Rome’s Colosseum extends cool night tours as heatwaves scorch city

No Comment Video. Rome’s Colosseum extends cool night tours as heatwaves scorch city Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 14/08/2026 - 15:25 GMT+2 Rome’s Colosseum is opening late four nights a week this summer, offering fully booked evening tours as a cooler, more magical way to visit. As temperatures soar across Rome, the Colosseum is keeping its doors open later into the evening, with guided tours now running until 11pm four nights a week. Up to 275 visitors can join each tour on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and the summer programme is already fully booked. After dark, visitors can explore the arena floor and underground passages away from the worst of the heat. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The monument previously offered night tours on just two evenings a week, but the schedule has been doubled for the summer. Simone Quilici, director of the Colosseum Archaeological Park, said the extension was designed to give visitors a cooler alternative during Rome’s heatwaves. Backed by funding from Italy’s culture ministry, the programme could continue until September. Built in the first century, the Colosseum remains the world’s largest amphitheatre, accommodating around 50,000 spectators and drawing up to 20,000 visitors a day at the height of the tourist season. Italy Heatwave Rome monument Tourism Cultural Heritage Top stories Now playing Next Rome’s Colosseum extends cool night tours as heatwaves scorch city Now playing Next Tourists flock to Mount Etna to witness eruption despite safety warnings Now playing Next In quake-hit Cali, ‘hugs here’ station brings comfort amid rubble Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | August 14th, 2026 – Midday Now playing Next Colombia earthquake: Dog rescued alive as 72-hour window closes Now playing Next Unprecedented rainfall in Japan leaves at least four dead in Chiba prefecture Now playing Next US pushes back on mental health crisis reports on USS Abraham Lincoln Now playing Next Explosion at Dutch port of Rotterdam leaves one dead, police say Now playing Next Poland detains Russian over 'execution' plot in Warsaw, PM Tusk says Now playing Next Japan slams Putin following first visit to disputed Kuril islands Now playing Next Brussels unveils giant flower carpet inspired by Hokusai masterpiece Now playing Next Russian drone attack strikes second passenger train in Ukraine Now playing Next Beyond the headlines: Daniel Malikyar on capturing the unseen beauty of Afghanistan Now playing Next Amid the Ceuta crisis, how do EU citizens view refugees? Now playing Next Russian strike kills two, injures 17 in Kramatorsk as Ukraine hits Russian oil port Now playing Next Spain extends Almaraz nuclear plant operations to 2030, delaying closure by three years ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Comment France wildfire forces 525 people to flee as Landes forest burns No Comment Wildfire forces evacuation of 1,000 as flames sweep Croatia’s coast No Comment One dead, several injured in Rotterdam port blast at Gunvor refinery No Comment Brussels unveils giant flower carpet inspired by Hokusai masterpiece Europe News 'Wall of fire' forces sea evacuation in Greece as wildfires continue across Europe United Kingdom Farage wins UK by-election as investigation into undeclared €5.8m gift resumes Art Child's play: French artist Saype's giant ephemeral frescoes takeover Swiss alpine resort Europe News Poland thwarts unprecedented plot by Russia to kill Ukrainian-US citizen in a NATO country, PM Tusk says Europe News Explosion at Dutch port of Rotterdam leaves one dead and several injured, police say Health news Trump’s vaccine overhaul could fuel mistrust and leave Europe vulnerable to disease resurgence Europe News Romania shuts off second reactor at Cernavodă NPP amid low water levels on Danube Europe News Russian forces strike second passenger train in Ukraine's Odesa region ADVERTISEMENT Cinema Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'The End Of Oak Street' - Putting the Jurassic World franchise to shame No Comment Putin watches Russian navy drills off Russia's Sakhalin Island No Comment Russian drone strikes passenger train in Odesa region, killing driver The Cube TikTok's finfluencers: How reliable is the financial advice reaching young investors? Europe News Aerial footage captures total solar eclipse over Spain No Comment Soaring stingray numbers off California beaches drive record injuries No Comment Timelapse of partial solar eclipse seen from Royal Observatory Greenwich Japan Tokyo issues angry response as Putin makes his first visit to the disputed Kuril islands ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT