Ah, Roma. No matter how many times you visit, something pulls you back again and again.
The Italians are never shy in sharing their singular country and its thousands of splendors. But, one sight-seeing treat has – mysteriously – always been off limits: the “basement, or the hypogea of the Colosseum as it’s correctly known.
Tantalizingly, you can see it from the top of the building, but have to squint to see what is there.
Well – good news. Soon, the hypogea will soon be available for all to see and touch. The corridors that gladiators once walked are now open to the public.
Read more courtesy of CNN.com
