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Skip the line Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
The evergreen!
- Skip the line
- Highlights
- Duration
- 2,5 hours
- Meeting Point
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- Meeting Point
- Colosseum square, short side of the arch of Constantine at a small column and a street lamp, where the white arrow is (look at the section additional info)
- Meeting Time
- Every day from November till February from 8:30/9:00 to 13:30, on March and October from 8:30/9:00 to 2:30, from April till September from 8:30/9:00 to 16:30
- Dress Code
- Wear comfortable shoes and hat on summer
- Included
- Ticket fees, radios and earpieces for 6 pax or more
- Not Included
- Food, beverages, gratuities
- Tips
- Bottles of water can be easily refilled at several drinking fountains inside the archaeological areas
- Logistic
- Pick up and drop off with van and professional driver can be arranged. Please enquire
- Sites Visited
Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine hill, Arch of Constantine, Temple of the Vestal Virgins, Arch of Titus, Arch of Septimius Severus, Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, Temple of Romulus, Basilica of Maxentius
What to expect
Enjoy with us one of the seven wonders of the world, a UNESCO site, the symbol of Rome and Italy, the most long lasting, cultural and social institution of the roman history, attracting more than 20000 thousand visitors every day, the Flavian Amphitheater, the main highlight of the city, located on top of the ranking of the must-do things in Rome!
The visit to the Palatine Hill means going back to the origins of the eternal city, the south west corner of the hill was the place where the first wooden huts of the first romans were found, and according to the myth, the venue where the two twins Romulus and Remus abandoned by their mother, were found and raised by the she wolf.
And then, walking over the big basalt blocks of the most important ancient roman street, the Via Sacra, the Forum, the beating heart of the political, social and religious life of the romans, 1700 years of roman history testified by excavations and the biggest archaeological area of Rome.
A ramp connecting the street called Via dei Fori Imperiali built by Mussolini in 1932 to the Forum works as a time machine, the more you go down, the more ancient is the level where you are. It gives the sense of the unbelievable archaeological deposit of this city, 2000 years of history in 30 feet of stratification.
It can be considered like a main square with banks, shopping malls, religious buildings and the center of political power and administration of justice.
Location of the most famous speeches of influential personalities including the one of Mark Antony regarding Julius Caesar.
So I'll land my voice to the ancient latin authors whose vivid descriptions will provide a real taste of the area 2000 years ago, as a way to see the square through the expert glances of historians, comedy writers, poets, whose attentive eyes and sensibility will let us virtually feel to be there as spectators of the daily life of the romans.
Additional info and suggestions
- Tours don't run for site closure on january 1, may 1 and december 25
- The meeting time is 15 min prior to the beginning of the tour
- At the Colosseum don't bring any big bag or backpack as there's no cloakroom and the security guards could forbid your entrance for safety reasons.
