Full-Day Small Group Tour of Rome and Vatican
Rome, Italy
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Trip Type: Full-day Tours
Duration: 7 hours
Rome's favorite full-day small-group walking tour includes the Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheatre), Ancient Forum, Imperial Roman Fora (of Caesar, Augustus, Vespasian, Trajan and Nerva), Capitoline Hill, Vatican City, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Square and Basilica (from outside), Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, Spanish Steps and Pantheon with one of our expert guides.
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Rome's favorite full-day small-group walking tour includes the Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheatre), Ancient Forum, Imperial Roman Fora (of Caesar, Augustus, Vespasian, Trajan and Nerva), Capitoline Hill, Vatican City, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Square and Basilica (from outside), Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, Spanish Steps and Pantheon with one of our expert guides.Meet your guide at 9am at a specified meeting point near Rome's ancient city and begin the tour with the Colosseum. Once inside this massive structure you will wander across the arena floor while hearing all about the violent games that took place there, what went into the making of a gladiator, and the importance of violent entertainment to the inhabitants of Rome in antiquity. Afterwards, switch gears and head up Via Sacra to enter the Roman Forum, where you will be offered a glimpse into what life might have been like during the reign of dictator Gaius Julius Caesar, and that of Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus. Before leaving the forum, your guide will discuss how the Roman Empire expanded so quickly, and of course how and why it collapsed.
Visit the recently restored-by-Fendi Trevi fountain then the Pantheon, a pagan temple in ancient times and final resting place of Raphael Sanzio da Urbino, Vittorio Emanuele II, and Umberto I. Your guide will explain the Pantheon architecture and inscriptions thereon. Here, you will enjoy the opportunity to stare up at the oculus and marvel at the most spectacular building in Rome. A few steps away from the Pantheon is your last port of call on this morning tour, Piazza Navona. The Circus of Domitian in antiquity (36 feet or 11 meters underground today), Piazza Navona is where fierce rivals Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Fountain of the Four Rivers) and Francesco Borromini (Church of St Agnes in Agony) clashed with stunning representations of Baroque art. Street artists, actors and markets illustrate this beautiful square day and night.
At approximately 1:15pm, after a four (4) hour tour, retire for lunch. While lunch is taken separately, your guide will be happy to make recommendations.
After lunch, you will meet your guide at 2:45pm close to the Vatican Museums entrance. Once inside the Vatican you will be guided through major galleries including the Pio-Clementine Museum, Room of the Muses, Round Room, Greek Cross Room, Gallery of Tapestries, Gallery of Maps, Raphael's Rooms and Sistine Chapel.
Later, head out to St. Peter's Square where the tour concludes on the portico. If you want to visit the church, your guide will provide you with skip-the-line access to visit on your own.
Visit the recently restored-by-Fendi Trevi fountain then the Pantheon, a pagan temple in ancient times and final resting place of Raphael Sanzio da Urbino, Vittorio Emanuele II, and Umberto I. Your guide will explain the Pantheon architecture and inscriptions thereon. Here, you will enjoy the opportunity to stare up at the oculus and marvel at the most spectacular building in Rome. A few steps away from the Pantheon is your last port of call on this morning tour, Piazza Navona. The Circus of Domitian in antiquity (36 feet or 11 meters underground today), Piazza Navona is where fierce rivals Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Fountain of the Four Rivers) and Francesco Borromini (Church of St Agnes in Agony) clashed with stunning representations of Baroque art. Street artists, actors and markets illustrate this beautiful square day and night.
At approximately 1:15pm, after a four (4) hour tour, retire for lunch. While lunch is taken separately, your guide will be happy to make recommendations.
After lunch, you will meet your guide at 2:45pm close to the Vatican Museums entrance. Once inside the Vatican you will be guided through major galleries including the Pio-Clementine Museum, Room of the Muses, Round Room, Greek Cross Room, Gallery of Tapestries, Gallery of Maps, Raphael's Rooms and Sistine Chapel.
Later, head out to St. Peter's Square where the tour concludes on the portico. If you want to visit the church, your guide will provide you with skip-the-line access to visit on your own.
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