While filming La Dolce Vita, Fellini converted these ancient thermal baths into a subterranean nightclub where Sylvia dances with Marcello. Later that evening, Marcello and Sylvia are wandering the streets of Rome, and come to the Trevi Fountain (read story about filming the Trevi Fountain scene here https://reveal.world/en/story/ciao-anita).
Before becoming a famous filming location, Baths of Caracalla were the city's second largest Roman public baths, or thermae. Today, the ruins of the Baths of Caracalla are open to the public for a fee, and are a great place to visit if you want to escape crowds. They also regularly host live music and theatrical events.
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Dolce_Vita, https://theculturetrip.com/europe/italy/articles/exploring-fellinis-rome-a-city-guide-to-the-directors-favourite-film-locations/
Dancing at Caracalla
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Hear this story where it happened, along with the others around it. Say how many days you have and what you are into, and we put together a route through these places, with a voice guide telling each story as you arrive.
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Fellini’s first home in Rome Via Albalonga, 13, 00183 Roma RM, Italy -
Fellini’s first job in Rome Via Rasella, 55, 00187 Roma RM, Italy -
Hollywood on the Tiber Via Tuscolana, 1055, 00173 Roma RM, Italy
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Ciao Anita Trevi Fountain, Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Roma RM, Italy -
Fellini’s home in the artists’ street Via Margutta, 110, 00187 Roma RM, Italy -
Osteria Margutta Via Margutta, 82, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
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Moving 2,000 tonnes of material every day to build the Baths of Caracalla 138 m Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Aurelian Walls (Rome, 3rd century AD) 837 m Photo: user:Lalupa, Public domain -
A monument with missing fingers and a sixty-year history 960 m Photo: xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0 -
The tomb of Gaius Cestius in Rome Via Raffaele Persichetti · 1 km Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0 -
The Evolution of the Aula Regia from Roman Palace Hall to Church 1.2 km Photo: Utente:Battlelight, Public domain -
The Arch of Constantine in Rome 1.2 km Photo: NikonZ7II (Paris Orlando), CC BY-SA 4.0
Written by Holly Golightly
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