Summer at the Roman Houses of Celio

This summer the Roman Houses of Celio are enriched with new guided tours and particularly fascinating and interesting itineraries, offering visitors many ideas to learn about or deepen this extraordinary site: the domus, also known as the home of the martyrs John and Paul, contain in fact over four centuries of history, testifying the passage between paganism and Christianity. Located below the Basilica of Saints John and Paul on the Clivus of Scaurus between the Colosseum and the Circus Maximus, they also are, together with the excavations of the Basilica of San Clemente, one of the most exceptional places in underground Rome, due to the presence of original decorations in the twenty frescoed wonderful underground rooms dating back to between the 1st and 4th centuries and due to the numerous changes to the original structure.

The appointments include evening guided tours to admire the site in the light of the stars, or visits with wine tasting, or even visits-shows to discover the habits of the citizens of ancient Rome and game-visits for families with children.

For the complete program see:

>Le Case Romane del Celio. Un’esperienza nei sotterranei di Roma

Educational visit for individuals and groups

Sundays and holidays from May 15th to September 25th

11.15 am

>Symposium! Visita con degustazione di vini

Educational visit and tasting for individuals

Thursday 28 July, 18 August, 15 September

5.30 pm only in English

>Appuntamenti sotto le stelle al Celio

Evening visit for individuals and groups

Saturday 25 June, 30 July, 27 August and 24 September

- single at 20.00 and 21.30 in Italian

-groups with their own guide at 8.15 pm and 9.45 pm

>Un giorno nell’antica Roma: le Case Romane del Celio

Evening show visit for individuals and groups

Saturday 16 July, 20 August, 17 September

- 8.00 pm in Italian

9.30 pm in English

>Chi ha incastrato Emilio Scauro? 

Game visit for families with children 6-10 years

18 and 25 September

10.30 am in Italian

Photo credits: courtesy of Roman Houses of Celio official site