You get some idea of the splendour that must have been Rome by coming here and seeing the ruins that are left. And hardly any visitors. Huge walls surrounding bathing pools, gyms, meeting halls, shops - what we would now probably call a 'spa resort'! Mosaics still in situ, and the ruins of the lovely frescoed Roman house which was built over when they built the baths (they did it then just as now!) which has only been on display for the past year.

The structure is massive and while it does not attract as many visitors as the bloodstained Colloseum, it defnitely has things to show. The visit tour is simple, you walk through the various halls that have their purpose explained in italian and english. you will see remnants of floor and wall mosaicas, impressive arches and the site includes a small shrine from a house demolished during bath construction. you don't get to see any of the infrastructure use for heating the hot bath nor the statues looted long ago, unfortunately. site appears to be wheelchair accesible. toilets in the compound. single adult ticket 11EUR. virtual reality goggles available.

We visited both this one, and the Baths of Diocletion, and Caracalla is by far the better experience since it is well-marked, especially with the Braille plaques that have great diagrams for everyone to see the plan, and excellent descriptive plaques throughout showing where you are in this massive ruin. They make it easy to envision what occurred here over the centuries it flourished. Despite being stripped of most of its artifacts, statues, columns, and roofs…the latter of which caved in during the earthquake of 875 AD, you most definitely get the fell of what this was like. The various bathing sections are clearly delineated, and you can still see the sides of the various pools, even that natatorio, the big pool 300m long, which still looks like it can be filled and used. Some of the roofs still exist in sections, and there are the ruins of a villa that was covered up to build the baths on one end. It’s a pleasant walk past the Circus Maximus, and walking distance from or to Capitoline Hill. We’ve always thought about visiting here over the last 20 years, and never did until yesterday, and we are very happy we did! Really great experience!

We visited during the Easter Holiday, while everywhere else in Rome was full, this one was a nice surprise to us. Kids enjoyed VR experience, the ground was very relaxing too. Kids found the cellar/underground section a little scary. Overall it was a great day out.

An absolutely sensational place! We visited on a sunny spring day. We didn’t bother with the audio guide…lots of explicatory panels is English and Italian. Really beautiful place - we spent 2 1/2 hours wandering around.

Second visit this time with the VR. Amazing experience. Book direct not via a reseller company. This experience was fantastic especially the pool section via VR. The baths are so peaceful yet imposing. Would recommend to any Roman history fan.

My daughter randomly picked this place off the map. I had never heard of it. Spectacular. Awe-inspiring. One of the best ruins I have ever seen and I have been around. Well worth 1-2 hours. Buy tix on site.

An impressive huge complex left by the emperor Caracalla. The bathrooms are huge and definitely worth seeing. There are also some preserved parts of mosaics. We visited on a Sunday morning, there were crowds of people, but I think the entrance was free then.

This site is simply huge! Visiting it, you can visualise that the Romans took their baths VERY seriously as the complex is on the same scale as the Colosseum. I had heard about the VR experience but the man in the entrance desk was extremely unhelpful and bored looking. He just pointed to the booking screen and walked off! It was late in the day when I arrived - about 4pm - but not a great start. Walking around, you get a sense of what these baths must have been like and the site is definitely worth visiting for the ruins and the recreated mosaics. A guide or that VR set might make it more engaging. After the crowds at the Colosseum, it’s much more peaceful. As with many sites in Rome, the signage to find the place is not good! Google maps didn’t make it quite clear that the entrance is by the running track off Viale della Terme Di Caracella

Recently I went to see the Turandot Opera at Caracalla and I was impressed by the majestic the 20-meter (60-foot) high walls as backdrop to the stage. Yesterday I went to visit the Baths which are truly amazing. It's Imperial Rome's public bathhouse build in 3rd century and second only to Diocletian's Baths. It covers an enormous area and some beautiful mosaics are still visible while all the statues have been removes. The only disgraceful part was that cash is not accepted, credit cards only!