Barracks of the Vigiles, Rome

Name: Barracks of the Vigiles
Address: Rome, Italy

#997 among attractions in Rome

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The fire station is a building in the Roman city of Ostia used as the headquarters of a detachment of firefighters who were in charge of extinguishing fires.

The building was constructed in the Hadrianic period in the city area between the decumanus maximus and the Tiber, east of the city center.

Coordinates: 41°45'25"N, 12°17'31"E

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Barracks of the Vigiles – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ostia Antica, Santa Aurea, Ostia Antica, Baths at Ostia.

~1550 ftSW
Remains of an ancient Roman city
Ostia Antica, Rome
8 min walk • Ostia Antica is an evocative archaeological site located near the city of Rome, Italy. Once a bustling commercial port, it served as the gateway to the ancient Roman Empire, connecting trade routes across the Mediterranean.
0.5 miE
Church
Santa Aurea, Rome
14 min walk • The Basilica of Santa Aurea is a church situated in the Ostia Antica district of Ostia, Italy. Ostia became an episcopal see as early as the 3rd century AD. The present-day church, completed in 1483, it was the seat of the suburbicarian diocese of Ostia until 1966, when Ostia became part of the diocese of Rome.
0.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Ostia Antica, Rome
12 min walk • Ostia Antica is the 35th zona of Rome, Italy, four kilometers away from the coast. It is identified by the initials Z. XXXV and it is distinct from Ostia. Ostia Antica belongs to Municipio X.
~1300 ftSW
Archaeological site, Ancient Roman architecture
Baths at Ostia, Ostia
7 min walk • The Forum Baths at Ostia, otherwise known as the Thermae Gavii Maximi, are named after Marcus Gavius Maximus, who was the praetorian prefect for 20 years. The baths were intended for public use in Ostia Antica. and like many other thermae, created as a gift to the public and were therefore free.
0.6 miS
Synagogue
Ostia Synagogue, Rome
15 min walk • The Ostia Synagogue is an ancient synagogue located in ancient Ostia, the seaport of Imperial Rome. It is one of the oldest synagogues in the world, the oldest synagogue in Europe and the oldest mainstream Jewish synagogue yet uncovered outside Israel.
0.6 miE
City
Gabii, Rome
15 min walk • Gabii was an ancient city of Latium, located 18 km due east of Rome along the Via Praenestina, which was in early times known as the Via Gabina.
~350 ftSW
Ruins
Piazzale delle Corporazioni, Rome
2 min walk • The Forum of Corporations, or the Piazzale delle Corporazioni, was the principal center of commerce and trade for the Roman Empire mainly during the Age of Augustus.
~460 ftS
Concerts and shows, Theater
Theatre, Rome
3 min walk • The Roman theater at Ostia was built in the Augustan age and remodeled in the late second century. In the numbering given to Ostian buildings by postwar excavators it corresponds to II,VII,2.
0.5 miE
41°45'33"N • 12°18'4"E
Castello di Giulio II, Rome
13 min walk • Forts and castles
~1300 ftSW
Museum, Museum district
Museo Archeologico Ostiense, Rome
7 min walk • The Museo Archeologico Ostiense is an archaeological museum dedicated to the ancient Roman city of Ostia in Rome, Italy. The museum was built by Pope Pius IX, who in 1865 had to readapt a fifteenth-century building used as a store to create a city museum.
0.8 miSW
41°45'9"N • 12°16'40"E
Tor Boacciana, Rome
21 min walk • Historical place, Observation decks and towers, Memorial

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Barracks of the Vigiles?

Nearby attractions include Piazzale delle Corporazioni, Rome (2 min walk), Theatre, Rome (3 min walk), Museo Archeologico Ostiense, Rome (7 min walk), Baths at Ostia, Ostia (7 min walk).

How to get to Barracks of the Vigiles by public transport?

The nearest stations to Barracks of the Vigiles:

Bus

Romagnoli/Calza • Lines: 04, C13, C19, C4 (10 min walk)
Romagnoli/Scavi Ostia Antica • Lines: 011, 018, 04, C13, C19, C4, n3 (11 min walk)

Light rail

Ostia Antica • Lines: Fc2 (14 min walk)
Lido Nord • Lines: Fc2 (31 min walk)