Make sure to get yourself a guided when you enter kimmyV and I was in a small group for about 45 minutes. He did explain the story behind the architecture – the social classes during Roman empire, the battle of Gladiators, their hidden surprise rooms below the battlegrounds, etc.
We spent at least 2 hours roaming around and exploring this wonderful monument in and out of the crazy weather. The Roman ruins and other popular landmarks are also close by when you are done with this gem, Purchase tickets online to avoid very long queue, I’ve read other reviews and most say go in the morning to avoid huge crowds we went late afternoon and walked straight in.
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