Opening Nero's Golden House

[Sandrac]

For fans of ancient Roman archeology, and anyone curious about the infamous emperor Nero, his Domus
Aurea is being reopened for guided tours on weekends.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2...on-sunday-in-rome/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0


For anyone who cannot travel to Rome to see this, Rome's superintendent of archaeology has set up an interesting website that is following the ongoing restoration work (which is being done during the week, and this is why public access is weekends only).

Here is an English-language link to that site
—archeoroma.beniculturali.it—
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Archeoroma.Beniculturali.it was a website run by the SSCol, an agency of the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Tourism. The site covered archeological locations, museums, and exhibits around Rome. Today, any attempt to find Archeoroma.Beniculturali.it returns the message, “This site...

www.thecolosseum.org

 

[Pauline]

Thanks for the links @Sandrac ! We visted Domus Aurea when it first opened (early 2000's). It was amazing. I did not realize it had been closed.

 

[Kathy (Trekcapri)]

Hi Sandra, thanks so much for sharing the link. It's an interesting and very informative website.

 

[Wendy&Rob]

We too visited Domus Aurea when it first reopened and would like to return - the dining room was very impressive. We will be in Rome for three weeks this coming May/June, maybe we will able to put this on our list