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Tomba di Cecilia Metella adventure! become afascinatingadventureinyour the ancientRoman sidering thatwalkingontheroadbed– and the Villa oftheQuintili, withoutcon- Metella, theCatacombofSanCallisto a pointofvisitingthe Tomb ofCecilia “campagna romana”). You shouldmake the Romancountryside(thefamous be surprisedbythebeautifulviewsof ancient Appian Way, allowing yourself to time, intheuniqueatmosphereof fine weathertoprojectyourselfbackin historic centre, takeadvantageofthe Even ifitisabitfurtherawayfromthe have beenburied here. between 500and750thousand bodies this labyrinthis100-150kmlong, andthat dslips andlandslides. Itisreckoned that levels andthenpeteroutbecause oflan- their turn, crosseach otheratvarious spreading outinsomanyarmswhich, in Christians. A densenetworkofgalleries catacombs, thecemeteriesusedby great, mysterious “city ofthedead”: the [ Underground Romeconcealsa basolato – canitself [ AND LEGEND HISTORY Roma ti aspetta PIEGHEVOLI DEFINITIVIINGLESE6antMODIF_Layout126/11/1009.08Pagina simple citizens. consuls andemperors, priestsand can imaginelivinginthedays ofthe great urbanthemeparkwhereone Rome asanarchaeological cityisa 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Addresses di S. Callistostop. Colosseo stop. station); bus118(directionLagonegro) totheCatacombe the CestiaPyramid: (metroBPiramide/Ostiense railway Lagonegro) totheCatacombe diSanCallistostop. From the CircoMassimostop. Continue bybus118(direction Laterano. Then bus218. MetroB(directionLaurentina)to Piramide stop, thenbus280or95. Metro: lineB, Colosseostop. Colosseo stop. B, Piramide stop. line A, Colli Albani stop, thenbus660. Tomb ofCeciliaMetella. 714 (directionLaurentina)toPiazzadiS. Giovanniin From Termini station: metro A (direction Anagnina) orbus Catacomb ofSanCallisto. Testaccio. Cestia Pyramid. stop. Buses: 118, 160and628. Metro: lineB, CircoMassimo Terme diCaracalla. starting fromtheColosseometrostation(lineB). and 714, goingalong Via delle Terme diCaracalla. Onfoot: Buses: 81and 673, goingalong Via dellaNavicella; 118, 160 Villa Celimontana. 280, 492 and990. Tram: 19. Metro: line A, Lepantostop. Mausoleum ofHadrian. Flaminio stop. of Via Tomacelli). Buses: 628and716. Metro: line A, Ara Pacis Augustae. 70, 160 and170. Markets of Trajan. 85, 87 and175. Metro: lineB, Colosseostop. Imperial Forums. 75, 84, 85, 87, 117, 175, 186and271. Metro: lineB, Roman Forum. 175, 186and271. Tram: 3. Metro: lineB, Colosseostop. Palatine. 175, 810and850(ColosseoColosseo/Salvistops). Domus Aurea. 271, 571, 175, 186, 810, 850andC3. Tram: 3. Metro: lineB, Colosseo. Via diSanGregorio, 30. Buses: 60, 75, 85, 87, 117, Piazza delColosseo. Buses: 60, 75, 85, 87, 117, Buses: 170and30Express. Metro: lineB, Via dellaDomus Aurea. Buses: 85, 87, Via dellaSalara Vecchia, 5/6. Buses: 60, Buses: 3, 60, 271and118. Metro: line Via deiFori Imperiali. Buses: 60, 81, Main entrance inPiazza dellaNavicella. Via IVNovembre, 94. Buses: 60, 64, Viale delle Terme diCaracalla, 52. Lungotevere in Augusta (corner Buses: 50, 23, 34, 40, 49, 62, Via AppiaAntica,161.Metro: Via AppiaAntica,110/126. baths imperial grandiose di Caracalla, The Terme
Terme di Caracalla there everyyear. the internationalmusicfestivalsorganized is alsothegoalofeveryjazzloverbecause ce structureinsidetheCaelianPark. The park greenery of Villa Celimontana, therenaissan- by Neroafterthefirethatdevastated brings usnexttothegreatpalacebuilt Our discoveryofthearchaeologicalcity AD byNero, theycouldholdupto1600 Baths ofCaracalla: inaugurated in217 dness wereachievedpreciselythe architectural solutionsofstupefyingbol- huge publicbaths. The firstoneswhere social lifecausedthemtoconstruct attention tothemostpopularaspectsof Romans, theirloveofluxuryand Caracalla). The technicalcapacityofthe starts atthe Terme diCaracalla (Bathsof suspended betweenhistoryandlegend Our promenadeinanEternalCity sticated beautyfarmsoftoday! comfort; innowayinferiortothesophi- and theywerecompletewithevery persons inbathsofhotandcoldwater [ Don’t failtomakeapauseamidthe Aurea the gances” of The “extrava- Domus
Domus Aurea Aurea, aneventisorganizedeveryyear vertine structure (theouterringwallis namely theColosseum. The gigantictra- that youshouldpayavisitto the “host”, Once youareinthecapitalit isnatural great pleasureofRomansandtourists. entertainments andamusements, tothe Shadow oftheColosseum)withallsorts known as All’Ombra delColosseo(Inthe its namewasnottheonlyextravagance: The goldcoveringthatgavethehouse (Golden House). Rome in64 AD: theDomus Aurea were showereddownontheguests. perfume wassprayed androsepetals and, whenbanquetswerebeingheld, heavens inancientastronomicaldevices the ceilingofdometorotatelike mechanism, operated byslaves, caused which thedaylightentered. An ingenious with agiganticcentral dormerthrough ned acourtyardsurmountedbydome two ofthemainbanquetinghallsadjoi- [ In thesummer, closetotheDomus spectacles great and ofits Colosseum of the The myth
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