Historical Walk to the Colosseum and the Roman Forum

Overview

The Itinerary: A licensed Roman guide will take you to these important and interesting ancient Roman monuments for a fascinating historical walk. The tour includes a visit to the Colosseum, to the Forum Romanum (the political, military, and civic center of the Roman Empire), to the Arch of Titus, and to the Arch of Constantine.

Tour details

When: from April 1st to October 31st, on Wednesdays and Saturdays in English at 09:30, on Thursdays and Saturdays in Spanish at 14:30
Duration: about 3 hours
Meeting point: 15 minutes before, outside the "Colosseo" metro/subway stop.
Included: ticket for the Colosseum and the Roman Forum, reservation, guided tour, headphones
Participants: maximum 30 per group, minimum 6

Tour can be confirmed with at least 6 people on the waiting list for the specific language.

Rooms closed at the moment of the visit will be indicated at entrance.
Access to the Museums is permitted only to visitors with proper attire.
All the reservations, dates and times might be changed or canceled due to unforeseen circumstances related to activities of the Pope.
Reservations can be made until 2 days before the visit.

PLEASE NOTE: Reservation guarantees the insertion into the waiting list. Charge to the credit card takes place the working day after the request; in case visit is not confirmed because of the minimum number of people needed not reached, we will refund the import charged for the visit.

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Before making your reservation, please, read the Ordering Informations


IMPORTANT NOTICE: After succesfully completing a reservation, you will receive two e- mails: the copy of your order (immediately after submitting your order) and the confirmation mail (two working days after). In order to receive them, please make sure you insert your e-mail address correctly and check that your anti-spam filter or antivirus are not blocking mails from our address reservations@waf.it. Special attention for AOL mailbox users.

Cancellation policy:
All client cancellations must arrive up to 8 days before the date of the tour to be reimbursed free of charge. If you cancel 8 to 2 days before the date, we keep 10% of the total fee. Further cancellations imply no refund possible. Clients arriving late will not be reimbursed for the missed visit, nor will a client who gets separated from the group during the visit or who does not complete the visit. In case of cancellation of a tour by the tour operator for reasons of force majeur, clients will only be reimbursed for the amount paid for the tour. Tour operator is not responsible for any additional costs in connection with the reimbursement.

Details

The Forum (a Latin word meaning open space or market place) was the administrative and corporate heart of Rome. Generally this word referred to the open space in any Roman town where business, judicial, civic, or religious activities were conducted. A typical forum might be surrounded by temples, shops, and basilicas (large, covered structures used for various meetings).

It was designed by the architect Vitruvius who felt the proportions needed to be 3:2 (length to width). For centuries, the Roman Forum was the site of the city's most important public buildings including the Arch of Septimius Severus, built in 203 BC. and the Rostra or public speaking platforms.

The Colosseum is the everlasting symbol of the greatness of Rome and stage of the historical fighting of gladiators. The original name for the Colosseo is the Anfiteatrum Flavium. It was built by emperor Vespasiano and inaugurated in 80 AD.

In the ancient world, the elliptical-shaped Colosseum, taking ten years to build, was the largest structure of its type. It stood 160 feet high with four stories of windows, arches, and columns. Each of the three exterior floors consisted of 80 arches. As many as 50,000 spectators with numbered tickets entered through 76 of the entrances on the ground level.

Constantine's Arch was built in 315 AD to commemorate his victory in the battle of Pons Milvius in 312. As the new Roman Emperor, Constantine ended all persecution of Christians. He also moved the capital of from Rome to Constantinople, in Turkey, and thus the Byzantium Empire had begun.

Prices

Price for person: € 35.00

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