FeaturedPics, CC BY-SAMonuments and museums to visit in Italy
From the Colosseum to the Galleria Borghese: the monuments worth the journey in Italy, in Rome today, with the official ticket office of each one.
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Alessio Damato, CC BY-SAMuseumTimed entryGalleria Borghese
Sculpture at the center of the rooms. The museum says the decoration of the rooms still reflects the criteria of the display Antonio Asprucci created from 1770: the greatest sculptures in the middle of each room, the decoration tied to them.Romefrom €16FeaturedPics, CC BY-SAArchaeological siteTimed entryColosseum
The arena floor. From the arena floor you see the whole cavea at once, the ring of seating that held the spectators.Romefrom €18
Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BYArchaeological siteTimed entryColosseum Archaeological Park
Every Colosseum ticket also covers the Roman Forum and the Palatine. What changes is the part of the Colosseum it opens, from the first two levels to the arena, the underground or the attic.Romefrom €18
Christoph Strässler, CC BY-SAArchaeological siteTimed entryPalatine Hill
The House of Augustus. The emperor’s own residence, a group of several buildings. It is closed on Mondays and is not on the 24-hour ticket’s list.Romefrom €18
Nhartmannphotos, CC BY-SAArchaeological siteTimed entryRoman Forum
The Curia Iulia. The Senate House rebuilt by Julius Caesar, saved as the church of Sant’Adriano. It is not on the 24-hour ticket.Romefrom €18
Julian Lupyan, CC0LandmarkTimed entryPantheon
The oculus. The open eye at the top of the dome has never been covered: rain lands on the floor and runs off through drains in the paving.Romefrom €7
Wilfredor, CC0LandmarkTrevi Fountain
Oceanus and his chariot. In the central niche, Pietro Bracci’s Oceanus drives a shell-shaped chariot pulled by a restive horse and a calm one.Romefrom €2Map
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Italy’s monuments: where they are
The Italian pages of the guide are all in Rome. Every Colosseum ticket also covers the Roman Forum and the Palatine, run by the same park, and what changes is the part of the amphitheater it opens, from the first two levels to the arena, the underground or the attic.
The Pantheon keeps its oculus open to the rain under the largest unreinforced dome ever built, and its ticket comes from the Ministry of Culture. The Trevi Fountain stays free from the square, with a ticket for the inner perimeter at the basin. The Galleria Borghese admits 180 people per two-hour shift, with fixed entry and exit times, for Bernini, Canova and Caravaggio. The Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica are listed under Vatican City.
What to know before you plan
- Timed entry nearly everywhere. The Colosseum, the Forum, the Palatine, the Pantheon and the Galleria Borghese sell tickets with an entry time. The Trevi ticket is open, with no date or time.
- Named tickets. At the Colosseum park and at the Pantheon, the ticket carries your name and an ID is checked at the gate.
- Free first Sundays. Italian state sites open free on the first Sunday of the month, and visitors under 18 enter them free all year.
- Roma Pass. 48 or 72 hours of urban transport with one or two free entries, a reduced fare at the Colosseum, and the Galleria Borghese among the venues.