Visite guidée du Colisée, des Arènes et du Forum romain

Start with Rome’s ancient heart on a direct tour of its best-known ruins, from the Roman Forum to the Colosseum. A licensed art history guide will explain the power, spectacle, and daily life behind these remarkable remains.

The tour opens in the Roman Forum, once the Roman Empire’s center of politics, religion, and trade. Your guide will lead you among the ruins, pointing out temples, basilicas, and triumphal arches, including the Arch of Titus, the Temple of Saturn, and those dedicated to Vespasian and Antoninus Pius.

As you climb Palatine Hill, the Forum and Circus Maximus open up below. Along the way, you’ll hear about Rome’s emperors and senators, as well as the ordinary people who lived here.

From the Forum, the tour continues to the Colosseum, the world’s best-known ancient arena. Your guide takes you through the same entrances once used by gladiators and emperors, explaining how the amphitheater was built and engineered. Then come the games themselves—violent spectacles that held Roman crowds spellbound.

Picture the arena during a confrontation: gladiators facing wild animals or condemned prisoners as the audience roars, while a single thumb gesture can decide whether someone lives or dies. Through stories and historical detail, your guide brings the Colosseum and Forum into focus and gives you a vivid sense of daily life in Ancient Rome. The order may change during the day: you could visit the Colosseum first and the Roman Forum afterward, or switch the two. BOOKING OPTIONS: Choose a semi-private afternoon departure for up to 8 guests. The itinerary remains the same as the standard tour, with a smaller, more personal group. A Spanish-language option is also available. It includes a guided tour of the Roman Forum, followed by independent, unguided entry to the Colosseum Arena section.

This tour runs on rain or shine.
72 HRS cancellation policy. Full penalty applies for cancellations in the last 72 hours prior to tour departure and / or no-shows.

1. Please ensure full names are provided when finalizing your booking.Tickets are nominative and non-transferable, requiring the holder’s name.
2. Visitors must present valid ID at ticket checks.We invite our guests with access needs (visual, hearing, learning and mobility ) to book the private version of this tour.
3. Large bags are not permitted.
4. All visitors must pass through a security check which involves a bag search.
5. For everyone's safety, all bags, rucksacks, packages and personal items may be searched before entry.The security check may cause some delays in entering the Colosseum and the Roman Forum and we apologise for this inconvenience in advance of your visit.The visit will take place in an archaeological area with very steep, uneven inclines leading.
6. Agility and surefotedness are particularly essential.
7. Please note that the tour itinerary is subject to change based on the day's schedule—you may visit the Colosseum before the Roman Forum, or the other way around.