Colosseum, Rome

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, ...

Jaynestep 03.05.2005 · Read full review
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...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 end of the road in all its glory. The History ...
...and using it for the Colosseum, especially in busy periods, as June was. Although we had brought the Roma Pass we were not aware on entrance you can actually avoid the main queues for the ticket booths and in fact by pass them completely and use the Roma Pass in the entrance machine, which lets you straight in. From entering to getting in took 2 and a half minutes. We were told outside to expect a 45 minute wait. If you opt for the queue and the ...

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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 ...

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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 ...
...to take photographs of it you seem to notice how some pieces of its structure look at odd angles to other parts of it. There are usually long queues of tourists waiting to get into the Colosseum. Outside there are 'Romans' dressed up as ancient Romans and they are there to make money from tourists who pay them to have their photograph taken standing next to a Roman in a Toga or a Roman soldier or gladiator. I think that some of them are drama students ...

tue-s-day 12.11.2009 (13.11.2009) · Read full review
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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 ...

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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. ...

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I purchased tickets from www.museumticket.it the day before we wanted to go to the Colosseum. After doing so, I received a confirmation email saying that I would receive my tickets 'within 24 hours in a second e-mail'. Upon this advice, we booked a taxi for the following day. The next day, the tickets still hadn't arrived, and with our taxi waiting we had to leave. The Colosseum staff knew nothing of our tickets so we had to pay again. After arriving ...
...would reimburse our tickets, considering that they hadn't arrived within the 24 hour timeframe stated in their confirmation email. I received an email back, stating that their system was operating correctly and that no reimbursement would be processed. I emailed back to ask again about the 24 hour delivery timeframe and received no reply. When I emailed again, stating that I would be forced to write about my experience with their company on a public ...

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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 ...

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...is completed without seeing the Colosseum, a symbol of both the modern and ancient Rome. It was build for horse racing circuit and gladiatorial battles, one of the most important entertainments in the Roman Empire. Each door to the Colosseum has a roman numeral carved on it and people from different communities of the society were assigned different numbers. There is also an entrance with no numeral which was only used by the Emperor. According to ...
...to have all spectators at their seat within half an hour-how amazing is that-even in modern days, it takes longer to have all audience seated in a short period of time. As for those Bruce Lee fans, just want to make you aware that the Colosseum is also the place where the last fighting scene of one of his movies ' The Way of the Dragon" was filmed. ...

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I have only been to the colosseum once when I was about 11 years old and even then I found it truly amazing. BUT be careful of young children trying to sell old newspapers as they came up to my mum on the outside of the colosseum and tryed to put a newspaper over her bumbag and another one tryed to steal it from underneath! It is definetly worth going to see though, just thought I had better warn everyone as it was a bad experience for me as I was so young at the time. It would not put me off going to it again though just to stand there and know I am standing next to a part of history. Please do be careful whilst walking round though! ...

heidi2493 20.08.2008
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If you are looking for a great sigtseeing weekend away in Europe with plenty of history and amazing, steeped in tradition things to see then Rome is the city for you. I was taken there two years ago by my husband and absolutely loved it. Definitely one of the best sites to see is the Colosseum for the sheer wonder of it. I would suggest you spare most of the day to see it as there is a lot to do. Firstly get there early as there are thousands and ...
...was unbelieveable so we joined a group by paying 10 Euros more I think and that got us in a lot quicker. it's better to do this than show yourself around. The price then also included an audio pack that you could listen to as you went around the Colosseum. As soon as we got in we ditched our tour guide and looked around the palce ourself. It is just unbelieveable to imagine all the history that took pleace here. You can get some amazing photos so ...

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When I visited Rome this New Year Holidays it was the best decision I have ever made in travelling. It was really worth. The very first stop which we wanted to see is the Colloseum which is called Colosseo by Italians is a very fantastic spot. The ticket will cost around 10 euros. Beware as there are plenty of theives roaming around and plenty of locals trying to cheat the travellers. We where cheated by two people dressed as roman warriors to take ...
...Without asking us, they took plenty of pictures and charged us 60 Euros. After coming home, when we printed the pictures, they were all out of focus. Do not ask any locals to take a picture of you. Rather trust a tourist. Collosseum it self a huge and beautiful ancient ruin. You need atleast and hour to have a view at the whole place. Fantastico. ...

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