Private Tour in Rome FROM Fiumicino AIRPORT Italy

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HIGHLIGHTS

-Vatican Museums(only Sistine Chapel)
-Saint Peter Square
-Victor Emanuel Monument & Piazza Venezia
-The Piazza Del Campidoglio with its splendid view of the Imperial City
-Roman Forum
-The Roman Forum of Julius Caesar
-The Forum of Trajan
-The Forum of Augustus
-The Forum of Nerva
-The Forum of Vespasiano
-The Colosseum
-The Circus Maximus
-The Marcellus Theatre
-The Trevi Fountain
-The Spanish Steps
-The Pantheon
-Navona Square
-Piazza Barberini and the Triton Fountain
-Via Veneto and the Queen Margherita’s Palace
-The Quirinal Hill and the Presidential Palace


DESCRIPTION

This tour has been designed for those guest who wish to enjoy a complete overview of Rome.

You will have the opportunity to walk where cars are not permitted, allowing you to see more, and capture the "best of Rome".

In 3 hour we will show you what you would see in 2 weeks if you would do it by yourselve.

This exclusive tour starts at the Vatican. It is the smallest state in the world.

Explore the richest storehouse of art in the entire world: the Vatican Museum.

Walk through the Tapestry and Geographical Map Galleries, the Candelabra Gallery and the magnificent Raphael Rooms that lead to the fifteenth century Sistine Chapel which holds an invaluable collection of masterpieces like the Michelangelo's ceiling painting of the "Creation of the World".

If the line at the Vatican Museum will be too long the itinerary may be altered to accomodate local conditions.

Then enter the vaste expanse of St.Peter's square through the Bernini's colonnades into Christendom's largest church resting on 800 pillars and littered 44 alters.

See the gilded Papal Canopy suspended over the altar where the Pope celebrates mass, the splendid gilt and the bronze throne in the apse and one of the best known pieces of sculpture in the world - the Pietà, Michelangelo's masterpiece in marble.

Please note that if a mass is being taken, the entrance may be restricted, that the Museum's are closed on Sunday (except the last Sunday of the month) and Saturday afternoon.

In this cases the itinerary may be altered to accomodate local conditions.

Drive by Castel Sant’ Angelo which it was the tumb of the Roman Emperor Hadrian and later became the Pope fortress.

The tour then goes to Piazza Venezia known for the Victor Emanuel Monument also called "wedding cake" and for the building that was Mussolini's headquarters.

Climb the steps of the Capitoline hill and enjoy a beautiful view of the Roman Forum with the Rostrum where Mark Anthony made his impassioned speech over the body of Julio Cesar.

Visit the Roman Forum of Julius Caesar, The Forum of Trajan, The Forum of Augustus, The Forum of Nerva.

The visit to the Forums will be from the outside because the forums will need a 3 hour separate visit itself.

Visit at the Colosseum the most fascinating monument in Rome, a place where 50.000 people could assist to cruel battle between gladiators and wild beast: the Colosseum.

Drive by the impressive Arch of Costantine and the Circus Maximus with stop.

Drive by the Roman Theatre of Marceluse builded by Julius Cesar in 17 BC.

Drive by the Synagogue along the Tiber river and see the Tiberian Island on the left.

Stop at the most beautiful in the world: Trevi, the famous Spanish steps where the finest shopping street is.

Walk through piazza Navona with the famous foutain of the rivers, Bernini’s masterpiece and do not forget your chocolate ice-cream.

Visit then the imposing structure dated 27 B.C. called Pantheon where the great painter Raphael is buried.

Drive by Barberini Square and see the Triton- Fountain projected by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

Drive by Via Veneto famous for “ LA DOLCE VITA” in the 1960 and see the Queen Margherita’s Palace (now the American Embassy).

Drive by the Quirinal Hill and see the Presidential Palace.

Return to your Hotel.

NOTES:

* Please dress respectfully for visiting religious monuments; local custom requires covering knees and shoulder.

* Comfortable walking shoes recommended.

* The vehicle will escort you for the entire tour .Walking is limited unlike bus tour where you have to walk the whole day.

* The tour sequence may be altered to avoid congestions but always covering mentioned sights.

* !! Keep an eye on your wallet and purses at all time. Do not wear jewerly or carry large amount of cash

* Entrance to the Colosseum is 11 €

* Entrance to the Vatican Museum is 13 €

PAYMENTS:

All rates are quoted in EUROS.

Rate only includes transportation for the whole tour.

Rate do not include an english speaking driver.

* A LICENSED TOUR GUIDE IN YOUR LANGUAGE CAN BE ADDED TO THIS TOUR.

Rate DO NOT include neither lunch or entrance fees.

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HIGHLIGHTS

- Basilica of ST. Mary Major
- Basilica of St. John in Lateran
- Holy Stairs of Christ's Passion
- Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls
- Porta di St. Sebastiano
- Ancient Appian way
- Chapel of "Domine Quo Vadis"
- Catacombs of St. Callixtus
- Catacombs of St. Sebastian


DESCRIPTION

This tour has been designed for those guest who wish to enjoy a complete overview of Christian Rome.

You will have the opportunity to drive where large buses are not permitted, allowing you to see more, walk less.

This exclusive tour starts at the Basilica of ST. Mary Major after a pick up from your hotel.

Built on the Esquiline hill in 352 A.D. the smallest and the most precious of the four basilicas, first place of cult of the Virgin, extraordinary witness of roman early Christian art with the wonderful mosaics, the magnificent golden decorated ceiling, the relic of the manger of Bethlehem, the tomb of Bernini.

The tour will continue visiting the Basilica of St. John in Lateran the most ancient basilica, built by the Emperor Constantine, first residence of the Popes until the year 1307, Cathedral of the City, with the wonderful seventeenth century remaking by Borromini, the wonderful gentilitial chapels, the relic of the table of the Last Supper, the Baptistry, the Holy Stairs of Christ's Passion, the oldest and tallest among the 13 Egyptian obelisks in Rome.

Hence we will go to the Holy steps, climbed by Jesus to reach Pilate's Palace.

After we will visit the basilica of Saint Paul Outside the walls builded att the beginning of the 4th century, with the end of the persecutions and the promulgation of the Edicts of Tolerance in favour of Christianity, by the Emperor Constantine.

He ordered the excavation of the cella memoriae, the place where Christians venerated the memory of Saint Paul the Apostle, beheaded under Nero around 65-67 A.D. Above his grave, located along the Ostiense Way, about two kilometers outside the Aurelian Walls surrounding Rome, Constantine built a Basilica which was consecrated by Pope Sylvester in 324.

Between 384 and 395 the Basilica, under the emperors Theodosius, Valentinian II and Arcadius, was restored and enlarged according to an extensive project consisting of five naves opening out into an atrium (quadriportico), or courtyard with four rows of columns.

Throughout the centuries the Basilica would not cease to be embellished and enhanced by the Popes.

For example, the massive defensive wall was built to protect against invasions at the end of the ninth century, while the bell tower and the magnificent Byzantine door were constructed in the eleventh century. Other important additions include Pietro Cavallini’s mosaics in the façade, the beautiful Vassalletto family’s cloister, Arnolfo di Cambio’s celebrated Gothic baldachin and the Candelabrum for the Paschal candle attributed to Nicola d’Angelo and Pietro Vassalletto of the thirteenth century.

This historical period represents the golden age of what had been the biggest Basilica of Rome, until the consecration of the new Basilica of St. Peter in 1626.

This sacred place of Christian pilgrimage was well-known for its artistic works.

From here the tour will start again and pass through the Porta di St. Sebastiano to arrive to the Ancient Appian way where we will find the chapel of "Domine Quo Vadis".

We finally arrive at the Catacombs of St. Callixtus: the present catacombs are a series of underground galleries and vaults of various sizes.

These were holy sites where Christians buried their dead and came to pray and celebrate liturgy.

After Constantine, the bodies of many of the famous martyrs and saints were moved to Churches within the city.

Being outside the old city wall, the catacombs were often pillaged and seriously damaged by the invading Goths and Lombards in the 6th and 7th centuries.

In time, the catacombs were lost to visiting Christian pilgrims.

In the 19th century, the first attempts were made to restore the catacombs by excavating and cataloguing them.

By the late 19th century they had once again become an important and romantic place for visitors to learn about their early Christian past.

Return to your hotel.

NOTES:

* Please dress respectfully for visiting religious monuments; local custom requires covering knees and shoulder.

* Comfortable walking shoes recommended.

* The vehicle will escort you for the entire tour .Walking is limited unlike bus tour where you have to walk the whole day.

* The tour sequence may be altered to avoid congestions but always covering mentioned sights.

* !! Keep an eye on your wallet and purses at all time. Do not wear jewerly or carry large amount of cash

* Entrance to the Colosseum is 11 €

* Entrance to the Vatican Museum is 13 €

PAYMENTS:

All rates are quoted in EUROS.

Rate only includes transportation for the whole tour.

Rate do not include an english speaking driver.

* A LICENSED TOUR GUIDE IN YOUR LANGUAGE CAN BE ADDED TO THIS TOUR.

Rate DO NOT include neither lunch or entrance fees.