Rome Trip Overview
Roma caput mundi: discover the history of the capital of Italy, a former capital of the world, live in the rhythm of the city accompanied by expert guides to admire the Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the famous squares. Rome is the Eternal City, and retains the charm of over 2000 years of history made of art. You’ll discover the Vatican City, the Pope’s residence that hosts the Vatican Museums, an explosion of art: such as the Gallery of the Maps and Raphael’s Rooms, the Sistine Chapel with the famous Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam” sacred and St Peter’s Basilica.
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Duration: 3 days
Starts: Rome, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Rome, Lazio, Italy
Roma caput mundi: discover the history of the capital of Italy, a former capital of the world, live in the rhythm of the city accompanied by expert guides to admire the Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the famous squares. Rome is the Eternal City, and retains the charm of over 2000 years of history made of art. You’ll discover the Vatican City, the Pope’s residence that hosts the Vatican Museums, an explosion of art: such as the Gallery of the Maps and Raphael’s Rooms, the Sistine Chapel with the famous Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam” sacred and St Peter’s Basilica.
Itinerary
Day 1: Rome
Stop At: Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome Italy
Depart in order to go back over 2000 years, your guide and your driver will accompany you to the discovery of the Colosseum where the gladiators fought to please the emperor,
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Via dei Fori Imperiali, 00186 Rome Italy
Fori Imperiali constitute a series of monumental squares built over the course of a century and a half (between 46 BC and 113 AD) in the heart of the city of Rome by the emperors.
Stop At: Trevi Fountain, Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Rome Italy
The Trevi Fountain where the marvelous Anita Ekberg dived to seduce Marcello Mastroianni:
It is the largest and one of the most famous fountains in Rome and among the most famous fountains in the world.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Spanish Steps, Piazza di Spagna, 00187 Rome Italy
may be the longest and widest staircase in all of Europe, but that’s not what draws visitors to this popular tourist spot. A Barcaccia fountain bubbles at the foot of the steps while the Trinità dei Monti church rises above the crowds at the top of the steps. But the best spot is somewhere in between the 2: take a seat in the middle of the wide staircase and watch the city go by as beautiful people hurry into the nearby high-end shops, designer boutiques and restaurants.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Vatican and Castel S. Angelo
Stop At: Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Depart to the heart of Catholic civilization: Vatican City. A very small state within the city of Rome, here is the residence of the Pope.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: St. Peter’s Square, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
here you can admire, thanks to your guide and your driver, Piazza San Pietro with the famous window from which the Pope celebrates Mass.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Also spend a lot of time inside the Vatican Museums in order to admire the majesty of this place: dozens fo museums and galleries, 3 chapels among which Michelangelo’s fabulous work Cappella Sistina (Sistina Chapel) and an infinity of paintings (including authors like Caravaggio, Giotto and Raffaello) and rooms.
Duration: 3 hours
Pass By: Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant’Angelo, Lungotevere Castello 50, 00193 Rome Italy
In Rome was originally constructed as the magnificent Mausoleum of Hadrian, the fourteenth emperor of Rome from 117AD.
Not far from the Vatican, between the district of Borgo and that of Prati; it is connected to the Vatican State through the fortified corridor of the “passetto”. The castle has been radically changed several times in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Tivoli
Stop At: Villa Adriana, Largo Marguerite Yourcenar 1, 00019, Tivoli Italy
Tivoli is a small village 40km from Rome, takes about 45 minutes to drive.
Tivoli famous city with Great marbles most of marble in Rome tacked from the cave at Tivoli until today they are still operating.
Hadrian’s Villa (Villa Adriana in Italian) is a large Roman archaeological complex at Tivoli, Italy. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Villa d’Este, Piazza Trento 5, 00019, Tivoli Italy
The Villa d’Este is a 16th-century villa in Tivoli, near Rome, famous for its terraced hillside Italian Renaissance garden and especially for its profusion of fountains. It is now an Italian state museum, and is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Parco Villa Gregoriana, Largo Sant’Angelo, 00019, Tivoli Italy
Villa Gregoriana in Tivoli is a complex of wooded parks, paths, waterfalls, grottoes and vegetation extending to the foot of the ancient acropolis – a suggestive natural park immersed in greenery and situated near Rome. Commissioned by Pope Gregory XVI in around 1834, this splendid unspoiled place was a must for artists and nobility alike.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
