Typology:
Monuments
Address
Address:
Via del Nazareno, 9/a
Zone:
Rione Trevi (Quirinale-Tritone-Barberini) (Roma centro)
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Contacts
Telephone:
prenotazioni 0039 060608 tutti i giorni 9.00-21.00
Opening times
Closed: Monday, January 1, May 1 and December 25.
Please note: currently, and until further notice, the Acquedotto Vergine is only partially accessible, visitors must stop at the street level because stairs are not feasible.
Open to organized groups by reservation only.
Min. 10 / Max. 20 people per group.
Admission and ticketing
Regular Tickets:
Adults: € 3,00;
Concessions: € 2,00;
Concessions apply to:
a) to citizens of the European Union between the 6 and 25 years of age and over 65 years, and to residents in the city of Rome between 18 and 25 years of age;
b) to teachers with permanent contracts in state and municipal schools;
c) to members of the Municipal Library Association of Rome, in possession of the Bibliocard (library card);
d) to holders of the “C.T.S.” card, the Italian Youth Card Association, the International Student Card and to the members of F.A.I.;
e) for promotional initiatives, aimed at tourist, cultural and sport promotion;
f) for holders of the annual ATAC and Metrebus annual Cards;
g) to Roma Pass holders, from the third entrance onwards to the visited museums and / or archaeological sites.
h) to citizens enrolled at the People’s University of Rome (UPTER);
i) to Italian Police Personnel, under presentation of a personal badge.
Please note: The price of the ticket does not include guided tours organized by Cultural Associations.
Phone Booking required;
Groups and schools: tel. +39 060608 (daily from 9.00 am to 9.00 pm).
Agreement with
Roma Pass
What the agreement provides:
Roma Pass: concessions granted to Roma Pass holders.
Booking
» Obligatory
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Description
Please note: currently, and until further notice, the Acquedotto Vergine is only partially accessible, visitors must stop at the street level because stairs are not feasible.
The remains in Via del Nazareno are the most important section still visible of the town path of the aqueduct of the Virgin waters. The aqueduct was built by Agrippa in 19 BC and from its source, located near the “casale di Salone” at km 10,500 of the Via Collatina, the aqueduct entered the town walls near the Muro Torto and ended with a monumental display in the baths of Agrippa. Today the same aqueduct still feeds the Trevi fountain, and the fountains of Piazza Navona. Near the present Piazza di Spagna the aqueduct, until then underground, went out and kept on raised arches of which today the ruins in via del Nazareno and in Via del Bufalo can be seen. A barrel vault comprises the section in Via del Nazareno. It was built by Claudius in 46 BC upon an ancient street of the regio VII: the pillars and the arch are made out of rustication realized with great peperino blocks, the moulding – now lost – was probably of travertine. The dedicatory inscription ascribes the building to Claudius and it can still be seen on both sides of the monument. When emperor Hadrian restored the course of the aqueduct, the arch in via del Nazareno was reinforced with a masonry covering and then, later, the pipe was raised of more than 1 meter compared to the original plan.
Educational activities
Guided tours organized by Cultural Associations.
All'interno di
Culture and leisure › Cultural heritage › Archaeological heritage
Last checked:
2011-11-02 9:29