Mamertine Prison, Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine and V&R audio guide

Visit the Mamertine Prison, Rome's oldest prison, for many centuries a maximum security prison for Rome's enemies awaiting execution. Known since the Middle Ages, it is the place where, according to tradition, the Apostles Peter and Paul lived their last days before being martyred.

Explore the Colosseum, the Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum accompanied by our Multimedia Audio Guide Vatican&Rome available in five languages.

Clivo Argentario

Price

€ 34,00

Duration

4 hours

Advantages

With just one ticket you can visit the Mamertine Prison and explore the Colosseum Archaeological Park with our innovative Vatican&Rome Audio Guide.

  • Guaranteed access upon reservation to the Mamertine Prison, Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
  • Multimedia audio guide of the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill available in the following languages: Italian, English, French, German and Spanish.
  • Show your ticket directly on your smartphone and start your visit
  • Welcome and assistance from our staff

What’s included

  • Entrance ticket and visit to the Mamertine Prison with virtual audio guide available in the following languages: Italian, English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese.
  • Entrance ticket to the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine
  • Multimedia audio guide of the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill available in the following languages: Italian, English, French, German and Spanish.

To listen to the audio guide you will need to download our Vatican&Rome App from the App Store or Play Store

What’s not included

  • Guided tour of the Mamertine Prison
  • Guided tour of the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
  • Everything not expressly indicated in the "Included" section

Information and reception

Place of exchange and issue of tickets

  • Mamertine Prison, Via Clivo Argentario
  • The entrance ticket to the Colosseum is nominative. For the purposes of issuing at the Mamertine Prison, it will be necessary to present an identity document. The ticket office staff will check the exact correspondence between the number of tickets issued and the number of present users.
  • The entrance to Mamertine Prison can be booked at the time of purchase
  • The reservation for Colosseum is mandatory and the booking time must be 1h later the visit of Mamertine Prison
  • The cumulative purchase of over 7 combined tickets use is not permitted
  • A greater number of participants require a group ticket which must be purchased online on the dedicated channel
  • At the Mamertine Prison it will be necessary to collect the entrance ticket for the Colosseum and is necessary to go to Colosseum ticket offices 15 minutes before the booking time
  • The ticket for Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill is valid for one day and allows only one entrance to the Colosseum and only one entrance to the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
  • No booking required for Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
  • When the entrances to the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill is free for all visitors during the regular opening hours, at the ticket office of Carcer Tullianum it is possible to purchase the combined ticket Mamertine Prison + Archaeological Area at the reduced price of € 7.00;

* THE REDUCTION BETWEEN 18 and 25 years (ends the day after the age of twenty-five) is provider for:

  • European citizens and with conditions of reciprocity
  • Citizens of states outside the European Union who are holders of a regular residence permit for work, family, humanitarian and study reasons issued in Italy by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

If you wish to take a guided tour click here

How to get

Address and opening hours

Mamertine Prison - Via Clivo Argentario

  • Monday - Sunday 9:00 - 17:00

How to get

  • Bus: Line 40 - 64 from Termini Station or San Pietro H -170 from Termini Station. Piazza Venezia stop plus a walk (about 5 minutes) towards the Colosseum (Via Clivo Argentario)
  • Tram: Line 8 from Trastevere. Piazza Venezia stop plus a walk (about 5 minutes) towards the Colosseum (Via Clivo Argentario)
€ 34,00

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