Roma Trip Overview
Receive direct access to the Gladiators’ Gate without suffering the heat and struggling with the large crowds. With this truly exclusive guided tour, you can get directly inside the Colosseum from the Gladiator’s Gate, allowing you to arrive directly to the middle of the arena’s fighting floor.
You can enjoy a unique perspective of the Colosseum, where you will feel like a real gladiator did during a “Ludus Gladiatorius.” Your guide will tell you all about gladiators’ combats, as well as many stories about fool emperors who played in the arena as gladiators against wild beasts.
From the Arena floor, you will also have a view directly above the undergrounds. Your guided tour will continue with the Colosseum’s first and second rings, admiring the incredible engineering genius of the Romans and their skill to build this legendary monument. Later, walk through the ruins of Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum with your guide, who will be an art and archaeology expert.
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Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Roma, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Receive direct access to the Gladiators’ Gate without suffering the heat and struggling with the large crowds. With this truly exclusive guided tour, you can get directly inside the Colosseum from the Gladiator’s Gate, allowing you to arrive directly to the middle of the arena’s fighting floor.
You can enjoy a unique perspective of the Colosseum, where you will feel like a real gladiator did during a “Ludus Gladiatorius.” Your guide will tell you all about gladiators’ combats, as well as many stories about fool emperors who played in the arena as gladiators against wild beasts.
From the Arena floor, you will also have a view directly above the undergrounds. Your guided tour will continue with the Colosseum’s first and second rings, admiring the incredible engineering genius of the Romans and their skill to build this legendary monument. Later, walk through the ruins of Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum with your guide, who will be an art and archaeology expert.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome Italy
Receive privileged entrance to the Colosseum directly onto the Arena floor, where gladiators gave their performances.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Roman Forum, Largo della Salara Vecchia 5/6, 00186 Rome Italy
You will then, visit the Roman Forum. This is one of the most important archaeological areas in the world with some of Ancient Rome’s most evocative ruins, including the Temple of Julius Caesar, Arch of Titus, House of the Vestal Virgins, Senate House and Basilica of Maxentius. Admire the Roman Forum’s Sacred Way, the triumphal road where the Centurions of Caesar marched after their return from countless battles and conquests.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Palatine Hill, Piazza Santa Maria Nova, 53, 00186 Rome Italy
Next, go to Palatine Hill to see where the elite emperors took residence. Admire the views of the Circus Maximus on one side and the Roman Forum on the other. See the ruins of the Temple of Julius Caesar, built in the same spot where his body was cremated. Look at the Arch of Titus, House of the Vestal Virgins, Senate House, Basilica of Maxentius and much more.
Duration: 30 minutes
