Combo Ticket Via Appia Antica - Caracalla Baths, tomb of Cecilia Metella and Villa dei Quintili
Rome, Italy
Trip Type: Walking Tours
Duration: 3 hours
Visit three archaeological sites on the famous Appian Way – the large Caracalla Baths, the tomb of Cecilia Metella, and the ruins of the sumptuous Villa dei Quintili.
Combo Ticket is valid for the three archaeological sites, for 7 days, for 1 visit to each site.
Combo Ticket is valid for the three archaeological sites, for 7 days, for 1 visit to each site.
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Visit three archaeological sites on the famous Appian Way – the large Caracalla Baths, the tomb of Cecilia Metella, and the ruins of the sumptuous Villa dei Quintili.
Combo Ticket is valid for the three archaeological sites, for 7 days, for 1 visit to each site.The Caracalla Baths
Also known as the Thermae Antonianae, the Caracalla Baths are one of the largest and best preserved examples of an ancient public bath complex. Constructed under the auspices of the Emperor Caracalla in the southern part of the city, the building was completed in 216 A.D. and exhibits the rectangular plan typical of Imperial spa centers. The baths themselves were not simply a place for bathing, sport and health, they were also a place of study and relaxation. The various parts of the spa are found in sequential order around the center of the structure: the "Calidarium" (hot plunge bath), the "Tepidarium" (warm bath with radiant heat), the "Frigidarium" (cold pool), and the "Natatio" (open air swimming pool).
The Tomb of Cecilia Metella
This monument was constructed during the reign of Augustus in honor of Cecilia Metella, the daughter of a Roman consul. It is a circular mausoleum raised on a square base, similar to that of Augustus himself, only smaller. In 1303 it was incorporated into the Castrum Caetani (Caetani Castle) and became the principal tower of that fortification. Taken together, the tomb and the castle offer an interesting overview of the techniques and materials of construction from antiquity to the middle ages.
The Villa dei Quintili
State property only since 1986, the Villa dei Quintili was the largest and most sumptuous residence of the Roman "suburbium" (suburbs). The original nucleus belonged to the Quintili brothers, consuls in 151 A.D., and was enlarged when the villa became imperial property under the emperor Commodus who loved living here because of the peaceful countryside and the villa's thermal baths.
The villa extends between the Via Appia Antica and the Via Appia Nuova and was built around a large square. The most impressive construction nucleus is formed by the rooms for the masters and servants. They consist of a circular building, a series of rooms and the two large bath quarters called "Calidarium" and "Frigidarium", fourteen meters (close to 46 feet) high with large windows and polychrome marble.
Combo Ticket is valid for the three archaeological sites, for 7 days, for 1 visit to each site.The Caracalla Baths
Also known as the Thermae Antonianae, the Caracalla Baths are one of the largest and best preserved examples of an ancient public bath complex. Constructed under the auspices of the Emperor Caracalla in the southern part of the city, the building was completed in 216 A.D. and exhibits the rectangular plan typical of Imperial spa centers. The baths themselves were not simply a place for bathing, sport and health, they were also a place of study and relaxation. The various parts of the spa are found in sequential order around the center of the structure: the "Calidarium" (hot plunge bath), the "Tepidarium" (warm bath with radiant heat), the "Frigidarium" (cold pool), and the "Natatio" (open air swimming pool).
The Tomb of Cecilia Metella
This monument was constructed during the reign of Augustus in honor of Cecilia Metella, the daughter of a Roman consul. It is a circular mausoleum raised on a square base, similar to that of Augustus himself, only smaller. In 1303 it was incorporated into the Castrum Caetani (Caetani Castle) and became the principal tower of that fortification. Taken together, the tomb and the castle offer an interesting overview of the techniques and materials of construction from antiquity to the middle ages.
The Villa dei Quintili
State property only since 1986, the Villa dei Quintili was the largest and most sumptuous residence of the Roman "suburbium" (suburbs). The original nucleus belonged to the Quintili brothers, consuls in 151 A.D., and was enlarged when the villa became imperial property under the emperor Commodus who loved living here because of the peaceful countryside and the villa's thermal baths.
The villa extends between the Via Appia Antica and the Via Appia Nuova and was built around a large square. The most impressive construction nucleus is formed by the rooms for the masters and servants. They consist of a circular building, a series of rooms and the two large bath quarters called "Calidarium" and "Frigidarium", fourteen meters (close to 46 feet) high with large windows and polychrome marble.
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