Capo di Bove
Archaeological area on the Via Appia Antica with Roman baths of the 2nd century AD and the archive of Antonio Cederna; temporarily closed for works.
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About the museum
The Capo di Bove complex overlooks the fourth mile of the Via Appia Antica, about 500 metres from the Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella. It occupies a green area of about 8,600 square metres, with a main building on three levels and a secondary one. When the property was put up for sale in 2002, the Soprintendenza Archeologica di Roma and the Ministry exercised their right of pre-emption and bought it, given the archaeological interest of the area.
Excavations in the garden have brought to light a thermal complex of the mid-2nd century AD, with building phases up to the 4th century and traces of agricultural use in late antiquity, when the area was part of the Patrimonium Appiae, a vast estate of the Church. Of the baths, dozens of rooms survive, with mosaic and coloured marble floors, basins, terracotta pipes, the sewer network and parts of the marble-slab and painted plaster wall coverings.
The main building, originally a house, hosts offices, a conference hall, exhibitions, events and educational meetings, and holds the Archive and Library of Antonio Cederna, a leading figure in the defence of the Via Appia Antica. The smaller building has been converted into a visitor reception point. Today the complex forms part of the Parco Archeologico dell'Appia Antica.
Highlights
- Roman baths of the 2nd century AD with mosaics and marble floors
- Garden with a redesigned pedestrian route
- Archive and Library of Antonio Cederna
- On the fourth mile of the Via Appia Antica
Permanent exhibition
- Terme romane di Capo di Bove – Open-air archaeological area with the rooms of a 2nd-century AD thermal complex, with mosaics, marble floors, basins and pipes.
- Operated by
- Parco Archeologico dell'Appia Antica
- Visitors per year
- approx. 33,177
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €8 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €2young people of the European Union aged 18 to 24 (up to and including the day of their 25th birthday) |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Free admission for under-18s, EU and non-EU. |
| Park ticket (all sites of the Appia Antica, valid 7 days, by reservation) | €12Reduced €2; free for the categories provided for. |
| La Mia Appia Card (personal annual pass) | €25 |
The price shown is that of the combined ticket for the Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella and the Complesso di Capo di Bove, valid on the same day. Reduced by €4 for holders of the Roma Pass 48 h and 72 h. Free also for people with disabilities, tourist guides, teachers, ICOM members and other categories provided for by regulations. Tickets are bought online on the Musei Italiani website, with the Musei Italiani app or at the totems at the entrances of the sites, and only by electronic payment card.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Arco di Travertino (Metro A) con autobus 660
Metro line A, Arco di Travertino stop, then bus 660; metro line A, Colli Albani stop, then bus 663; from the historic centre, bus 118 (circular route Villa dei Quintili – historic centre), S. Gregorio stop.
Amenities & dining
The reception point in the smaller building has toilets and drinks vending machines.
Events & venue rental
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