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Caracalla: sogno di una notte di fine estate Starting now: evening guided tours of the ancient Baths with the exhibition Mauro Staccioli. Sensibile ambientale

21 aug – 02 oct 2018

Special initiatives

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Caracalla: sogno di una notte di fine estate Starting now: evening guided tours of the ancient Baths with the exhibition Mauro Staccioli. Sensibile ambientale

21 aug – 02 oct 2018

The monumental remains and sculptures by Mauro Staccioli illuminated in the night: the evening visits to the Baths of Caracalla, one of the most striking night walks in ancient Rome, this year enhanced by the exhibition Mauro Staccioli. Sensibile ambientale. The Caracalla: Sogno di una Notte di Fine Estate initiative is to be held from 21 August to 2 October, every Tuesday and Friday evening, with guided tours.

The visits, lasting 75 minutes, start at 7.30 pm with the last departure at 9.00 pm, with groups of up to 30 participants. The starting point is the central area of ​​the monument. After visiting the interiors of the Baths we descend to the underground levels, a maze of tunnels and the beating heart of the whole building, containing the facilities that supplied the thermal baths on the surface. The visit ends at the Mithraeum, the place of worship devoted to the cult of Mithras, with the mysterious ‘fossa sanguinis’, where the ritual sacrifices took place.

Start date
Tuesday 21 august 2018

End date
Tuesday 02 october 2018

Terme di Caracalla
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 52
Roma


Times:
from 7.30 pm (fist tour starts at 7.45 pm) to 22,30 (last tour starts at 9.00 pm).

Tours in Italian an English, lasting 75 minutes.

Tickets:
20 euros, reduction 18 euros.

Bookings and informations:
tel. 0639967700 (Monday – Friday 9am-6pm / Saturday 9am-2pm).

Book your ticket online.

Promoted by
Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo, Soprintendenza Speciale di Roma Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio, with Electa