About our rating systemNamed for Emperor Caracalla, a particularly unpleasant individual, the baths were completed in A.D. 217 after his death. The richness of decoration has faded, but the massive brick ruins and the mosaic fragments that remain give modern visitors an idea of the complex’s scale and grandeur. In their heyday, the baths sprawled across 11 ha (27 acres) and included hot, cold, and tepid pools, as well as a palestra (gym) and changing rooms. A museum in the tunnels below the complex—built over an even more ancient mithraem, a worship site of an eastern cult—explores the hydraulic and heating systems (and slave power) needed to serve 8,000 or so Romans per day. Summer operatic performances here are an ethereal treat.
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Baths of Caracalla (Terme di Caracalla)
Via delle Terme di Caracalla 52 , Rome
Our Rating
Hours
Late Oct–late Mar Mon 9am–2pm, Tues–Sun 9am–dusk (btw. 4:30pm–5:30pm). Late Mar–late Sept Mon 9am–2pm, Tues–Sun 9am–7pm. Last entry 1 hr. before closing.
Transportation
Bus: 118 or 628
Phone
06-39967700
Prices
8€ (10€ online)
Web site
Terme di Caracalla (Baths of Caracalla)
Hours
Late Oct–late Mar Mon 9am–2pm, Tues–Sun 9am–dusk (btw. 4:30pm–5:30pm). Late Mar–late Sept Mon 9am–2pm, Tues–Sun 9am–7pm. Last entry 1 hr. before closing.
Transportation
Bus: 118 or 628
Phone
06-39967700
Prices
8€ (10€ online)
Web site
Terme di Caracalla (Baths of Caracalla)
Map
Via delle Terme di Caracalla 52 Rome RomeNote: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.
