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Roman Forum

The valley where Rome ran the world — and still leaves flowers for Caesar.

  • Ticketed

Opening hours, admission and address

Address
Largo della Salara Vecchia 5/6
Opening hours
  • Summer09:00–19:15
  • Winter09:00–16:30
Admission
The Forum is covered by the same ticket as the Colosseum, and a cheaper Forum-and-Palatine ticket is sold for visitors who skip the arena. Tickets come from the archaeological park's own site, ticketing.colosseo.it, not from the former concessionaire whose name still appears on older listings and on resale sites. The Forum opens half an hour after the Colosseum and closes at the same time, with last entry an hour before. Buy before you arrive: the Largo della Salara Vecchia gate is an entrance but has no ticket office, and it has a record of closing at short notice, so plan on the Via Sacra or Colosseum-side entrances as a fallback. There is no shade in the valley, so bring water and a hat.
Category
Landmarks
Official website
colosseo.it
Coordinates
41.89274, 12.48715

Where it is

Schematic map of Rome with 19 stops marked; Roman Forum is highlighted.N500 mOpenStreetMapCentred near latitude 41.899.
Roman Forum on the Rome map, with the other stops of the guide around it.

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