ticket.
- Italian teaching staff of the role school or with a fixed-term contract, upon presentation of an appropriate attestation issued by the educational institutions
- tourist guides of the European Union in the exercise of their professional activity;
- tourist interpreters of the European Union in the exercise of their professional activity;
- employees of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities;
- members of ICOM (International Council of Museum);
- members of ICCROM (International organization for conservation of cultural heritage);
- groups or groups of students of public and private schools of the European Union reservation accompanied by a teacher every 10 students;
- teachers and students of the Faculties of Architecture, Conservation of Cultural Heritage, Sciences of the training and degree courses in Literature or Literary subjects with archeological address or historical-artistic of the universities and the academies of fine arts and enrolled in the respective schools of specialization, specialization and research doctorates in the aforementioned disciplines of ALL member countries of the European Union. The ticket is issued to students through a performance by the certificate of enrollment for the current academic year;
- Socrates and Erasmus students of the aforementioned disciplines;
- teachers of Art History of High School Institutes;
- students of the schools of: Central Institute of Restoration, Opificio delle Pietre Dure, School for the Restoration of the Mosaic;
- employees of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage;
- journalists registered in the national register and journalists from any other country, in the performance of their duties and upon presentation of an appropriate document proving the activity professional breakthrough;
- European Union citizens with disabilities and a family member or carer belonging to the social-health assistance services;
- operators of voluntary associations that perform, according to existing agreements stipulated with the Ministry, pursuant to art. 112, paragraph 8, of the Code, promotional activities e dissemination of knowledge of cultural heritage;

VISITING HOURS
08.30 - 16.30 from 2 January to 15 February
08.30 - 17.00 from February 16th to March 15th
08.30 - 17.30 from the 16th to the last Saturday of March
08.30 - 19.15 from the last Sunday of March to 31 August
08.30 - 19.00 from September 1st to September 30th
08.30 - 18.30 from 1 October to the last Saturday of October
08.30 - 16.30 from the last Sunday of October to December 31st
Last admission one hour before
Closed 1 January and 25 December

TRANSPORTS
Metro: Line B Colosseo stop
Bus: n.75 - 81 - 673 - 175 - 204
Tram: n.3

GUIDED TOURS FOR INDIVIDUALS
Guided tour of the Colosseo Sotterranei (in addition to the entrance ticket)
- Full € 12.50 agency fees included
Guided tour Colosseum Belvedere (in addition to the entrance ticket)
- Full € 12.50 agency fees included
Visit the Underground Colosseum + visit the Coliseum Belvedere (in addition to the ticket of entry) € 19.00 agency fees included

To make the visit it is compulsory to also buy the entrance ticket of the Colosseum.
Every first Sunday of the month admission is free for all visitors, but it is not possible make a reservation for the visit.

BOOKING GROUPS AND SCHOOLS

Group Booking
Compulsory reservation with prepayment for groups.
- To book the group round at the Colosseum is mandatory simultaneously prepay 14 full tickets. It will be necessary to prepay the first 14 tickets to full rate plus reservation fee of 2 euros per ticket. Rates: € 227.50 (€ 14.00 x 14 + € 31.50) including radio guide.
- At the ticket office, if there were additional participants for the 14 already prepaid, they will have to purchase both tickets and booking fees (from the 15th person up to a maximum of 50 pax)
- For a better use of the monument, at the group gate, tickets can not be accepted individual.
- It will be necessary to show up at the ticket office 30 minutes before the booked time to complete the ticketing practices and pass the checks carried out with the metal detector
- A delay flexibility of 15 minutes after the booked time is allowed. In case of delay the group will not be able to access the monument, the reservation will not be refunded and yes You can proceed with a new purchase based on availability.

NOTICE: Group access Colosseum metal detector
It will be necessary to keep in mind the controls with X-ray systems to respect the booked times for entry.

Schools booking
Compulsory reservation with prepayment to the Colosseum schools.
- European Union school rates: € 17.00 max 50 people (including radio guide) For the schools of the European Union the admission ticket is free upon presentation, on paper registered school, the name list of pupils and accompanying teachers (è free admission for a guide for every 10 students), divided into classes and signed by the manager school
- Non-European schools fee: € 30.50 equal to the booking fees of 14 participants.
- At the ticket office you will have to buy both tickets and booking fees from the 15th participant up to a maximum of 50.
- The admission ticket to the Colosseum will be free only for students under 18. Students must present themselves at the ticket office with an identity document for the verification of the right to gratuity. The companions will pay the entrance ticket according to the ticket at the ticket office current rates.
- In the event that a school shift is mistakenly booked for an ordinary group or in case where the required documentation is no longer present, the prepaid fee for the school shift European / non-European (€ 15.00 / € 28.00) can not be reimbursed. You can buy a new one group booking directly in one of the Colosseum's reserved checkouts based on availability. The available time may not coincide with the booked one.
- During the first Sunday of the month free, the group / school booking service can not be purchased online but only on site (at the Colosseum's reserved cash desk) on the day same as the event.
- For schools in the European Union, the admission ticket is free upon presentation, on paper registered school, the name list of pupils and accompanying teachers (è free admission for a guide for every 10 students), divided into classes and signed by the manager school

GUIDED VISITS FOR GROUPS AND SCHOOLS

DIDACTIC TOURS FOR GROUPS AT COLOSSEUM UNDERGROUND
time: 8.40am, 9.00am, 2.00pm, 3.40pm, 4.00pm, 4.40pm
Participating students: max 25 people
Cost of the educational visit: € 220.00 max 25 people
Cost of entry fee: € 60.00 max 25 people
EDUCATIONAL VISITS FOR GROUPS AT COLOSSEUM BELVEDERE
time table: 8.50, 9.10, 9.50, 10.10, 10.30, 15.30,15.50
Participating students: max 25 people
Cost of the educational visit: € 220.00 max 25 people
Cost of entry fee: € 60.00 max 25 people
How to participate: mandatory prepayment
DIDACTIC VISITS FOR SCHOOLS AT UNDERGROUND COLOSSEUM
time: 8.40am, 9.00am, 2.00pm, 3.40pm, 4.00pm, 4.40pm
Participating students: max 25 people
Cost of the educational visit: € 180.00 max 25 people
Cost of entry fee: € 60.00 max 25 people
EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL TOURS AT COLOSSEUM BELVEDERE
time table: 8.50, 9.10, 9.50, 10.10, 10.30, 15.30,15.50
Participating students: max 25 people
Cost of the educational visit: € 180.00 max 25 people
Cost of entry fee: € 60.00 max 25 people
How to participate: mandatory prepayment

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

INDIVIDUALS
language: Italian, English, Spanish, French
Participating students: max 40
Duration: 45 minutes
Cost: € 7.00
Reservation: recommended

VIRTUAL TOUR
Live Ancient Rome Walking Tour of the Colosseo Live with Virtual Reality

CARDS
The site is part of the Roma Pass circuit

HISTORICAL INFO
The Flavian Amphitheater was built by Emperor Vespasian and completed by his son Titus in 80 A.D. It is known by the name of Colosseum because of the colossal bronze statue of Nero that in II sec.d.C. it was placed near the monument.
The building was intended for fights and games between the gladiators (munera) and hunting simulations of wild and exotic animals (venationes). There construction is made of blocks of tuff and brick.
The exterior consists of four orders overlapping architectural structures: the first three are formed by eighty arches framed by semi-columns, while the fourth order is divided into squares interspersed with windows.
In the last order they were inserted masonry and wooden supports to support an immense tarpaulin (velarium) that was used for repair spectators from the sun and rain. Inside (cavea) there were brick stairs covered in marble. The arena was built with a large wooden board covered with sand. In
underground there was a dense series of galleries in which the beasts were kept and where they were preserved stage equipment and freight elevators.
Entry and exit of approximately 73,000 spectators and the attendance inside the cavea were regulated by a complex system of access to the ground floor and internal passages. Each spectator received a ticket where the path to follow.

EVENTS IN PROGRESS
- Show: Colosseum an icon until March 11th 2018

COLOSSEUM BY NIGHT
- The Moon above Colosseum 2018, evening guided tours : program in progress

SAFETY ALERT
We inform you that for security reasons the Colosseum can host up to 3,000 people in Contemporary.
This could lead to significant slowdowns in access to the site, even for visitors booked.
For security reasons all visitors, as well as their baggage, must be submitted to controls.
To facilitate the carrying out of security checks, please enter any object (including mobile phones) in the bag / backpack or in the special tray to be inserted into the radiogen.
It is forbidden to introduce camping backpacks, bulky bags and suitcases / trolleys, while they can medium and small shoulder backpacks must be introduced, which must be submitted, like any other bag, to control with the metal detector.