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Skip The Line

With guide

By night

About this activity

Meet your guide at the bottom of the Campidoglio staircase, also called Cordonata Capitolina, and start your tour by admiring the incredible namesake square, designed by the great Michelangelo.

Observe the majestic Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill lit up for the night. Even if it is closed at this time, you will still get to marvel at the amazing view of what was once the center of social, religious and political activities of the city.

While walking down the hill, marvel at the spectacular Forum of Caesar, where the ruins of the temple of Venus lie and admire the Forum of Augustus, built by the first Roman Emperor, right on the other side of the road. Your guide will then lead you through via dei Fori Imperiali, a piece of modern Italian history: the dictator Benito Mussolini had an entire neighborhood demolished in the 1920s to realize it as to remember the Roman Empire and its symbology, which fascism took its inspiration from. The road connects Piazza Venezia to the Colosseum.

The last stop before reaching the Colosseum will be the Temple of Peace, a fascinating forum built by Emperor Vespasian with the loot of the Jewish–Roman war.

Prepare to remain speechless while descending towards the undergrounds of the Colosseum and admiring its narrow corridors, tunnels and complex mechanisms at the evocative light of the moon. You will also have the rare opportunity to enjoy it virtually empty, with your group and a licensed English-speaking guide.

Take the chance to wander around while listening to the thorough explanation (75 minutes approx.) about the incredible history of Rome and this monument. Still not tired? The night has just begun! The eternal city awaits you with its infinite surprises.