Attraction · Rome · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Cloaca Máxima is an attraction in Rome, Lazio, Italy. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 21 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 400 m you'll find a bench, a water point and a public toilet.
Audio tour · Cloaca Máxima
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You're standing at the Cloaca Maxima, literally the Greatest Sewer of Rome, and one of the earliest sewage systems in the world. Right here, by the Ponte Palatino and the Ponte Rotto, it emptied into the Tiber. That outfall can still be seen today.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
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When you stand at Cloaca Máxima, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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