![]() ![]() This site was excavated in 1721 when considerable damage was done during the excavations. The main part of the palace was probably on the Palatine Hill and a large and brilliantly decorated set of rooms has been located in the central part of the Palatine Hill under the Palace of Domitian. Stucco ceiling in the Cryptoporticus of Nero The elaborate domed room which interconnected two barrel-vaulted corridors was spectacular architecturally and had marble-lined pools and paving in multicoloured opus sectile, all still largely intact beneath the temple. The decoration of the vault, 10 m (33 ft) high, is preserved only in part where four corner medallions and a central octagon were inserted, the latter partly preserved representing the Polyphemus scene.įive metres below Hadrian's Temple of Venus and Roma a sumptuous rotunda belonging to the palace was discovered in 1828, cut through by foundations of the Domus Aurea. The lower part of the walls were originally covered in marble. On the walls of the grotto was a mosaic of which a few traces remain within a frame of shells. Surrounded by a portico of four columns it was equipped with a cascading fountain on the bottom, whose water was conveyed into a central basin. The tour once you have jumped through the various hoops to get in was amazing and included a virtual reality experience which modelled what Nero's palace would have looked like in all it's glory and a room with 50 latrines that the slaves who built the palace would have used which appealed to my 12 year old!the tour takes about 30 minutes to complete and is well worth the visit.The location of the entrance to Domus Transitoria is just to the right of the Palatine Museum.signage is not massive or obvious and as the complex is underground it doesn't immediately stand out.Fresco from the nymphaeum of the domus transitoria, 54–64 AD Nymphaeum of Polyphemus Īn elaborate nympheum was unfortunately divided in two by a later wall of Trajan. I also think from reading the website that if you have a combo ticket for the Palatine/Forum/Colosseum that you can upgrade to a SUPER ticket for the Palatine structures for 6 euros by going to the ticket office although there is a queue for this. The only allow a small number of visitors for each time slot. If you dont do this they can't admit you. ![]() We bought a Palatine Hill SUPER ticket on the Coopculture website which included access HOWEVER when buying the ticket online you also had to reserve a separate free ticket and time slot to visit here. The Domus Transitoria has recently been restored and is just opened to the public. It is the ruins of Nero's first palace which connected to the newer palace across town in the domus aurea so he could get easily across town via tunnels without being seen. The Domus Transitoria is part of the Palatine Hill Complex in ancient Rome. Give yourself plenty of time to find things and good luck. It's up on the hillside facing the Colosseum. They also have an excellent VR and that site is also very difficult to find. ![]() You might try to book the Domus Aurea as well. The VR at Transitoria is quite a bit better than the slide shows at Augustus and Livia but all three are worthwhile. You need one SUPER ticket and a timed booking for each site. The entrance to the Domus Transitoria is to the right of the museum. It's white and the only modern structure. Once you get up on the Palatine Hill, the museum is quite visible. At the top and back of the Palatine Hill there is a 2 story white museum building. I asked several guides and ticket agents and only got the most cursory and sometimes incorrect directions. It is a new site which only opened in April 2019. I couldn't find any signs for the Domus Transitoria. ![]() Google Maps will give you good directions to the Palatine Museum. Google Maps redirects you to Domus Aurea if you search for Domus Transitoria. The coopculture site has a map showing the location close to the Arch of Constantine. If you study the map carefully #49 is between #33 & #35, nowhere near #48. We received a map from the ticket agent which identified the Domus Transitoria last in a list of sites as #49. It's a good 15 minute walk uphill plus more time for getting lost and asking directions. From the entrance you have to follow the signs for the Palatine Hill and walk to the very top of the hill walking in the direction of Circus Maximus. We entered the forum on Via dei Fori Imperiali at 9:00 for a 9:20 time slot at Domus Transitoria. ![]()
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