Palatine Hill

Palatine Hill

This historic site offers ruins of imperial palaces, aristocratic residences, and gardens, with stunning city views, blending myth, power, and retreat.
Palatine Hill rises above the Forum and the Circus Maximus and is one of the most historically charged places in Rome. Associated in legend with the founding of the city, it later became the preferred site for imperial palaces and aristocratic residences. Ruins of houses, ceremonial spaces and the Farnese Gardens create a layered landscape of myth, power and retreat. The views across the city add greatly to its appeal.