47 Circus Roof Garden

Ancient Rome


With the Aventino hill rising in the background, the rooftop restaurant of the Forty Seven Hotel sets a romantic scene for contemporary Mediterranean cuisine. Seafood features heavily on the seasonal menu, appearing in creative antipasti, with pasta and in main courses.


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Nearby Ancient Rome attractions

1. Tempio di Portunus

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This classic Republican-era temple dedicated to the god of rivers and ports, Portunus, owes its current state of preservation to the fact that it was…

2. Forum Boarium

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A busy thoroughfare, Piazza Bocca della Verità stands on what was once ancient Rome’s cattle market, the Forum Boarium. Little remains from that period…

3. Arco di Giano

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Despite its name, this four-fronted 4th-century arch was probably dedicated to the emperor Constantine or Constantatius II. In ancient times cattle…

4. Tempio di Ercole Vincitore

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Dating to the 2nd century BC, the circular Tempio di Ercole Vincitore is the oldest marble temple in Rome. Twenty Corinthian columns surround the compact…

5. Chiesa di San Giorgio in Velabro

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The medieval Chiesa di San Giorgio in Velabro is a beautiful, atmospheric church whose original 7th-century portico was completely destroyed by a Mafia…

6. Ponte Rotto

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Visible to the south of the Isola Tiberina are the remains of the Pons Aemilius, ancient Rome’s first stone bridge. Dating to the 2nd century BC, it was…

7. Bocca della Verità

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A bearded face carved into a giant marble disc, the Bocca della Verità is one of Rome's most popular curiosities. Legend has it that if you put your hand…

8. Basilica di San Nicola in Carcere

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This innocuous-looking 11th-century basilica, hidden behind scaffolding when we last visited, harbours some fascinating underground ruins. Beneath the…