Colosseum, Rome

Advantages: Breath taking
Disadvantages: None whatsoever

THE COLOSSEUM WOW! Has to be my first sentiment when I entered this vast and beautiful structure that the Italians have tried so hard to preserve!! (and rightly so.) I felt a little pang of history as I walked under the archways and into the main arena. A lot of the main floor is gone now so you can look down and see the labyrinths where the slaves and beasts were kept until the next show began. It was a surreal experience that I rate 5/5 and would ...
...Italy and very easy to get to. All taxi drivers know how to get there although don't expect that to be cheap. Especially if you have a pram as they charge extra in Italy for any luggage. There is a metro stop and bus stop right outside of the Colosseum and you can get an all day ticket for the metro to go anywhere in Rome for only 4 euros. The bargain is you can also use this all day ticket on the busses and trams. Unfortunately because the busses, ... Read review

Advantages: Bags of history, fantastic tour guides, beautiful views
Disadvantages: None noticable

The immensity of these historical remains took my breath away before I had even begun to learn about the depth and horror of its history. Those of you who have seen Gladiator or studied Ancient Rome in history lessons may be aware of the basic features and uses of the Colosseum in its days of glory but the amount of information given during the tour intrigued and enlightened me to the full extent of its history. Getting to the Colosseum could not ...
...quite literally with main roads running meters away from its ancient structure. The Metro station is situated within meters of the entrance with a zebra crossing leading across the road to the cobbled pathway that ran around the Colosseum. However if you do chose to take the metro be careful when traveling to keep any belongings in front of you, and don't be polite or else you will never get on or off the trains. Also be sure not to step out onto ... Read review

Advantages: Great atmosphere and history
Disadvantages: Steep steps, possibly a hindrance to young or old visitors

If you've seen the film gladiator you will have marvelled at Ridley Scott's colosseum but this pales into insignificance when you see the real thing. Although this ancient arena has understandably suffered over the past 2000 years its glory is still apparent. As you see it impose itself on the skyline of Rome you are drawn towards it and as you walk up through the corridors which were once home to a mass of thousands of bloodthirsty plebs you can ...
...easily met as you come into the great theatre itself and look out across the vast stands and see the caverns below the stage which has since crumbled away. You can picture the cheering masses all around or the dark intimidating corridors where gladiators and animals alike lurked waiting to be sent out into the killing field above. This great monument to ancient Rome should not be missed when in the city and even amongst the other prestigious ruins ... Read review

Advantages: Historic, Architecture
Disadvantages: Nothing

Colosseum is the first place we visited in Rome. We had been on a trip to Italy in the month of June 2007. And Rome was on the top of our Itinerary. To be frank. Words are not enough to explain how it feels to be in Rome. Such a historical place. I envy at Romans. Coming to Colosseum so called Colosseo in Italian language a giant amphitheatre. It was used for contesting gladiators and sometimes between contesting ferocious animals themselves. The ...
...to save time we reserved tickets online. It was a good thing we did... otherwise we have to stand in queue for long time. Check-out the season of your visit. If during April-June tourist would be more. There were people standing outside the colloseum offering guided tours. There were basically two queues 1.For Group 2.Individuals. If you have online reservation you can directly by-pass both the queues and go to the Counter to get the actual ticket. ... Read review

Advantages: History comes to life, easily got to, inexpensive.
Disadvantages: Can be hard in the cruel heat of summer.

Everyone has seen a film entitled 'Gladiator'. It captured the world's imagination with graphic depictions of ancient Rome. Viewers marvelled at the traditions, were shocked at the gore and blood, and symphasised with those that dies in the name of sport. What most viewers forget, however, is that this is absolutely real. People did die in front of huge, leering crowds and people paid money to watch this. If you visit the Colloseum in Rome, all ...
...remains of the huge structure depicted in the film. It is crumbling and has lost much of its original splendour, but it is still there in grand stature. You can climb up to the rows of seating and look down onto the stage that must have held so many gruesome deaths. Revealed are the under-ground cellars that held the gladiators and those that held wild and dangerous animals such as wild cats. It is truelly magical to be up there and look down from ... Read review

Advantages: full of life, showing feelings, traffic
Disadvantages: Hostel in rome, two short

...The first thing I noticed and got touched by was the traffic. Everyone was honking their horns and going zigzag. To compare the traffic with Sweden it was awful and noisy, but the most important of all: energetic and full of life. I was trying to film it but at that point my camera was out of battery. It's only stuck in my great memory. To be a pedestrian in Rome it was a nightmare, a complete bloody nigtmare if you are used to have sidewalks. They have none. Offcourse, we saw this big things too: Colosseum, the fountain, Vatican state and that historical monument of ruins just nearby the Colosseum. It was great fun to watch those enormous buildings and the houses in general in Rome. The people in general was very hepful and kind and very godd at gesticulate and look sincerely happy. It felt like Russia to come home.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Prices and Weather
Disadvantages: Pesting salesmen, food, badly planned trips

...a guide with you; it makes it even more special to get the history behind this wonderful roman town. - Thuburbo Majus. If you’re interested in roman history you should come here too. But if not, maybe just Dougga will do for you. - Carthage. The once so all-mighty and powerful carthagian capital is now almost levelled to the ground except for one big column. All that’s left is the underground passages. Sadly, Carthage doesn’t offer much for the everyday tourist today. I would recommend you to go to Dougga instead. - El-Djem. Greater than the colosseum of Rome (or so the Tunisians say anyway), El-Djem offers a fantastic insight to the roman life. I’ve been to Rome and I am not sure if El-Djem’s colosseum is bigger but it does offer a greater experience in my opinion. At El-Djem you may wander in the passages below the stage, where... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: standard, staff, location to Colosseum
Disadvantages: price maybe too high for some

...Well where can i start with the Capo d'africa hotel? It is lovely and a great choice of hotel so I'll start with the basics and work my way along! The hotel: The hotel itself is a 4 star superior hotel located near to the Colosseum in Rome actually on via capo d'africa. It is a relatively small hotel but, for the location (it is down a quiet narrow side road) it is actually what i would class a a larger size hotel as it does have facilities besides just rooms and takes up a fair bit of space on the street! The hotel is very modern and 'art deco' style and looks very upmarket both inside and out. This hotel would be great for honeymooners and couples as very good standard and also I don't think you'd get very many children here either (we spotted a couple with 2 children in the breakfast room one morning but they were older) I booked... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful