Rome is offering livestream tours of the House of the Griffins, an ancient Roman home on the Palatine Hill that has never been open to the public. Dating to the 2nd-1st century BCE, the dwelling features well-preserved frescoes, mosaics, and two stucco griffins. Starting March 3, after years of restoration, small groups of up to 12 visitors can watch a guide with a head-mounted camera explore the underground structure, with narration in English or Italian.
This initiative matters because it aims to draw visitors to less-trafficked areas of Rome's top tourist destination, the Colosseum Archaeological Park, while using technology to enhance cultural access. The project is part of Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan, an EU-funded effort to support culture and tourism through technological improvements, and represents the second of ten planned projects under the Italia Domani program.