About the Tours in the Public Interest: Archaeology in Rome Walk in Rome
Please note that in order to have as many people as possible able to enjoy this program, our normal walk size will be augmented to 15 participants maximum.
A great part of Rome's archaeological heritage is often found off-the-beaten path, at some distance from popular tourist itineraries. Tucked beneath churches and palaces, hidden away behind closed gates or just a few miles out of the city center, lie archaeological sites and monuments the discovery of which has greatly contributed to the world's knowledge of how people lived in antiquity and how the ancient urban fabric developed.
Once a month, between April and October, a Context docent will lead a visit to an otherwise off-limit monument or site:
- Auditorium of Maecenas, April 20 at 11.00AM
- Livia's Villa at Prima Porta, May 23 at 9.00AM
- Underground archaeological area of St. Maria in Via Lata, June 19 at 9.30AM
- Pyramid of Cestius, July 14 at 9.30AM
- Underground archaeological area Church St. Cecilia, September 13 at 10.00AM
- Cistern
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Please note that in order to have as many people as possible able to enjoy this program, our normal walk size will be augmented to 15 participants maximum.
A great part of Rome's archaeological heritage is often found off-the-beaten path, at some distance from popular tourist itineraries. Tucked beneath churches and palaces, hidden away behind closed gates or just a few miles out of the city center, lie archaeological sites and monuments the discovery of which has greatly contributed to the world's knowledge of how people lived in antiquity and how the ancient urban fabric developed.
Once a month, between April and October, a Context docent will lead a visit to an otherwise off-limit monument or site:
- Auditorium of Maecenas, April 20 at 11.00AM
- Livia's Villa at Prima Porta, May 23 at 9.00AM
- Underground archaeological area of St. Maria in Via Lata, June 19 at 9.30AM
- Pyramid of Cestius, July 14 at 9.30AM
- Underground archaeological area Church St. Cecilia, September 13 at 10.00AM
- Cistern (Sette Sale) at Trajan's Baths, October 12 at 9.45AM
Through Context’s Tours in the Public Interest program, we seek to highlight off-the-beaten-path areas of the world’s major cities as a way of reducing crowding around major monuments and giving visitors a deeper understanding of place. These unusual tours are subsidized by the Context Foundation for Sustainable Travel, a 501c3 charity that funds projects to mitigate the negative impacts of tourism.
