At night, when it is illuminated and there are few people, the Colosseum is surrounded by a magical atmosphere and is a marvel, and every year, throughout the summer, it is possible to visit the Colosseum"s basement and the arena floor. even during the night, after closing time, when there is no longer the big crowd of the day.
Visitors will cross the maze of tunnels and passages in the Colosseum"s basement, where the preparations for the shows took place and where the beasts, locked up in cages, were then loaded onto the elevators to get to the arena floor, for the bloody hunting scenes.
On the arena floor, then, crossing a walkway of more than 170 meters, they will be able to admire the bowels of the monument and, with the favor of the night, they will be able to fully relive the atmosphere that enveloped those spaces.
In the summer of 2022, the multimedia reading of the seventeenth-century wall painting, depicting an ideal view of the city of Jerusalem, placed on the arch at the bottom of the Triumphal Gate, from where gladiators and beasts entered faced off on the arena.
Opening hours
It is possible to visit the Colosseum by night every Saturday in March and on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays starting from 6 April 2023
The guided tour lasts about 1 hour in groups of up to 25 people
Tour booking
April 21, 2023, RomeRome"s Christmas is the day when Rome celebrates its foundation on April 21 respecting the tradition according to which Romulus founded the city on 753 BC. on the Palatine hill.
The name Rome is assumed to derive from an Etruscan word Rumon connected to the name of the Tiber while another hypothesis makes it descend from another word Etruscan Ruma which means "breast" linked to the history of the twins and the she-wolf.
The first to celebrate Christmas in Rome was Emperor Claudius, in AD 47, about 800 years after the alleged foundation date of the city, followed by many others over the centuries.
And still today the celebrations continue on April 21 with many events including exhibitions, parades and playful events for an important appointment for all Romans and tourists fascinated by the legendary origins of this city.
Opening municipal rose garden
From 21 April 2023, via di Valle Murcia, RomeOn April 21, one of the most romantic gardens in Rome also opens its gates.
More than a thousand species of roses blossom in a triumph of colors and scents that make a place that is already magical by nature and location even more precious.
The rose garden will be open every day until June and from mid-May the area of the Premio Roma competition is also open to the public who have the opportunity to see the new varieties of roses in the competition.
Admission is free. completely free
Green and Landscape Festival 2023
From 31 March to 2 April 2023, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Viale Pietro De Coubertin, 30
The largest event in Italy dedicated to greenery in the city and the urban landscape this year reaches its XII edition with a very rich program in over 20,000 square meters of exhibition area.
Seasonal, local and sustainably produced plants, together with high craftsmanship and avant-garde proposals from outdoor furniture brands, fabrics and accessories and the Green School for children with workshops, kids gardening, skill tests and explorations to learn the spells of biodiversity.
Times : From 10.00 to 19.00
From Saturday 22 April to Monday 1 May 2023, Fiera Roma, Via Portuense, 1645Let yourself be carried away by the colours, music and scents of the lands of the East.
Dozens of exciting shows that will uninterruptedly take place on the stages of the event from 10.00 to 20.30 with artists from Japan, India, Vietnam, the Philippines, South Korea, Tibet, Thailand, Mongolia, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Cambodia and many other countries in review.
Lion pole dance, Japanese taiko drum concert, traditional Indian and Sri Lankan dances, exciting Bollywood dances, Japanese opera, Indian songs, Mongolian music concerts, tea ceremony, kimono dressing, fascinating martial arts, Chinese masks, oriental magic, and many, many other shows for a succession of emotions that will literally leave you speechless!
And then a real street of flavors with Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Thai, Tibetan, Vietnamese, Korean, Indonesian, Sri Lankan street food and restaurants, for an unmissable gastronomy experience.
Japanese Garden Opening 2023
From 23 March to 25 May, Istituto di Cultura Giapponese, Via Antonio Gramsci, 74The garden of the Japanese institute in Rome reopens to the public. Created by the well-known architect Ken Nakajimac (the first in Italy), all the essential and traditional elements of the sen"en style garden appear in the garden: the pond, the waterfall, the rocks, the small islands, the bridge and the stone lamp , tôrô.
Among the plants present there are cherry trees, wisteria, irises and dwarf pines.
Free admission with reservation on jfroma.it
