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Neighbourhood Walk
Explore the Ruins
START
COLOSSEUM
END
PIAZZA DEL CAMPIDOGLIO
LENGTH
1.5KM; FOUR HOURS
Follow in the footsteps of an ancient Roman on this whistle-stop tour of the city's most famous ruins.
Start at the
Colosseum
(
Click here
), the great gladiatorial arena that more than any other monument encap-
sulates the drama of the ancient city. From there, follow down Via di San Gregorio to the
Palatino
(
Click here
), ancient Rome's most sought-after neighbourhood where the emperor lived alongside the cream of imperial soci-
ety. The ruins here are confusing, but their scale gives some sense of the luxury in which the ancient VIPs liked to
live. You can still make out parts of the
Domus Augustana
, the emperor's private residence, and the