Colosseum: affordable tickets and record visitors in the summer of 2025!

Colosseum: affordable tickets and record visitors in the summer of 2025!

Kolosseum, Rom, Italien - This summer the Colosseum in Rome enjoyed a record number of visitors. With over two million admission tickets sold in June, July and August 2023, the most famous archaeological site in Italy recorded a total of 2,277,139 ticket sales. Compared to summer 2019, the number of visitors rose by 16 % or 315,493 tickets. Average of around 25,000 people came every day to visit the impressive building that is considered the most popular museum in Italy. As the Süddeutsche Zeitung is even expected for the first time that the museums in Italy will have more visitors as residents for the first time.

The increasing number of visitors are not least due to an expansion of the cultural offer. New rooms were opened in the Colosseum and the adjacent monuments of the Roman Forum and the Palatine also received new entrances. A new panoramic elevator also enables people with motor restrictions to reach the upper levels of the Colosseum. In addition, the underground areas of the Colosseum are now accessible to the audience, supplemented by a multimedia installation and a gladiator exhibition. As can be seen from information from the archaeological park, the monumental Domus Tiberiana, the oldest imperial palace, was opened to visitors again after almost 50 years.

measurements and effects on tourism

The Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano emphasizes the central importance of the Colosseum as the most important archaeological site in Italy. The increase in visitor numbers could also be attributed to the great interest in films, television series and historical novels, all of which promote interest in ancient history. According to the director of the park, Alfonsina Russo, there are already plans to further improve cultural offer and service quality.

This positive development, however, is contrasting to challenges that have occurred in the past. So the Finestre Sull’Arte

Another aspect that influences the attractiveness of the museums in Italy could be the climate. In recent years it has been indicated that visitors prefer to see air -conditioned rooms on hot days, which could further increase the demand for museum visits in the warmer months.