Sights · Our pick in Rome
The Capitoline Museums
The oldest public museum
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Image courtesy of © BeEXT · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout The Capitoline Museums
The Capitoline Museums stand on Michelangelo’s Piazza del Campidoglio, with views across the Roman Forum from the Tabularium.
Why it's on our list
- Marcus Aurelius
- Views over the Forum
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Capitoline Museums before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to The Capitoline Museums, as the crow flies.
- Chapter Roma500 m6 min walk
- Six Senses Rome650 m8 min walk
- Orient Express La Minerva700 m9 min walk
- The Pantheon Iconic Rome Hotel750 m9 min walk
- Villa Spalletti Trivelli900 m11 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from The Capitoline Museums are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- Colosseo – Fori ImperialiMC700 m8 min walk
- ColosseoMB800 m10 min walk
- CavourMB950 m12 min walk
Key sights
- The Pantheon800 mWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 8 min
- The Colosseum900 mWalk 11 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 8 min
- The Trevi Fountain950 mWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Piazza Navona1.0 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 8 min
- The Spanish Steps1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Galleria Borghese2.5 kmWalk 32 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 13 min
- St Peter’s2.6 kmWalk 32 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 14 min
- The Vatican Museums2.8 kmWalk 35 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Fiumicino Airport23 kmCar or taxi 81 min
Main railway stations
- Roma Termini1.9 kmWalk 23 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Roma Ostiense2.3 kmWalk 29 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Roma San Pietro2.3 kmWalk 29 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Roma Trastevere2.6 kmWalk 33 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Roma Tiburtina4.6 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 20 min