Experts' Choice Award Colosseum
What the experts agree on
Rome's iconic ancient arena stuns with sheer scale and gladiator history; experts recommend booking tours that include the underground passageways where fighters and animals once entered.
“Vespasian began building the Colosseum - which has hosted gory battles between combinations of gladiators, slaves, prisoners and wild animals of all descriptions.”
– Time Out
Fodor's "The most spectacular extant edifice of ancient Rome, the Colosseo has a history that is half gore, half glory." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Rome’s great gladiatorial arena is the most thrilling of the city's ancient sights." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Though there may no longer be gladiators and staged naval battles at Rome’s iconic Colosseum, it’s still a great hive of activity in central Rome." Full review
Frommer's "The first impression you’ll have of the Colosseum is amazement at its sheer enormity." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "One of Rome’s most recognizable ruins, attracting tourists... who marvel at the grand size of this concrete and stone structure built in 70 AD." Full review
Let's Go "It’s the Colosseum." Full review
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Buy a ticket at the Roman Forum to avoid lines ~ Open daily 8:30am-1hr.
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"Inaugurated in 80 AD, the Flavian amphitheatre or Colosseum is the biggest in the Roman world (527m in circumference and 57m high)." Full review
The Telegraph "Rome’s most famous classical ruin is unmissable – especially now that they have extended the visitor route to the underfloor passageways through which gladiators and wild beasts made their entrances." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The great amphitheater is every bit as spectacular as you imagine. Book a ticket that includes a guided tour of the underground area, to see the gateways and holding pens for animals and gladiators"
Rome Travel Guide
July 6, 2021
Independent "With a tangle of enduring landmarks including the Colosseum and Pantheon still firmly on the map, remnants of Ancient Rome are wonderous must-sees for city breakers visiting the Eternal City"
