He was declared enemy of the state and they stripped the Golden House of its marble, took all the decoration and drained the artificial lake.Later Emperor Vespasian built the Flavian Amphitheater on the grounds of the drained lake, next to the Colossus Neronis. Even for me, it was hard to imagine what it must have looked like in Nero’s time.What I do know, is that the place was massive. It is also referred to as Nero’s Golden House or the Golden Palace. I absolutely loved the tour and felt I really saw something unique.We met at the gates and showed the nice ladies our Domus Aurea tickets.
From 24th March through to 10th January 2021, your ticket will include entrance to the exhibition Raphael and the Domus Aurea, 'The invention of the grotesque'. I don’t know about you, but I’m not in a habit of wearing them (because I don’t work in construction or am a member of the YMCA).The actual tour of the Domus Aurea is done by an archeologist who works on the excavation during the week. There are no other reductions. You dig through the history and politics of Rome at the Roman Forum and explore the Palatine hill.To top things off, they give you a tour of the Domus Aurea which is a great addition to the tour and fits perfectly in the historic time frame of the other sights.
The tour included a virtual reality experience with a head set and we were all blown away. The Domus Aurea is epic.This may sound like a ridiculously silly question but when we purchased our tickets through the Coopculture they did not provide a meeting place.
We only skimmed through a few halls and corridors of the palace, but it felt like we walked through half of Rome. The immaculate details, slabs of marble, colorful patterns and the light flooding in from the open side.You’re drawn outside, where the grass waves in the wind, flowers are blooming and the view of the hills of Rome is remarkable. Their guide takes you directly on a tour of the most impressive ancient structure in Rome. We learned to distinguish one from another and look for signs to recognize the “old” from the “new”.After we walked through several hallways, I felt utterly lost. Have you been underground to see it? The only way to discover this wonder of opulent Ancient Rome is as part of a guided tour. Everyone in our group was given yellow hard hats. Did you know about Nero’s Domus Aurea? Tours are in Italian, English, Spanish and French. and began building his Golden Palace on the ashes of Rome. It's even better than the Collosseum … Save time and money with our best price guarantee make the most of your visit to Rome! The famous fire that in A.D. 64 destroyed the center of Rome and the History attributed to Nero, gave the extravagant emperor the opportunity to have the Domus Aurea built. It was as if we crawled through the room with torches in our hand as only the top of dirt has sunken in, giving room to the first ‘cave explorers’.As you move your head around, you can ‘see’ via the glasses what is displayed.
Here, the warm sunny Sunday in Rome greeted us. The statue was placed at the main entrance of the building, overlooking the Palatine Hill. During his reign, the empire suffered from deflation and Nero spent enormous sums of money on public works and private works, like the Domus Aurea.In 64 CE, a great fire burned half of Rome down to the ground. After a tour of 5 hours, you’ve seen the highlights of ancient Rome as well as off the beaten path newly discovered Golden House of Nero! The Domus Aurea can only be visited with a guided tour on Saturday or Sunday.