Colosseum, Rzym

The Colosseum (or Roman Coliseum) is a must-see sight on anyone's map of places to visit in Rome. It's the largest amphitheatre ever built in the Roman Empire, and was designed to hold 50,000 spectators who could come and go through its many entrances. The history of the Colosseum is very interesting; it dates back all the way to 80 AD to a time when gladiator contests, executions, animal hunts and other public spectacles were held inside its walls. Now its picture takes a prized seat on the back of the Italian version of the five cent Euro coin. Each Good Friday the Pope leads a 'Way of the Cross' torch-lit procession around the Colosseum. Tickets to the Colosseum are free for under-18s and over-65 citizens of the E.U. This impressive amphitheatre is easy to get to, being within walking distance of the Pantheon, Circus Maximus and the Spanish Steps.