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Guided Tours

A Night at the Colosseum

The visit “A Night at the Colosseum” includes a guided tour lasting about 60 minutes, which will take place along the first tier of the monument, the floor of the arena, and the underground levels.

The visit will be mainly dedicated to the narration of the Colosseum from the point of view of the spectators and the protagonists, and therefore as a building used for the spectacles that took place during the day, including hunts (venationes) and gladiatorial fights (munera).

Route

  • entrance from the Valadier gate on the square
  • start from the north fornix, formerly the emperors’ main entrance
  • brief insight into the imperial entrance and the stucco decorations
  • passage on the arena floor, complete view of the cavea where the spectators sat and account of the spectacles that took place here during the games offered by the emperors
  • descent to the underground levels, account of the construction and operation
  • visit to the new permanent exhibition that focuses on the protagonists of the spectacles with holographic projections, educational videos, original exhibits, and reconstructions of ancient armour
  • stop at the Fosso Labicano to learn more about the structure of the corridors and the so-called docks of the eastern manoeuvring chamber
  • the hoists and lifts
  • moonlit walk along the new walkway through the perimeter and rectilinear corridors to the western manoeuvring chamber
  • climb up the stairs under the Triumphal Gate and exit from the underground levels with a stop in front of the mural painting with a view of Jerusalem, concrete evidence of the use and reuse of the Colosseum over the centuries
  • stop to view the multimedia installation “The painting of Jerusalem” created by Karmachina
  • exit

 

Terms of visit

Reservation required for a maximum of 25 people per tour

Where: Rome, Colosseum

Who: Individuals, groups, adults, young people

When:

until 24 October 2024, every Thursday from 8 p.m. to midnight, last admission at 10.30 p.m.

from 31 October 2024, every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., last admission at 8.30 p.m.

Theme: Ancient history and archaeology

Duration: circa 60′

Number of participants: 25 per tour

 

Costs

€ 50,00 full price (Full Experience ticket € 24,00 + guided tour € 26,00)
The ticket is valid for the following day only for the archaeological area of the Roman Forum – Palatine, the SUPER sites, and the Imperial Fora
€ 28,00 reduced price (Full Experience ticket € 2,00 + guided tour € 26,00) 
Free: children under 6 years

For those entitled to a reduced ticket, included Membership Card holders, the cost is € 2,oo for the Full Experience ticket and € 26,00 for the guided tour
For those entitled to a free ticket, the cost is € 26,00 for the guided tour only

 

 

Information on the visit

Concessions and gratuities apply to admission tickets only.

All tickets will be personal and will bear the details of each visitor.
It will not be possible to change the name after the purchase and, in case of mismatch with the ID, access to the Colosseum will not be allowed and no refund will be granted.