Visiting the Roman ColosseumVisiting the Roman Colosseum - Location and Telephone Number Visiting the Roman Colosseum - Location. The Colosseum is located in the centre of Rome in Italy. The address is the Piazza del Colosseo. The telephone number for booking tickets and information is +39.06.39967700 (Mon-Sat 9 am-1:30 pm / 2:30 pm-5 pm ). Visiting the Roman Colosseum - Taxis All of the famous landmarks and places of historical interest in Rome are quite near to each other. Plan your route and if you want to make the most of your time in Rome travel by taxi - they are really numerous. Visiting the Roman Colosseum - Coach Tours Coach tours are great for those visitors who prefer not to have to walk too far. However, visitors on Coach Tours will not be able to see some of the most famous sights as places like the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps are pedestrian only zones. It is also worth checking whether a coach tour allows for actually going into the Colosseum. Visiting the Roman Colosseum - Public Transport The Roman Colosseum is extremely central in the city of Rome. It is situated a few hundred yards from the Piazza Venezia and in easy walking distance to the Forums. You can visit the Roman Colosseum taking public transport by the metro, bus or by tram. The Metro - B line Metro station Colosseo *** Trams - Tramway numbers 3 and 8 *** Buses - Bus numbers 60, 75, 85, 87,117, 175, 810 and 850 Visiting the Roman Colosseum - Opening Hours Opening hours are from 8:30 am to one hour before sunset (see table below for actual times). The opening hours exceptions are Good Friday when the Colosseum opens from 8:30 am - 2 pm and June 2 when the Colosseum opens from 1:30 pm - 7:15 pm). The Colosseum Ticket office closes one hour before closing time. Roman Colosseum Opening Times Dates.............................Times January 2 to February 15..............................8:30 am - 4:30 pmFebruary 16 to March 15..............................8:30 am - 5:00 pm March 16 to last Saturday of March.............8:30 am - 5:30 pmLast Sunday of March to August 31............8:30 am - 7:15 pm September 1 to September 30...................8:30 am - 7:00 pmOctober 1 to last Saturday of October........8:30 am - 6:30 pm Last Sunday of October to December 31..8:30 am - 4:30 pmColosseum Closed January 1 and December 25 Roman Colosseum Opening TimesVisiting the Roman Colosseum The content of this Visiting the Roman Colosseum category on life in Ancient Rome provides free educational details, facts and information for reference and research for schools, colleges and homework. Refer to the Colosseum Sitemap for a comprehensive search on interesting different categories containing the history, facts and information about Ancient Rome. Just like the subject of Visiting the Roman Colosseum there is hardly a page of Roman history and the Romans that is not, on some way, connected to the Roman Colosseum which became a symbol of Rome, its society, culture and life. |