A slice of Rome’s 2,000-year urban evolution under one roof.

📍 Location: Via delle Botteghe Oscure, 31
⏰ Opening Hours: 10 AM – 7 PM (Thu – Sun)
💸 Entrance Fee: €8 (or €10 combo with Baths of Diocletian)
🕓 Suggested Visit Time: 60 minutes
🔗 Official Site: https://museonazionaleromano.beniculturali.it
🗺️ Map: View on Google Maps

About Crypta Balbi
Why We Love It: Walk across glass floors above Roman streets, examine medieval pottery kilns, and see how one city block morphed from theatre courtyard to convent to modern palazzo.

Roman Guides Insider Tip: Join the free 45-min basement tour (in English at 11 AM) to access deeper levels not open for solo visitors.

Local Secret: Panificio Roscioli on Via dei Chiavari (3 min walk) bakes Rome’s best pizza bianca—perfect mid-tour snack.

Did You Know?
🗝️ It’s the only museum in Rome entirely dedicated to urban archaeology.
🕶️ Finds here include the city’s oldest surviving wooden window shutters.

Nearby Recommendations
🏛️ Largo di Torre Argentina – 4 min walk
⛪ San Carlo ai Catinari – Marble-rich interior
🍦 Panificio Roscioli – Iconic bakery