I'm trying to book tickets for the Colosseum, in Rome. I've gone to the coopculture.it website.
I realize I'm late but it seems strange that all dates in January are open to ticket but NO dates in February are available. Is this possible or is the website having a malfunction.?
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Please see this discussion on tickets and recent changes.
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/new-rules-for-colosseum-tickets
If you’re heading to Italy's biggest tourist attraction, you won’t want to leave home without checking how to buy tickets under an updated system that comes in from Wednesday, October 18th.
Changes intended to make official tickets for Rome's Colosseum easier to purchase will come into effect from Wednesday, after Italy's culture ministry announced the first details of the new system on Monday.
Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri hailed the move as a "positive innovation that we’ve been asking for for some time."
The changes will "help reduce the phenomenon of ticket scalping, queue-jumping and mass purchases of tickets which manipulate the price,” he told reporters on Tuesday.
If you’re planning to visit any time soon, here’s how you get a ticket.
What's changing?
The main change is that tickets to the Colosseum are now named. That means you'll need to show ID with your ticket when you arrive, and you won’t be able to visit without identification that matches your named ticket.
It should also now be easier to get hold of tickets both online and in person, after months of complaints from visitors that tickets were frequently sold out.
Official online ticket sales will now be through the official website only, at www.colosseo.it. They will no longer be sold via the Società Cooperativa Culture (CoopCulture) website, which was previously the official online vendor.
For in-person sales, a new ticket office has been opened near the Colosseum at Largo della Salara Vecchia in addition to the existing one at Piazza del Colosseo, the culture ministry said.
The number of physical tickets available at ticket offices has been doubled to keep up with demand.
Individual visitors can also purchase tickets by phone from the official call centre or through the ParcoColosseo app,
Visitors to Rome's ancient Colosseum have complained of difficulties in getting tickets via official channels throughout 2023.