This tour includes
- entrance ticket
- English private guided tour
Fares
- Adult fare:62,00 €
- Kids under 18:25,00 €
Info
Palazzo Massimo houses one of the best archaeological collections in the world. Also known as the Palazzo Massimo alle Terme due to its proximity to the Baths of Diocletian, the museum building is a great palace built between 1883 and 1887.On the upper floor, the museum houses the best-preserved Roman frescoes in the world. The frescoes were removed from the walls of the Casa di Livia and the Villa Farnesina and, after their restoration, they reproduce now the original rooms in which they were found. Second part of the tour: Baths of Diocletian were built in 305 AD under the order of Emperor Diocletian. They are really enourmous, they have a capacity of over 3,000 people. Actually ther are the largest bath complex in Ancient Rome. Close to the archaeological site of the baths you can admire the XVIth century cloister projected by Michelangelo.