Baths of Caracalla (Terme di Caracalla) Tours and Tickets

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Tickets to the Baths of Caracalla are €8 for adults and free for those 18 and under—be prepared to show proof of age. If you’re booking your tickets online, some companies may charge a €2 service fee, but it may be worth it for the convenience. Entry is free on the first Sunday of the month.

Yes, the Baths of Caracalla are worth visiting. Not only is the scale of the bath complex impressive, but the bold and colorful mosaic tile floors that have survived the centuries are equally remarkable. Booking a guided tour is an excellent way to experience the baths, along with other Rome landmarks—both iconic and lesser-known—with expert commentary.

Per one customer who booked the Rome: Semiprivate or Group Tour Caracalla Baths & Circus Maximus, "Our family were the only participants. We really enjoyed visiting and learning more about the Caracalla Baths. It's incredibly well preserved. The guide was great—she provided important context and history that made the visit fun and educational. There were maybe 5--10 other visitors at the site, while there are thousands of tourists at the Colosseum down the street. This site is a hidden gem."

Also called the thermae antoninianae, the Baths of Caracalla were built in the 3rd century AD by the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus and his son, Caracalla, who aimed to make a grand bathhouse to rival the emperors before him. By some accounts, the baths were in use until the 6th century AD.

Yes, you can visit the Baths of Caracalla in Rome without a tour—you just have to purchase an admission ticket. The grand bathhouse ruins are well-marked enough for a self-guided tour, but they’re vast and complex. A guided tour may help you better appreciate their history and architecture.

The Baths of Caracalla in Rome are vast, and there’s plenty to see inside, but the highlights are undoubtedly the huge central bathhouse flanked by two ancient gyms and the rooms where bathers would dip in waters of different temperatures: the frigidarium (cold room), the tepidarium (warmer), and the caldarium (hot).

Yes, the Baths of Caracalla in Rome are accessible. The archaeological site has mostly flat wheelchair-accessible asphalt paths around most ruins and accessible on-site restrooms. You can also take guided tours tailored explicitly for people using wheelchairs or with reduced mobility.

It depends, but you couldn’t do much better than June—weatherwise, this period of late spring and early summer is pleasantly warm and precedes the hot, muggy, and potentially very crowded summer. June has the bonus of usually hosting some of the summer evening concerts, and performances staged at the baths.

There are tons of things to do when you're done visiting the Baths of Caracalla. According to travelers, these are some of the top attractions in Rome:

• Colosseum

• Roman Forum

• Sistine Chapel

• Vatican Museums

• Palatine Hill

View Viator's guide to all the best attractions in Rome.