Roman Holiday · Filming location
Roman Forum (the wall where Ann falls asleep)
In the story · Joe finds Ann asleep
A real filming location. After escaping the embassy, Ann, sleepy from the sedative her doctor gave her, lies down on a low wall above the Forum, near the Arch of Septimius Severus. Joe, walking home from a card game, finds her there. The road of the film has since changed, but the view of the ruins is the same.
Where to stay nearby
Stay a 4-min walk from hereMap with prices from several sites · distance: OpenStreetMap
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- Day by day
- Free
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More Roman Holiday places nearby
Piazza Venezia350 m away · 5 min on foot
Theatre of Marcellus420 m away · 6 min on foot
Palazzo Colonna500 m away · 7 min on foot
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
Doria Pamphilj Gallery
540 m away · 7 min on footA family palace on Via del Corso hung with paintings by Caravaggio, Titian and Velázquez.
Piazza del Quirinale
660 m away · 9 min on footThe hilltop square of the President's palace, with a fountain and a view over Rome.
Tiber Island
660 m away · 9 min on footA small boat shaped island in the Tiber, reached by Rome's oldest working bridge.
Where to stand for the photo
From the terrace above the Forum on the Capitoline side, frame the Arch of Septimius Severus with the columns behind it.
Getting there
- Address: Via di San Pietro in Carcere, 00186 Roma
- Transport
- On foot, about 10 minutes from Piazza Venezia or 15 minutes from Metro B Colosseo.
- Access
- The viewpoints from the street are free. The Forum itself has a ticket, often combined with the Colosseum. Check before you go.
Public sources (1)
Sources found on October 21, 2026.
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We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
From other stories, nearby
- Capitoline Hill (Piazza del Campidoglio)The Talented Mr. Ripley120 m away · 2 min on foot
- Trajan's MarketEmily in Paris290 m away · 4 min on foot
- Theatre of MarcellusEmily in Paris420 m away · 6 min on foot
- Santa Maria in CampitelliHouse of Gucci420 m away · 6 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
Sora Lella
600 m away · 8 min on foottrattoria€€Roman trattoria since 1940 on Tiber Island, a short walk from the Bocca della Verità of Roman Holiday
Osteria Circo
640 m away · 9 min on footItalian€€Roman cooking on Via dei Cerchi, facing the Circus Maximus, open every day for lunch and dinner
Al Pompiere
670 m away · 9 min on foottrattoria€€Run by the Monteferri family since 1928 by the Ghetto, near Santa Maria in Campitelli from House of Gucci
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story