MaxentiusThe Basilica of Maxentius, more properly that of Constantine, is the last and largest civil basilica in the monumental center of Rome, once located…
Basilica of Saints Cosmas and DamianThe Basilica of Saints Cosmas and Damian faces onto Via dei Fori Imperiali at the level of the Roman Forum, and it is one of the few churches in Ro…
Capitoline HillCapitoline Hill, also called Mount Capitoline (Mons Capitolinus), is one of the Seven Hills on which Rome was founded.
Church of San Pietro in CarcereThe Church of San Pietro in Carcere is at Clivo Argentario, at the foot of the Capitoline Hill, on the side of the Roman Forum that faces the Arch…
Church of Santa Francesca RomanaThe Church of Santa Francesca Romana looks onto the Roman Forum from the eastern flank of the archaeological area, a few meters from the Basilica o…
Church of Santa Maria AntiquaThe church of Santa Maria Antiqua is one of the oldest Catholic places of worship dedicated to the Madonna, in the 6th century, in a group of Domit…
Church of Santi Luca e MartinaChiesa dei Santi Luca e Martina
Via della Curia,
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Curia IuliaThe Curia Iulia is the chamber of the Roman Senate, the brick parallelepiped that closes the northern side of the Roman Forum, a few meters from th…
Domus Transitoria and Neronian CryptoporticusThe Domus Transitoria can't be visited today. On the official website of the Colosseum Archaeological Park, the monument's page carries the words T…
House of Augustus and House of LiviaWhere the House of Augustus and the House of Livia are and how to get there The two houses are on the southwestern flank of the Palatine, in the up…
Insula of the Ara CoeliThe Insula of the Ara Coeli is the Roman rental apartment building that can be seen set into the embankment to the left of the staircase of Santa M…
Lapis NigerThe Lapis Niger is the square of black marble slabs that you see in the Roman Forum, a few meters from the facade of the Curia Iulia and almost in…
Mamertine PrisonThe Mamertine Prison (or Tullian Prison, in Latin Carcer or Tullianum) is a very ancient prison, the oldest in Rome, and it is located in the Roman…
Palatine HillThe Palatine Hill is one of the Seven Hills of Rome, one of the oldest parts of the city! Today it is a large open-air museum that can be visited d…
Palatine Museum – AntiquariumPalatine Museum - Antiquarium - Colosseum Archaeological Park, Via di San Gregorio, 30
Roman ForumThe Roman Forum stretches across the valley between the Capitoline Hill, the Palatine and the Velia, and for almost a millennium it was the politic…
San Giuseppe dei FalegnamiSan Giuseppe dei Falegnami is the church almost nobody looks at: it stands at the top of the little staircase you see from the Roman Forum, at Cliv…
San Gregorio al CelioSan Gregorio al Celio is the church that closes off, at the top of a monumental staircase, the east side of Piazza di San Gregorio, right opposite…
San Teodoro al PalatinoSan Teodoro al Palatino is a round church sunk below street level, on the northwest flank of the Palatine, along the ancient road that ran down fro…
Sant’Anastasia al PalatinoSant’Anastasia al Palatino is at Piazza di Sant’Anastasia 1, in the corner between the flank of the Palatine Hill and the head of the Circus Maximu…
Santa Maria della ConsolazioneSanta Maria della Consolazione occupies the back of a square that almost nobody crosses, behind the Capitoline Hill and a short walk from the south…
Temple of Antoninus and FaustinaThe Temple of Antoninus and Faustina stands on the northern side of the Roman Forum, along Via Sacra, between the Basilica Aemilia and the Temple o…
Temple of SaturnThe Temple of Saturn is the building with the eight columns that closes the western side of the square of the Roman Forum, at the foot of the Campi…
The Rostra of the Roman ForumThe Rostra of the Roman Forum are the platform from which orators spoke to the people of Rome. The name comes from the rostra, the bronze rams of t…
The Seven Hills of Rome: Which Ones and How to Visit ThemThe seven hills of Rome are the Palatine, the Capitoline, the Aventine, the Caelian, the Esquiline, the Viminal and the Quirinal: seven heights of…





























