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Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo)
Between Via dei Cerchi and Via del Circo Massimo
00153 Rome
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Domus Aventina €187 0.3 mi 0.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Kolbe Hotel €321 0.3 mi 0.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Residence Palazzo Al Velabro €240 0.3 mi 0.5 km 4 of 5 stars
WRH Trastevere €165 0.8 mi 1.3 km 5 of 5 stars
Spalletti Trivelli €374 0.9 mi 1.4 km 5 of 5 stars
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Alvaro al Circo Massimo 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Apuleius 0.3 mi 0.5 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Hostaria Perdingianu e Croccoriga 0.7 mi 1.1 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Municipal Rose Garden (Roseto Comunale) 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Aventine Hill 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Palatine 0.3 mi 0.5 km 4 of 5 stars
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“Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo)” Frommer's
“Circo Massimo” Wcities.com
“Kids roaming in Rome” msnbc.msn.com / Tripso
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #127 of 557 attractions in Rome
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Picture more than 300,000 Roman spectators cheering chariot races inside this huge Roman circus, which was built to entertain emperors during the time...... more » Picture more than 300,000 Roman spectators cheering chariot races inside this huge Roman circus, which was built to entertain emperors during the time of Imperial Rome. « less
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Attraction type: Historic site, Ancient ruins
Address: Between Via dei Cerchi and Via del Circo Massimo 00153 Rome
Italy

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2 of 5 stars
charlypoune   10 contributions
París
Jul 6, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

« Bread and circuses », as they would say during Antiquity! The Maximus Circus was a key place in Rome, it could welcome up to 250.000 people. Still today, when they hear about the site, movie-goers have to think of this spectacular chariot racing scene from Ben Hur! Nonetheless, once there, the Maximus Circus is a run-down wide field where... more

“See it- just to say you did”
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5 of 5 stars
sf_traveler   178 contributions
California
May 2, 2009

Shame about the bad reviews. Everyone has heard of this place, why not stop by on your way to the Colloseum? It's a tiny bit out of the way, 2 blocks, but worth it. This huge field is grown over but the imprint of the original track and stadium seating is still there. It is used as a dog park... more

“Massive!”
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5 of 5 stars
redmack25   209 contributions
sc
Oct 4, 2008

Where Emperor Palatine used to hold his sporting events. You have to take a picture from across the street because it's so massive. more

“Free and fascinating”
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5 of 5 stars
CoralReef   525 contributions
Midwest, USA
Jun 12, 2008
2
people found this review helpful

This free site is well worth a short visit. It is completely excavated, and it's easy to imagine it filled with thousands of screaming spectators while chariots raced around. Now it's a nice dog park, a great place to walk, and a wonderful reminder of the glories of ancient Rome. more

“do what i did”
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4 of 5 stars
junesun911   38 contributions
new york
Oct 12, 2006
1
person found this review helpful

do what i did...pay 15 euros for the tour bus that drives your RIGHT buy this site. you can get a full and splendor view from your comfy seat. none the wiser! more

“Total waste of time !”
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1 of 5 stars
Woozie70   2 contributions
Aberdeen
Aug 15, 2006
3
people found this review helpful

Ok...I wasn't expecting to see Charton Heston racing around in a chariot, but compared to other sights in Rome (Vatican, Colosseum, Forum etc) I was expecting to see something... It is shown on most of the tourist maps as this idyllic spot with the old decaying buildings still in place, but it's a dirty, dry dusty field covered in broken... more

“Don't waste your time”
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1 of 5 stars
Leisure   22 contributions
Austin
Jul 2, 2005
5
people found this review helpful

Located near a highway. It is a field of grass. No big deal. They were setting up for a concert. more

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Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo) Address

Between Via dei Cerchi and Via del Circo Massimo, 00153 Rome, Italy