Colosseum

Travel
by Italy Magazine Staff | Wed, 05/25/2022 - 03:00
Imagine being able to experience the Colosseum in a similar way to how an ancient Roman citizen would have experienced it.  The new night tour of the…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 07/08/2021 - 03:41
Your visit to Rome’s world-famous Colosseum is about to get even more spectacular: the underground section, where gladiators waited and wild animals were kept…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 05/06/2021 - 03:27
In a couple of years, you may be able to stand in the center of the Colosseum’s announced new arena floor, experiencing the same view gladiators had when they…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 05/29/2020 - 00:00
Museums, galleries, archeological sites and cultural institutions overall have started to reopen on May 18 in Italy, after 70 days of closure due to the…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 08/07/2018 - 10:41
Free entry on the first Sunday of each month to 486 state museums, archeological sites, monuments and gardens may end after summer. Italy’s newly appointed…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 06/20/2018 - 04:40
S.U.P.E.R., acronym for ‘Seven Unique Places to Experience in Rome,’ is the new cumulative ticket that gives access to seven sites within the Archeological…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 10/05/2017 - 05:35
The top two levels of the 52-meter (171-foot) high Colosseum, so far closed to the public, are scheduled to open for guided visits starting November 1. The top…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 03/21/2017 - 09:47
Night tours of the Colosseum will be available again this year, and for a longer period of time. The event known as ‘La Luna sul Colosseo’ will in fact…
Culture
by ITALY | Thu, 03/24/2016 - 23:50
The Via Crucis devotion (Stations of the Cross or Way of the Cross) has been practiced by Roman Catholics for many centuries. It commemorates the passion and…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 04/23/2015 - 23:00
If a visit to the Colosseum feels magical enough during daytime, imagine what it would be like at night, perhaps under the moonlight... Well, get ready for the…