The Baths of Caracalla, Rome

Most people visiting Rome, do the "Ceasar Shuffle" as Rick Steves's puts it, first to the Coloseo (Coloseum), The Forum and Palatine Hill. Some venture over to Circus Maximus, but it is a truly sad that few venture just a little further to see this site. The day we were here there were 10 people at the site (compared to several thousand at the coloseo.) The baths were built in around the 79 AD, and were in use for several hundred years until the barbarians cut off the aquaducts to Rome. The baths fell into disrepair, and were eventually abandoned and burried under the layers of the centuries. Many of the artworks were moved to the National Museum of Archeology in Naples, so if you are interested in this site it is recommended to include Naples in your list of places to go so that you can see some of the artworks that once adorned this building. The thing that was the most amazing about this site was that unlike most of the other historical sites in Italy, this site still contains many of the architecural features of the original building. There are original mossiac floors and moldings that once adorned the building. Tip buy the guide book for the 6.00 EU to fully appreciate this site, and pack a lunch and sit and enjoy the site! Buon Viaggio!