This museum is built on top of the excavation site of the Balbi Crypt, a building from the first century A.D

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...simo, Palazzo Altemps, Crypta Balbi, and Terme di Diocleziano. Follow in the footsteps of Roman emperors and gladiators.

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Crypta Balbi, Rome

This museum is built on top of the excavation site of the Balbi Crypt, a building from the first century A.D.

This museum is built on top of the excavation site of the Balbi Crypt, a building from the first century A.D. which underwent considerable modifications in the following centuries. Through the building's history, the museum gives us glimpses of what Roman life across the ages was like. Free visits of the ruins are possible.


Hours

Sun

9:00

19:45

Mon

Closed

Tue

9:00

19:45

Wed

9:00

19:45

Thu

9:00

19:45

Fri

9:00

19:45

Sat

9:00

19:45

About Crypta Balbi

 Via delle Botteghe Oscure, 31, 00186 Roma, Italy

 +39 06 697 7671

 archeoroma.beniculturali.it

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