Location: Province of Rome
Top Things to do in Province of Rome
What to do and see in Province of Rome, Lazio: The Best Ancient Ruins
The Province of Rome (Italian: Provincia di Roma) was one of the five provinces of Lazio, Italy. In 2015 it became the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital.
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1. Area archeologica di Trebula Suffenas
2. Villa Adriana
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4.5 based on 3,290 reviews
This is an exceptional complex of classical buildings built in the 2nd century AD by the Roman Emperor Hadrian, which reproduces the best elements of the cultures of Egypt, Greece and Rome in the form of an "ideal city."
Reviewed By Fazziefritz - York, United Kingdom
What a site(sight)! For 1 Euro 30 we purchased a bus ticket to the stop in Tivoli for Hadrian’s Villa. We caught the bus from the ponte de Mammalo stop on the B metro line. The driver of the bus stopped at a stop which was signposted for the Villa Adriana. Following the signs we arrived at the villa’s ticket office after a 20 minute walk.The walk was well worth the effort. Paying 10 euros each and another 5 euros for a mobile commentary we entered the grounds of the emperor’s Villa. Take your time looking at the model of the Villa because it gives you a great impression of the sheer size of the place. There are about 27 information boards dotted around the grounds giving you information about the building or scene you are looking at. Be prepared to do do a lot of walking if you want to explore. Hadrian’s visionary Villa. Having refreshments to hand would be a good idea and there are plenty of seating areas to enjoy your picnic. We returned to Rome using the same route, after purchasing our ticket from a tobacconist near the bus stop. We were surprised to find we had spent a good 3 hours enjoyed visiting this iconic historical site.
3. Terme Taurine
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4.5 based on 172 reviews
Reviewed By B9283SCjohnd - London, United Kingdom
What a find. You can completely submerse yourself in this place. It's quiet and peaceful, yet the site has wonderfully preserved features. One of the highlights of our trip.
4. Necropoli della Banditaccia
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4.5 based on 896 reviews
Necropolis of Cerveteri A major centre of Etruscan civilisation that was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004, the Necropolis stretches for more than two kilometres. This certainly makes it the most imposing in all Etruria and one of the most magnificent monuments of its kind anywhere in the Mediterranean basin. These monumental tombs are located inside tumuli, partly cut into the tufa rock and partly built over it. The purpose of theseedifices was to illustrate the desire of a handful of aristocratic families to make a statement about their wealth and to perpetuate a lifestyle of the highest quality also after death. This may explain the abundance of luxury goods found in these tombs, such as tableware made of precious metal, goldsmith’s work, illustrated vases, bronzes and pieces imported from Greece and the Near East, as well as weapons, belts, razors, buckles and jewellery. The interiors are eerily evocative, imitating the houses where their occupants spent their lives, with several rooms, shaped doors and windows, columns and pillars, beamed and coffered ceilings, furnishings, funerary beds and sometimes grave goods. It is also interesting to visit the tombs known locally as a dado(like dice), which describes how they line the streets of the necropolis in regular patterns, looking uncannily like a modern housing estate. Discover how the tombs come to life!
Reviewed By ujio
A jump in the past! it is very well kept, and very large, you can spend hours looking and taking pictures of this fascinating site!
5. Castello o Rocca dei Frangipane
6. Parco Archeologico di Ostia Antica
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4.5 based on 3,410 reviews
Present day site of sprawling ruins of a densely populated Roman city at the mouth of the river Tiber.
Reviewed By patrickn775 - London, United Kingdom
After days of rain the weather broke and we headed for Ostia. It is a short journey from central Rome by Metro, with one change to an overground line. The site is a five minute walk from the station. This ancient town was once the port hub for goods from across the Roman Empire and must have been a busy commercial town. This is in evidence in the many Horea, or warehouse complexes dotted around. The site is vast with many buildings easily recognisable from antiquity. Highlights for me included a smart Tabernae that could almost still be serving wine and snacks today. Shopping arcades, designated emporia selling fish (with marble tanks), a complete theatre behind which is a big piazza with mosaics identifying each guild where merchants did business and deals were made. It is different from Pompeii where the dramatic death and destruction visited on a whole city over two days makes for a sometimes chilling but utterly compelling visit. The crowds are can be daunting there but you can still find quiet spots off the main tracks. However, I would say nearby Herculaneum is an even more unmissable visit with stunning, vivid colour and survival of wooden furniture and roofs plus even paper scrolls from the boiling mud and the dead still situ. Ostia feels far more alive than both, however, even though the former were frozen in time—Vesuvius’ devastation took a heavy toll. At Ostia Antica the crowds when we went were totally absent. Much of the site we had entirely to ourselves. You will need a map and the talk through device if you are to make your visit work. The site is cheap to visit and deserves more support than it gets. Let your imagination take over and enjoy this big, rare ancient marvel for its superb preservation, diversity of architecture and critical role in feeding, clothing and building of Ancient Rome.
7. Rovine Canale Monterano
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4.5 based on 375 reviews
Reviewed By YBT_11 - Oriolo Romano, Italy
established in the bronze age, flourished under the Etruscans was totally destroyed by the Frech forces. Remains a huge ruin of a cathedral built on the 17th century A great place in the ruins are on a tuffo hill in Latium. In the summer great for exploring the area, there is a beautiful Roman aqueduct and a fountain by Bernini. On the 26th December 2017 a magical. medieval life nativity scene was produced by the locals. Despite the drizzle and the cold the l witches dance was enchanting. A medieval fair with food . A charming, unexpected surprise
8. Porto di Claudio
9. Necropoli di Porto
10. Tempio della Sibilla
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4.5 based on 262 reviews
Reviewed By TerrywithaY - Coolangatta, Australia
Gorgeous temple on the edge of the Villa Gregoriana gardens - great photography at night from the ponte and close up
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