You simply cannot visit Rome and skip the Colosseum! Honestly, almost every first-time visitor to the Eternal City heads straight for the legendary amphitheatre, is surprised by how “un-colossal” it actually looks by modern standards, and wanders somewhat listlessly through what remains.

But those who travel with the Rome audio guide for iPhone and Android come away far more impressed! Have you already listened to the track above? It’s a short excerpt from the Colosseum audio tour. Play the full version and you’ll be amazed how these ruins “come alive”, painting vivid scenes of gladiatorial combat, roaring crowds, and imperial decrees.

Exploring the Eternal City is far more interesting when someone is telling you stories along the way. And you don’t need to join a group tour – just download the Rome audio guide in the Ever.Travel mobile app. With it you can walk at your own pace, at any time of day, pausing the narration whenever you want to rest, shop, or take photos. Never tried discovering a city with an audio guide? Now’s the perfect time to start!

Finding a high-quality Rome audio guide is not always easy. But look no further :) In the routes section of the Ever.Travel mobile app you’ll find several audio tours prepared by a professional Italy guide, narrator, and sound engineer. These are not just collections of facts and engaging stories – they are full-fledged city navigators. Throughout the narration you’ll hear cues telling you when to turn right, when to walk straight ahead, and when to look up. With us you can be sure you won’t miss anything interesting!

The app contains 5 audio walks around Rome: one overview tour about the city (free to download) and 4 routes costing $1–2 each. Can you imagine? Fascinating multimedia stories for less than a cup of coffee! And we won’t even compare them to paper guidebooks or the cost of organised tours. Either way, downloading the Rome audio guide in the Ever.Travel mobile app is cheaper than getting to know the city any other way! You can download all of the audio walks or just the ones that interest you most.

Download the Ever.Travel mobile app and in Rome you’ll find several audio walks around the city. So that you can judge how interesting and well-made they are, the first overview tour is completely free to download!

You can listen to it anywhere: on the sofa at home, on the plane to Italy, over breakfast at your hotel… We’ll walk you through the key and most fascinating chapters of the Eternal City’s history, and help you plan your walking routes so you don’t miss a thing.

Narrated by: private Italy guide Elizaveta Shurygina

Duration – 28 minutes

Download the free Rome audio guide right now!

This audio guide is dedicated to the largest and most important Catholic cathedral in the world – St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. Entry is free; just make sure you’re dressed appropriately – no low necklines, bare shoulders, or exposed knees. By the way, the famous basilica offers its own audio guide, but it costs several times more than ours ;) Remember, you can save money and download the St. Peter’s audio walk in the Ever.Travel mobile app.

On this tour we’ll tell you not only about the cathedral’s exterior, but also step inside to explore the basilica’s stunning interior, see Michelangelo’s legendary Pietà, and many other priceless sculptures and artefacts.

Narrated by: private Italy guide Elizaveta Shurygina

Duration – 32 minutes

Audio guide price: 100 piastres (about $1)

The tour route includes:

We begin this tour at Castel Sant’Angelo, then cross the Bridge of Angels to the other bank of the Tiber, walk to Piazza Navona, and wind through a maze of streets to the Pantheon. Turn on this Rome audio guide and you can be sure you won’t just avoid getting lost – you’ll also discover dozens of fascinating stories you’ll be excitedly sharing with friends and family when you get home :)

Narrated by: private Italy guide Elizaveta Shurygina

Duration – 34 minutes

Audio guide price: 100 piastres (about $1)

The walking route includes:

We begin this tour with a visit to the Flavian Amphitheatre, better known as the Colosseum. We’ll tell you about its construction, the wild and bloody spectacles, and the Christian martyrs subjected to brutal tortures in the arena. Then we head to the Triumphal Arch of Constantine the Great – the first Roman emperor to officially recognise Christianity as the state religion. You can download this Rome audio guide in the Ever.Travel mobile app.

Narrated by: private Italy guide Elizaveta Shurygina

Duration – 30 minutes

Audio guide price: 100 piastres (about $1)

Another spot in Rome where an audio guide is simply indispensable! A plain walk among the ruins is not particularly impressive, but turn on our narration and you’ll discover where grand temples once stood, where the Vestal Virgins and emperors lived, and where decisions of war and peace were made. With us these “ruins” “come alive” and become incredibly fascinating! And yes, just as at St. Peter’s or the Colosseum, our audio guide to the Roman Forum costs several times less than the official one :) Download it right now? ;)

Narrated by: private Italy guide Elizaveta Shurygina

Duration – 59 minutes

Audio guide price: 200 piastres (about $2)

The walking route includes:

If after Rome you plan to continue your Italian journey, the very same Ever.Travel app also has 6 audio tours of Venice and an audio guide to Milan’s famous Duomo. Download them – they’re every bit as interesting and engaging as the Eternal City stories!

By the way, for those who prefer real feedback over descriptions, here are some reviews left by users after listening to our Rome audio guides:

Still have questions about where to find and how to download the audio walks? Check out our guide where we explain just how easy, convenient, and affordable it is to explore with the Ever.Travel mobile guide!

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