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The Colosseum underground The Colosseum was built between 70 AD. with the emperor Vespasian and 80 AD. with his heir Tito. It was built on a marshy area and therefore a 15 meter travertine base was created where the drainage systems and service tunnels were created. Over the years, the Colosseum underwent numerous changes to the initial project. Among these changes, Emperor Domitian ordered the construction of an underground level also known as the hypogeum which was built above the drainage systems. The Colosseum's basement consisted of a system of tunnels with two enormous corridors. Slaves moved in these [...]

Domus Romane of Palazzo Valentini A fascinating underground journey into the Rome of the imperial age, the true nerve center of the cultural and political life of the city. In front of Trajan's Forum, during the excavation and redevelopment works in 2005, between five and seven meters below the sixteenth-century Palazzo Valentini, an extraordinary archaeological area came to light consisting of two patrician residences dating back to the 4th century AD, equipped with a private spa area and belonging to influential families of the time. Through the accurate multimedia reconstruction and computer graphics curated by Piero Angela, Paco Lanciano [...]

Horrea Piperataria The Horrea Piperataria, the warehouses of "Egyptian and Arab spices" built by Emperor Domitian on the south-west slopes of Velia, the hill between the Esquiline and the Palatine, open to the public for the first time. The visit includes a multimedia story that shows the various construction phases of the buildings in the area from before Nero to the construction of the Basilica of Maxentius above and beyond. The installation is conceived as a fascinating lighting and multimedia journey of discovery that starts from the Vicus delle Carinae and ends up inside the underground environments of the [...]

Church of San Bartolomeo all'Isola On the Tiber Island, between the Trastevere district and the Jewish quarter, stands the thousand-year-old church of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, built at the end of the 10th century by order of Emperor Otto III on an ancient temple dedicated to Aesculapius, god of medicine. Initially dedicated to Sant'Adalbert, in the period between the 11th and 12th centuries, it was the subject of numerous restoration interventions. Damaged beyond repair by a flood of the Tiber in 1557, the sacred building was rebuilt in the 17th century by the architect Orazio Torriani. Externally, San Bartolomeo all'Isola [...]

Museum of Forma Urbis A wonderful marble map that provides a unique panorama of the urban landscape of ancient Rome: the building of the former Palestra della Gioventù Italiana del Littorio inside the Celio archaeological park, reopened to the public thanks to the interventions carried out under the scientific direction of the Superintendency Capitolina at the Cultural Heritage of Rome Capital, hosts the new Museum of the Forma Urbis, which houses the surviving fragments of the famous Forma Urbis Romae, one of the rarest and most important testimonies that have come down to us from antiquity. The gigantic marble [...]

Santa Maria in Domnica, also known as Santa Maria alla navicella It is a basilica in Rome. It stands on the top of the Celio hill, in the current Piazza della Navicella. It is the seat of the Titulus S. Mariae in Domnica, established in 678 by Pope Agathon. The attribute “in Domnica” has been the subject of different interpretations. One derives it from dominicum, “of the Lord”. Another refers to the name of Ciriaca, a woman who lived near the church, and whose name would have meant "belonging to the Lord". The alternative attribute "alla navicella" refers to [...]

This historic basilica is located just 200 meters from the B&B Colosseum Suite The Basilica of San Clemente is one of the most important in Rome, not only from an artistic point of view but also from a historical point of view because it well represents a city that was built in overlapping layers. It is located about three hundred meters beyond the Colosseum, on the slightly uphill road that leads to San Giovanni in Laterano. It takes its name from Pope St. Clement, third successor of St. Peter, who died around the year 100 AD. Until a hundred years ago it was the [...]

A journey through the most significant and central places in the history of Rome and the Church City with a millenary history and ancient religious tradition, Rome is the heart of Catholic Christianity, the place where history and millennial art blend with the faith, giving an extraordinary synthesis of magnificience and beauty. The proposed itinerary guides the visitor to the discovery of the most important and central places in the history of Rome and the Church, places where you can taste the history of men who have dedicated their lives to the Church and to spreading its message. The itinerary [...]

An amazing journey back in time... Considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Rome can include numerous interesting monuments, testimony of nearly three millennia of history. Like other similar cities , the Capital has many faces, and with the passing of centuries every epoch has left its imprint. The itinerary proposes an extraordinary journey back in time to discover some of the most important archaeological testimonies of Rome, from the Colosseum to the Ara Pacis. Our itinerary in the Eternal City, suspended between history and legend, begins at the Colosseum, originally known as Amphitheatrum Flavium, as well [...]

This historic-architectural complex is just 200 metres from our B&B Bellezza al Colosseo and 300 metres from our Guest House Colosseum Terrace Suite. It is a architectonical complex not very well known to the majority of tourists who flock to the most famous Colosseum, Trevi, Vatican, and so on, but not for this less important to understand what was the historical and artistic evolution of Rome in the centuries. Perhaps not everyone knows that the area of the Colosseum in the past centuries, although in ruins, has always been in Rome of strategic importance in the Middle Ages, because [...]