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Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica. Book the museums ahead.
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Roman Forum
The heart of the ancient city, a valley of temples, triumphal arches and law courts below the Capitoline and Palatine hills.
- Open
- Every day except Christmas and New Year's Day; check the website for seasonal hours
- Price
- Paid; on the same ticket as the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Via della Salara Vecchia 5/6, 00186 RomeDirections
- Getting There
- Colosseo station (Metro line B); entrances on Via della Salara Vecchia and by the Arch of Titus.
Why Go
For centuries this valley was the center of Roman public life. Here are the Senate house, the round Temple of Vesta, the Arch of Titus and the spot where Julius Caesar's body was burned, and the great vaults of the Basilica of Maxentius rise over its eastern end.
Much of it is broken columns and foundations, so it reads best with a map or a guide. The free view over it all from the Capitoline Hill, behind the city hall, is one of the finest in Rome.
Tips
- There's very little shade. Bring water and a hat in summer.
- Come back to the Capitoline terraces at sunset for the view over the ruins.
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