Roma Trip Overview
Visit Rome’s top attractions on this private six hour tour, in the company of an expert private guide. The tour will encompass the Colosseum (inside and out) the Roman Forum, Il Vittoriano, Piazza Venezia, the Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, and the Vatican, where you’ll see the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica. Entrance fees are included.
You will be met by your guide at the Colosseum, benefiting from fast-track access to avoid the lengthy queues.
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Duration: 6 hours
Starts: Roma, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Literary, Art & Music Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Roma, Lazio, Italy
Visit Rome’s top attractions on this private six hour tour, in the company of an expert private guide. The tour will encompass the Colosseum (inside and out) the Roman Forum, Il Vittoriano, Piazza Venezia, the Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, and the Vatican, where you’ll see the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica. Entrance fees are included.
You will be met by your guide at the Colosseum, benefiting from fast-track access to avoid the lengthy queues.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome Italy
You will be met by your guide at the Colosseum, benefitting from fast-track access to avoid the lengthy queues. You will then tour the interior of this vast amphitheatre; a real triumph of Roman ingenuity.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Roman Forum, Largo della Salara Vecchia 5/6, 00186 Rome Italy
Once you have toured the interior of the Colosseum, you’ll continue to the nearby Arch of Constantine and the Roman Forum. The Forum was focal point of life in the city, a place of commerce, politics and religion. Located around the ancient square are the ruins of the 1st-century Arch of Titus, the House of the Vestal Virgins, the Temple of Saturn, the Senate House, and the white marble Arch of Septimius Severus.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Complesso del Vittoriano, Via di San Pietro in Carcere 1, 00186 Rome Italy
Next, a walk along the Via Sacra (Sacred Way) will take you to the Capitoline Hill and Il Vittoriano, a striking neoclassical building, affectionately named “the wedding cake” by the locals – you’ll soon see why!
Stop At: Trevi Fountain, Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Rome Italy
A further stroll and you’ll arrive at the stunning Trevi Fountain. If you throw a coin into the fountain, there is a legend which states that you will one day return to Rome.
You will then have chance for lunch (own expense). Your guide will be able to offer suggestions if required – there is a lot of choice!
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Pantheon, Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Rome Italy
Once you have had lunch, the tour will continue into the Government District. Here you’ll be able to see the Parliament Building, the Palace of the Council of Ministers and the Column of Marcus Aurelius. Temple of Hadrian is located nearby – an imposing structure, built in honour of the Emperor Hadrian by his successor, Emperor Antonius Pius.
A narrow alleyway will lead you to the piazza della Rotonda, where you will find the Pantheon, the location of the tomb of the Renaissance genius, Raphael.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Piazza Navona, 00186 Rome Italy
You’ll then pass the ancient Baths of Nero on your way to Piazza Navona where Bernini’s incredible ‘Fountain of the Four Rivers’ is located.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Just across the Tiber is the final stop on the tour -the Vatican City. Here you’ll see the Vatican Museums, which host an enormous array of spectacular artworks including frescoes by Raphael, and Michelangelo’s exquisite ceiling in the Sistine Chapel.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy
You will visit the Sistine Chapel, one of Italy’s most popular attractions, and still used today for the papal elections. The chapel is the location of Michelangelo’s ‘The Last Judgment’ and other frescoes depicting Biblical stories, such as the creation of Adam
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: St. Peter’s Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
After the Sistine Chapel, you will view the world’s most important Catholic church – Saint Peter’s Basilica.
Duration: 1 hour
