Vatican City Trip Overview
Rome in a memorable Fullday with our shared shore excursion in a small-group!
Dedicated to travelers at a very affordable price.
Lunch included in a typical Roman Restaurant.
If you are thinking about hiring a Rome shore excursion with a sightseeing big bus consider that the difference will make the good choise with our small groups!
Like as example, places to visit:
• Trevi Fountain
• Spanish Steps
• Venice Square and the Wedding cake
• Roman Forum
• Colosseum
• Arch of Constantine
• Circus Maximus
• Pantheon
• Campo de Fiori Square
• St. Peter’s Basilica Square
Worry-free Shore Excursion:
We will ensure your timely return to the Cruise Port for this activity. In the rare event your ship has departed, we will arrange for transportation to the next port-of-call. See our terms and conditions for full details.
Additional Info
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
Rome in a memorable Fullday with our shared shore excursion in a small-group!
Dedicated to travelers at a very affordable price.
Lunch included in a typical Roman Restaurant.
If you are thinking about hiring a Rome shore excursion with a sightseeing big bus consider that the difference will make the good choise with our small groups!
Like as example, places to visit:
• Trevi Fountain
• Spanish Steps
• Venice Square and the Wedding cake
• Roman Forum
• Colosseum
• Arch of Constantine
• Circus Maximus
• Pantheon
• Campo de Fiori Square
• St. Peter’s Basilica Square
Worry-free Shore Excursion:
We will ensure your timely return to the Cruise Port for this activity. In the rare event your ship has departed, we will arrange for transportation to the next port-of-call. See our terms and conditions for full details.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Civitavecchia Port, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele 19, 00053, Civitavecchia Italy
Tour Description:
This FullDay Tour touches the most significant sites of Rome.
You will see the magnificent views of ancient Rome:
• St. Peter’s Basilica Square
• Pantheon
• Trevi Fountain
• Spanish Steps
• Venice Square and the Wedding cake
• Roman Forum
• Colosseum
• Arch of Constantine
• Circus Maximus
Free time for lunch where the driver can suggest a nice tipical italian restaurant or pizzeria within your desired budget.
At the end of the tour, your driver will take you back to your ship.
In this Shared Shore Excursion Option you will share the tour in a small-group (maximum 8 people).
Stop At: St. Peter’s Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
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: 1 hour
Stop At: Pantheon, Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Rome Italy
The Pantheon (“temple of all the gods”) is a former Roman temple, now a church, in Rome, on the site of an earlier temple commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus (27 BC – 14 AD). It was completed by the emperor Hadrian and probably dedicated about 126 AD. Since the Renaissance the Pantheon has been the site of several important burials. Among those buried there are the painters Raphael and Annibale Carracci. Two kings of Italy are buried in the Pantheon: Vittorio Emanuele II and Umberto I, as well as Umberto’s Queen, Margherita.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Trevi Fountain, Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Rome Italy
The Trevi Fountain was designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi (1732) and completed by Giuseppe Pannini and several others. Standing 26.3 metres (86 ft) high and 49.15 metres (161.3 ft) wide, it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world. The fountain has appeared in several notable films, including Roman Holiday, Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita, the eponymous Three Coins in the Fountain, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, and Sabrina Goes to Rome.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Spanish Steps, Piazza di Spagna, 00187 Rome Italy
Piazza di Spagna, at the bottom of the Spanish Steps, is one of the most famous squares in Rome. It owes its name to the Palazzo di Spagna, seat of the Embassy of Spain among the Holy See. Nearby is the famed Column of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Piazza di Campo de’ Fiori, 00186 Rome Italy
Lunch Time:
Lunch included in a typical Roman Restaurant.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Piazza Venezia, 00187 Rome Italy
Piazza Venezia is the central hub of Rome, in which several thoroughfares intersect, including the Via dei Fori Imperiali and the Via del Corso. It takes its name from the Palazzo Venezia, built by the Venetian Cardinal alongside the church of Saint Mark, the patron saint of Venice. The Palazzo Venezia served as the embassy of the Republic of Venice in Rome. One side of the Piazza is the site of Italy’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Altare della Patria, part of the Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II, first king of Italy. The piazza or square is at the foot of the Capitoline Hill and next to Trajan’s Forum. The main artery, the Via di Fori Imperiali begins there and leads past the Roman Forum to the Colosseum.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Roman Forum, Largo della Salara Vecchia 5/6, 00186 Rome Italy
For centuries the Forum was the center of day-to-day life in the ancient Rome.
(from outside).
Stop At: Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome Italy
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.
(from outside).
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Arco di Costantino, Via di San Gregorio, 00186 Rome Italy
The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome, situated between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill
Pass By: Circus Maximus, Via del Circo Massimo, 00186 Rome Italy
The Circus Maximus (Latin for greatest or largest circus; Italian: Circo Massimo) is an ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium and mass entertainment venue. The site is now a public park.