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Discover the incredible Baths of Caracalla on this 2-hour private tour together with your local guide and get a feel for how the Romans used to spend their free time at the spa.
Meet your guide at the entrance and your tour of the second largest public baths in Rome will begin. Take a step back in time to the Roman Empire days as you explore the ruins at a leisurely pace, learn the history behind the establishment and understand it was more than just a public bathing space. It was an ancient day leisure center, which included a library, a gym and gardens. Built between 212 and 217 AD, during the reigns of Emperor Septimius Severus and his son Caracalla, the free spa was capable of hosting more than 1500 Romans at a time. The Baths of Caracalla remained in use until the 6th century when the Gothic War destroyed the most part, but the remains are still outstanding and very well preserved.
Admire this masterpiece of Roman architecture with us on this tour!
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Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Roma, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Discover the incredible Baths of Caracalla on this 2-hour private tour together with your local guide and get a feel for how the Romans used to spend their free time at the spa.
Meet your guide at the entrance and your tour of the second largest public baths in Rome will begin. Take a step back in time to the Roman Empire days as you explore the ruins at a leisurely pace, learn the history behind the establishment and understand it was more than just a public bathing space. It was an ancient day leisure center, which included a library, a gym and gardens. Built between 212 and 217 AD, during the reigns of Emperor Septimius Severus and his son Caracalla, the free spa was capable of hosting more than 1500 Romans at a time. The Baths of Caracalla remained in use until the 6th century when the Gothic War destroyed the most part, but the remains are still outstanding and very well preserved.
Admire this masterpiece of Roman architecture with us on this tour!
Itinerary
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Stop At: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 52, 00153 Rome Italy
The Baths of Caracalla are one of the largest and best-preserved examples of an ancient spa complex in Rome built in AD 212The baths were fully functional in the 5th century and had a capacity of 1,600 people at a time. The daily capacity is thought to have been 6,000 to 8,000 bathers.
Duration: 2 hours
