The back story
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Neighbourhood guide
Monti and the Colosseum: the back story
The Colosseum and the Forum, and the village streets of Monti.
Neighbourhood guide · Rome
Monti & the Colosseum: Our Favourites
The Colosseum, the Forum and the Palatine, and the village streets of Monti.
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What to see and do
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Parco archeologico del Colosseo
The Colosseum
The great amphitheatre of ancient Rome, ticketed with the Roman Forum and the Palatine.
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The heart of ancient Rome
The Roman Forum and the Palatine
The ruins of the Forum, the temples and basilicas of the ancient city, and the Palatine Hill above them.
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The oldest public museum
The Capitoline Museums
Michelangelo’s piazza on the Capitoline Hill and the museums around it, with the bronze of Marcus Aurelius.
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Opera, ballet and Caracalla
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Rome’s opera house, with its summer season among the ruins of the Baths of Caracalla.
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Near the Colosseum
Villa Celimontana
A quiet park on the Caelian Hill, a short walk from the Colosseum.
Where to eat
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One MICHELIN Star
Aroma
On the roof of Palazzo Manfredi, facing the Colosseum. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
Via Labicana 125, 00184 RomaExplore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
INEO
At the Anantara Palazzo Naiadi. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
Piazza della Repubblica 46, 00184 RomaExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
Retrobottega
One communal table on the fifth floor of a Jean Nouvel building, with a terrace facing the Palatine.
Via del Velabro 9, 00186 RomaExplore View on map
Bars
Where to stay
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A Belle Époque grand hotel
The St. Regis Rome
The grand hotel near the Baths of Diocletian, with chandeliered salons and a spa.
Via Vittorio E. Orlando 3, 00185 RomaExplore View on map
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On the Piazza della Repubblica
Anantara Palazzo Naiadi
A palazzo on the curve of the Piazza della Repubblica, home of the one-star INEO.
Piazza della Repubblica 47, 00185 RomaExplore View on map
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Facing the Colosseum
Palazzo Manfredi
A small hotel that looks straight at the Colosseum, with Aroma, its one-star rooftop.
Via Labicana 125, 00184 RomaExplore View on map
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A villa with a garden
Villa Spalletti Trivelli
A family villa with a garden on the Quirinal hill.
Via Piacenza 4, 00184 RomaExplore View on map
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