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Premium Colosseum tour

The Arena, the Forum and Palatine Hill

From $117 $95per person
Premium Colosseum tour: The Arena, the Forum and Palatine Hill

Destination

Rome, Italy

Duration

3 hours

Tour size

Max 16

Language

English

Overview

The Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill are three sites and two thousand years of history spread across one enormous archaeological park. Seeing them properly, without getting lost in the scale or the crowds, takes a guide who has walked this ground hundreds of times.

  • •Walk into the Colosseum with pre-reserved entry and explore the first and second tiers where Rome's citizens once watched
  • •Hear the real stories of the gladiators, the staged animal hunts, and the engineered naval battle that flooded the arena floor
  • •Descend into the Roman Forum and stand at the site of Julius Caesar's funeral pyre, beneath the Arch of Titus, and along the Via Sacra where triumphal processions once marched
  • •Climb Palatine Hill, where legend says Romulus and Remus were found and where Rome itself began, with views that stretch across the modern city
  • •Stay as long as you like after the guided tour ends: your ticket is valid for the rest of the day

What's included

  • Colosseum entrance ticket (24h – Colosseo/Foro Romano/Palatino Ticket €18)
  • Licensed English-speaking guide
  • Guided walking tour of all three sites
  • Headset (groups over 6)

You will visit

  • Colosseum (first and second tiers)
  • Roman Forum
  • Arch of Titus
  • Temple of Julius Caesar
  • The Via Sacra
  • Palatine Hill
  • Panoramic views across modern Rome

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The Colosseum: two thousand years underfoot

The stairs are the first thing you notice. They're steep, worn smooth by centuries of footsteps, tilted slightly from the weight of everyone who has climbed them before you. Then you reach the top and the arena opens up: tier upon tier of stone, the exposed corridors below where animals and fighters once waited, and a building designed to hold 50,000 spectators. Your guide fills in what the stone can't tell you on its own: why it was built, who fought here, who died here, and the surprisingly sophisticated engineering that made the bloodshed run on schedule.

The Roman Forum: where the empire was run

From the Colosseum you descend into the Forum, the political and commercial heart of ancient Rome. It's vast, and without a guide it can look like a field of rubble. With one, it becomes a city again. Your guide walks you along the Via Sacra, the road every triumphal procession followed, and stops at the Arch of Titus. You’ll see the Temple of Julius Caesar where his funeral pyre burned, and the Senate house where Rome's future was argued over, voted on, and more than once, decided with a knife.

"People come expecting a ruin. Then they climb those worn stairs and realize they're walking on something that's still alive."

Emilio,

WalksDevour Rome guide

"Everyone thinks the Forum is just stones. But once you know where Caesar's pyre burned, you can't unsee the city underneath."

Francesca,

WalksDevour Rome guide

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