Colosseum

landmark · Rome · Italy

About

The huge ancient amphitheatre where gladiator contests and public spectacles were held.

It was completed in AD 80 under the emperor Titus.

Book a timed ticket online; the same ticket normally covers the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill.
Go at opening or late in the day to avoid the crowds and heat.

landmark · 630 m

The ruins of the ancient civic centre of Rome, with temples, arches and the old Senate house.

museum · 860 m

Museums on Michelangelo's Capitoline Hill, with ancient sculpture and a terrace over the Forum.

landmark · 1.4 km

The largest Baroque fountain in the city, with sculptures of sea gods.

landmark · 1.6 km

An ancient Roman temple, now a church, with a vast concrete dome and a circular opening at the top.

market · 1.8 km

A market square with fruit, flower and spice stalls by day and a busy bar scene at night.

neighborhood · 1.9 km

A neighbourhood of cobbled lanes and ivy-covered buildings across the Tiber, popular for dinner and nightlife.