ONE IN THREE ROMANS NEVER BEEN INSIDE COLOSSEUM

ONE IN THREE ROMANS NEVER BEEN INSIDE COLOSSEUM

(ANSA) - Rome, November 3 - Nearly one in three Romans has never been inside the Colosseum according to a study released Tuesday.

The survey by a Rome tourism institute polled 2,500 local residents, 29% of whom said they had never set foot inside Rome's most famous monument.

According to the study, only 33% of residents said they knew 'enough' about Roman history, with 25% saying they didn't know very much and 29% saying they knew 'nothing at all'.

However, 70% of those polled said the city should do more to promote historic churches, museums and landmarks.