We went on a weekend and the line was crazy in the morning. Go to the Roman Forum and Palantine Hill first, have some lunch, then go back to the Colosseum. We bought our tickets online ahead of time and had no line. A must see in Rome. We didn't get to see the third ring or underground because it was booked up. If that's something that interests you, look for tickets online and purchase months in advance. read more

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Huge! That's the first thing I thought. Another MUST SEE if you are in Italy. The Colosseum was originally built by Emperor Vespasian in 70 AD, and was completed in 80 AD under his successor and heir Titus. The building has had many uses over the centuries but today is a museum and tourist destination that withstood fires, wars and earthquakes. It takes a bit if imagination since the marble has been removed. It is next to the Roman Forum so leave time for both. read more

The Colosseum is a monument to Roman antiquity - one can experience classical Rome and see how truly modern it was. We went as part of our tour and therefore got to skip the tickets line - I highly recommend doing so. We went through security which was pretty efficient. Once in, it's easy to work your way around the facility but it is very, very crowded. It looks like a modern stadium in so many ways - there is nice seating and nosebleeds, public restrooms, and a litany of corridors below and inside the building. The white marble in the sunlight is very striking: this must have been an amazing sight to see back in the day. Give yourself time to walk all the way around and get a picture with the right angle of sunlight. You will make memories that will last a lifetime at the Colosseum. read more

Always a must see on a visit to Rome, on the inside it is educational and thought provoking, on the outside, it is just stunning beauty as it graces Romes skyline. Beat the queue with Rome's museum pass, unless you go really early and beat the lines. I heard that the third tier, the bottom labyrinth is now open for tours. I guess I'm going to plan my next trip to Rome, not that I'm complaining! read more

Only got to come here during the day on my short stay in Rome and I wish oh so very much that I had been able to make a trip for some beautiful pictures at night too. Unfortunately I'll have to save that for next time. This place is amazeballs. It definitely makes you wonder how the ancient Romans built all this in stone. It's HUGE. Much much larger in life than you could ever imagine, another one of those examples where things look different in real life. The museum is really nice and very educational. I learned a lot and I liked how they actually showed artifacts from the site in the museum. The detail in the etchings on the sculptures are mindblowing. Actually the colosseum as a whole is mindblowing. I do wish however, that they wouldn't refloor the colosseum since I feel like it loses a bit of its "ruin" looking appeal because of it. I mean it'd old so it should look old. But ya can't get everything ya want in life! Tickets: 12 Euros, includes entry to Palatine Hill and Roman Forum Visit the colosseum and prepare to have your mind blown! read more

Can check this one off my bucket list...what a spectacular place. Feels surreal to actually be standing here but it is unbelievable. This is my second time here but feels like the first time. read more

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Great historic place to see but not very organized letting people in. I ended up paying to a tour guid to get us in quicker. read more

Colosseo - At night - Local Flavor Near Me - Rome, RM

First- Don't do a tour guide! Download Rick Steve's FREE audio guide (app on phones or iphone) and he will guide you through the entire Colosseum. Second- Buy your ticket by the Palatie Hill entrance and get the pass for the Forum and Colosseum (Rick Steve's also has a great guide for the Forum..FREE!) This pass will get you past the liines at the Colosseum..stay to the left after you get through security. Third- Once you first walk into the Colosseum..take it all in..it is AMAZING...then find a place in the shade, sit and look around...The tour from Rick Steve's will tour you through the Colosseum and give you some very thourough details on the events that occurred here. We absolutely loved viewing this historic site. Enjoy!! read more

An absolute must-see when in Rome. Impressive, to say the least, even in ruins. read more

It was amazing to finally visit the Colosseum! You feel like you are on a movie set when you look up and seeing this amazing structure! I did a guided tour as well, but if I were to do it again, seeing it from the outside is just fine (unless you are really interested in gladiators and the history of the Colosseum). I ended up walking around the Colosseum and saw it from different perspectives which was really interesting! read more

Heading to the Colosseum? Get ready for a workout...those are some of the steepest steps I've ever encountered. But they're so worth it--what a thing to see! We paid bit extra to get the combined ticket for the Forum, Palatine Hill, and Colosseum, as well as the audio tour for the Colosseum. It sounds like there are apps you can download and listen to offline that are just as good, if not better. However you decide to approach it, the Colosseum is incredible for its sheer size if nothing else. Give yourself plenty of time to wander around and see everything before heading to the Forum and Palatine Hills. read more

Simply unbelievable. 6 weeks later and I am still looking at the pictures wondering how they built this thing. What an experience.

This was an amazing 3 hours in Rome. We had a great tour of the Colosseum and surrounding ruins. Our Tour Guide Cabriella was very knowledgeable and had a very outgoing personality. It is without reservation that I highly reccomend this tour company. K. M. read more

I mean HOLY $HIT, this place is everything I imagined it would be. It really cool to see how something so old is still standing and it still has all the original architecture. I like being able to walk through history and finally see all the things I spent so much time staring at in books. Best part is I got to see all the engineering marvels this place had. I am guessing Romans liked having steep stair cases because getting around can be a bit of a hike. read more

Of all the sites in Rome the Coliseum is the one that delivered more than expected. The Basilica? It's impressive. The Sistine Chapel? It's incredible and, incidentally, amazing what lengths the Church has gone to honor itself. The Coliseum? A relic of raw entertainment and it left me speechless. A seating capacity of 60-75k and a population of roughly 1 million inhabitants of Rome when the Coliseum was at it's peak. We'll say a tenth of the entire population of Rome could watch the games. That's a massive undertaking and the history still vibrates through the massive stone walls. I wanted to explore every nook and cranny of this incredible feat of engineering but I eventually had to call it a day. Get an audio guide or hire a live guide because the historical context is needed to really bring it to life. read more

Go super early to avoid standing out in the sun during summer! Download Rick Steve's auld io guide to avoid needing an audio tour for an additional fee! read more

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This is a must see! Absolutely amazing! Make sure you get with a tour guide so you can learn as much as you can. We went in December so, the lines weren't long at all. Off season I guess. It's hard to believe how any lives were lost there and heartbreaking to think it was all for entertainment. It's amazing that at one time the coliseum fit 250,000 people for an event. They redid half of the floor where the fighting actually took place so you can see what it looked like 2000 years ago. The other half you could see where the people/ animals were locked up before the games down below the fighting floor. Honestly this place was really interesting and to have learned about it in history class years ago and to actually see it in person was pretty cool. read more

LOVE this place! I was excited to see the Colosseo, and I was more than impressed. As other reviews said, buy your tickets in advanced. I highly recommend that you have a tour guide and pay for the underground tour. It's not that pricey, especially since you get a private tour and get to go to places others do not go. You get to walk right into the stadium and see everyone else in the stands. You also get to see underground and the upper floors. We had plenty of time to take lots of pictures and soak in the atmosphere. Keep your belongings close and wear comfy shoes! A must see when in Rome! read more

You don't appreciate how amazing it is until you see it in person! You definitely should take a tour inside it if you're interested in learning more about it's history and background. Also, I recommend the "Skip-the-line" tours if you go during holidays because the line to get in can get very long. I went right after Christmas of 2012 and the weather nice enough that I only needed a light jacket. Be careful of the guys dressed up as Gladiators in the area. They will act really friendly at first and offer to take a picture with you without mentioning a price. Then they try to intimidate you into paying them a ridiculous amount of money for the picture that was taken with YOUR camera. I was warned ahead of time so I didn't fall for it but I watched them do this to a few people. I saw them scare one girl into paying 60 euro, claiming that each of the 3 gladiators should get 20 each. She ran away crying as she gave them her last 20! read more

Tips: 1. Video/ Listening tour is AWESOME & only €5.50!!! So worth it. 2. Bring your own headphones or headphone splitter. You use it as a telephone so only 1 person can listen. It's an extra fee if they have to give you headphones. 3. Restrooms first. This place is so grand! There are people outside the gate that will hassle you and say that the line is 1hr 45min. We went during Spring Break on a Wednesday at 2:30 AND we had to purchase tickets. But our wait for everything was 23 minutes (yes we are the dorks that timed it). People are taking photos, yeah sure whatever, just walk over a little bit. read more

A trip to Rome surely must include a visit to the Colosseum. In my brief stay in Rome the place I stayed was walking distance away and you could see the Colosseum from my room. This massive, sulking, silent presence just reeking of centuries of history beckoned. In my first night in Rome i walked over to the Colosseum and walked it's circumference. It was quiet and peaceful in this place of violence and death. I didn't hear nor feel any long dead spirits wandering about. Thank goodness!!! Two movies come to mind, Gladiator and the other was a Bruce Lee movie. The Bruce Lee movie was the only movie in which Chuck Norris actually gets defeated and killed. Yep. I went on a tour the next day and was able to see things that you'd not get to see if you weren't on a tour. Besides, the tour guide was very well informed as well as interesting. According to her and I've really not verified this but she claimed that in reality there never were any Christians martyred here. Regardless, this is one of the places in the world that if you ever get the chance to see you MUST see it. read more

I've only seen this place in the movies and I can't believe that I even made it here. It was the best experienced to be here and to get the feel what it was like before. Most of it are restored at its best and some are still in original condition. A famous spot to see so don't miss this place and there is a whole lot of other places to see while in Rome. Keep that on you bucket lists. read more

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What can i say? Beautiful! Everyone needs to come here at least once in their life. My hotel was in the center of the city by the Trevi fountain so this was a day trip. I made sure to pack snacks and spend most of the day around the Colosseum. The line to get inside wasnt too bad and I was able to get some good pictures of both inside and outside. Just standing inside this old building was surreal. Outside, i bought some smarties and fanta from the peddlers(lol) then went to the cafes to grab some lunch. Definitely a must see! read more

You've seen one Colosseo, you've seen them all! Simply amazing to think that this is the model on which all future collisuems are built. read more

Colosseo - Local Flavor Near Me - Rome, RM

Ever watch Gladiator? Of course you did... And the movie did not do the real place justice. It's hard to imagine what the place would have looked like in it's golden era. Suffice it to say that even in its current state that it is still a humbling experience the likes of which is hard to be reproduced in the modern age. Though this place like many others hopefully still inspires for future ingenuity. And make sure to take pictures with one of the plethora of roman centurions and senators running around. lulz ;D read more

Absolutely incredible! This place will take your breath away and some. I think this was one of the top places/attractions I've ever been, scratch that, hands down #1. The line is really long but do not let that deter you. We used Viator tours and skipped the entire line. It's 12 euro to get in and this tour was only 40. We skipped the line, which made it worth it right there but the tour was awesome. Learned more on the tour than I had in some history classes. If you go this route make sure to have Phee as your guide. She was incredible, and she is brilliant. She made my day and probably my week. Either way do not miss the Colosseum, it won't be there forever. She also suggest the Irish pub (Finnegan) down the street which was a great place to unwind and catch a futbol match after a long day of walking and history! read more

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What a cliché to be here! The time stops, you are intemporel. The Colloseo is very well conserved and they are doing a lot of effort to keep conserving it. Open until the sunset, go late in the day. The light adds some magic. In addition, you have free bathrooms and drinking water. read more

What an experience! I was totally taken back to the glory days of the Roman empire. I could almost smell the animals, hear the gladiators and the crowd. Amazing! I will definitely return! read more

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Absolutely stunning marvel of ancient (or modern) achievement. You can visualize how the excitement of the spectacles/show would have aroused the throngs of onlookers, just as the ruins do today. There are two drinking fountains inside. You will need water to explore it all in the heat. Afterwards, to get to Panentino, walk towards the large arch/gateway just outside the Coliseum (and under construction), and walk 100 yards beyond and to the left, passing the grand arch/gateway to find the entrance. The main entrance is under construction. read more

Perfect outside view of the coliseum while you dine with great food and wine. The value was good and the time to go would be when it is cool. read more

To stand where great warriors once stood is a feeling you won't get in very many places. Walking out of subway and out onto the street, you'll be looking at the majesty that is the Roman Colosseum. I'd highly recommend the audio guide as you walk through, because it tells some wonderful facts and stories about the stadium. Whether you're sitting where the senators once sat, or trying to imagine blood and guts pouring out onto the sand, the Colosseum is a genuine adventure for the inquisitive mind. read more

Let me start off by saying that I love historical archaeology, so to visit the Colosseum was a dream come true. I'll start off with a tip, if you just want to walk through the Colosseum on your own time and not be bound to a tour guide, buy tickets online and print them out. Do some reading on it (wikipedia, etc) and you will be fine on your own. We arrived by cab around 9:30-10 and were bombarded by the normal tourist trap necessities such as people selling selfie sticks, "acting" roman soldiers offering to take photos (some charge you 20 euro for a photo) and tour guides. One guy kept following us saying they can give us a tour and skip the lines, which he claimed were 1h30m long. We said no thank you and continued to the line for ticket visitors. I kid you not, we were through the security and inside the Colosseum in around 10 minutes. Once inside, you're free to do what you want. If you wanted to do one of the audio tours, the line seemed pretty long. We just wandered around and were quite happy with that. To me, just walking around and appreciating the magnitude of where you're actually standing. To think that almost 2000 years ago, this was built and the history that goes along with it is breathtaking. Take your time, look around and appreciate the history of where you are. You will thoroughly enjoy it. read more

This is another must see sight. If you are going to do the tour, you mist sign up for them early. Honestly, they're a little more pricier, and they don't take you anywhere you can't see yourself. And make sure you're getting your tour from the people that are supposed to be doing them. Taking the time to take this all in is awesome! There's not a whole lot of places inside that you can see/walk to, as they're crumbling, or being stabilized, but you can get into about 1/4 of it. If you look towards the left you'll see a small section that still has the seats in it. A fun game to play while you're there, is spot how many cats. They actually make a calender from the Colosseum cats! read more

Get the audio tour. Bring a pair of headphones so you don't have to hold the device to your head the whole time. They allow selfie sticks inside. Take lots of pictures and start with the audio guide. If you have a tour guide that will be great too, just make sure you can hear them talk. Expect there to be a lot of people. I recommend going either early when it opens and go so some of the other amazing stuff outside near, or go be adventurous first and then hit this up last. I recommend 2-4 hours for this alone. We noticed a lot of bored children after about 3/4 way through the audio tour. So bring some snacks. And some water. It's breathtaking. Ps. Veni Vidi Vici read more

Colosseo - :) it's me in front of where we enter - Local Flavor Near Me - Rome, RM

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This place was unbelievable. So much history... so much to see... Book the full experience ticket as it is totally worth it. We needed wheelchair access and we had no problem navigating the place. The staff was friendly and helpful, and spoke English fluently. try early morning or late afternoon for sun relief. Book your tickets online through the official website (parcocolloseo.it) in advance as the morning time tickets go fast. Avoid late July, August, and first week in September. These are the hottest times of year in Rome and the sun plus humidity make it very uncomfortable to visit. Please keep in mind that this is an ancient site and not a lot of shade or A/C are available. read more

This is truly a breathtaking and amazing work of architecture. It envelopes you even before you walk into it. It was raining the day we visited, but who cares if it's raining! This place is much, much, much larger than I would have ever imagined. This one structure covers 6 acres of land. That is huge! It held roughly 50,000+ spectators for weekly Sunday festivities. The entrance fee allows you to venture into the main tiered areas on the first and second levels. You need to take a tour to get to the basement (staging area) and to other parts of the stadium. The stadium floor is no longer there, so you can see down into the basement maze where they would stage the animals and warriors for battle. Along your walk through the structure, there's signs (in English) to help explain the history of the structure, what has happened to the ruins over time, what it looked like when built, etc. They have a cool museum area with lots of recreations depicted, the building's significance over time and other neat facts. The have little shops inside too for mementos. You can get guided tours pretty easily. Some people opted for the headphone tours. With this ticket, you get access to the Roman Forum across the street. Do go to both places. You won't regret it. read more

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DO NOT ASK THE GUIDES IF THEY KNOW WHERE BRUCE LEE AND CHUCK NORRIS FOUGHT IN THE MOVIE "WAY OF THE DRAGON"! ...They do not like that question and I found out the hard way. Anyway, Dude, its the COLOSSEUM! This structure is older than your great grandparents! I was in absolute awe the moment I saw the Colosseum from the train station exit. It was like being 5 at Disneyland all over again. My wife and I wished we had purchased our tickets online. The lines were very long but the clerks were very nice. We got the tour because that seemed like the best idea. We really enjoyed it. From what I remember, the tour was the only way to go down to the Colosseum basement where they had all the gladiators and animals locked up. We also purchased the pass which allowed you to go to the Colosseo, Palantine Hill, and the Forum. I highly recommend that any visitors purchase that pass. You can get a top view of Constantine's Arch and see Palantine Hill from the top of the Colosseum. Before you leave, take a look at all the sculptures and exhibits they have located near the gift shop. I thought this place was awesome. read more

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My favorite spot on my Rome trip. I could spend all day here. As a tip, I noticed if you buy your tickets online you can save lots of time. I noticed that the Roma pass folks were waiting in line just as much as we did. It was very busy but the lines move quickly. This is of course a must see! read more

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I don't know what to say there are no words to describe what you will experience when you visit the ruins of the Colliseum I will say pay for a guided tour it's more than worth it! But you better pay attention the tour guides take their jobs seriously! read more

Colosseo - December 2011 Trip - Local Flavor Near Me - Rome, RM

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Breathtaking!!! Came towards the end of August. Make sure you come in the secound they open so you have the whole place to yourself,where no one would get in the way of your memorable pictures. I guess alot of out friends didn't realize that their was an elevator all the way in the back to go upstairs where one could take amazing pictures eith the entire view of the Colloseum&they city. My best friend and I were touring with our dance company and they all bought a $70 tour... I did some searching and bought a two-day pass online for the Colloseum,Roman Forum& Palatine for about $16 US dollars. (I'll post the webpage once i find it) Just grab an uber from tour hotel! PS we decided not to invest in a tour guide as we already new so much of the history. read more