Roman Forum

Cultural siteRomeAbout 1.5 hours

The civic centre of the ancient city — law courts, temples and the road every triumph came down, now a long field of columns and foundations. Rewards a guide or an audio tour more than almost anywhere else in Rome, because very little of it explains itself. Enter from Via dei Fori Imperiali and climb out onto the Palatine.

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