If you are going to Civitavecchia harbor with your cruise and you have a full day to spend for tours, you have to know that there are a lot of places near the port easily reachable for a shore excursion. If you have already seen the classical Rome attractions like the the Vatican City and museums, Spanish steps etc, this can be a very good way to see something else. TIVOLI Tivoli is an an

The Mamertine Prison (Carcere Mamertino) — or Tullianum — was a prison (carcer) located in the Forum Romanum in Ancient Rome. It was located on the northeastern slope of the Capitoline Hill, facing the Curia and the imperial fora of Nerva, Vespasian, and Augustus. Located between it and the Tabularium (record house) was a flight of stairs leading to the Arx of the Capitoline known as the Gem

After the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, the Roman Emperor Nero took advantage of the space where many buildings had burned down to build himself a new palace right in the middle of downtown Rome, which he called the Golden House (Domus Aurea). We know about the Golden House in two ways. The Roman historian Suetonius describes it for us, and also archaeologists have found it and excavated it (and

The Cloaca Maxima ("greatest sewer") is one of the oldest monuments of Rome. It was built as a canal through the Forum Romanum in the sixth century BCE and its construction is generally attributed to king Tarquinius Priscus. There are many "cloaca" beneath the city, none of which are as large as the cloaca maxima. If you visit the subterranean (ancient Roman) remains beneath the church of

The Vatican Gardens have been a place of quiet and meditation for the Popes ever since 1279 when Nicholas III (Giovanni Gaetano Orsini, 1277-1280) moved his residence back to the Vatican from the Lateran Palace. Within the new walls, which he had built to protect his residence, he planted an orchard (pomerium), a lawn (pratellum) and a garden (viridarium). The event is recorded among other pl

"The Trevi Fountain (Italian: Fontana di Trevi) is a fountain in the Trevi rione in Rome, Italy. Standing 25.9 meters (85 feet) high and 19.8 meters (65 feet) wide, it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city." (Source | Wikipedia) Building Type: Fountain. Public transport: Take the subway A line until Barberini Fontana di Trevi, then walk down via del Tritone until crossing via d

Building Type: Way with archaeological monument. Public transport: Take the subway to the station 'Via Ostiense' and then the bus 118 or 218. Admission fee: 7,5 Euro (4,5 Euro for UE citizens between 18 and 25 years old, and for the teachers). The card is valid 7 days in a row and allows a single entrance to the following attractions: Terme di Caracalla Via delle Terme di Caracall