Roma Trip Overview
Join us on this 2-hour intimate guided tour to discover the main treasures of Castel Sant Angel staying away from the crowded group tours. With your English-speaking guide, you will admire the impressive castle’s architecture. Once you get inside, you will be led through the several historical stages of the Eternal City and admire the incredible masterpieces hosted by the castle. Build as a tomb for the emperor, used through the Middle Ages as a castel, prison, and a place of last refuges for popes under attack, and today a museum, this giant pile of ancient bricks is packed with history, brought to life by your professional guide.
After the tour, take a relaxing walk through Rome’s famous narrow streets and enjoy a drink with your local guide.
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Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Roma, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Join us on this 2-hour intimate guided tour to discover the main treasures of Castel Sant Angel staying away from the crowded group tours. With your English-speaking guide, you will admire the impressive castle’s architecture. Once you get inside, you will be led through the several historical stages of the Eternal City and admire the incredible masterpieces hosted by the castle. Build as a tomb for the emperor, used through the Middle Ages as a castel, prison, and a place of last refuges for popes under attack, and today a museum, this giant pile of ancient bricks is packed with history, brought to life by your professional guide.
After the tour, take a relaxing walk through Rome’s famous narrow streets and enjoy a drink with your local guide.
Itinerary
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Pass By: Castel Sant’Angelo, Castel Sant’Angelo, Province of Rieti, Lazio
You will meet with your guide in front of the main entrance of the Castle.
Stop At: Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant’Angelo, Lungotevere Castello 50, 00193 Rome Italy
Emperor Hadrian thought he couldn’t go wrong when he designed this new tomb for the emperors in 138, three years before his own death. He placed it on the uninhabited bank of the pestilential Tiber, where the imperial megalomania would cause no resentment, and he built it solidly to defend his memory against Time itself. Instead, his last resting place has seen more blood, treachery, and turmoil than any in Rome; his ashes were still warm in the urn when Aurelian made it a bulwark in his walls, inaugurating its history as Rome’s chief citadel and dungeon.
Duration: 2 hours
