Rome - Colosseum - Projections - House of Augustus Question?

Posted by LuvToTravel (California, USA) on 01/26/19 07:52 AM

Buon Giorno:

I hope forum users who travel to Italy frequently can help. I am confused with respect to Colosseum tickets.

My trip will be in May. I know I had wanted the SUPER ticket (18 euros plus 2 euros for booking fee). I wanted it to cover the Colosseum, the Forum and Palatine Hill for two days, etc.

When I click on the link to buy the SUPER ticket, it offers the Colosseum, the Forum, Palatine Hill + SUPER + Projection of House of Livia (40 minutes). This choice is offered two times. I believe the cost if 20 Euros.

Below it the following is offered, the Colosseum, the Forum, Palatine Hill + SUPER + Projection of House of Augustus (40 minutes). This choice is offered two times, and again, the cost is shown as 20 Euros.

I presume that since the word, "SUPER" is shown in these offerings, it means I will get the two days. But, what does Projection of House of Livia or Projection of House of Augustus mean. Does it mean they show you a movie.

I am just having an afterthought that maybe they are increasing the price to 20 Euros from 18 Euros, and the final cost will be 20 Euros plus a 2 Euro booking fee.

I am confused.

Finally, when I look at the link for the Underground/Belvedere tour, it looks like if you book this tour, you only get one day and you cannot book the two-day SUPER ticket with it. Very, very confusing.

Thank you for any help you may offer.

Posted by Kathy

Minnesota 🎒

01/26/19 06:13 PM

16688 posts

LTT, if all you want is the 'regular' entry ticket for the Colosseum, Forum and Palatine, you don't need to purchase the SUPER ticket. This is the one:

http://ecm.coopculture.it/index.php?option=com_snapp&view=event&id=6C207193-B1F0-4F69-70C4-016523BDE15E&catalogid=1B972393-F85A-9A73-1906-0167A81DA806&lang=en

For adults, it's € 12,00 +€ 2,00 reservation fee, and you will have to choose a specific time slot for your Colosseum visit. The ticket is good for 2 consecutive days: 1 visit to the Colosseum, and 1 for the Palatine/Forum (must visited together). You may choose to do all 3 on one day or the Colosseum on the day/time you've booked your entry and the Palatine/Forum the day after, I don't believe you can REVERSE that order.

Tickets are not yet available for May but when they are, you'll choose your date/time and the "FULL TICKET
individuals entrance" option. The tickets does not include any tours (underground, belvedere, etc).

SUPER tickets (€ 18,00+€ 2,00 fee) allow you to see a few extras.
http://ecm.coopculture.it/index.php?option=com_snapp&view=products&catalogid=37012C05-6EA9-0D04-570E-0167A8226C2E&snappTemplate=template3&lang=en

Somewhat of an explanation here:
https://www.coopculture.it/en/events.cfm?id=854

These tickets are also not yet available for May, and I honestly think that's a good thing. These were a new option at some midway point in 2018, and I've a hunch they're still ironing out some bugs. The coopculture website/ticketing options in general experienced quite a number of changes during last year so I'd wait an see what happens with this option over the next couple of months. Anyway, it's also good for 2 consecutive days but allows for one extra visit to the Palatine/Forum: one visit on each of those 2 days.

Tours are yet another thing, and I'm not going to go into the explanation on those unless it's something you know you really want: timing can be tricky and tickets for May are not yet available. They will go very, very quickly when they DO become available, though.