Rome Sights

Porta San Sebastiano

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  • Address
    • Via di Porta San Sebastiano 18
  • Transport
    • Porta San Sebastiano
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 06 704 75 284
  • Price
    • adult/EU 18-25yr/EU under 18yr & over 65yr €3/1.50/free
  • Hours
    • 9am-2pm Tue-Sun

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Lonely Planet review for Porta San Sebastiano

Marking the start of Via Appia Antica, the 5th-century Porta San Sebastiano is the largest of the gates in the Aurelian Wall. It was originally known as Porta Appia but took on its current name in honour of the thousands of pilgrims who passed under it on their way to the Catacombe di San Sebastiano. During WWII, the Fascist Party secretary Ettore Muti lived here and today it houses the Museo delle Mure, a modest museum illustrating the history of the wall. It’s worth a quick look, if for nothing else than the chance to walk along the top of the walls.

 

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