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What to do and see in Lazio, Italy: The Best History Museums
Lazio (UK: /ˈlætsioʊ/, US: /ˈlɑːtsioʊ/; Italian: [ˈlatsjo]; Latin: Latium) is one of the 20 administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the central peninsular section of the country, it has almost 5.9 million inhabitants – making it the second most populated region of Italy (after Lombardy and just a little ahead of Campania) – and its GDP of more than 170 billion euros per annum means that it has the nation's second largest regional economy. The capital of Lazio is Rome, which is also Italy's capital and the country's largest city.
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1. Museo Di Configno
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5.0 based on 43 reviews
L Museo Di Configno, Presso Il Fabbricato Elle Ex-scuderie Corteggiani A Configno, Frazione Di Amatrice (ri), In Viale Del Piano, Cap 02012 Aperto Nel 2010, Vanta Una Ricca Collezione Di Materiali E Scritti Che Documentano La Storia Della Comunita’ Locale E Il Suo Rapporto Con Il Territorio, Con Specifici Spazi Disposti Su Due Livelli Di Piano. Il Museo, Incredibilmente, E’ Rimasto Indenne Ai Terribili Sismi Del 2016 E Vi Aspetta, Numerosi, Per Essere Visitato. A Due Passi Dal Museo Sorge Anche Il Bellissimo Parco “oasi Di Orie Terme” (in Basso Un Breve Frame Realizzato Per Mezzo Di Un Drone): Un Angolo Di Paradiso Immerso Nella Natura Da Non Perdere Assolutamente, Un Orgoglio Per Una Terra Cosi’ Tanto Recentemente Martoriata Che Ha Bisogno Di Essere Rilanciata E Conosciuta: Per La Ripartenza Definitiva Della Comunita’ Amatriciana!
2. Welcome to Rome
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5.0 based on 1,013 reviews
An emotional multimedial experience through the history of Rome. Welcome to Rome is a new multimedial space where you can live a unique experience: to dive into 2700 years of history of the Eternal City. Spectacular video projections on the walls, ceiling and floor accompanied by a narrative voice. A great plastic that lives up to the evolution of the city over time. Holograms, projections and interactive exhibits that tell the story of important monuments. A cinema with a 4D video, together with 4 exhibitions will make you live an amazing and immersive experience through the history of one of the most beautiful city in the world. This space represents the first ideal stop for all the turists but also a special place for the Roman people where to live the past of their city and know many curiosities.
Reviewed By jvaldez1984 - Ozone Park, United States
Came here during a rainy day which we didn’t really have anything planned to do anyway just wanted to escape the rain more than anything else. It’s a really nice and well organized place where you can see 4 small 3-5 minute 3D videos on Rome’s history and then you go to the main theater where you can watch the main show. I left this review very limited because I don’t want to spoil anything for anyone. But if you have 30 minutes to burn and will be in central Rome I highly recommend this place.
3. War Museum Gustav Line Garigliano Front
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5.0 based on 42 reviews
The small museum located in Castelforte, offers the chance to immerse yourself in the history of what was the battle of Garigliano for the breakthrough of the notorious Gustav Line
Reviewed By Vinvec
I had the very good fortune of visiting this museum in September, 2019. My grandparents were born in Castelforte and came to America in the 1920s. My father was born in 1930, and by 1939 his mother died and his father was incapacitated. My father went to foster homes and our Italian connections were blown away on the wings of time. After decades of searching, we found our family and my 89 year old father was able to meet many cousins and his still living uncle! But what does this have to do with this museum? Well, as an American, World War 2 was an epic historical event that happened somewhere else. There was very little personal impact. Except, unbeknownst to us, it impacted my family greatly. Shortly after my grandmother's death, Italy was drawn into the war and any attempt at my father's family finding him was severed. All my father knew was that he had family in Italy and they never came to save him. And then we got to visit the War Museum. History came alive. We learned of my father's uncles fighting in the war, some of whom were sent to French prison camps and Nazi Concentration Camps. I thought Germany and Italy were allies, so I didn't understand why until my visit to the museum. Not only did we learn about the devastation wrought by the fighting, we learned about the mass exodus of Castelforte's citizenry, and essential destruction of the village. My father was able to internalize what his family was suffering at a critical time in his own life. With maps, videos, exhibits, photos and historical memorabilia this museum helped explain and describe an important part of World history and my family's history. It was educational, informative, enlightening, moving and cathartic. Future visitors will be deprived of a very special, personal opportunity we had. My father's first cousin (whom he had never met), gave a re-telling of his father's experience in Nazi Concentration Camps and his death soon after returning home. Spectacularly, he kept a diary of his imprisonment which he hid away and which was discovered by chance in 2002. His briefcase and diary are maintained in the museum. But even if I didn't have a personal connection, I would have been fascinated by this museum and the knowledge and insight it offered. If you find yourself in the Castelforte area, take the time to pay a visit. It isn't expansive, but big enough to give a comprehensive understanding of the trauma and triumph of this brave village and its inhabitants. You'll be glad you did.
4. Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Massimo alle Terme
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4.5 based on 2,342 reviews
Palazzo Massimo alle Terme was built between 1883 and 1887 by the architect Camillo Pistrucci in a sober neo-Renaissance style. He was born as a Jesuit college and remained so until 1960. In 1981 it was acquired by the Italian State and became one of the four National Roman Museum places. The collections are distributed in the four floors of the building according to a chronological and thematic criterion: the ground floor, the first and second floors are dedicated to the ancient art section; the basement houses the numismatic and goldsmith sections.
Reviewed By SPSS_11 - Melbourne, Australia
The Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Massimo is just one of the sites of the Museo Nazionale Romano. You can buy a great value combination ticket that allows you to visit the other sites (the visits need to occur within a certain timeframe that I can't remember off the top of my head - their website will tel you). The Palazzo Massimo site houses sculpture, mosaics and frescos including the frescos from the garden room of the Villa of Livia and the Boxer at Rest sculpture. The museum is located almost directly opposite the Roma Termini train station, with one of their other sites (Baths of Diocletian) located within a 2 minute walk. There is a small cafe onsite which does light lunches, coffee etc. The audioguide is well worth hiring as some of the signage can be a bit sparse.
5. Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
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4.5 based on 718 reviews
A beautiful 16th century palace housing a world-famous collection of ancient Roman and Etruscan sculpture and artifacts.
Reviewed By Margo7850p
The Etruscan Museum is located in Villa Julia. It is one of the most important museums in the world dedicated to Etruscan civilization and the most important Etruscan museum in Italy, housed in a magnificent Renaissance villa. The museum contains works of great value. The structure in which it is located is beautiful. When it comes to Etruscan art, there are absolute masterpieces such as Sarcophagus of Spouses and Apollo of Veia here. The works are very well arranged with clear paths. The museum staff are very friendly. Absolutely to visit.
6. Musei Capitolini
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4.5 based on 2,757 reviews
The creation of the Capitoline Museums has been traced back to 1471, when Pope Sixtus IV donated a group of bronze statues of great symbolic value to the People of Rome. The collections are closely linked to the city of Rome, and most of the exhibits come from the city itself.
Reviewed By GreenThumb331 - San Fernando, Philippines
It is surprising that the Capitolini Museum is not at the top list of one of the most popular things to do on the tripadvisor list. It should be at least in the top 20. We bought a Roma pass in order to enter this museum. The pass includes the Capitolini Museum as one of the options for entrance access. Once you enter, you will see the courtyard with ancient scultures most notably the Head of the colossal statue of Constantine I. The second floor of the Palazzo dei Conservatori is occupied by the Conservator's Apartment, housing such famous works as the bronze she-wolf nursing Romulus and Remus, which has become the emblem of Rome. The Conservator's Apartment is distinguished by elaborate interior decorations, including frescoes, stuccos, tapestries, and carved ceilings and doors. The third floor of the Palazzo dei Conservatori houses the Capitoline Art Gallery which houses the museums' painting and applied art galleries The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius is the stand out attraction inside the Capitoline Museum. It is made of bronze and stands 4.24 m (13.9 ft) tall. Although the emperor is mounted, it exhibits many similarities to standing statues of Augustus. The one now standing in the open air of the Piazza del Campidoglio is a replica made in 1981 when the original was taken down for restoration.
7. Palazzo Doria Pamphilj
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4.5 based on 2,619 reviews
Stunning palace located in a central location. Full of galleries of gorgeous paintings. Make sure to ask for the audio guide to get the full experience.
Reviewed By PattiGB - Brisbane Region, Australia
One of my favourite destinations when visiting Rome. The villa is full of magnificent art and sculptures. The complimentary audio guide is a very personalized glimpse into the world of one of Rome’s most important aristocratic families, their colorful lives, and their sense of duty to maintain their rich history for all. The audio guide is narrated by Prince Jonathan Doria-Pamphilj who shares personal memories, stories of his ancestors, and details about various works of art including famous works by Caravaggio. It is one of the very few Italian palaces which have their original art collections still in tact.
8. Necropoli della Banditaccia
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4.5 based on 896 reviews
Necropolis of Cerveteri A major centre of Etruscan civilisation that was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004, the Necropolis stretches for more than two kilometres. This certainly makes it the most imposing in all Etruria and one of the most magnificent monuments of its kind anywhere in the Mediterranean basin. These monumental tombs are located inside tumuli, partly cut into the tufa rock and partly built over it. The purpose of theseedifices was to illustrate the desire of a handful of aristocratic families to make a statement about their wealth and to perpetuate a lifestyle of the highest quality also after death. This may explain the abundance of luxury goods found in these tombs, such as tableware made of precious metal, goldsmith’s work, illustrated vases, bronzes and pieces imported from Greece and the Near East, as well as weapons, belts, razors, buckles and jewellery. The interiors are eerily evocative, imitating the houses where their occupants spent their lives, with several rooms, shaped doors and windows, columns and pillars, beamed and coffered ceilings, furnishings, funerary beds and sometimes grave goods. It is also interesting to visit the tombs known locally as a dado(like dice), which describes how they line the streets of the necropolis in regular patterns, looking uncannily like a modern housing estate. Discover how the tombs come to life!
Reviewed By ujio
A jump in the past! it is very well kept, and very large, you can spend hours looking and taking pictures of this fascinating site!
9. Mercati di Traiano - Museo dei Fori Imperiali
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4.5 based on 1,187 reviews
The Markets of Trajan are an archaeological complex of uniqueness in Rome, perhaps even worldwide. They represent an area that has experienced the evolution of the city from the imperial age to today; an area that has been constantly recycled and transformed. The markets once the strategic administrative centre of the Imperial Forums, successively became a noble residence, a military fortress, a prestigious convent and a barracks... a continuous evolution.
Reviewed By JonathonGreen
Brings the Mercati di Traiano to life.Also provides a fascinating introduction to the Imperial forums.Has multimedia displays,explanatory panels and some archeological artefacts.Best bit is wandering around the ruins.
