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Auditorium Parco della Musica

cornellinrome — 2022-09-05 08:10:20 UTC

Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

cornellinrome — 2022-09-05 08:11:06 UTC

Le Terme di Caracalla

cornellinrome — 2022-11-08 09:46:07 UTC

The ‘Terme di Caracalla’ are the ruins of the immense bathhouse (baths) from the 3rd century CE. At one time, it was the largest bath complex of Rome with a capacity of 2,500 visitors. Unfortunately, earthquakes and plundering of building materials have left their marks. However, the archaeological digs give a good impression of how truly huge the baths of emperor Caracalla were in those days.

Where
Rome, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 52
Calendar of openings
Tuesday through Sunday
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (last entrance at 3:30 p.m.)
Reservations
Online ticket reservations at info@coopculture.it
Tickets
Full 8.00 euro
Reduced 2.00 euro for citizens of the European community aged between 18 and 25 years old

Capuchin Crypt

cornellinrome — 2022-11-08 09:48:23 UTC

A very bizarre place to visit in Rome is the crypt of the Capuchins. In five chapels under the "Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini" church, the bones and skulls of nearly 3,600 Capuchin brothers have been incorporated as works of art in the crypts. In the museum you will learn more about the Capuchin Brothers, after which you will visit these very special crypts.

WHERE
Via Vittorio Veneto 27, 00187 Rome
OPENING HOURS
Daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
(ticket office closes 30 minutes earlier)
TICKET COSTS
Full price ticket 8.50 €
Reduced ticket 5.00 €
Audioguide 1.50 €

Palazzo Doria Pamphilj

cornellinrome — 2022-11-08 10:21:58 UTC

In the 16th century palace of the Doria family (Palazzo Doria Pamphilj) is the Galleria Doria Pamphilj, a museum with mainly paintings from the private collection of this family. The paintings hang in ten beautiful spaces such as the throne room and ballroom.

WHERE
Via del Corso 305
TICKETS
To make a visit to the Doria Pamphilj Gallery, reservation through online ticket purchase is recommended for the following days and opening hours: Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (last entry at 5:30 p.m.), Friday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (last entry at 6:30 p.m.).
The Ticket Office observes the following hours: Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
For information, please contact info@dopart.it

Domus Aurea

cornellinrome — 2022-11-08 10:24:59 UTC

Domus Aurea are the excavations of Nero's "Golden House". Since 2014 it is possible to visit the remains of this huge palace in a very nice way; with a guided tour where you can also see through VR glasses what the huge palace must have looked like at the time.

WHERE
Parco del Colle Oppio e delle terme di Traiano

Via della Domus Aurea

WHEN
Book a visit on Friday, Saturday or Sunday
From Spring 2022 every Thursday it will be possible to visit the Domus Aurea with the accompaniment of the archaeological officers, architects and restorers of the Colosseum Archaeological Park.
Two rounds of visits at 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. (duration about one hour and 30 minutes).

Vittoriano - Altare della Patria

cornellinrome — 2022-11-08 10:31:20 UTC

The Vittorio Emanuele II National Monument also known as Vittoriano or Altare della Patria, is a large national monument built between 1885 and 1935 to honour Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a unified Italy, in Rome, Italy. It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was realized by Giuseppe Sacconi.
WHERE
Piazza Venezia
TICKETS
The entrance to the Vittoriano and the Giardino Grande di Palazzo Venezia is free.
For the Terrazza Panoramica, Museo Centrale del Risorgimento e Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia:
Full 12 euros.
Facilitated (for visitors between 18 and 25 years old) 2 euros.
Free every first Sunday of the month.

Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore

cornellinrome — 2022-11-08 10:34:31 UTC

The Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the four papal churches and the largest Marian church in Rome. The church on the Esquiline hill is from the 5th century and still contains many authentic mosaics. It also has a distinctive golden ceiling. It is said that there are even pieces of wood from the crib of Jesus under the altar.

WHERE
Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore
TICKETS
To book your visit click here.

Villa & Galleria Borghese

cornellinrome — 2022-11-08 10:36:25 UTC

The name ‘Villa Borghese’ refers to the largest and most beautiful park in Rome. At one time, this estate belonged to the very wealthy cardinal Scipione Borghese, and was built around the villa of the same name. Since 1903, it has been in the possession of the municipality of Rome and serves as a public park. The ‘Galleria Borghese’ can also be found in the park, a museum displaying the large private art collection of Borghese. The gallery contains sculptures and paintings by artists such as Caravaggio, Rubens, Bernini and Leonardo da Vinci.

Location: City Hall II, Pinciano district

Epoch: 17th - 20th century

Extent: 80 hectares

Entrances: Via Aldrovandi, Via Raimondi (2 entrances), Via Pinciana (2 entrances), Piazzale San Paolo del Brasile, Piazzale Flaminio, Piazzale Cervantes, Piazzale Pablo Picasso (via di Valle Giulia)

Pantheon

cornellinrome — 2022-11-08 10:43:04 UTC

One of the best maintained buildings from Roman times is the Pantheon. What function the building had in those days is still not clear, but the Pantheon was given to the pope by emperor Hadrian in 608. The current church has several unique funerary monuments (painter Raphael and a few Italian kings), as well as a remarkably large and open dome (oculus).
WHERE
Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Roma RM
HOURS
The Basilica is open daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (last entrance at 6:45 p.m.)
Purchase tickets on official site: www.museiitaliani.it

Coppedé Neighborhood

cornellinrome — 2022-11-08 12:09:38 UTC

The Coppedè neighborhood is a complex of buildings located in Rome's Trieste district, in the block between Via Tagliamento, Via Arno, Via Ombrone, Via Serchio and Via Clitunno.

Although not strictly a neighborhood, it was so named by the same architect who designed it and after whom it is named, Gino Coppedè. It consists of eighteen palaces and twenty-seven mansions and buildings arranged around the central core of Piazza Mincio.

BASILICA DI SANTO STEFANO ROTONDO AL CELIO

cornellinrome — 2022-11-08 12:12:10 UTC

Santo Stefano Rotondo is an ancient Roman church, 5th century according to some, earlier period according to others, erected on the top of the Celio hill in the Monti district.
Run until 1580 by Hungarian Paulines, the church now belongs to the Pontifical Germanic-Hungarian College in Rome and is the national church of Hungary.

WHERE
Via Santo Stefano Rotondo, 7,

Knights of Malta Keyhole

cornellinrome — 2022-11-08 12:16:51 UTC

Rome's Keyhole is a magical peephole open on the ever-closed green doorway of the Priory of the Knights of Malta on the Aventine Hill, to rest a good eye on it is to find the perfect glimpse of St. Peter's Basilica and to admire a unique perspective on the dome framed by a row of lined trees.

It is located on the highest part of the Aventine Hill, between the Orange Garden and the Villa of the Priory of Malta, in the middle of the Circus Maximus area.
WHERE
Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta, 4

Acqua Paola Fountain

cornellinrome — 2022-11-08 12:19:19 UTC

The Fontana dell' Acqua Paola also known as Il Fontanone ("The big fountain") is a monumental fountain located on the Janiculum Hill, near the church of San Pietro in Montorio, in Rome, Italy. It was built in 1612 to mark the end of the Acqua Paola aqueduct, restored by Pope Paul V, and took its name from him. It was the first major fountain on the right bank of the River Tiber.
WHERE
Via Garibaldi

Galleria Sciarra

cornellinrome — 2022-11-08 15:16:46 UTC

Galleria Sciarra is a building in Rome, located in the Trevi district. It is known as Galleria Sciarra, as it constitutes a covered walkway-private courtyard but open to the public during office hours-the entrances are at Via Marco Minghetti and Piazza dell'Oratorio.

WHERE
Via Marco Minghetti, 10

Palazzo Massimo

cornellinrome — 2022-11-08 15:22:57 UTC

Inspired by the grandiose palaces of the 16th century, Palazzo Massimo was built between 1883 and 1887 by Jesuit Father Maximilian Massimo, designed by Camillo Pistrucci, to house the new headquarters of the Jesuit College. In 1981 the Palace was purchased by the state to become one of the new headquarters of the National Roman Museum.
WHERE
Largo di Villa Peretti, 2
HOURS
Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The ticket office closes at 5 p.m.

Parco della Caffarella

cornellinrome — 2022-11-08 15:26:46 UTC

The Caffarella Valley is a state-owned area of about 190 hectares that stretches between the Aurelian Walls, Via Latina and Via dell'Almone. The name comes from the main historical estate of the Caffarelli family, which had its possessions here and built there around the 16th century the farmhouse known as the Vaccareccia, which is still preserved inside the park.
MAIN ENTRANCES: Via della Caffarella, Via Latina, Largo Tacchi Venturi
MONUMENT HOURS:
Sepulchre Annia Regilla - Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (summer period 6 p.m.). Guided tours also by request: info@parcoappiaantica.it
Church of St. Urban - open only during guided tours. Info: Sovrintendenza Beni Culturali di Roma Capitale.

Natale di Roma - Rome's Foundation

cornellinrome — 2023-03-24 10:37:00 UTC

APRIL 21st

The Natale di Roma, formerly known as Dies Romana, is a holiday related to the founding of the city of Rome, celebrated on April 21st.
According to legend, also narrated by Varro (a Roman polymath and a prolific author), Romulus in fact founded the city of Rome on April 21 in 753 BC.

From this date onward derived the Roman chronology, defined in fact by the Latin locution Ab Urbe condita, or "from the foundation of the City," which counted the years from that supposed foundation.

I Nasoni - the characteristic fountains of Rome

cornellinrome — 2023-03-24 10:45:08 UTC

Established in 1874 by an idea of then Mayor Luigi Pianciani and Alderman Rinazzi to provide free drinking water in the center and townships and to give vent to the water supply, the drinking fountains were made of cast iron, were about 120 cm high (47 in), weighed about 100 kg (220 lbs), and had three dragon-shaped spouts. The water ended its fall into the sewer pipe through a grate placed at street level.

In later years, the design of the drinking fountains was changed: the three ornate spouts gave way to a single smooth spout whose shape is the origin of the nickname "nasone" (literally "big nose").

A few dragon-shaped spouts can still be found in Piazza della Rotonda, in Via di San Teodoro, behind the Roman Forum, and in Via delle Tre Cannelle.

The nozzle of all drinking fountains has a small hole at the top. By plugging the main outlet of the nozzle with a finger, the water gushes upward; a little trick, and drinking is easier and more hygienic.

Today, there are almost 2,500 Roman "nasoni" and the water they dispense is very fresh because of the continuous flow, and it is the same water distributed in the homes of Romans for over 100 years.

Pentecost at the Pantheon

cornellinrome — 2023-03-24 10:57:07 UTC

Traditionally on the day of Pentecost, a shower of rose petals can be seen during the celebration inside the Pantheon - Basilica of Santa Maria ai Martiri.
After the celebration of the Holy Mass, the Rome Fire Department drops thousands of red rose petals from the "oculus" of the dome to commemorate the descent of the Paraclete Spirit and the birth of the Church, the universal sacrament of salvation.

The Fountain of Lovers

cornellinrome — 2023-03-24 11:00:31 UTC

Did you know that in Rome there is an almost unknown little fountain that stands right on the side of one of the most famous fountains in the world?
It's the Fontanella degli Innamorati and it is located on the right side of the Trevi Fountain!

The architect Nicola Salvi, who had been commissioned to design the Trevi Fountain by Pope Clement XII, wanted to equip the monumental fountain with these two spouts to enable people to access the pure and healthy water of the Acqua Vergine aqueduct, which was otherwise unreachable.

According to an ancient legend, couples who drink together from this fountain will remain in love (and faithful) forever.
This was a ritual repeated in the past whenever a couple was forced to separate due to the departure of the beloved for military service. The night before the departure, the two lovers would go to the Lovers' Fountain: the girl would fill two never-before-used glasses at the spring and hand one to her beloved. After drinking together, the glasses would be smashed to seal their love pact and to ensure the beloved's safe return from the front.

Ponte Fabricio

cornellinrome — 2023-03-24 11:25:57 UTC

Fabricius Bridge connects Tiber Island to the left bank of the Tiber, that is, to the S.Angelo district.
It is the oldest bridge in Rome and probably replaced a pre-existing wooden one; the present one was built in 62 B.C. by the "curator viarum" Lucius Fabricius, as recalled by the inscriptions in large letters engraved on the arches: "L(UCIUS) FABRICIUS C(AI) F(ILIUS) CUR(ATOR) VIAR(UM) FACIUNDUM COERAVIT," or "Lucius Fabricius, son of Caius and curator of roads, had built."

There is also a legend that hovers over this bridge and it revolves around the diatribe between the four architects commissioned by Sixtus V to restore the bridge. The Pope at the end of the work condemned them to be beheaded by having a monument made with four heads in a single block of marble: this is why the bridge is known as the four-headed bridge.

Fontana dei Libri

cornellinrome — 2023-03-24 11:36:33 UTC

The Fountain of the Books in Rome was made in 1927 and is one of 9 neighborhood fountains in Rome by artist Pietro Lombardi.

The street on which the Fountain of Books stands today was once called "via dell'Università" because the ancient Sapienza University building (later moved to the Trastevere area), now home to the State Archives, stood nearby.
The Fountain of Books is presented inside a niche with a deer head in the center, the symbol of the Sant'Eustachio district, with four huge books resting on side shelves. From the two ancient books and the bookmark-shaped spouts gushes water, as a symbol of "knowledge that flows" without ever stopping. Finally, towering above the work is the heraldic symbol of the Medici family, owners of the historic Palazzo Madama, in front of the fountain.

Ah, there's a mistake! The mistake is the horizontal engraving in the center of the fountain, namely "S. EVSTACCHIO - R IV", but the Rione Sant' Eustachio is actually the number VIII and not the IV.
Someone must have been confused and, not knowing how to correct the inscription on the travertine, hoped it would not jump out too much.

The Monte dei Cocci: the first landfill of Imperial Rome

cornellinrome — 2023-03-24 12:48:47 UTC

Monte Testaccio, also known as Monte dei cocci, is an artificial hill about 36 mt high that you can find in the Testaccio district, between the Aurelian walls and the left bank of the Tiber.
Its name comes from the Latin "mons testaceus": this is because it is composed of layers of shards from more than 53 million terracotta amphorae used to transport goods (such as oil) that were unloaded here.

Santa Cecilia

cornellinrome — 2023-11-14 13:50:08 UTC

Munch

cornellinrome — 2025-02-21 15:15:18 UTC

When

from 11 February 2025 to 2 June 2025

Where

Palazzo Bonaparte

Piazza Venezia, 5

More than 20 years after the last exhibition dedicated to Munch in Rome, the largest exhibition ever will arrive at the Palazzo Bonaparte.

Edvard Munch (Norway, 1863-1944) is celebrated with a major retrospective under the patronage of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Rome, in collaboration with the Munch Museum in Oslo.

An undisputed protagonist in the history of modern art, Munch is considered a forerunner of Expressionism and one of the greatest symbolists of the 19th century, as well as the quintessential interpreter of the deepest anxieties of the human soul.

The exhibition, curated by Patricia G. Berman, one of the world's foremost scholars of Munch, will tell the whole story of the artist's universe, his human journey and production, through 100 works, including one of the Oslo lithographic versions of The Scream (1895), but also The Death of Marat (1907), Starry Night (1922-19249), Girls on the Bridge (1927), Melancholy (1900-1901) and Dance on the Beach (1904).