Visits and guided tours for the roman forum
Hotels, B&B and rooms near the monument
The Roman Forum is one of the most fascinating archaeological sites of the Roman world, a remarkable opportunity to travel back in time.A full visit may take several hours to explore its countless remains and delve into the rich history of its many buildings. The Via Sacra, an ancient paved street, runs through the site […]
Appian Way Regional Park
The Appian Way, the first paved road built by the Romans, leads southeast out of Rome through the Saint Sebastian Gate. A large natural and archaeological park has been developed along it and in the surrounding areas, covering 3,500 hectares, with its many mausoleums and funerary monuments, Jewish and Christian catacombs, villas, and Roman buildings.It’s […]
Boarium Forum
The Forum Boarium, located today on the famous Piazza della Bocca della Verità, was one of the major economic centers of ancient Rome. Today, its remains attract visitors and archaeologists, offering a unique insight into Republican and Imperial Rome, as a site integrated into the religious and commercial topography of Rome. Remains and religious significance […]
Imperial Fora, a monumental ensemble
The Imperial Fora, today crossed by the avenue of Via dei Fori Imperiali, which covers a large portion of this site, form an architectural complex of exceptional scale. This complex brings together several monumental buildings and squares, erected from the end of the Roman Republic and during the first 150 years of the Roman Empire. […]
Trajan’s Forum
Built at the beginning of the 2nd century by Emperor Trajan and the architect Apollodorus of Damascus, the complex completed the sequence of the Imperial Fora and pushed the technical limits of Roman urban planning: part of the neighboring hill was leveled to create a vast 300-meter-wide esplanade with porticoes. Main Features of the Forum […]
Trajan’s Market Museum
The very interesting Museum of the Imperial Forums – Trajan’s Markets (Mercati di Traiano Museo dei Fori Imperiali) is topographically and historically connected to the vast urban complex of the Imperial Fora: those of Caesar (46 BC), Augustus (2 BC), the Temple of Peace (75 AD), Nerva (97 AD), and Trajan (113 AD). Opened in […]
