The Colosseum is a must see in Rome. We spent about an hour tour the ruins. It was busy, but not as packed as the Vatican.

As soon as you come out of the Metro you are faced with the Coloseum towering over you, a spectacular sight. It gets very crowded round here, but lots to see also within walking distance, the Palatine Hill, Circus Maximus, the whole area is littered with ruins.

Like most of the popular sites get there early as the place become packed with tour bus passengers. Tip, you can purchas a ticket for the Forum that includes entry into the Colosseum for 12 euro each (at the entrance to the Forum)

We did the walking tour with Dark Rome. The guides were very good and very very interesting. We did most of tours with them.

A must see on your Rome tour. You don't really need the audio guide as there are plenty of information boards. There is a lift for the disabled. For an extra fee you can access the third level.

The colosseum is a must see,but based on previous reviewers,we decided not to waste money on tickets to go inside,it actually looks better from outside,no charge to walk around it and spent time watching it,which is what we did,part of it looked new ,has probably been reconstructed post the earthquake

My friends and I went early to the Colisum, and while taking pictures outside of it, were approached by some gladiators. They grabbed our cameras to take pictures of us with them, and then told us it was 5 euro for the pics!! We paid (to get them to stop harassing us) but I encourage anyone who wants to take... More

This is all you imagine and more. I strongly recommend you prebook tickets, either online or use a Roma Pass as the lines are very long. We did the Underground Tour, which was amazing and got you places you have no access to with the general ticket. You do need to use your imagination somewhat as it is after all... More

Everything went pretty smooth, we prebooked our tickets for the underground tour, palatine hill and roman forum before we left for Rome. We skipped the massive queues, we went early in the morning so it wasn't too crowded.