Verlasce

Verlasce is a fragment of the Roman amphitheatre that once stood here, now repurposed as a two-storey structure. Its plan is regular, almost trapezoidal, a shape dictated by the original arena’s curved geometry. The masonry is typical of its era: rough stonework in _opera incerta_, patched with tufa and limestone, the walls filled with a rubble core and then plastered over. Above, a double-pitched roof of timber and terracotta tiles sits low, as though the building has settled into its own history.

Inside, there are four carriage houses, _rimesse_, one private, three state-owned. Their sizes vary, from a modest 61 square metres to 185, but all are quiet, cavernous spaces where the old Roman stone meets the practical needs of a later age. The site wears its long life lightly: part monument, part utility, part ruin.

Description via source. Coordinates and heritage data from the Atika atlas.