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for Colosseum, Rome

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  • 42 of 42 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Jaynestep

    5 Stars No snappy title- just see it!! Review with images 03/05/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Breath taking

    Disadvantages 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 recommend to anyone. WHERE? The Colosseum is in Rome, Italy and very easy to get to. All taxi drivers know how to get there although don't expect ... more
  • 67 of 67 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 6 GillyMN

    Member since 10/08/2010

    Reviews written: 72

    5 Stars A colossal feat of engineering! The Colosseum, Rome, Italy Review with images 25/09/2010
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Huge, spectacular, easy to get to, lot's of information when you get there.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None except for young American twits.

    The Colosseum in Rome has to be one of the most easily recognised and impressive structures in the Western world. I am fascinated by it and have visited it several times over the years. ~~~A brief history lesson~~~ In AD 70, about 2,000 years ago, work was begun on the Colosseum, it was built on marshy ground about three miles from the centre of Rome. It took eight years to build but subsequent rulers and Emperors made some design adjustments over the centuries. (Fiddling while Rome was rebuilt?) The architects had an eye on crowd control and it was built with eighty entrance arches so that ... more
  • 36 of 36 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 linzee_loulabelle

    Member since 26/11/2004

    Reviews written: 948

    5 Stars The highlight of my trip to Rome! Review with images 02/07/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Amazing views, so much history

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Nothing for me

    Although there were other things that I wanted to see while I was in Rome, the Colosseum was definitely at the very top of my list. The Colosseum is probably the best known attraction in Rome, next to maybe The Vatican, and I couldn’t wait to see it up close. As this was something that my boyfriend and I was so excited to see, we booked tickets for a tour well in advance with www.tickitaly.com. Our tickets cost around £30 each and they consisted of a three hour tour with added access to lower and upper levels which you cannot see with a regular ticket. Our tour guide met us across the road ... more
  • 38 of 38 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Absy_Baby

    4 Stars Its Colossal 15/07/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great Site to Behold

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Queues, Very Hot.

    The Colosseum in the centre of Rome - probably one of the most recognisable structures in the world. In 2007 the Colosseum was named one of the NEW seven wonders of the world. On a recent trip to Rome I visited the Colosseum, back when we booked the trip, this was the first thing both my boyfriend and I had said we wanted to see. We stayed approximately a 10 minute walk from the Colosseum and had decided on a bus trip to get our bearings. We sat on the bus looking around for any sighting of the famous structure and realised as we turned the corner on to Via Claudia we saw it, sitting at the ... more
  • 21 of 21 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    smbeeson

    5 Stars Highlight of Rome Review with images 19/02/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Bags of history, fantastic tour guides, beautiful views

    Disadvantages 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 be easier. It is situated in the centre of Rome quite literally with main roads running meters away from its ancient structure. The Metro station is ... more
  • 25 of 25 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 JL132

    Member since 23/12/2008

    Reviews written: 368

    5 Stars Colosseum, Rome 06/09/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages The outside is very impressive

    Disadvantages Disadvantages non.

    The Colosseum When we went to Rome, we visited many monuments but you simply can’t leave Rome without visiting the Colosseum. Since the Colosseum is well known and often used in movies, I had high expectations. Location The Colosseum is surrounded by the ancient Roman town and is therefore very easy to reach. In Rome for a few euros you can easily but not quickly get there by taxi. There is also the possibility of a bus but the best option is still underground. From the main station Termini you are in once stop at the Colosseum, a few meters away from the Colosseum itself. The area offers ... more
  • 13 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 2 tue-s-day

    Member since 02/01/2008

    Reviews written: 18

    4 Stars When In Rome... Visit the Colosseum. Review with images 12/11/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages An unusual and dramatic experience..

    Disadvantages Disadvantages If you have to queue in the sun.

    Visiting the Colosseum in Rome is an experience you will not forget. I did not know what to expect when I went there.Everyone has seen photographs of the outside of the Colosseum and the inside as it once was has been reconstructed in many film sets. What did I really expect to see; I do not know but I suppose that I thought I would be disappointed at how little of it was intact or looked authentic. this was not the case though. From the outside the Colosseum Rome is a strange building, when you try to take photographs of it you seem to notice how some pieces of its structure look at odd ... more
  • 9 of 9 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 2 Julie_Reilly

    Member since 19/09/2011

    Reviews written: 26

    5 Stars The Colosseum - one of Rome's must-sees Review with images 22/09/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Stunning architecture, stomach-churning history

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    The Colosseum We were in Rome for our honeymoon and, on our first evening we had gone out in the evening warmth a) to find something to eat and b) to have a wander and get our bearings. We were rambling aimlessly down twisty alley ways and up unexpected steps when suddenly we turned a corner and there it was. Rising proud and ancient among bustle and traffic, the Colosseum sits incongruously in the midst of modern Rome – the very essence of anachronism. The evening light cast a golden glow over the time-worn stones, lending an inappropriate beauty over what was once an arena of brutal and ... more
  • 6 of 7 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Timmy_Magic

    5 Stars A must see 07/12/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great atmosphere and history

    Disadvantages 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 sense that something fantastic awaits you. The expectations are easily met as you come into the great theatre itself and look out across the vast ... more
  • 18 of 18 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    sciao

    5 Stars Stunning View - Must experience it. Dont Miss it 12/07/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Historic, Architecture

    Disadvantages 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 entire amphitheatre could accomodate upto 50,000 people. In order to save time we reserved tickets online. It was a good thing we did... otherwise we ... more
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