ROME PRIVATE TOUR
ROME IN JUST 1 DAY
PRIVILEGED ENTRANCES - DURATION 7 HOURS
Departure from your hotel, airport or elsewhere in Rome with your private city-guide and start your tour visiting Capitoline Hill to enjoy the spectacular panoramic view of ancient Temples, Triumphal-archers, the Senate House, Basilicas and Sacred Way which surround the old Roman Forum, hub of political, religious and commercial life during republican and imperial days and now forming one of
the most historical archaeological complexes in the western world. Visit the nearby elegant renaissance square modelled by
Michelangelo for Pope Paul III and adorned by the bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, father of the infamous Emperor-gladiator Commodus. See the Circus Maximus of Ben Hur fame with its impressive views of the sprawling ruins of the Emperors' Palaces on Palatine Hill. Then proceed to the Coliseum and hear about the bloody gladiator combats, the wild animal games and astonishing events held there to satiate the 70.000
excited roman spectators. Circle around Piazza Venezia, dominated by the massive looming "Wedding Cake" marble honorary monument erected in 1885 to commemorate King Victor Emmanuel II and drive to the Quirinal Palace, official residence of the Italian President originally built by Popes in the 1580s as their splendid summer residence .Descend to the cascading waters of the Trevi Fountain,
the grandest of Rome's baroque fountains, still fed by an ancient 19 BC roman aqueduct and toss a coin into its gushing sprays to propitiate a sure return-visit to the Eternal City. Stroll by the Spanish Steps, favourite spot of European nobles during the Grand Tour era as well as haunt of poets, writers and painters in the Romantic age. Pass Palazzo Chigi, seat of the government and the nearby Italian Parliament as you make your way to Piazza Navona, most loved meeting place of romans today and embellished by Bernini's fountains and the Pamphili Palace. After an inside visit to the awe inspiring Pantheon constructed by Emperor Hadrian in 120 BC, spanned by a solid concrete dome, the largest in the world, enjoy a light lunch or snack in one of the numerous cafés or bars in the picturesque and operatic square facing the monument. Subsequently cross the River Tiber to the Vatican City, smallest sovereign state in the world, to visit the immense Papal art collections housed in the Vatican Museums once part of the Papal Palaces and the Sistine Chapel. After admiring the numerous artworks and masterpieces of Raphael and Michelangelo, visit St. Peter's Basilica and the great baroque Colonnaded Square protected by Swiss Guards. At the end of your extraordinary full-day discovery of Rome be accompanied back to your indicated point in Rome or Fiumicino airport.
ROME PRIVATE TOUR IN TWO DAYS
ROME IN 2 DAYS
DAY 1
PRIVILEGED ENTRANCES - DURATION 7 HOURS
At your hotel or other agreed spot in Rome.
08.00 a.m.
That of your party
(Tour suitable for children)
Visit the Vatican City, enclosing the world's richest art collection, to discover the highlights of the Museums, including Raphael's Rooms, the ancient Greek and Roman sculptures, the Renaissance Tapestries, the Gallery of Maps with views of the Gardens, the Sistine Chapel home to Michelangelo's awesome frescoes and Last Judgement. Enjoy anecdotes and accounts of famous artists and popes giving you a fuller understanding and appreciation of the renaissance spirit which heralded great changes in thoughts, art, architecture, music and human conditions. Then see the colossal Basilica and Square of St. Peter to marvel at its overwhelming Dome and structure, the sublime and touching Pietà, Bernini's glorious and mystical baroque Canopy, and the burial-site of St. Peter with the monumental tombs of Popes. Hear about the Papal Swiss Guards and the making of Vatican City State through the centuries.
Stroll at sunset through a maze of fascinating medieval streets and narrow alleys accompanied by intriguing stories and legends recounted by our friendly guides to discover Rome, in the cool and away from the usual tourist itineraries to capture the unforgettable sensual atmospheres of charming squares like Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona and Santa Maria della Pace, romantic and mysterious.
Magical sensations produced by splashes of the Trevi Fountain, the lazy and silent flow of the Tiber river and the elongated shadows cast on cobblestones by the Pantheon's unique Dome will reveal the bewitching air of the Eternal City as we visit hidden renaissance and baroque treasures. Our promenade will continue to Emperor Hadrian's Mausoleum and legendary St. Angel's Bridge to enjoy a fantastic sight of the Pope's imposing Castle-Fortress and to enjoy an insuperable view of St. Peter's and its Colonnaded Square elegantly illuminated.
DAY 2
PRIVILEGED ENTRANCES - DURATION 7 HOURS
At your hotel or other agreed spot in Rome.
09.00 a.m.
That of your party
(Tour suitable for children)
Enter the impressive symbol of Rome, the Coliseum and hear vivid details of the ferocious gladiator combats, wild animal hunting scenes and the many varied spectacular events held there. Visit the Palatine Hill and see breathtaking views of ht Emperors' residences. Stroll along the "Via Sacra" just as Julius Caesar, Caesar Augustus and Hadrian did when they paraded their victorious legions to the Roman Forum, centre of political, religious and commercial life in ancient Rome. See the interior of the old Senate, Temple of Vesta,
dwellings of the Vestal Virgins and Triumphal Arches of Titus and Septimius Severus. Our storyteller guides will bring history alive describing the architecture, superstitions, traditions and myths of the sprawling roman populace and the incredible extravagancies of the imperial court when the city was capital of an unrivalled empire. Our exploration will lead us up to Capitoline Hill to observe the suggestive and evocative ruins of the millenarian Latin civilization and then to discover the Michelangelo-designed elegant renaissance square with its bronze statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. End the morning tour perhaps relaxing and enjoying one of the most beautiful panoramic views of Rome from the "Caffarelli" terraced-café.
Stop to explore the mysterious Catacombs situated along the old Appian Way, totalling some 150 kilometres of underground tunnels and galleries used as cemeteries by early Christians under roman persecutions. See the tracks of the vast Circus Maximus where 180 thousand inflamed spectators could fervently incite their favourite heroes to victory and view the sprawling Emperors' Palaces on Palatine Hill. Courageously dare placing your hand in the oldest “lie detector” in the world, the famous “Mouth of Truth” and then continue your walk to admire the well-preserved Temples of Hercules and of Portunus situated on the banks of the Tiber. Discover the most recent archaeological excavation-site in Rome to visit the Portico D’Ottavia, Theatre of Marcellus and the nearby old Jewish Ghetto . Conclude your tour at the authentic spot of Julius Caesar’s assassination on the Ides of March, 44 B.C. and now refuge to thousands of street-cats.
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