Colosseum – Way to Go and Best Attractions to See

A giant amphitheater constructed in Rome under the Flavian emperors is known as the Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre. The Colosseum, an enormous stone amphitheater located east of the Roman Forum, was built sometime around the first century AD. Between the years of 70 and 72, during the height of the Roman Empire, it was a popular pastime for Roman inhabitants.

The Colosseum is the most well-known landmark in Rome, Italy. Since it was built in the year 80, the Colosseum has been Rome’s most famous landmark & one of the “New Seven Wonders – of the World.”

Visitors are left stunned as they are transported back to a time of Roman gladiators and throngs of applauding fans by this marvelous and antiquated piece of architecture. 

Location: 

Piazza del Colosseo, Rome 

Best Time To Visit

Right at opening (8:30 AM) or one to two hours before closing varies throughout the year and is determined by sunset time.

The best way to go to the Colosseum

Its metro station, Colosseo, is located near the Colosseum. Get on a Line B metro to travel to the Colosseo station. If you take the metro from Roma Termini, it should take five minutes to get to the Colosseum.

Your trip should take at most 15 minutes if you take a bus from Roma Termini, depending on the route you pick and typical traffic considerations. Buses 40, 51, 60, 75, 81, 175, and 204 are all options.

Opening hour

The Colosseum opens daily from 10:30 AM to 7:15 PM, with the last admittance at 6:15 PM.

Things to do in Colosseum

Palatine Hill

The Palatine Hill, located 40 meters above the Roman Forum, is one of Rome’s oldest districts and the hill in the middle of the city. One hundred sixty-eight feet above sea level and 131 feet south of Rome’s Forum is the Palatine Hill, also known as Monte Palatino in Italian. Aristocrats and emperors lived there, making it one of Rome’s wealthiest regions.

The Palatine was initially made up of three summits: the Germalus to the north, the Velia, which served as a form of the isthmus connecting the Palatine to the neighboring Esquiline Hill, and the Palatium to the south. The Palatium was the tallest of the summits and gave the hill its name.

You will be able to see the ruins of the residences of the emperors Augustus and Tiberius, the home of Livia Augusta, the places and underground halls of Nero, a museum, the Farnese Gardens, the location of the ancient hut of Romulus and Remus (the city’s founders). And the hidden passageway constructed by the emperor Domitian has only recently been opened to the following public years of archaeological excavations. 

The Arch of Constantine

Between the Flavian Amphitheater, also known as the Colosseum. And the Roma and Venus Temple, the Arch of Constantine, is situated on the Via Triumphalis in Rome.

The Senate and Rome’s people dedicated this arch as a memorial to Emperor Caesar Flavius Constantinus. The Greatest, Pious, and Lucky, who avenged the republic in one instant in rightful battle by inspiration of divinity and his incredible mind with his righteous arms on both the tyrant and his faction.

Roman Forum

Roman Forum, also known as Forum Romanum in Latin, was the most significant forum in ancient Rome. It was located in a flat area between the Capitoline and Palatine hills. Around 500 BC, when the Roman Republic was established, historians theorize that public gatherings in the outdoor forum first started.

One of world history’s most well-known and significant gathering places would be on this brand-new, neutral piece of land.

Key temples were built in the forum area starting in the Early Republican era. The Temple of Saturn, whose initial version dates to approximately 498 BCE, is one of the most notable early temples.

The Temple of Castor and Pollux, the Mamertine Prison, the Temple of Saturn, the Temple of the Deified Caesar, the Curia, the Temple of Vesta, the Temple of Romulus, the Arch of Septimius Severus, the Arch of Titus, and the Cloaca Maxima are a few of the buildings that have survived in full or in part.

San Pietro in Vincoli

San Pietro in Vincoli is a conventual and titular church located at Piazza di San Pietro in Vincoli 4/A in the Rione Monti. It is a minor basilica from the fifth century. 

We know there was a church here before the current one because travelers during the “Dark Ages” copied down now-lost epigraphs mentioning renovation. The signature of a priest named Philip at the Council of Ephesus in 431, referred to as presbyter ecclesiae Apostolorum, is our first unambiguous documentation.

The shrine, located beneath the main altar, houses the chains of Saint Peter, the church’s most essential piece. Another notable feature of the church is Pope Julius II’s mausoleum, made up of Michelangelo’s magnificent Moses figure, created between 1505 and 1515.

Later commentators link two independent threads of the tradition that underlies it, and two chains are correctly implicated.

Free entry every first Sunday

First Sunday of each month, the following museums are open to all visitors without charge: Colosseum and Forum (access subject to quota) 

The Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill are among them, as are places like Castel Sant’Angelo, the Baths of Caracalla, and other locations throughout Italy, including Pompeii.

Since tickets cannot be reserved in advance, you must pick up your free tickets at the Colosseum box offices on the event day. Only the ordinary access ticket, not the Full Experience ticket, will be available.

Guidelines for visiting the Colosseum

Be prepared for airport-style security when you enter the arena, whether you have skip-the-line tickets or are on a guided tour.

Small handbags and backpacks are permitted into the Colosseum. However, heavy luggage is not allowed. Fireworks, knives, and weapons are prohibited, as are glass bottles.

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