Guided Tours
What kind of experience of Rome do you have in mind? A relaxed visit with more attention to details, or a visit to as many places as possible? Do you have a passion for museums and works of art, or do you prefer to stroll through the city’s alleys and enjoy the supreme work of art that Rome itself is?
Whatever your choice, our friend Manuele, a certified professional guide, will arrange with you your discovery of the many beauties of the Eternal City, with the time and schedule that better match your needs, so you can fully enjoy your stay.
You will not join a large group, as is the case with tours offered at local agencies or online, but you will be personally escorted by Manuele, always at your disposal for information, questions etc.
For visits to the Vatican Museums and St. Peter’s Basilica, Manuele can even meet you directly at the bed & breakfast if you wish!
The price per person that you will agree with Manuele, is unrivaled for similar services in Rome and includes, when necessary, also the skip-the-line ticket to access the monuments and museums.
NOTE: Especially during peak season, tickets to the Colosseum, Roman Fora, Palatine, Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel are very limited: to ensure availability, we recommend that you inquire and contact Manuele well in advance of your visit!
Colosseum, Roman Fora and Palatine – 2,5 hours
On this tour we will travel back to the time of ancient Rome, entering the Colosseum as spectators of the time did. Reaching the first ring, we will be breathless at the interior view of the arena. After hearing the incredible tale of an ordinary day at the amphitheater and the gripping gladiator fights, we will visit the Palatine Hill and the ruins of the Imperial Palace. We will finally reach the Roman Forum, where the ancients concluded business by walking along the Via Sacra.
For a small additional fee, it is possible to visit the basement of the Colosseum, recently reopened after lengthy excavations.
NOTE: Tickets to the Colosseum are in limited supply. We recommend that you book your visit well in advance!
Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel – 2,5 hours
The Vatican Museums are the final result of centuries of art collecting that has created perhaps the most important museum in the world. Its total of seven kilometers of exhibition galleries contain Egyptian, Etruscan, Greco-Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, and Neoclassical art, up to the present day. Not to mention the Sistine Chapel, the last room of the Museums tour, entirely decorated with Michelangelo’s marvelous frescoes. A worthy conclusion to a wonderful tour!
NOTE: Tickets to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel are in limited supply. We recommend that you book your visit well in advance!
St. Peter’s Basilica and Dome – 2,5 ore
Exploring the interior and exterior of St. Peter’s Basilica to learn all of its secrets is an enthralling experience. First we will visit the beautiful square in front of the basilica, then inside we will encounter Michelangelo’s famous Pieta, Bernini’s canopied altar and countless other treasures, and then ascend to the top of the Dome enjoying the spectacular view of the Basilica interior and the priceless panorama of the Eternal City!
Rome’s Squares and Fountains – 2,5 hours
The walking tour of the Center will introduce us to the secrets of the most famous squares and fountains, their architecture, art treasures and give us a full taste of the Roman way of life. We begin the pleasant walk from Campo de’ Fiori, a characteristic and popular market square, and then continue to Palazzo Farnese, certainly among the most beautiful palaces in Rome.
We will then continue to the famous symbols of Roman Baroque, Piazza Navona and the Fountain of the Four Rivers, and then visit the Pantheon, the best-preserved building of Ancient Rome that still harbors countless secrets and curiosities.
Last stop is the Trevi Fountain, a monumental masterpiece of architecture and art, the most visited place in Rome, made famous by the countless sets that have been filmed here.
Rome’s Ghosts, Mysteries and Legends – 2 hours
This night tour will take us through the frightening and extraordinary mysteries and legends of Rome, which we will uncover as we stroll through the alleyways discovering ghosts, brutal executions, murders and torture.
The tour begins at Campo de’ Fiori, now a bustling square with a quaint market, but once the site of the stake on which heretics were burned. Then Ponte Sisto, which popular rumor says has been haunted since the 17th century by the ghost of the only female pontiff who ever existed. We will admire the unusual facade of the church of the monks of the Company of Death decorated with human skulls. From here we will reach the site of Rome’s most infamous prison, Castel Sant’Angelo, used by the Holy Inquisition and on whose bridge the final act of the dramatic and moving story of Beatrice Cenci, a young and innocent girl executed here in the 16th century, took place.
Antique Ostia Archeological Park – 3 hours
Ostia Antica was the main port of the Empire, was abandoned in the Middle Ages by its inhabitants because of the Plague and forgotten for centuries. Because of this it has been preserved over the centuries offering us a precious testimony to the lifestyle and habits of the citizens of the Empire. At least as beautiful and interesting as Pompeii, but without having the crowds of tourists.
Only a thirty-minute train ride from Rome, it will leave you speechless with its huge theater (still used for summer events), lavish buildings, mosaics, stores, baths and temples, all well preserved.
The site is a very short distance from Rome Fiumicino Airport.