Self-guided free tour
Ancient Rome: Emperors, chariots and liars
Free · no booking Loop route
- Duration
- 2 h approx.
- Distance
- 4.2 km on foot
- Stops
- 9 stops
A circular walk through the heart of ancient Rome, told from outside the paid sites: the Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine, the Circus Maximus, the Mouth of Truth, the Theatre of Marcellus, Michelangelo's Capitol with its viewpoint over the Forum, the Vittoriano, Trajan's Column and the Imperial Forums. It tells you what needs a ticket and where the free views are. About two hours, not counting time inside the monuments.
Start and end Colosseum and Arch of Constantine
Get thereThe route
The 1 marks where the tour starts and ends.
The 9 stops
At each one, a story of about two minutes.
-
1
Colosseum and Arch of Constantine Start
800 m · 11 min on foot
.jpg?locale=en)
-
2
Circus Maximus
720 m · 10 min on foot
-
3
Mouth of Truth
390 m · 6 min on foot
-
4
Theatre of Marcellus
410 m · 6 min on foot
-
5
Piazza del Campidoglio
130 m · 2 min on foot
.JPG?locale=en)
-
6
Roman Forum viewpoint
440 m · 6 min on foot
-
7
Vittoriano
340 m · 5 min on foot
-
8
Trajan's Column
300 m · 4 min on foot
-
9
Forum of Augustus
630 m · 9 min back to the start
_-_Laterale.jpg?locale=en)
-
Back at Colosseum and Arch of Constantine
The tour ends where it started.
How it works
-
1. Get to the start
Head to the starting point and tap “Start the tour”.
-
2. Listen
At each stop, tap “I'm here” and listen to the story.
-
3. Follow the map
Follow the map to the next stop. No rush.
Before you set off
Bring headphones and a charged phone: audio and map use up battery.
- It is a loop: you finish where you started.
- Stop whenever you like. Your progress is saved on this phone.
- The route and the texts load when you start, so it keeps working with patchy coverage.
- The walk stays outdoors. The time does not include going inside the buildings.
- Available in Spanish and English.
Use it offline
Save the audio, photos and route on this phone to do the tour with no data. Do it on wifi before you set off.
The download stopped halfway. What was already saved is still on this phone.
You can start the tour or leave this page: the download carries on.
Available offline
There is a new version. The one you have saved still works.
Photo credits
- 1. Colosseum and Arch of Constantine: Livioandronico2013 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 2. Circus Maximus: Rabax63 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 3. Mouth of Truth: Sailko · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 4. Theatre of Marcellus: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 5. Piazza del Campidoglio: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 6. Roman Forum viewpoint: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moro... · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 7. Vittoriano: Alvesgaspar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 8. Trajan's Column: NikonZ7II · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 9. Forum of Augustus: NikonZ7II · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons