(ANSA) – ROME, DEC 23 – Special appointment for the Christmas holidays: the Baths of Caracalla on December 27, on the day of usual closure, Monday, will be open from 9 to 13 to offer Romans and tourists the possibility of admire the monumental site of the Special Superintendency of Rome.
It will also be possible to visit the undergrounds and the mithraeum, normally closed during the winter period, for a day dedicated to those who still do not know or want to return to the most important thermal plant of imperial Rome, inaugurated by Marcus Aurelius Antonino Bassiano known as Caracalla, in 216 AD.
“The Baths of Caracalla – explains the Special Superintendent of Rome Daniela Porro – with the alternation of the seasons are a kaleidoscope of colors: the majestic architectural structures, the beautiful mosaics which, very rare, are still in their original position, the large park which allows a visit in total safety and distance, with the light of autumn and winter they acquire a very special charm. This is why we wanted to offer one more chance to visit them “.
The visit itinerary winds through the thermal structures of the calidarium, the tepidarium, and the frigidarium, the laconica, the large saunas, the apoditeria, the changing rooms and the natatio, the imposing outdoor swimming pool.
“For this Christmas the Baths of Caracalla open their doors also on Mondays – adds Mirella Serlorenzi director of the Baths of Caracalla – offering the opportunity to visit the mithraeum, the largest among those found in Rome, and the underground, the machine room that allowed the functioning of the Baths of Caracalla, and where today there is an antiquarium with important decorations that embellished the thermal plant, among which two of the most refined capitals in mixed style of the Severian period stand out “. (HANDLE).
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