Roma Trip Overview
Climbing the Stairs to the Capitol, the Town Hall centre of Rome’s first government, even now remains so. The Site is magical; the square with its buildings were restructured by Michelangelo in16C. It overlooks most of Rome. At its centre is the famous 2ndC bronze Equestrian Monument to Marcus Aurelius. Now a replica, you will see the original visiting the first Museum: this sculpture is still in its original gilt bronze. Poised under a glass pavilion especially built, all is full of light and colour emanating from the Roman sky.
Half way through the Museum, your guide will offer a coffee on the terrace of its cafe which opens on a magnificent vista of Rome towards St Peter. You will return by the Lapidarium from where you will see the Roman Forum, its arches, street and buildings, and will descend on to Piazza Venezia to the Trajan Forum and its Column. All will be illustrated by your Classical Expert Guide.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Roma, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Roma, Lazio, Italy
Climbing the Stairs to the Capitol, the Town Hall centre of Rome’s first government, even now remains so. The Site is magical; the square with its buildings were restructured by Michelangelo in16C. It overlooks most of Rome. At its centre is the famous 2ndC bronze Equestrian Monument to Marcus Aurelius. Now a replica, you will see the original visiting the first Museum: this sculpture is still in its original gilt bronze. Poised under a glass pavilion especially built, all is full of light and colour emanating from the Roman sky.
Half way through the Museum, your guide will offer a coffee on the terrace of its cafe which opens on a magnificent vista of Rome towards St Peter. You will return by the Lapidarium from where you will see the Roman Forum, its arches, street and buildings, and will descend on to Piazza Venezia to the Trajan Forum and its Column. All will be illustrated by your Classical Expert Guide.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome Italy
Visit the most amazing amphitheatre in the world, built by emperor Vespasian to entertain the Roman people to the cruel and bloody gladiatorial games, hoping they would forget the atrocities of Nero.
Your historian guide will bring it to life.
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: Forum of Augustus, Via Alessandrina Largo Corrado Ricci side, Rome Italy
With the combined tickets – Opposite the Colosseum – your guide will enter directly into Augustus Forum looking at monuments like the Arch of Titus, ancient Temples, buildings and thermal baths. Ascend to the Capitoline Hill to see the remains of Diocletian fantastic Palace. Circus and gardens.
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
Stop At: Via dei Fori Imperiali, 00186 Rome Italy
Returning at the end of the Via dei Fori Imperiali towards Piazza Venezia, the Trajan Markets and theTriumphal marble Column of Trajan (30 mt high) sculpted all round with the Emperor’s Dacian battles rise before your eyes like one of the most amazing visions of Rome. Around the white marble of the column, the 190 meters frieze
raises like a serie of vignettes of the great victories .
Duration: 20 minutes
