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Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps

Name: Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.6

4.6 ·

Step inside Palazzo Altemps, tucked steps from Piazza Navona yet skipped by the crowds outside. Wander frescoed courtyards and dramatically lit rooms holding the Ludovisi collection, including the celebrated Ludovisi Throne.

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Reasons to go

Houses the Ludovisi Throne, one of the most significant surviving pieces of classical sculpture in the Ludovisi collection.
The building is a preserved 16th-century noble residence with frescoed courtyards, part of the display alongside the sculptures.
One of four sites making up the National Roman Museum, located just steps from Piazza Navona yet largely bypassed by its crowds.

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Full description

One of the four National Roman Museum sites, Palazzo Altemps combines an intact 16th-century noble residence with the Ludovisi family's celebrated collection of classical sculpture, including the renowned Ludovisi Throne. Despite sitting just steps from Piazza Navona, it's overlooked by the crowds pouring through the square outside, and reviewers repeatedly call it a hidden gem for exactly that reason.

Its high hidden-gem score alongside a maximum culture rating captures the paradox precisely - a world-class collection that most visitors walk right past. Frescoed courtyards and skillful use of natural light make the building itself as memorable as the sculpture within.

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Address

Piazza di Sant'Apollinare, 46, 00186 Roma RM, Italy · Ponte

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Booking recommended

Duration

1h15

Best time

morning, lunchtime, afternoon or early evening

Intensity

Moderate walking

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Good to know

Combine with the other National Roman Museum sites on a single ticket if available
visit in the morning for the quietest galleries
look for the Ludovisi Throne, one of the collection's most significant pieces.

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Reviews

Absolutely hidden gem of Rome, super beautiful, we were thrilled with it. If you like statues you’ll love this place. Very tucked away, beautiful detail in both the art and the architecture. Easy for English or Italian speakers.

David McCarthy

3/5

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