Case Romane Del Celio

Underneath the Basilica of Ss Giovanni e Paolo in Clivo di Scauro, Celio is a Roman house complex dating from the 5th century AD.
Case Romane
The buildings have been carefully restored and have some painted rooms which are in good condition.  I hadn't heard about this site until we saw Prof Mary Beard's series "Meet the Romans".  It is really worth a visit. We had the place to ourselves and wandered around for ages. When we come back to Rome in a few weeks we'll do a tour so that we can learn a bit more about the place.
Thank you Mary Beard!

Palazzo Valentini

 Palazzo Valentini, Via 4 Novembre,119a  Rome, Italy

Palazzo Valentini should be at the top of your list of places to see in Rome -even if it is only to get an idea about how the buildings of ancient Rome fitted together.  It is the best presented exhibition that we have seen so far.  The excavations are protected by glass walkways.  You are shown through the excavations by a guide and there is an excellent multimedia exhibition (much better than we were expecting)

We went on the Italian tour which was very good, even though the guide spoke a bit quickly for us.  There is also a tour in English. If you're new to Rome, I'd see Palazzo Valentini first because it will help to put everything in context.  Make sure that you get to see Palazzo Valentini!

It is closed Tuesdays.  There are tours every half hour but you need to book a tour in your language- you can just go there on a day  and book a time that suits you and come back later.  Palazzo Valentini is very close to Piazza Venezia so it is easy to find and there are never ending fantastic things to see close by.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wocoQd-Poo4

Revealed Rome is one of my favourite sites for info about Rome
http://www.revealedrome.com/2011/08/palazzo-valentini-domus-underground-ancient-rome.html