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Terme di Caracalla

Music Among the Ruins

52 Viale Terme di Caracalla
Rome, Rome
00153

Neighborhood: Trastevere - Testaccio - Aventino - Gianicolo

Nearest Train: Circo Massimo

Phone: +39 06 575 8626
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These baths were built in the 3rd Century BC by the Emperor Caracalla, and they operated for about two hundred years, before the barbarian invasions and the subsequent interruption in the water supply. The area was abandoned for a certain time, and then in 1400 the first excavations began, uncovering works that can be found in Palazzo Farnese and the Vatican Museums. As well as the ruins of the baths, there are the remains of a temple dedicated to the god Mithra, conserving the benches used for the mystic meals taken by the followers, the floor in white mosaic with black strips, and the hollow where the blood pouring down from the sacrifices collected. In August, the baths provide the backdrop for opera performances.

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Associated Events
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Jul 1st, 2009 to Jul 8th, 2009
9:00PM
This ballet based on Shakespeare's whimsical forest comedy inaugurates the performance season at the Roman Caracalla Baths.

Tosca
Jul 14th, 2009 to Aug 6th, 2009
9:00PM
The Roman Opera Company has put on Giacomo Puccini's opera many many times and these performances will take place with the ancient Caracalla Baths in the background.

Carmen
Jul 29th, 2009 to Aug 9th, 2009
9:00PM
The opera of Carmen in four acts with music by Georges Bizet will take place at the ancient Roman Caracalla baths.



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GO THERE!!
as the earlier review states, an under visited place as it takes a bit more of an effort across a bu...
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A Historical Gem not overrun with tourists
Most people visiting Rome, do the "Ceasar Shuffle" as Rick Steves's puts it, first to the Colose...
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