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Colle Oppio and Terme di Traiano Park

Name: Colle Oppio and Terme di Traiano Park
Rating: 4.2

4.2 ·

Explore Colle Oppio, a green hilltop park rising just above the Colosseum. Wander shaded paths past the exposed ruins of Trajan's Baths and Nero's buried Domus Aurea, pause at the drinking fountains, and watch for the resident cats.

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Reasons to go

The park sits above both the Baths of Trajan and Nero's buried Domus Aurea palace.
Ruins of the 2nd-century Baths of Trajan are still visible within the park grounds.
A colony of free-living cats occupies consistent, recognizable spots throughout the park.

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Full description

Colle Oppio occupies ground layered with imperial history, sitting above both the excavated remains of the Baths of Trajan and the largely buried Domus Aurea, Nero's extravagant palace, giving the park an unusual density of ancient ruins beneath its lawns and trees. Its proximity to the Colosseum makes it a natural, quieter follow-on stop after the main sites, popular with both tourists resting their feet and locals who use its drinking fountains and shaded paths daily.

Cats are a fixture of the park, often seen in the same spots each day.

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Address

Vle del Monte Oppio, 00184 Roma RM, Italy · Monti

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

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