Explore Nero's legendary underground Golden Palace with an exclusive guided tour featuring cutting-edge virtual reality that reconstructs the palace's frescoed rooms and gilded vaults — one of Rome's most atmospheric and rarely seen ancient wonders.
What to expect
Don a hardhat and descend into the vast, cool underground galleries that Trajan buried after Nero's fall. Your expert guide narrates the palace's scandalous history while VR headsets reconstruct the marble-clad, jewel-encrusted rooms around you in real time. The surviving frescoes — which inspired Renaissance masters including Raphael — glow under specialist lighting. Tickets are strictly limited to small groups, preserving an intimate, almost clandestine atmosphere.
Good to know
Tickets sell out 30 days in advance; book on the official CoopCulture portal the moment they open. Tours run at fixed times; arrive 15 min early. Temperature inside is cool year-round — bring a light layer. Located on the Oppian Hill, a short walk from the Colosseum.