Sites Visited
- Colosseum
- Arena floor entrance to the Colosseum
- Palatine Hill
- Roman Forum
Included
- Four hours with a PhD or MA-level guide
- Skip-the-line tickets to the Colosseum
- Priority Access tickets to the Colosseum arena floor
Itinerary Details
Interested in a different tour in Rome? See our Borghese Gallery Tour or our Underground Rome Tour.
FAQ
What is a small group tour?
What are the best times to take this tour?
We highly recommend either an early start, or in the summer season, a late afternoon tour when the morning crowds have thinned out. Due to increased security measures and a strictly enforced maximum capacity at the Colosseum, the queues mid-morning can be very long, even with priority access Tickets.
Does this tour require tickets?

Cecilia is an art historian and a native Roman with a Master's degree in Medieval and Renaissance art from the Sapienza University of Rome. Although her specialty is painting and decorative arts, she has a broad knowledge of the history of Rome and a personal passion for ancient history, which she shares on many antiquity-themed itineraries. Cecilia has worked actively in the past as a lecturer, teacher, and curator of exhibitions. She had been a staff member of the didactive service of the Vatican Museums, the Galleria Doria Pamphili and the Galleria Colonna where she still frequently consults. As a licensed guide for Rome and Florence and with a specialized teaching degree, she has more than 20 years of experience in leading highly-qualified tours.

Sara is an art historian with doctoral degrees in Medieval and Modern Art History and Classical Antiquities. She is the author of a book, published by the Accademia dei Lincei, on the antiquities collection of Pope Julius II and has written various articles in important scholarly journals on the history of Renaissance and Baroque collections. More recently, she had published a book on some of the most famous paintings of Caravaggio in Rome which introduces a new interpretation of the works, based on philological data, and which is changing the way we look at this artist. For many years, she has combined her philological research with her work as a university instructor, museum educator and professional tourist guide.

Giovanna is an art historian and Rome native. She has a Master's degree in art history from the Sapienza University of Rome with a specialization in Modern and Medieval art. She works as an editorial consultant for a number of cultural organizations in Rome including the Superintendency of Archaeology of Rome. Giovanna is fluent in Italian (mother tongue), English, and French, and has a unique interest in Mannerism.
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