Skip the Line Tickets with priority access for individual entry for the Vatican museums and Sisten chapel

Nero’s Golden House

The tour begins with a brief description of the historic interiors of this massive complex from the knowledgeable archaeologist guide. The total number of experiences is separated into two categories. We’ll begin with Emperor Nero’s residence. This massive structure was built for the emperor’s leisure time amusement. On Domus Aurea, one can see the massive gold leaf that covered the entire building and sparkled in the sunlight, as well as the jewels that decorated the interior ceilings.

It gives Nero’s house the title “Golden House.” But that wasn’t the only extravagant aspect. The house is adorned with rare sculptures and pieces of art. The majority of them were gathered or seized in various places. The intricate frescoes by Michelangelo, Casanova and Raphael adorn the walls of this home. Original bronze statues of the Dying Gaul and the Galatian Suicide were seen there. Also, the famed Laocoon statue, which is now on exhibit at the Vatican Museums.

This special access tour will take you to a real archaeological retreat where you can watch the preservation and restoration process in action and experience what life would have been like in the “extravagant” period.

The 300 rooms of this true archaeological site have so many faces to discover.

Octagonal Room

The Octagonal Room, which is visited on the guided tour and is mostly intact, unlike other rooms of Domus Aurea. It is Domus Aurea’s most famous room.

This room served as a venue for entertainment at the time of Nero. This lavishly furnished main banqueting hall was the meeting room for Emperor Nero.

This room also had a rotating floor that imitated the motion of heavenly bodies. The building was rotated by four round mechanisms hidden beneath the floor.

Domus Aurea’s Room of Achilles

Room of Achilles at Skyros is on the east wing, close to the Octagonal Room. The central ceiling of the Room of Achilles at Skyros contains painted panels that were the artist Fabullus’ creations.

The “Hector and Andromache” room

The Hall of Hector and Andromache is located on the other side of the Octagon Suite. Illustrations from Homer’s Iliad were used to decorate the hall’s ceiling.

Nero was an admirer of Greek sculpture, which you will find among the many beautiful frescoes from Nero’s collection.

Underground Attraction

Domus Aurea was buried for many centuries before its rediscovery and rebuilding. You will not find an airy palace today that will make you feel like you are in an immaculate palace. This isn’t to say the site isn’t impressive. You’ll be walking through vast underground passageways with brick walls and remnants of historic frescoes and mosaics. The grandeur and magnitude of the palace’s corridors and halls will leave you speechless!