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About 1.2 miles away
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica. Book the museums ahead.
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Largo di Torre Argentina
A sunken square of four Republican temples, near where Julius Caesar was murdered, now home to a colony of cats.
- Open
- Always from the street; the walkways have set hours
- Price
- Free from the street; paid for the walkways
- Time Needed
- 30 minutes
- Address
- Largo di Torre Argentina, 00186 RomeDirections
- Getting There
- Many buses, and tram 8, stop at Largo di Torre Argentina.
Why Go
The ruins include part of the Curia of Pompey, where Julius Caesar was stabbed in 44 BC. A volunteer sanctuary looks after the cats that live among the temples.
You can see it all for free from the railings, or walk among the temples on a paid walkway.
Nearby in Rome
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