subject: Colosseum By Night Tour, An Experience Not To Be Missed [print this page] Rome is an enchanting city, which in every single season hosts tourists from all around the world.
Despite the majority of tourists prefer Spring or Autumn to come to visit the city, because of the mild weather, the number of tourists that come to the Eternal City even during the summer is considerable, as some of them use to do both cultural holidays in the centre of Rome and holidays on the Italian beaches or on the islands.
Without a doubt the centre of Rome during the summer is characterized by high temperatures which, together with periodical moisture wave, can represent a deterrent even for the most tolerant tourists; therefore the city of Rome this summer -for the third time consecutively- decided to present again an event which in the 2010 and 2011 editions had such a great success: the Colosseum night tours.
The 2012 edition of the Colosseum by night tours begun the 5th of May and will continue until the 6th of October, and it is a unique occasion to admire the most ancient and famous amphitheatre of the world, and to appreciate its architectural features, but also to savor such a peculiar and magic atmosphere, as the one that only Colosseum by night can create.
With a view to this years summer tours, a completely new lightning system has been realized not just in the underground part, but also in the one on the surface; Ipogei area indeed has always had a lightning system, that is on even during the day for the visitors security and the Colosseums, but also to facilitate the extraordinary repairs of the Flavio Amphitheatre. The real novelty of the 2012 edition will be the lights that will illuminate even the upper part of the Colosseum, giving a new and fascinating perspective of Rome and of the amphitheatre.
Colosseum by night is an experience not to be missed not only for foreign tourists who visit the Capital for the first time, but also for Italian tourists and Rome citizens, who this summer will discover how pleasant are the Colosseum tours with the natural fresh air circle which creates inside the monument and also the natural soundproofing from the external chaotic noises of the city.
The tour comprehends two different routes: the first one regards the Colosseum and the related permanent spaces, while the second one regards the visit to ipogei and therefore to all the underground spaces, which used to be used as collection points for slaves, wild animals and gladiators, before the beginning of the games; very interesting is the explanation of the functioning of the lifts which allowed the movements of people and animals from the underground level to the arena.
Night tours in Colosseum must be booked through the website of Pierreci, cooperative which has been working in the field of Cultural Heritage for many years, or calling the number 06.39967700; the price of the guided tour is 20 euro (reduced tiket 18 euro).
