The Colosseum is Rome!
Is there a more famous Italian monument in the world? Is there anybody that hasn’t heard of it? Its history, its spaces, the atmosphere and emotions it stirs in all those that visit it are the very symbol and essence of this city and its great past.
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Opening days
Monday to Friday
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Opening times
10.30 am - 5.30 pm
Last admission one hour before closing time
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Closing
Saturday and Sunday
1 January and 25 December - Web Colosseum
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Feature List
- Wheelchair accessible
- Downloadable Audioguide
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Accessibility
- The entrances to the monument located along Via Dei Fori Imperiali are equipped with ramps
- The ground floor (first order) of the amphitheatre is accessible to wheelchair users
- The first floor (second order) is accessible by lifts
- Two wheelchairs are available at site, one for the ground floor and one for the first floor
- Suitable toilets are available on site
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Info Reservation
+39 0639967700
“It is so vast that one cannot hold the image of it in one's soul”. This is how Goethe described the “Amphitheatrum Flavium”, the most visited monument in Italy, a building with an infinite history that leaves everyone that has the fortune to visit it open-mouthed.
The Colosseum. History
It is 72 A.D. and Rome is ruled by Vespasian, the first emperor of the Flavian dynasty. Work begins on what will become the greatest Roman amphitheatre in history.
It was financed using the proceeds of provincial taxes and loot from the sacking of the temple of Jerusalem (70 A.D.) and took just 8 years to build.
In 80 A.D. the Amphitheatrum Flavium was opened by Titus with 100 days of games during which around 2,000 gladiators and 9,000 animals were killed.
The approx. 70,000 Romans that the arena was able to hold were able to watch venationes (fake hunts and fights between ferocious animals) in the mornings and munera (fights between gladiators) in the afternoons.
The final show at the Colosseum was in 523 A.D. after which the monument was abandoned and used as a quarry. In 1749 Pope Benedict XIV consecrated the monument to Christ and the martyrs.
Visiting the Colosseum
The Colosseum is the symbol of Rome and you can’t say you have visited the Eternal City unless you have stepped inside it at least once. Visiting it is to relive one of the most compelling periods in history. Its exceptional architecture made it the symbol of an empire, its underground structure offers a ‘backstage’ view of Antiquity, and from its summit you can enjoy a breathtaking view of Rome. Here there is no chance of getting bored because this place is a treasure trove of stories, anecdotes and secrets about our past.
An unforgettable adventure awaits you at the Colosseum. A trip around this symbolic landmark of the great Roman Empire is priceless. Our official and authorised guides are ready to accompany you, so what are you waiting for?
Services
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Visits
for individuals with fixed departures, upon request
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Visits
for groups upon request
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Didactics for schools
upon request
available in Italian, English, French, German, Spanish - Videoguides available in Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese
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Audioguide
Downladable in APP
available in Italian, English
App Store
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Bookshop
opening hours of the monument
Additional Info
- Compulsory booking of admission tickets online
- Accesses with restrictions: it is possibile to admit (and can be used by individuals or groups of) up to 20 people (included includes adults, children, guides, escorts, etc), adequately spaced.
HOLDERS OF THE ROMA PASS
- For Roma Pass holders, the reservation for entry to the Colosseum is mandatory. Reservation fee € 2.00.
- If the visitor arrives at the entrance without the Roma Pass ticket, it will not be possible to access the monument, even if the visitor has the reservation.
- Reserve your entrance
GROUPS
- It is possibile to admit to the Colosseum individuals or groups of up to 20 people (including adults, children, guides, escorts), adequately spaced, who will enter every 15 minutes.No one can be added over 20.
- The pre-sale of the admission tickets for individual visitors and groups is bound to a precise time. The reservation is mandatory.
- The guides with groups from 10 people have to use their own whispers.
- The free guide ticket, valid for 3 daily tickets without time restriction, can be used not only for the access to the Colosseum with ordinary path, but also for the access to the Arena one. For the Underground tour, it will always be necessary to book a free ticket for a free guide.
SCHOOLS
- Mandatory reservation.
- EU students book the entrance free of charge.
- Non-EU schools pay the reservation fee. Colosseum’s admission tickets will be free only for under 18 students, group members over 18 will have to pay the full entrance fee.
Where
Piazza del Colosseo 1, Rome (RM) | Colosseum entrance from "Sperone Valadier"
Transportation
Metro: Line B, stop Colosseo
Bus: n. 75 - 81 - 673 - 175 - 204
Tram: n. 3
Visiting Rules
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The visitor, wearing a face mask, must arrive at the Park already in possession of his/her access admission ticket, 15 minutes before the booked access time. At the same time of the purchase, and included in the price of the ticket itself, the visitor will be sent a link to download, on his mobile device, the official App of the Park of the Colosseum, which is essential for the visit of the site. This App, to be activated before accessing the Park, has several functions:
_to communicate clearly and precisely all the procedures to be admitted to the entrance;
_to demonstrate the possession of the access ticket and any services purchased;
_to indicate the routes and the timing to better manage the visit;
_to offer audio content to discover the monuments and areas of the Park. - At the entrance your body temperature will be checked. If a body temperature above 37.5 ° C is registered, you will not be allowed to enter the site.
- Inside the site it will be compulsory to wear personal protective equipment.
- Along the route of the visit will be set up indicators for the distancing
- It is necessary to maintain a distance of 1.80 meters between visitors at all times
- The routes will be accessible through special signs and APPs
- For security reasons all visitors and their luggage shall be screened. To facilitate the security checks please insert any object (including mobile phone) in the bag/backpack or in the tray to be included in the X-ray.
- It is forbidden to enter the monument with bottles, glass containers, alcoholic beverages and spray cans
- Comfortable shoes are recommended
