Skip-the-line: Colosseum, Palatine and Capitoline Hill Tour with Hop-on Hop-off

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Stop At: Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome Italy

Starting from the Capitoline Square, on the Capitoline hill main of the seven Hills, next to the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, the only large bronze group to survive from antiquity, this special exclusive guided tour gives you the opportunity to understand and explore some of the nicest spots of Rome. You will learn about the ancient Roman History from the foundation 753 B.C. by Romolo and Remo through the age of Giulio Caesar up to the apex and decline of the Roman Empire.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Roman Forum, Piazza Santa Maria Nova, 53, 00186 Rome Italy

Living the Capitoline square designed by Michelangelo considered one of the world’s finest public square due to the perfect proportions, walking down the hill through the Forum of Julius Caesar on the original cobblestone of a roman road, over 2000 years old, you will reach the valley of the Roman Forum. In this valley, nowadays a fantastic open-air museum, every man who ruled Rome left a reminder, Triumphal arches, Statues, fountains, Temples, Basilicas, etc.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Palatine Hill, Piazza Santa Maria Nova, 53, 00186 Rome Italy

Leaving the Roman Forum, you will reach the Palatine Hill, a majestic hill towers over the Roman Forum and the Circus Maximus, once the home of emperors and the site of temples, overshadowed by the fame of its next-door neighbor, the Colosseum. Several myths and legends surround this area, the most famous of which depicts the fabled events that led to the founding of the city of Rome.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome Italy

No visit to Rome is complete without a thorough exploration of the Amphitheatre Flavium, better known as the Colosseum (or Coliseum). Originally built under Emperor Vespasian, the Colosseum was opened to the public in 80 A.D, here thousands of cruel fights between beasts and slaves took place since then. Gladiators, as the slaves forced to fight were called, had here their moments of glory and, eventually, of death. The tour gives you the chance to understand and see also how the machinery worked, where was the arena and where spectators were seated, the kind of shows and fights that took place in there. From the terrace on the first floor of the Colosseum you will have the chance to admire the majesty of the triumphal Arch of the Emperor Constantine.

Duration: 1 hour