It is the symbol of the capital, Rome, the main icon of the Eternal City. The Colosseum represents the city’s entire imaginary world, from Antiquity to the complex imperial history. The Flavian Amphitheatre is the most famous Roman amphitheatre and also the most imposing monument of ancient Rome which remains to this day. The amphitheatre, whose construction was begun by Vespasian in the year 72 AD, was built in an area on the eastern frontier of the Roman Forum. The name ‘Colosseum’, which derives from the nearby statue of the Colossus of the Sun God (adaptation of the Colossus of Nero), only became better known in the Middle Ages. Today, the Colosseum represents one of the main tourist attractions of Rome, with millions of visitors per year.
Visits to the Colosseum are actually in constant growth: it is the most visited monument of Italy and Rome is the favourite city. ‘Almost a third of the visitors to Italian museums and monuments come to Rome (8 million, of a total 33 million), of which 5 million go to the Colosseum, the most visited place in Italy’, the Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities recently explained. Also increasing is the demand for guided tours of the Colosseum: the Professional Rome Guide offers tourists and visitors a full programme of visits to the Colosseum with an exclusive tour through Imperial Rome, starting exactly at the Flavian Amphitheatre. The guided tours of the Colosseum planned by the Professional Rome Guide allow getting to know more closely the history, structure, habits and customs of Antiquity, and admire the splendid location of the Colosseum at the heart of the archaeological area of the Roman city.
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