Vatican City Trip Overview
Have your private driver, waiting for your party at the bottom of your ship gangaway, is the best option to maximize your short time in port; you can customize all the details of your private shore excursion, choose the pick up time, the itinerary, how long to stop at each site, with the maximum safety, comfort and flexibility:Professional guide on request to be paid locally.
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Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Vatican City, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Vatican City, Lazio, Italy
Have your private driver, waiting for your party at the bottom of your ship gangaway, is the best option to maximize your short time in port; you can customize all the details of your private shore excursion, choose the pick up time, the itinerary, how long to stop at each site, with the maximum safety, comfort and flexibility:Professional guide on request to be paid locally.
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Itinerary
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Stop At: Piazza di Spagna, Rome Italy
Piazza di Spagna
Stop At: Trevi Fountain, Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Rome Italy
Fontana di Trevi
Stop At: Pantheon, Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Rome Italy
Phanteon
Stop At: Vatican City, Vatican City, Lazio
St. Peter’s Square, known locally as Piazza San Pietro, is the massive plaza located in front of St. Peter’s Basilica. This piazza is large enough to hold as many as 400,000 people. Like the basilica, it was named after Saint Peter, the apostle whom Roman Catholics claim as their first pope.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome Italy
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Colosseum
Coliseum
Colosseum, inside
Visiting the Colosseum
Roman Colosseum, how it used to be
Roman Colosseum, ancient history
The Colosseum of Rome lit up
The Colosseum at night
The Colosseum is the main symbol of Rome. It is an imposing construction that, with almost 2,000 years of history, will bring you back in time to discover the way of life in the Roman Empire.
The construction of the Colosseum began in the year 72 under the empire of Vespasian and was finished in the year 80 during the rule of the emperor Titus. After completion, the Colosseum became the greatest Roman amphitheatre, measuring 188 meters in length, 156 meters in width and 57 meters in height.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Piazza Venezia, 00187 Rome Italy
Roman Piazza Venezia square is called Piazza Venezia (Piazza Venezia) and is a famous and large square located in the heart of the Italian capital.It is in this area, as a rule, originate all sightseeing tours of Rome, also it is at the forefront of the major and most memorable attractions of Rome. Piazza Venezia gives his beginning of the main streets of Rome.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Colle del Gianicolo, Via Garibaldi Salita di Sant’Onofrio, 00165 Rome Italy
Janiculum Hill, considered by many as the eighth hill of Rome, is a peaceful and refreshing attraction close to the city center. As you walk up its pathways, you’ll enjoy superb views of the city.
Janiculum became very popular due to the important historical role that it played in the defence of the city. Becoming the setting for the battle in which Garibaldi repelled an attack from French troops, its paths are full of sculptures of the heroes, including Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Circus Maximus, Via del Circo Massimo, 00186 Rome Italy
The Circus Maximus in Rome (Circo Massimo), located between the Aventino and Palatine Hills, was an extended precinct with space for 300,000 spectators. The arena, which measured 600 meters in length and 225 meters in width, made the Circus Maximus the largest in Rome, ahead of the Circus of Flaminius and the Circus of Maxentius.In the Circus Maximus several competitions were carried out, standing out among them chariot races, in which participants tried to complete seven laps of the Circus Maximus. The competitors, mounted in small chariots drawn by horses, gambled much more than their prestige or large prizes in the races, since many of them were slaves fighting for their liberty.
Duration: 20 minutes
