Stadium of Domitian in Rome: tickets, opening hours and visit under Piazza Navona
The Stadium of Domitian is the ancient stadium of Rome preserved under Piazza Navona: you go down about 4.5 m below the houses to see the arches and stands of a stadium built by the emperor Domitian, whose elongated shape gave the square its outline. The entrance is at 3 Via di Tor Sanguigna; it costs about 10 € (Tiqets from 10 €, with guide or audio guide, October 2026), the visit takes about 40 minutes and the site is open daily 10:00-19:00 according to the sources consulted. Tiqets rates it 4.4/5 from 334 reviews.
Highlights
The arches of the stadium
The visible part is the travertine and brick substructure of one end: arches that carried the stands, lit by skylights. You can see how spectators entered through the vaults.
The steps and walls
A few brick steps and wall sections show how the cavea was organised. The stadium was built by Domitian in the AD 80s for Greek-style athletic contests and could hold about 20,000 spectators. Panels and the audio guide reconstruct the plan.
Piazza Navona above
Piazza Navona follows the exact shape of the stadium: the elongated outline and the two rounded ends. The square's current level is about 4.5 m above the ancient track; the site has been open to the public since 2014.
Hours and prices
Daily 10:00-19:00, last entry about 18:20, according to sources consulted on 26 October 2026; check stadiodomiziano.com. The full price is given as 9 € by one source and 10 € by another; Tiqets sells the ticket from 10 € (live guide and audio guide, groups of 30 maximum) and a combination with the multimedia experience from 20 € (about 2 hours). These tickets showed as temporarily unavailable when checked: look at your date.
Practical info
Tips
- It is a short visit, ideal to combine with Piazza Navona, the Pantheon and underground Rome. For another site below ground, see also the Colosseum, the underground and the arena. Book online in high season; the site is small.
How to get there
Via di Tor Sanguigna 3, 00186 Rome, at the north end of Piazza Navona. No metro nearby: bus 40, 64 or 62 to Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, then a few minutes on foot; the square is about 10 minutes on foot from the Pantheon.
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