Monte Testaccio
Monte Testaccio
- Address
- Via Galvani 24
- Transport
- Phone
- 06 06 08
- Price
- adult/concession €3/1.50
- Hours
- by appointment
Lonely Planet review for Monte Testaccio
The site of bloodthirsty carnival games in the Middle Ages, this artificial hill is made almost entirely of smashed amphorae. Between the 2nd century BC and the 3rd century AD, Testaccio was Rome’s river port. Supplies of wine, oil and grain were transported in huge terracotta amphorae which, once emptied, were dumped in the river. When the Tiber became almost unnavigable as a consequence, the pots were smashed and the pieces stacked methodically in a pile, which over time grew into a large hill – Monte Testaccio. Visits are by guided tour only.
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