AUDIO TOURS · HISTORY AUDIO TOURS IN ITALY
The 15 best history audio tours in Italy you can book right now, with the price one person pays, how long the audio runs and whether the entry ticket comes with it. Number one is first for a reason.
Review of Rome’s Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill ticket with audio app, timed entry, Arena Floor upgrade, and practical tips.
“A good day but the queue and waiting around was tiresome. Inside it was packed so unable to see everything...on the whole it was worthwhile going as it's an extremely impressive building.”
Review of Venice’s St. Mark’s Basilica ticket with audio guide, skip-the-line entry, VR history gallery, costs, limits, and useful tips.
“The guide was amazing - very knowledgeable and interesting to listen to. Enjoyed it very much.”
Explore Rome’s Colosseum, Forum, and Palatine Hill with an English guide or multilingual audio tour, plus 24-hour access to ancient ruins.
“absolutely amazing tour today from the gentlemen we met at the meeting point to the tour guide. verry professional and a lot of knowledge 5 stars all round”
Review of Rome’s Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill entry with audio guide, practical tips, pricing, queues, access, and value.
“Great experience. Tickets direct were not available so we were happy to pay a little extra for tickets this way. Entry was smooth and on time despite crowds- staff at the gate were quick to turn people back if they arrived at the wrong time. We got there 15 minutes before the time on our ticket and were allowed in. Tickets came through via email and WhatsApp a couple of days before. Excellent communication from the booking team. Would recommend using one of the alternate entrances to the Forum (gate 7 is what we used and we queued for just over 20 minutes to get in), as gate 2 opposite…”
Save time at Taormina’s Ancient Theater with fast-track entry and a flexible audio guide, plus sweeping views of Mount Etna and the sea.
“Such an interesting and impressive site. Loved every minute. The design and build for the age was incredible . Also could have sat and looked at the view of Mt Etna all morning.”
See Rome’s Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill with timed entry, local assistance, and a self-guided audio app.
“Great experience! Tour contact was on time. Explained step by step and where to go and approximate time it would take. Perfect!”
Explore Rome’s Forum, Palatine Hill, museums, frescoed houses, and Imperial Forums with a flexible $25 pass and audio guide app.
“Good. However, the starting point was confusing as the GPS had us in a different part of the site which was not in accordance with the numbered stops. That should be rectified as we lost a bit of time getting oriented.”
Explore the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum with a guide or audio app, plus practical tips on timing, value, entry rules, and meeting points.
“There are so many other tour options—do yourself a favor and use any other tour! They change the time of the reservation once it’s past the cancellation window and then tell you that they can’t accommodate you despite having had this reservation for months. Was able to book our desired time with a different tour immediately after- they’re running a scam with this one hoping people just pay and don’t care about the start time.”
Explore Naples National Archaeological Museum with a one-day ticket and audio app, from Pompeii treasures to Farnese sculptures and Roman art.
“Very large but awesome museum. Got to see what we wanted to see.”
Review of Rome’s Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill admission with audio app, timing advice, costs, and honest value tips.
“Two stars just because we skipped the line at the Colosseum (but we had to wait in line for the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill). Children are admitted to the Archaeological Park of the Colosseum for free, but ours were charged anyway because of that useless app called "Ola Guide", which is just a Wikipedia geolocated repack (it requires play store services, so rejoice ungoogled phone users)”
Review of Rome’s Colosseum, Forum, and Palatine Hill entry with audio guide, timing, arena upgrade, value, tips, and practical details.
“Everything was great, all people were kind and cooperative”
Review of Rome’s Colosseum Arena, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill with audio guide, practical tips, pricing, timing, and honest drawbacks.
“Always a must see on any Roman trip but in the midst of a summer heatwave, even a 9am start doesn’t allow for a comfortable visit when there’s minimal shade and high humidity. Our youngest teenager didn’t really cope with the open expanse of the Palatine Hills and Roman Forum.. but did appreciate the Colosseum.. preferable to do it in another season”
Explore Matera’s Sassi with 30+ geolocated audio stops, ancient caves, rock churches, and frescoes for just $4.70.
“Ces deux endroits sont magnifiques et l’organisation de ce voyage était parfait”
Review of Naples’ National Archaeological Museum with digital guide, Pompeii treasures, Farnese sculptures, practical tips, value, and drawbacks.
Review of Naples Archaeological Museum audio guide: 85 highlights, offline access, five languages, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“Good choice. You receive a digital audio guide on the really complete ITGUIDES app. There is also the recently reopened "Campania Romana" collection and "Magna Grecia" which are not present in the audio guide which is sold at the ticket office and which costs more. Really fast customer service. To be purchased a few days before the visit so you can download it calmly and start studying the museum's collections”
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