Rome appears to be one of the most visited travel destinations in Europe, mostly thanks to an abundance of ancient buildings, art galleries and museums, and, of course, thanks to Vatican and Vatican museums, a heart of the Catholic church. Tourists come here from all over the world in order to enjoy all the exquisites of Italian cultural heritage that embraces a big number of must-see spots. It takes more than a couple days to examine remarkable Italian landscapes and stunning architecture of the past. The Eternal City of Rome, for instance, offers a wide range of places of interest, which usually invest in conventional sightseeing tours. In contrast, one of the recent tendencies features an arrangement of out-of-ordinary tours and excursions. Rome Coliseum is one of the brightest examples. For several years the Directorate of the Archaeological Heritage of Italy has been organizing night tours around Coliseum. This year it welcomes every history enthusiast and tourist on Thursdays and Saturdays during the period of May 2nd - November 2nd. In very deed, magnificence of the construction cannot but attract at nighttime, being illuminated around in contrast to Rome city landscape! In addition, who can resist a romantic title of the excursion – “The Moon above the Coliseum”? During this sightseeing tour, which, by the way, takes 75 minutes, visitors might look around an amphitheater, come down to Coliseum underground chambers and examine an exhibition dedicated to the Emperor Constantine. Tourists have an opportunity to explore the monument in complete stillness of the night, without lots of annoying tourists besieging the Coliseum throughout the day. Surely, being scheduled at night, “The Moon above the Coliseum” draws travelers’ attention. Especially, it recalls the historic fact that underground chambers of Coliseum were the place for both gladiators and animals. Here they were kept before red battles. An amazing view of Coliseum at night distracts visitors from the fact it was damaged multiply by earthquakes and ruined by locals during centuries; more precisely, Romans shamelessly dismantled ancient stones and bricks for their own development. Therefore, the location of marble statues that adorned Coliseum archways has been a deep mystery for years.
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