Handpicked experience · Rome
Rome, Italy
Terrace access at the Altar of the Fatherland, plus the two museums inside it — with a lift that begins partway up rather than at street level.
Take the glass elevator, which was first used in 2007, to the pinnacle of this gigantic marble monument
Listen to the monument explanations on your smartphone with the Rome city audio guide app
From the peak, take in the breathtaking views of Trajan's marketplaces and the Fori imperiali
The panoramic elevator ride is deal before visiting the Archeological Area of the Colosseum or the Trajan's Markets
Reserved access to the panoramic lift serving the Vittoriano terrace
Admission to the Museum of the Risorgimento and the Venezia Palace Museum
A digital audio guide downloaded to your own phone
A 25-minute multimedia presentation on ancient Rome
Hosted entry with assistance at the meeting point
Worth knowing before you arrive: the glass lift at the Altar of the Fatherland runs from an upper level of the monument, not from the pavement. Reaching its doors still means going up the great flight of marble steps at the front, or finding the gentler route around the side. If stairs are the reason you chose this ticket, plan that first stretch accordingly.
Romans have made the same joke for a century, and it is the honest reason to go up. From the roof the city arranges itself properly: the arrow of the Fori Imperiali running down to the Colosseum, the Forum lying open below, and beyond it a low skyline of domes with no modern towers interrupting anything. It is the rare Roman viewpoint that shows you the ancient city as a plan rather than a series of fragments.
Most people take the lift and leave. The galleries inside cover Italy's unification, which is the reason this enormous white building exists at all — it is a monument to a country that was only assembled in the nineteenth century. Twenty quiet minutes there makes sense of the whole edifice.
The terrace is fully open, high above a wide square, and the wind up there is real in any season. Late afternoon is the best light on the ruins and also the busiest hour on the roof.
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What the fare covers, and what to budget for separately.
The practical detail, and the answers people actually ask for.
No. It runs from an upper level of the monument, so you first climb the marble staircase at the front or take the gentler approach around the side.
The Fori Imperiali running down to the Colosseum, the Forum directly below, Piazza Venezia and a skyline of domes. It reads as a plan of the ancient city rather than a set of separate sights.
They are, and they are usually near-empty because most visitors go straight up and back down. The Risorgimento collection explains why the monument was built in the first place.
Late afternoon gives the warmest light on the ruins, though it is also the busiest slot. Earlier in the day the terrace is quieter and the air clearer.
No, and it does not need to be. It sits at the front of the monument at street level and is open to anyone walking past.