Baths of Caracalla
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Baths of Caracalla - by Ethan Doyle White (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Description
The Baths of Caracalla (Terme di Caracalla) were Rome's second largest public baths (thermae), measuring 337x328m and accommodating up to 1,600 customers at any one point. They were built during the reign of Septimus Severus and his son Caracalla in the early 3rd century AD using tuf, lime, basalt, marble, and pozzolana. The water was brought through the Acqua Antoniniana aqueduct and heated using coal and wood underneath the ground. The baths were used as a leisure center (not simply for washing) and housed a Mithraeum (for the worship of Mithra, the Zoroastrian divinity). The thermae were used until the 6th century and destroyed by the earthquake of 847. For centuries afterwards the site was used as a "quarry" for construction material until excavations started in the 1820s.
Access & Transport
Address: 52 Viale delle Terme di Caracalla The closest metro station Circo Massimo (line B), 800 m away Several bus stop at "Terme Caracalla" and "Terme Caracalla/Valle Camene"
Instructions & Recommendations
This activity is walking distance to the Circus Maximus and Palatino as well as the Testaccio neighbourhood and the beginning of the Via Appia Antica at Porta San Sebastiano. Official online ticket distributor: https://www.museiitaliani.it/musei/c763f66b-8295-4800-a92d-b96a26659396
Environmental & Social
We deem this attraction quite green (no or limited carbon footprint) and it helps preserve the city's historical and architectural heritage.
Conclusion
Great opportunity to see and understand how Roman Baths worked in a relaxing environnent. Maybe not a priority for a first trip to the city but certainly worth a visit
Key positive
Interesting and impressive in scale
Not crowded
Key negative
Not much left of the original complex
Suitability
Suitable for all ages and accessible for visitors with reduced mobility
About this Rating
TYPE
Desktop
RESEARCHED IN
August 2024
PROVIDER
Koreval
av. transport time:0h 35m
est. visit time:1h 15m
Start of Season 1:Mar, 31
MONDAY -
TUESDAY09:00 - 19:15
WEDNESDAY09:00 - 19:15
THURSDAY09:00 - 19:15
FRIDAY09:00 - 19:15
SATURDAY09:00 - 19:15
SUNDAY09:00 - 19:15
Start of Season 2:Oct, 01
MONDAY -
TUESDAY09:30 - 16:30
WEDNESDAY09:30 - 16:30
THURSDAY09:30 - 16:30
FRIDAY09:30 - 16:30
SATURDAY09:30 - 16:30
SUNDAY09:30 - 16:30