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( 06 06 08;
www.mercatiditraiano.it
;
Via IV Novembre 94; adult/reduced €9.50/7.50; 9am-7pm
Tue-Sun, last admission 6pm; Via IV Novembre)
This striking museum brings to life the
Mer-
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with detailed explanatory panels and a smattering of archaeological artefacts.
Mercati. These markets, housed in a three-storey semicircular construction, hosted hun-
dreds of traders selling everything from oil and vegetables to flowers, silks and spices.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
ROME'S LESSER-KNOWN HITS
A tour guide since 2005, Silvia Prosperi knows Rome's great sights inside out. Here she advises on
some of the city's lesser-known hits.
Favourite Sights
I love too many sights. The Colonna di Traiano (
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) is a masterpiece that is sometimes neglec-
ted. The archaeological museum at Palazzo Massimo alle Terme (
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) is another underrated at-
traction. I also love the atmosphere of the Etruscan museum at Villa Giulia (
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)
and the view
from the terrace of Castel Sant'Angelo (
Click here
).
Most Underrated Sights
The Mercati di Traiano (
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) are really interesting, as is Bramante's Tempietto (
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) on
the Gianicolo.
Piazza del Campidoglio
( Piazza Venezia)
Designed by Michelangelo in 1538, this elegant piazza sits atop the
Campidoglio (Capitoline Hill), one of the seven hills on which Rome was founded. In an-
cient times, it was home to Rome's two most important temples: one dedicated to Jupiter
Capitolinus, and one to the goddess Juno Moneta (which housed Rome's mint).
You can reach the piazza from the Roman Forum, but the most dramatic approach is via
PIAZZA
