Full
day Rome private tour
Every itinerary that I propose can be changed to
accommodate your desires.
A driver
guide is ready to satisfy your every need.
join the full day Rome tour we can see the most important monuments
of rome.
Starting the city tour from your hotel(in general in the historical
center of Rome or close),
we can drive to see the Palatine hill and the Circus Maximum.(stop
for illustrating and pictures).
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The Palatine was the residence of the Emperors
is the most pleasant of Rome's ancient sites.
Inside is the house of Augustus and part of
a palace by Domitian.
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After this we stop to illustrate
the Colosseum and I will give you the rigth time to go in to
visit it.
Driving on the Capitol hill(here there is a beautifull view
of the roman forum and of the city hall), |
Colosseum is a roman amphitheatre commissioned by Emperor Vespasian.
It was buil from the 72 to the 80 a.c..
Gladiators combats and wild animal fights were staged by Emperors.The colosseum could hold up to 55.000 spectators.
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we can appreciate to stay in a wonderfull square
by a Michelangelo's design, to take picturers and talk about
it.
Next step will be the Pantheon(an original roman temple 2000
yrs old). |
The Capitol hill was the symbolic centre of the roman world.The square up the hill was designed by Michelangelo in the 16th Century for the coming in Rome of Charl V.In the bell tower is the first public clock of Rome (1412). |
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The Pantheon was a temple to all the gods and is one of the best preserved monuments of Rome.It was built in the 1st century b.c. and was restored by Hadrian Emperors in the 2th century a.c.
The dome by Hadrian has a large hole on the top...
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After this, we will stop at the Trevi fountain when visiting, you can throw the famous coin in the fountain.
Close at the Trevi fountain are the Spanish steps.
We will stop there. |
Nicola Salvi designed the most famous and big fountain of Rome in the 1762.The central figure is Neptune.The water come from the virgin-water aqueduct built by Augustus.
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On the way to go to the San peter basilica in Vatican(stop for
visiting),we will pass in front at the wedding cake(Vittoriano). |
The San Peter basilica draws pilgrims from all over the world.Are inside lots of precius works of art like Michelangelo's pietà and beautiful scolptures and mosaics.The old basilica was built by Constantine in the 4th century a.c.
Other artists rebuilt it late.
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The Victor Emanuel monument was inuugurated in the 1911 in honour of Victor Emanuel the II the first king of unified Italy.Totally covered of withe marble is called by american people "the wedding cake"because of the stange shape.
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Driving to the catacumbs you can
visit the ancient cristians thumbs having a great emotion:underground
tunnels,
ancients cristians simbolism.
Christians were obeying the lows of the time: bury out the city.Catacub are today opern to the public.In the tunnels underground are niches, loculi wich held two or three bodies... |
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Very close to the catacumbs, we
can see the ancient appian way and and the ancient roman city
walls.
The road sas built by Appio Claudius in the 321 b.c. and after more 400 yrs it was extended to the ports of Taranto and Brindisi. |
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A step will be the famous key
hole(a real old key-hole of the front door of the malta's knigth
house.It's possible from
that hole see the San Peter dome). |
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Driving down the aventino's hill
we will
see the Mouth of the truth.
An old roman legend say that if you put
your hand in the mouth of the stone...
if you lie...the mouth will eat your hand! |
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One of our steps will be Piazza Navona.
It's an inlredible square with the famous
four rivers's fountain by Bernini.
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The jewish area of Rome is one
of oldest of the world .
The area is very old and nice and is there a very important
syinagogue. |
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Rome by night private tour
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