Combo (Save 8%): Colosseum with Arena Access + Castel Sant'Angelo Tickets

Move through Rome’s imperial center before exploring the riverside fortress that protected emperors, popes, and prisoners over nearly two millennia.

Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill

Getting started

Arrive at the Colosseum for your selected entry time and present your ticket with a valid photo ID. Complete the mandatory security screening before entering the amphitheater.

What to expect

Colosseum

Explore Rome’s ancient amphitheater independently, following the surviving corridors and seating areas that once held tens of thousands of spectators.

• Seating tiers: Look across the arena from the stands and see how Roman audiences were divided according to social rank.

• Arena view: Examine the exposed underground structures where animals, stage equipment, and fighters waited before appearing above.

• Exhibitions: Discover archaeological finds and displays explaining the amphitheater’s construction, events, and later uses.

• Arena Floor upgrade: Step onto the reconstructed arena platform for a closer view of the underground chambers and the surrounding seating tiers.

Roman Forum

Walk through the ruins of ancient Rome’s political, commercial, and religious center after your Colosseum visit.

• Temples and basilicas: See the remains of buildings where Romans worshipped, traded, governed, and settled legal matters.

• Triumphal arches: Pass monuments built to commemorate emperors, military victories, and major events in Roman history.

• Via Sacra: Follow part of the ceremonial road once used for public processions and triumphal marches.

Palatine Hill

Climb above the Forum to one of Rome’s seven hills, associated with the city’s founding legends and imperial residences.

• Imperial palaces: Explore the remains of vast residential complexes built for Rome’s emperors.

• Hilltop viewpoints: Look across the Roman Forum, Circus Maximus, and the surrounding archaeological landscape.

• Ancient foundations: See traces of early settlements that predate the grand imperial buildings below.

Castel Sant’Angelo

Getting started

Present your ticket at Castel Sant’Angelo and complete the entrance security checks before beginning your self-guided visit.

What to expect

Originally constructed as Emperor Hadrian’s mausoleum, Castel Sant’Angelo later became a fortified residence, prison, military base, and papal refuge.

• Spiral ramp: Follow the ancient circular route into the monument’s Roman core.

• Chamber of Ashes: Visit the space historically associated with the remains of Hadrian and members of the imperial family.

• Former prisons: Walk through rooms and cells once used to hold political prisoners and other notable figures.

• Papal apartments: Explore decorated chambers and frescoed rooms used by popes during periods of conflict.

• Military collection: View preserved weapons, armor, and defensive features from the castle’s centuries as a stronghold.

• Rooftop terrace: Finish with views across the Tiber River, Ponte Sant’Angelo, Vatican City, and Rome’s hist