- HOW TO SKIP THE QUEUE
- HOW TO GET THERE
GREAT NEWS! VISIT OF UNDERGROUNDS AND 2nd and 3rd FLOORS !!!
It is now possible to have guided visits of the undergrounds and of the second and third floors of the Colosseum. The tour lasts 90 minutes. There is the possibility of having English and Spanish speaking guides. It is compulsory to book and buy the tickets in advance through the official Colosseum Call Centre +39 (0)6 399 67700. HERE is a description of my visit to the undergrounds and 2nd and 3rd floors.
Did you know that all Europeans under 18 and over 65 can get free tickets?
If you like a more personalised service, with the possibility of having guided tours of the Colosseum and other Roman monuments, and to book other activities in Rome and Italy click here
TICKETS
The ticket is valid for two days and allows for one entrance to each one of the two sites (Colosseum and Forum/Palatine hill).
OPENING HOURS (ticket office closes one hour before closing time):
from 8:30 am to one hour before sunset (Good Friday 8:30 am - 2 pm, June 2 1:30 pm - 7:15 pm):
8:30 am - 4:30 pm from January 2 to February 15
8:30 am - 5 pm from February 16 to March 15
8:30 am - 5:30 pm from March 16 to last Saturday of March
8:30 am - 7:15 pm from last Sunday of March to August 31
8:30 am - 7 pm from September 1 to September 30
8:30 am - 6:30 pm from October 1 to last sunday of October
8:30 am - 4:30 pm from the last sunday of October to December 31
Closed January 1, December 25
Tickets can also be bought (often avoiding a long queue) at the ticket offices of the Palatine Hill (Via San Gregorio No. 30), Largo della Salara Vecchia (200 metres from the Colosseum towards Piazza Venezia) and Via Sacra (Roman Forum, near the Arch of Titus).
PRICE FOR THE TICKET TO COLOSSEO, FORO ROMANO and PALATINO valid 2 days:
ADULTS € 12,00
REDUCED FEE € 7,50 for European Union members between 18 and 24 years old
FREE ENTRANCE for persons under 18 and over 65 years old from the European Union
FREE TICKETS (from the website http://archeoroma.beniculturali.it/en/free-tickets)
Are eligible for free tickets, upon presentation of suitable documents:
- European Union citizens 17 and under and 65 and over (minor visitors under 12 must be accompanied)
- Groups of students from Italian schools, both public and private ones, and schools of other Member States of the European Union, accompanied by their teachers, with advance booking, and within the quota set by the chief of the institute.
- Students and professors of the faculties of Architecture, Preservation of Cultural Heritage, Education Sciences and of the degree courses of the Faculties of Letters and Philosophy or Humanities with a specialisation in Archaeology or History of Art, as well as of the equivalent faculties and courses established in the Member States of the European Union (students must present a certification of enrolment valid for the current academic year - in Italian, or in English, in the case of foreigners)
- Students and professors of the Academies of Fine Arts or equivalent institutes of the European Union (students must present a certification of enrolment valid for the current academic year - in Italian, or in English, in the case of foreigners)
- Tour guides of the European Union in the exercise of their professional activity upon presentation of a a valid licence issued by the competent authorities
- European Union citizens with a disability and one family member or other carer upon verification of membership in the services of social assistance and/or healthcare
- Employees of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities - Members of ICOM (International Council of Museums) The aforementioned regulations are applicable to citizens of non-Member States of the European Union, on the condition of reciprocity. For further information and detailed guidance and for the regulations pertaining to the concessions visitors may follow the following link to the website of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism.
Italian and foreign journalists do not appear in this list, though they appear in the list of freee Colosseum tickets in the Comune di Roma website (http://www.060608.it/it/cultura-e-svago/beni-culturali/beni-archeologici/colosseo-anfiteatro-flavio.html), together with:
- the owners of Student Cards and
- "foreign visitors whose countries have in this matter reciprocity relations with the Italian State" (doh!)
ENTRANCE RESERVATION (suggested if you want to avoid the queue)
individuals € 2
Additional services: Audio guide, Bookshop, Guided tours
The ticket for the Colosseum is also valid for the visit to the Palatine and is valid one day for an entrance in each site. You can buy the ticket at the Colosseum and book by telephone or online; in fact there are FIVE different ways:
1. At the Colosseum ticket office or at the nearby ticket offices of the Palatine Hill (Via San Gregorio 30) and Roman Forum (Piazza Santa Maria Nova 53)
2. By telephone
CALL CENTRE FOR INFO AND BOOKINGS: +39 (0)6 399 677 00
To reserve entrance by telephone contact the Call Centre from Mondays to Saturdays 9 am-1:30 pm and 2:30 pm-5 pm
3. Online
Official website to buy tickets online. You can print your own ticket
CHECK PRICES AND CONDITIONS, THEY ARE DIFFERENT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS!
The Soprintendenza Archeologica di Roma has introduced a new obliged groups booking service for the entrance in the Colosseo which includes a free service of radio-guide instruments, for groups without theirs own radio-guide. The service is compulsory for groups composed by a minimum of 14 to maximum of 50 visitors and the cost is € 21,00 (€ 1,50 each person from 15 to 50), also for the schools (max 50 pupils) there’s an obliged reservation of € 10,00.
4. Archeologia Card
It is valid 7 days from its first use. It includes admission to these sites: Colosseum, Roman Forum, the Palatine Hill, Roman National Museum sites, the Baths of Caracalla, the Villa of the Quintili, and the Tomb of Cecilia Metella on the ancient Appian Way.
The Archaeology Card can be purchased at the entrance to any of the above sites except the last two, or at the Rome Visitor Center in Via Parigi 5, not far from Termini railway station. The card is valid for seven days of free admissions (one time per site) starting from the date of the first use. This card does not include transportation.
Price: according to the most frequently updated site about Rome - www.060608.it - it costs € 24,50 (€ 14,50 discounted) if you buy it at any one of the above sites. The discount is granted to young (18-25) UE citizens and to teachers. You can also buy it online but in this case the card must be collected at the Colosseum. Check the online prices for this card: some websites charge 46 $ or more without offering extra services - a robbery!
THE CARD IS FREE for UE citizens under 18 and over 65 years; at the cashier station they'll receive a free ticket. All the discount prices are accepted if accompanied by I.D.; otherwise you must pay the full price.
The Card is valid 7 days from the day you select during the online purchase process, it is valid for one day-entrance per each museum. The Card also allows you a discount for a guided or audio guide tour.
5. Roma Pass: the Colosseum is included in the Roma Pass circuit, a 3 days integrated ticket valid for the most important museums and archaeological sites of the city, and also for traveling on the transport network. Together with the card you will be given a code to download ROMAPASSè, a database containing the entire historical and artistic heritage of Rome. The App offers a sensible selection of 150 not-to-be-missed masterpieces, a selection of itineraries and concerts, exhibitions and events in town. All ROMAPASSè contents are updated in real time and can be displayed on the map, with a list of places, services or events coming to you.
Please notice that this is not the official site of the Colosseum; the official address and telephone no. of the Colosseum (information from the site of Rome's Museums) is: Piazza del Colosseo - 00184 Roma - Tel. 067004261.
Call +39 (0)6 399 67700 also to book a guided tour with professional guides. In any case personal electronic guides (with earphones) are available for rent at the entrance, so one can wander around the ruins, together with the many cats that live there, while listening to the machine. A part of the arena floor has been recently reconstructed, and I can tell you that the sight of the amphitheatre from the middle of the arena is amazing. In the past one was restricted to the edges of the arena, and it was a poorer perspective.
How to get there
the monument is extremely central in the city of Rome: a few hundred yards from Piazza Venezia, and close to the Forums. On Sundays the motor traffic is forbidden and Via dei Fori Imperiali and the square of the Colosseum are available to bicycles and strollers. Just outside the Metro station there is a taxi parking, a Bike rental and a bar with tables outside: you can sip your cappuccino in the shade of the biggest thing in Rome.
Public transport:
"B" line Metro station Colosseo
"A" line Metro station Manzoni, then two stops of tram no. 3 going southwards
Bus lines 60, 75, 85, 87, 271, 571, 175, 186, 810, 850, C3, and the electric minibus 117, my favourite
Tramway line no 3.
There are some spot to enjoy the Colosseum from different angle, for example from Domus Aurea side, via dei Fori Imperialli, and via San Giovani.
The night picture of Colosseum is very beautiful and the lightening surround is very supported.
Colosseum (Roman Amphitheater) at night, Rome,
Italy
Palatino (Palatine hill) is a one of the most ancient part of Rome. On the time I visited Rome, there was an event in this place and Pope Benedict were there to gave speech. Unfortunately, My camera was run out of battery, so no picture .
Palatine hill, Rome, Italy
Above the Roman Forum, there is the Capitoline Hills, where two museum: Palazzo Nuovo and Palazzo dei Conservatori located.
From inside the museum, you can see nice view of the city, especially the Mercati Traianei and the Colonna Traianei.
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