Let me give you more information for your visit to the Colosseum. The Colosseum is the symbol of our beautiful city and our pride, guarding the history of Rome for thousands of years.
Being one of the most visited monuments in the world, I strongly suggest that you plan a visit and buy your tickets in advance to avoid long waiting times. For safety reasons the Coliseum can accommodate up to 3.000 people at once.
Visit the Colosseum at night!
Here is the official site where you can purchase tickets in advance for a small additional convenience fee of 2€: coopculture.it/en/colosseo Beware of other sites that will charge you higher prices!
The ticket can be used within 31st December 2018. The open tickets for the Colosseum entrance issued from 1st June 2018 can be used only starting from 2 p.m.
Hours (www.coopculture.it/en/colosseo-e-shop.cfm)
08.30 16.30 from January 2 to February 15
last admission at 15.30
08.30 17.00 from February 16 to March 15
last admission at16.00
08.30 17.30 from March 16 to last Saturday of March
last admission at 16.30
08.30 19.15 from the last Sunday of March to August 31
last admission at 18.15
08.30 19.00 from September 1 to September 30
last admission at 18.00
08.30 16.30 from the last Sunday of October to December 31
last admission at 15.30
08.30 18.30 from October 1 to last Saturday of October
last admission at 17.30
Also on this site you’ll find information for visiting the lower chambers of the Colosseum (where all the machinery and animals were kept) and night tours. In either case it’s not possible to purchase tickets online; instead you must call the special reservations number +39 06 399 67 700.
The entrance ticket to the Colosseum provides access also to the Imperial Forum (Fori Imperiali) and the Palantine Hill (Palatino): archeoroma.beniculturali.it/en/archaeological-site/roman-forum-and-palatine-hill
Palantine Hill
Surfing the internet, you’ll find lots of companies that offer guided tours at inflated prices, with guides that are not certified or official. Only through the official reservations number for the Colosseum can you safely reserve a guided tour in advance with a small additional convenience fee of 5€. The guided tours are provided in English, French, and Spanish.
If you prefer to visit without a guided tour you can also rent an audio guide for 5.50€. The audio guides are available in Italian, English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, Latin, Portuguese, and the LIS and ASL sign languages.
You can find all operating hours here: coopculture.it/en/the-colosseum
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