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Must sees!
Today we leave Italy for the Vatican City State, crossing the border into the smallest state in the world via our special check point for reserved visitors (no queue!)
The Vatican houses one of the world’s most extensive art collection of classical and Renaissance art, over 2000 rooms, a dazzling display of history and art.
We stroll the art galleries, richly decorated and lined with masterpieces of Roman sculptures, Renaissance tapestries and frescos while sharing with you the secrets and stories of the Popes who assembled this overwhelming collection for...
A true must see for every visitor coming to Rome.
With a reservation thus avoiding any possible queues, we start our tour with the most famous monument to have survived from the classical world, the Colosseum, the largest amphitheater of the Roman empire able to hold some 73,000 spectators.
Opened in 80 AD by the emperor Titus, the inauguration games with gladiators fights, beast hunts and bloodshed lasted a hundred days, Suetonius claims that during these celebrations 5,000 animals were killed on a single day.
We will bring to life the cruel re-enactment of mythological stories and the dangerous, ...
Rome in one day
Civitavecchia is one of the ports of call along many Mediterranean Cruises and a convenient gateway to Rome, a 90-minute drive will take you from the coast into the Eternal City, here the experience of a lifetime begins.
Our tour combines two of our best selling tours covering the two most important aspects of the city: Christianity and antiquity , it is designed for those who wish to get the most out of their visit.
See the highlights of Rome on this unforgettable day of sightseeing!
We start our day crossing the border of the Vatican City State, via our special checkpoint for reserved visit...
Civitavecchia is the convenient gateway to all the magnificence of The Eternal City, the drive to Rome takes approximately an hour and half.
Rome was not built in a day but you can tour Rome in one day!
Our Eternal City tour has been designed for those who would like to get the most of their visit, enjoying the local culture and flavour through a more open-air experience, no museums are included but all most iconic monuments are!
An easy going, enjoyable tour for everybody and our suggested tour for family with kids!
We start our day at the precious basilica of St. Peter’s in chains to admire th...
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With this tour we discover the secrets of underground Rome.
Three thousand years of continuous human occupation have produced the most stratified urban site in existence. Deposits of a dozen meters overlie the street levels of the early Middle Age, which in their turn represent a rise of about two meters compared with the imperial city …and so on back to the huts of the Iron Age!
Much of ancient Rome is still being excavated today in the course of street works and other infrastructural improvements.
The Basilica of Saint...
St. Paul’s outside the walls is the second largest church in Rome after St. Peter’s, built by the emperor Constantine on the burial site of the Apostle Paul and now the shrine of the faithful and of pilgrims coming from all over the world to venerate the Apostle to the Gentiles.
The XIII century has been the greatest moment of splendor and has left its legacy of precious art works: the mosaic decoration of the apse, the gothic canopy above the papal altar, the wonderful cloister with a hundred refined marble columns , the most beautiful in all Rome.
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The Borghese art collection of paintings and sculptures dates back to the time of the Cardinal Scipione, son of a family alliance between the Borghese and the Caffarelli, an old noble family, he was raised in an environment of great culture.
He received the red hat from his uncle, the Pope Paul V (1605 -21), at the age of twenty six, together with a large number of lucrative church offices. His arrival at the centre of the papal power brought Rome one of its most cultivated, avid, rich patrons of arts.
Scipione commissioned the young Gianlorenzo Bernini sev...
Our day begins with the visit of the Lateran complex, built by the emperor Constantine over the barracks of his mounted guards and donated to Pope Silvester I.
For centuries the palace has been the official papal residence and the basilica is still Rome’s cathedral today.
The Basilica of Saint John in Lateran has been destroyed and rebuilt several times but is still rich in spiritual and artistic treasures.
We then move on to the V century baptistery, the oldest in Rome, and from here we cross the square to enter the 16th century building that hous...
Let’s explore together one of the most authentic Roman districts: the Jewish Ghetto! as Rome, the capital of Catholic Italy, is home to the oldest Jewish community of Europe.
The first Jews arrived as messengers sent by Judah Maccabee in the II century B.C.E. to conclude a treaty of alliance and later as prisoners sold into slavery after Titus destruction of Jerusalem.
With the Counter -Reformation a new epoch of discrimination began, in July 1555 the Pope Paul IV established the Ghetto, the community of approx 3000 Jews was confined there in segregation, l...
Walking tours
Between Rome and the cinema there exists an old love story. Post war Italian directors had no other choice but to film outdoors, on real squares and streets.
Then from the fifties on, the restored Cinecittà studios attracted many American film directors, starting with William Wyler and his unforgettable Roman Holidays!
This feeling between Rome and the seventh art has not faded with the passing of time, on the contrary, our squares, palaces, baroque churches and fountains have turned into natural settings of numerous films.
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For the British poet Shelley ‘the fountains alone justify a visit to Rome’, with this tour we discover the special liaison between the city and water while exploring the area of the ancient Field of Mars, the lively, beating heart of Rome!
In the 6th C. AD the Goths cut all water supplies from the Roman aqueducts. During the Renaissance the popes started to renew and beautify the city by promoting the construction of new palaces, bridges and above all the restoration of the ancient aqueducts for public fountains.
Adequate supplies of water was crucial to th...
Specials
For those who are looking for something different, this unique tour takes you around the fabulous Vatican gardens, covering an impressive 57 acres (23 hectares,) since the Middle Ages the papal tranquil haven.
Today we leave Italy for a great, valuable insight into the Vatican, crossing the border into the smallest state in the world via our special check point for reserved visitors (no queue!)
The gardens are a beauty in themselves, peaceful and stately with a rich variety of flora, embellished with many charming fountains, grottoes and pathways with unusual and magnificent ...
Daily Excursions
According to tradition the forth king of Rome, Ancus Martius, determined to insure the safety of the “ostium” , that is the mouth of the Tiber, established a colony, Ostia.
In republican times Ostia was Rome’s main commercial port and military base, defending the coastline. A busy commercial centre with rows of shops, modest living quarters for common people, rich and dwelling houses for the well to do and numerous temples.
Under Augustus, intensive building activity developed , permitting Ostia to adapt to its growing importance… the seat of the vast food-supply organization o...
Enjoy a day exploring the Roman countryside - the Alban hills - a wooded, volcanic lake region that according to tradition, is the setting of the earliest events relating to the myth of ancient Rome.
The place where the Trojan Aeneas landed after having long wondered across the Mediterranean, the place where his son founded the city of Alba Longa where Romulus and Remo were born.
The beauty of the landscape, the mild climate, the proximity of Rome made the area a perfect summer refuge for rich Romans: Lucullo, Cicero, Cato and the emperor Domitian had here their summer retreats.
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Both sights have been inscribed by Unesco in the World Heritage List
Holidaying was a typically ancient Roman custom and it meant moving to the countryside or the sea, soon the rite became a status symbol and summer homes became very luxurious with pools, bath complexes, theaters, pavilions, multi tiered gardens.
Hadrian’s villa is the perfect example, still visible today in all the splendor of a wealthy Roman residence.
Once it spread once over 120 hectares, the area twice that of Pompei !
After a snack break, we visit Villa d’Este, built in the...
