Hands down my favorite thing to see in Rome, magnificent. I don't have much to say that hasn't already been said by the other reviewers but this place is worth a visit. If we ever go back to Rome I will definitely visit here again I could never get bored of it. read more

One of the highlights of my stay in Rome was the Colosseum...but, I have to admit...its way cooler at night. Its not as crowded and the lighting makes it that much cooler. We returned the next day ready to go inside but, WOW....the wait to buy tickets to get in was LONG. We waited for about 30 minutes to just purchase tickets. I should have booked a tour so we could walk right in. So learn from my mistakes and book a tour! Once we were inside, I couldnt stop looking up....Yes, I bumped into small children and old people :). On the upper levels, are several displays of artifacts that were discovered in and around the Colosseum. I still have many unanswered questions about the small destroyed areas that were fenced and blocked off. Guess Wikipedia and some Google research will have to do for now but, I really really recommend a tour so you can get more education out of your visit. 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

Absolutely amazing. For anyone interested whatsoever in ancient history, this is a must-see. Just spending some time wandering around a centuries-old landmark is worth whatever the entrance fee is these days. Watch out for the "gladiators" and people trying to sell souvenirs. You can buy things a lot cheaper at other places, and those dudes are kind of scary. Check it out at night, too, if you get the chance. Absolutely gorgeous. read more

Somewhere you must stop by when visiting Rome. A lot of spots were under construction outside and inside when we went but it was still a sight to see! I wish we could go closer to the bottom floor to see the spots that use to be marketplaces and where fights went down - but for 12 euros it wasn't too bad compared to museums in the states. We didn't do the tour with such limited time in Rome, but we walked around and read a lot of the items on display. Super crowded and lots of people there to take photos - but be patient for your turn to take photos. I wouldn't return again since it's a spot you go to see once - but I recommend if you are in the city for the first time. read more

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Must-see destination. Can't come to Rome and not see the Amazing Coliseum. I came in the winter (January) around 3pm without pre-purchased tickets and had no issue getting in. Line was like 5 minutes at most. The ticket we bought was around $12 (euro) but also includes admission to the roman forum area. Unfortunately you have to use the next day, and we just couldn't make it in time- so that did not seem worth it. There may be a way to buy just for the coliseum, which may be worth it if you are arriving late In the afternoon and won't have time to do it. But besides that- the coliseum Is a beautiful place. So many spots for the perfect picture and your "must do selfie". Love the outside, the inside, the history. Pros: beautiful, it's what you imagined, good price, must-do. Accessible, they have elevators if you need them. Go at your own pace. Audio guides available for a price. Cons: so many vendors outside who are a little too pushy (selling the selfie-stick or scarves). They don't just accept No thank you for an answer. Wish the coliseum opened later, they close ticket sales at 4:30. read more

3.5 under renovation. creepy feel at night with shady vendors lurking around. great photo op. read more

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

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

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

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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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

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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

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

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Honestly a terrible experience. The Colosseum itself is fine. It's historic and interesting to look at. That said, everything dealing with it is a nightmare. We bought our tickets in advance and had an entry time. Finding the entrance was frustrating. There are no signs anywhere. You can't walk 5 feet without one of those "skip the line" people bothering you. I'm not exaggerating. They also have a bunch of those "African" guys who try to give you a bracelet then demand money. I knew the scam already and kept saying no, but they get in your way and grab you. One guy in particular got very aggressive and I thought I was going to have to fight him. When I finally found the entrance there were 3-4 guys standing in front. One identified himself as an actual employee and asked to see my ticket. He told me it was expired and it was no good. He said at this point I can keep it as a souvenir, but it's useless. Skipping ahead a little, turns out he doesn't work there and my ticket was fine. It just wasn't worth it. By the time I made it inside I was over it and aggravated. This place needs more actual staff presence to organize. 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.

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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If you are planning to go to the Colosseum, make sure you don't get Salvatore. He is an older guy. He was very obnoxious, all the tour was taken from a book he had, he didn't answer any of the questions we asked him, he would say that would answer all the questions later, but once we were inside, left us on our own. He treated us very badly. The colosseum was one of the important things we wanted to visit in Rome, and it ended up being still beautiful because of the history and architecture, but I would've brought my history book and would've been better that with that Salvatore guy. Also, do not buy water from the people in the streets that are walking around!. read more

I loved the tour we took here. Our guide gave us so much history and facts about it. I recommend going here if your in Rome.

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

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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This place is truly wonderful! The views were amazing and the guide we had was helpful. I loved learning about the history of Rome and the purpose of the Colosseum. Even my daughters loved the tour. I recommend going during the night because the lights accentuate the beauty of the place. It is a great photo spot! My only complaint is that it is slightly disorganized and there are too many people. Overall, loved it! read more

We took a subway to Colosseo station. After walking the few steps up the stairs, we were immediately greeted by the historical monument right it front of us! It's surreal! It feels like I'm in a postcard! We booked combo tour tickets onsight to to see inside the building & to avoid all the lines, you & also see the Palatine Hill or the Roman Forum first. The tickets work for all three. Insider tip: Since most tourists want to visit the Colosseum first, they tend to wait in line for tickets far longer than the line to Palatine or Forum. After seeing those, all you got to do is wait in line to security at Colosseum. Enjoy the time you are there, take a lot of photos, and just be aware there are a ridiculous number of tourists you'd have to fight to get a good shot. I visited in April, which is prime-time for Italy, so maybe another month wouldn't be so bad. read more

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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BEAUTIFUL! And breathtaking. Lots of walking but worth the experience. You must see the colosseum when in Rome. We took a city wonders tour and it was very informational. Worth every penny! read more

Colosseo - Beautiful worth the experience! Lots of history! - Local Flavor Near Me - Rome, RM

Other than having seen a well known actress when I was there, I can't think of anything original that I could say about this world famous site. Everyone should see it. There is an ancient energy about it that I can't quite put into words. read more

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

Just thought I was going to see a Football game or more the Super Bowl. This place felt like a regular stadium back home. Walked around the place for over an hour. Loved the whole experience. Seen bones of some of the animals who was used in the arena man versus beast. Seen the tunnels where prisoners were kept. read more

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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

History in the making. I did not want to spend money on guides but I'm a book worm and a teacher so I know how to investigate and understand history. Make sure you come early and buy the tickets online before you go - it will save you tons of time. Unique monument of mankind. read more

I went there at 6 pm in which there are a few tourists coming in already. The closing time for the selling of tickets was 6:15 pm and they close the museum by 07:15 pm. The 1 hour tour for me was enough because there are a few people left -- most of them were leaving. Well, it's nothing like the movies. The real stuff scale of size is better. The art and designs of the building was top of the top. I feel glad I stopped here. read more

What can I say about this monument? It's amazing, it's even better than what you imagine (by pictures you probably seen) it would be the first time you get here. To imagine thousands of romans, 2000 years ago, emperors, gladiators...and now we stand here taking pictures and having a very vague idea of what it might have been in the old days. Que puedo decir de este monumento? Es impresionante, mucho más de lo que uno se imagina en fotos o vídeos, mucho más de lo que uno cree que le va a pasar cuando llegué aquí por primera vez. Tanto más. Imaginarse miles de romanos hace 2000 años atrás, emperadores, gladiadores... y nosotros hoy aquí, 14000 personas por día sacándonos fotos y teniendo una vaga idea de lo que puede haber sido en aquella época. read more

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