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Travel Photo Of The Week: The Colosseum, Rome

This week we feature this beautifully captured shot of one of the most visited of man-made landmarks on the backpacking trail, Rome’s imposing Colosseum.

No visit to Italy’s capital is complete without taking a look inside this impressive structure, built way back in the 1st century AD for the purpose of housing the bloodthirsty gladiatorial games for which Rome became so famous (or infamous).

The colosseum is beautifully lit by night, as this photo so clearly depicts.

Taken by Jennifer, a member of the backpackers travel photo pool on Flickr. Check out more of her photos here.

Do you have travel photos you’d like to share with us? If you do, perhaps it’s time to join the backpackers travel photo pool on Flickr and show us your stuff!

Useful travel photography tips for backpackers:
TravelPhoto.net – ‘Photo Tips: How To Take Good Travel Pictures’
Photo.net – ‘Hargett’s travel photography tips’
CNN Traveler.com – ‘Photography tips for the traveler’
About.com – ‘Travel Photography 101: How to Take Better Travel Pictures’

Travel resources backpackers might find useful:
Book hostels – book a hostel in Rome
Travel Insurance – instant, cheap travel insurance for backpackers
ItalyGuides.it – guide to visiting the Colosseum

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