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Traverse Rome with a fabulous guide experiencing the greatest highlights in a few hours

Enjoy experiencing the must-see highlights of eternal Rome with this fascinating walking tour. Rome was the epicenter of the ancient world. Nothing compares to experiencing the ancient grandeur, the sheer history and the magnificence of thousands of years evocative and awe-inspiring sights with a great guide. We’ll walk in the footsteps of such imitable greats as Julius Caesar while we traverse the ancient Roman Forum, Coliseum, and Via Sacra. We’ll marvel at the astounding antiquity of the world’s best preserved interior of a ancient monument-the Pantheon. We’ll experience the sumptuous splendor of Rome’s most famous Baroque masterpieces such as the Trevi fountain, replete with evocative connotations from such famous films as La Dolce Vita. We’ll delight in Rome’s most frothy and fabulous people watching spaces- Piazza Navona. We’ll follow in the footsteps of millions of pilgrims over the centuries as they trudged awe struck over the famous Ponte St Angelo after having often traveled by foot for months. We’ll be mesmerized by the stupendousness of the layers of history in a parade of the world’s greats monuments- Trajan’s forum, Arch of Titus, Arch of Constantine,  to name a few-which together gave Rome the title of Eternal City.

Rome Tour Highlights: Coliseum, Arch of Constantine,Via Sacra, Arch of Titus,  Roman Forum, Arch of Septimus Severus, Mamertine Prison, Forum of Trajan, Trevi Fountain, Piazza Sant’Ignazio, Pantheon, Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza (Terme di Nerone), Piazza Navona, (Fountain of the Quattro Fiumi), Santa Maria della Pace (Bramante’s Courtyard), Via dei Coronari, Ponte Sant’Angelo, Castle of the Holy Angel

Rome Tour In Depth Description

This itinerary traverses the entire historical center of the ancient and modern city exploring the most celebrated artworks, monuments and sites of imperial and papal Rome while discussing their extraordinary history.  Here we are introduced to those spaces and artistic masterpieces that every visitor knows of and yearns to see upon the first visit to Rome.

Beginning at the Colosseum, we set out to explore the historic record of Roman structures and urban spaces from the Republican to the Imperial era, admiring the triumphal arches and monumental ruins of the city as we head along the famous Via Sacra into the heart of ancient Rome.  Taking in the vistas that show the palimpsest nature of the city, deciphering its accumulated archeological iterations and admiring the classical architecture and construction technologies, we pause in the Roman Forum to discuss the ancient city’s political and social organization and admire such sites as the Curia (Senate House) and temples.

Upon exiting the Roman Forum at the Mamertine Prison, we begin to discover the other side of Rome, an historic “modern” city, as we head towards the theatrical Trevi Fountain passing along the way Trajan’s Markets, one of the wonders of the Classical world.  From hereon we will experience the urban personality that Rome acquired through the patronage of the 17th and 18th century counter-reformation papacy and the influences of its wealthy aristocratic families.  Walking through the center of modern Rome, with its Renaissance and Baroque distinctiveness, will discover how the city underwent a dramatic explosion in the creation of artworks, especially public spaces and monuments giving rise to the city’s last great identity, the Baroque, and affording Rome its magical quality.  

We continue on to the Pantheon, undisputedly the city’s best preserved imperial building where we pause to discuss the origins and importance of Roman engineering before continuing on to the dramatic Piazza Navona, undoubtedly one of the Roman visitor’s most favorite spaces.  From here we will examine and enjoy the works of rival architects Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini and their disciples as we stroll beyond the piazza, past the exquisite façade of the Church of Santa Maria della Pace and on to our final destination. 

Upon approaching Bernini’s charming Ponte Sant’Angelo we cross the River Tiber to encounter the numinous mausoleum of the emperor Hadrian, known today as the Castle of the Holy Angel.  At this juncture our extensive and exhilarating itinerary, a wonderfully educational and enjoyable experience, comes to an end.  We can now reflect and realize how, in fact, we have traversed the entire Eternal City and partaken of the greatest epochs of its civilization.

Rome Tour Itinerary in brief
Colosseum

Arch of Constantine

Via Sacra

Arch of Titus

Roman Forum

Arch of Septimus Severus

Mamertine Prison

Forum of Trajan

Trevi Fountain

Piazza Sant’Ignazio

Pantheon

Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza (Terme di Nerone)

Piazza Navona (Fountain of the Quattro Fiumi)

Santa Maria della Pace (Bramante’s Courtyard)

Via dei Coronari
Ponte Sant’Angelo

Castle of the Holy Angel