Vatican City Trip Overview
You’ve finally arrived in the “Eternal City” and you only have a few hours to visit a place with more than 2800 years of history. Moving quickly and in the comfort of our Mercedes vans you will be able to see as much as possible of the historical and artistic wonders of Rome by optimizing the time available before returning to the port. Our drivers are not tour guides but they are knowledgeable about the history and the culture. They will explain the sites from inside the vehicle but they are NOT authorized (Italian Law) to walk with you inside churches or museums.
Our driver will meet you at 7:30 AM under your ship. At about 9AM you will be in Rome to start your tour. At 4PM you will return to Civitavecchia where your driver will drop you off under the ship.
On request we can book a private tour guide and we can also buy skip-the-line tickets for the Colosseum (Eur 27,00 PP) or Vatican (Eur 30,00 PP).
Choose from one of three options to book your tour according to your needs.
Additional Info
Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Vatican City, Italy
Trip Category: Shore Excursions >> Ports of Call Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Vatican City, Lazio, Italy
You’ve finally arrived in the “Eternal City” and you only have a few hours to visit a place with more than 2800 years of history. Moving quickly and in the comfort of our Mercedes vans you will be able to see as much as possible of the historical and artistic wonders of Rome by optimizing the time available before returning to the port. Our drivers are not tour guides but they are knowledgeable about the history and the culture. They will explain the sites from inside the vehicle but they are NOT authorized (Italian Law) to walk with you inside churches or museums.
Our driver will meet you at 7:30 AM under your ship. At about 9AM you will be in Rome to start your tour. At 4PM you will return to Civitavecchia where your driver will drop you off under the ship.
On request we can book a private tour guide and we can also buy skip-the-line tickets for the Colosseum (Eur 27,00 PP) or Vatican (Eur 30,00 PP).
Choose from one of three options to book your tour according to your needs.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Limousine Service in Italy, Via Domenico Vietri 20, 00149 Rome Italy
Our tours are customizable. If you have already visited Rome before, you can talk with your private guide and completely change your tour according to your needs and your requests.
Duration: 10 hours
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
OPT.1: ROME & VATICAN MUSEUMS TOUR
The Vatican Museums are the public art and sculpture museums in the Vatican City. They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries including several of the most renowned Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world. The museums contain roughly 70,000 works, of which 20,000 are on display, and currently employ 640 people who work in 40 different administrative, scholarly, and restoration departments.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy
OPT.1: ROME & VATICAN MUSEUMS TOUR
The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the pope, in Vatican City. Originally known as the ‘Great Chapel’, the chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who restored it between 1473 and 1481. Since that time, the chapel has served as a place of both religious and functionary papal activity. Today, it is the site of the papal conclave, the process by which a new pope is selected. The fame of the Sistine Chapel lies mainly in the frescos that decorate the interior, most particularly the Sistine Chapel ceiling and The Last Judgment, both by Michelangelo.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: St. Peter’s Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
ROME & VATICAN MUSUEMS
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican is a church built in the Renaissance style located in Vatican City, the papal enclave that is within the city of Rome. Designed principally by Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, St. Peter’s is the most renowned work of Renaissance architecture and the largest church in the world. While it is neither the mother church of the Catholic Church nor the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome, St. Peter’s is regarded as one of the holiest Catholic shrines. It has been described as “holding a unique position in the Christian world” And as “the greatest of all churches of Christendom”.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: St. Peter’s Square, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Your driver will take you to Piazza San Pietro only to take some pictures. If you want to enter the Vatican Museums we can buy tickets for you at the price of Eur 30.00 per person.
Duration: 20 hours
Stop At: Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome Italy
ROME & COLOSSEUM TOUR
The Colosseum is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum and is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standing amphitheater in the world today, despite its age. Construction began under the emperor Vespasian (r. 69–79 AD) in 72 and was completed in AD 80 under his successor and heir, Titus (r. 79–81). Further modifications were made during the reign of Domitian (r. 81–96). The three emperors that were patrons of the work are known as the Flavian dynasty, and the amphitheatre was named the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium; Italian: Anfiteatro Flavio [aɱfiteˈaːtro ˈflaːvjo]) by later classicists and archaeologists for its association with their family name (Flavius).
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pantheon, Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Rome Italy
The Pantheon has represented the greatest expression of the glory of Rome for more than two thousand years. The story of the Pantheon is inseparably tied to the Eternal City. and been its image through the centuries. Built by Agrippa between 25 and 27 BC the Pantheon was a temple dedicated to the twelve Gods and to the living Sovran. Traditionally it is believed that the present building is result of the radical reconstruction by Hadrian between 118 and 125 AD. It is the only ancient Roman building that has remained practically intact through the centuries. In 608 Pope Boniface IV had the remains of many martyrs removed from the Christian catacombs and placed in the Pantheon. Thereafter the temple was officially converted to Christianity and named Saint Maria ad Martyres. The Pantheon was an inspiration to Raphael, one of the greatest architects of the Renaissance, and he requested it be his place of eternal rest.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Circus Maximus, Via del Circo Massimo, 00186 Rome Italy
The Circus Maximus was the largest stadium in ancient Rome. Popular chariot races were held here for almost a millennium. At one point the Circus could seat 250,000 people, one quarter of Rome’s population. The origins of the Circus Maximus go back to the sixth century BC when Tarquinius Priscus, the fifth king of Rome, created a track between the Palatine and Aventine hills. The first permanent starting gates were created in 329 BC. In 174 BC the gates were rebuilt and seven wooden eggs were placed on top of the spina, the central wall in the arena. The eggs were used to count the number of laps; after each lap one egg was removed. In 33 BC seven bronze dolphins were added to the spina for the same purpose.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Trevi Fountain, Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Rome Italy
Trevi Fountain is the most beautiful fountain in Rome. Measuring some 20 meters in width by 26 meters in height, Trevi Fountain is also the largest fountain in the city. The origins of the fountain go back to the year 19 B.C., in which period the fountain formed the end of the Aqua Virgo aqueduct. The first fountain was built during the Renaissance, under the direction of Pope Nicholas V. The final appearance of the Trevi Fountain dates from 1762, when after many years of works at the hand of Nicola Salvi.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome Italy
The Capitoline Hill is the smallest among the seven hills of Rome. You can find it near the Roman Forum. Even though it is the smallest hill in Rome, it played a huge part in the religious and political aspects of Rome since the founding of the city center. During the middle ages, the Capitoline Hill declined and formed a new square for Pope Paul III. This square is presently known as the Piazza del Campidoglio. It was the famous architect and artist Michelangelo Buonarroti who was commissioned to do the existing design of the square.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Spanish Steps, Piazza di Spagna, 00187 Rome Italy
The 138 steps, also known as the “Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti”, was originally built to link the Spanish embassy to the Holy See at the base, to the church of Trinità dei Monti at the top. Designed in Baroque style by Italian architects Francesco de Sanctis and Alessandro Specchi, Europe’s widest staircase was constructed between 1723 and 1725 thanks to the funding of French diplomat, Etienne Gueffier. The fresh water fountain at the bottom of the steps, Fontana della Barcaccia (which translates to the “fountain of the ugly boat” because of its half-sunken ship shape) was commissioned by Pope Urban III and built by father and son Bernini.
Duration: 15 minutes
