Reservation required online and by phone also for the same day of the visit.Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Latin, Polish Italian, English, French, German, Spanish Our official and authorised guides are ready to accompany you, so what are you waiting for? Read More Read Less A trip around this symbolic landmark of the great Roman Empire is priceless. Here there is no chance of getting bored because this place is a treasure trove of stories, anecdotes and secrets about our past.Īn unforgettable adventure awaits you at the Colosseum.

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. Visiting it is to relive one of the most compelling periods in history. 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.

In 1749 Pope Benedict XIV consecrated the monument to Christ and the martyrs. after which the monument was abandoned and used as a quarry. The final show at the Colosseum was in 523 A.D. 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 Amphitheatrum Flavium was opened by Titus with 100 days of games during which around 2,000 gladiators and 9,000 animals were killed. 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. Work begins on what will become the greatest Roman amphitheatre in history. and Rome is ruled by Vespasian, the first emperor of the Flavian dynasty. 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.

“It is so vast that one cannot hold the image of it in one's soul”.

Night at the colosseum game