1.5 million dollars

Airbnb rents Colosseum – and Romans are up in arms

"We are not Disneyland, we are Rome!" The outcry is huge. Some critics are concerned that such events could undermine the cultural value of the Colosseum.(Bild: Airbnb)

The booking platform Airbnb is fighting against its bad image in the Eternal City and is only making things worse: it rented the world-famous Colosseum for gladiator fights for 1.5 million dollars. And in the Holy Year, no less.

The Colosseum, a symbol of 2000 years of Roman history and an attraction for millions of tourists, is being fought over - in more ways than one.