Described as wheelchair friendly and it is…..to a point! Access is via a lift and pushing a wheelchair around some of it was doable but due to the uneven terrain and steps, impossible for most of it for my elderly mum. I left my mum in the shade for a little while, while I walked round some of it but I didn’t use the media guide as I couldn’t get it to work for some reason. Still enjoyed our visit.

My husband and I truly enjoyed the experience! Our guide was knowledgeable, kind, funny, with great problem-solving skills. In our group were a few unpleasant individuals who were unhappy with the route of the tour. They were complaining and obnoxious, and the guy did an excellent job of handling them. Please let our guide know how much we appreciated her efforts, and her knowledge!

This was a great way to skip the line and seamlessly enter the Forum. We were in Rome on a 36 degree day and got to the gate at 9am, so the Forum was super quiet. We had it almost to ourselves while the big groups were still in line. By this point in our trip we were over being in big, slow moving groups, so this was a fantastic “hack”. The staff in the ticket office were great too. Best way to access the via Clivus Argentarius gate is to walk in front of the Victor Emanuel II monument and turn right at Via dei Fori Imperial and then right onto via di S. Pietro in Carcere. We used the Rick Steves Audio Europe guide as another reviewer suggested, which worked a treat.