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Le Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini

Via IV Novembre 119, Rome, Italy
+39 06 32810
Ranked #1 of 490 attractions in Rome
5.0 of 5 stars 162 Reviews
Type: Museums, Historic Sites
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Vaughan, Canada
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

This is a really unique experience that uses technology to explore what used to be an ancient Roman house. The use of technology to give visuals of what the house was like at the time was very impressive! It is also really informative. You will need to make a reservation for the time slot you want. The price is reasonable... More

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Rome, Italy
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

In Piazza Venezia, there is a new Museum. Palazzo Valentini where you can see how was a House of a Roman Family of the Roman Republic. I usually suggest that experience to the Guests of Palazzo Ciancaleoni. More

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Miami, FL
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW
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This museum is seen by walking on a glass floor, over the archaeological site of a villa. The technology is simply amazing. No words or images can explain the experience. Just go!! At the time of our visit, there was one english tour per day, at 1:15pm. More

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Aspen, Colorado
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012
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Do not miss the chance to see this museum: glass walkways allow you to peer into the ruins of a storied ancient Roman house. The fabulous light show and graphics fill in staircases from a single step or complete a mosaic floor from just a few blotches of remaining tiles. Incredible!! More

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London
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88 reviews 88 reviews
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49 helpful votes 49 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012
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This is probably the most extraordinary high-tech "history facility" we have ever visited. As others have said, this Roman villa was destroyed by an earthquake and thereafter buried under a renaissance building and has recently been discovered. You go beneath the Renaissance Palazzo Valentini and are shown by the use of extraordinarily modern visual techniques, the way in which the... More

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Calgary, Canada
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012
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Just passing on an FYI on the booking engine - I actually called the reservation line from Canada (the booking on-line system showed all the english seats were reserved already) - I had no problem getting a reservation today, for 31May12... The June calendar, though will not be available until 20May12. Hope this helps anyone trying to book - also... More

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Washington, DC
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012
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90-minute or so tour of excavated Roman house with visual and sound effects. Entertaining and informative demonstration of how archaeologists peel back the layers and reconstruct the past, and how there remains much to be discovered. Groups are small, so book your tour well in advance. Only one English tour per day when we were there. Towards the end it... More

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Boston
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012
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The use of high-tech to recreate this incredible Roman home is startling, breathtaking, and really gives you a sense of our (wealthy) people lived. This is really a fascinating experience. Book your tickets ahead to make sure you get the English language tour -- groups are very restricted and the time slots sell out quickly. More

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Milan, Italy
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012
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Agreed with the great u can get in review. I had a roma pass which would allow me to enter this museum. However, there was no place for booking for Roma pass holders on the website. Calls to make bookings were not possible, I was put on hold on some voicemail. I went there 2x but all the english ones... More

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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012
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Fantastic and educational, using real archaelogical remains, lighting and graphics. Really helped us visualise parts of roman life and the technology they brought into wealthy homes in those times. Also fascinating, was the different levels of archaeology within and beneath the palace - where once was a road, was then a palace, which was then converted, by recycling anything to... More

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