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DAY 1
PRIVILEGED
ENTRANCES - DURATION 7 HOURS
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At your
hotel or other agreed spot in
Rome.
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(Tour
suitable for children)
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Visit the
Vatican City,
enclosing the world's richest art collection,
to discover the highlights of the Museums,
including Raphael's Rooms, the
ancient Greek and Roman sculptures, the
Renaissance Tapestries, the Gallery
of Maps with views of the Gardens, the
Sistine Chapel home to
Michelangelo's awesome frescoes and
Last Judgement. Enjoy anecdotes and
accounts
of famous artists and popes giving you a
fuller understanding and appreciation of the
renaissance spirit which heralded great
changes in thoughts, art, architecture,
music and human conditions. Then see the
colossal Basilica and Square of St.
Peter to marvel at its overwhelming
Dome and structure, the sublime and
touching Pietà, Bernini's
glorious and mystical baroque Canopy,
and the burial-site of St. Peter with the
monumental tombs of Popes. Hear about the
Papal Swiss Guards and the making of
Vatican City State through the
centuries.
Stroll at sunset
through a maze of fascinating medieval
streets and narrow alleys accompanied by
intriguing stories and legends recounted by
our friendly guides to discover Rome, in the
cool and away from the usual tourist
itineraries to capture the unforgettable
sensual atmospheres of charming squares like
Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona
and Santa Maria della Pace, romantic
and mysterious.
Magical sensations
 produced
by splashes of the Trevi Fountain,
the lazy and silent flow of the Tiber
river and the elongated shadows cast on
cobblestones by the Pantheon's unique
Dome will reveal the bewitching air
of the Eternal City as we visit
hidden renaissance and baroque treasures.
Our promenade will continue to Emperor
Hadrian's Mausoleum and legendary St.
Angel's Bridge to enjoy a fantastic
sight of the Pope's imposing
Castle-Fortress and to enjoy an
insuperable view of St. Peter's and
its Colonnaded Square elegantly
illuminated.
Your guide will be
delighted to pass-on good suggestions on
restaurants, wine-bars and other useful
information.
DAY 2
PRIVILEGED
ENTRANCES - DURATION 7 HOURS
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At your
hotel or other agreed spot in
Rome.
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(Tour
suitable for children)
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Enter
the impressive symbol of Rome, the
Coliseum and hear vivid details of the
ferocious gladiator combats, wild animal
hunting scenes and the many varied
spectacular events held there. Visit the
Palatine Hill and see breathtaking views
of ht Emperors' residences. Stroll along
the "Via Sacra" just as
Julius Caesar, Caesar Augustus
and Hadrian did when they paraded
their victorious legions to the Roman
Forum, centre of political, religious
and commercial life in ancient Rome. See the
interior of the old Senate, Temple
of Vesta, dwellings of the Vestal
Virgins and
 Triumphal
Arches of Titus and Septimius
Severus. Our storyteller guides will
bring history alive describing the
architecture, superstitions, traditions and
myths of the sprawling roman populace and
the incredible extravagancies of the
imperial court when the city was capital of
an unrivalled empire. Our exploration will
lead us up to Capitoline Hill to
observe the suggestive and evocative ruins
of the millenarian Latin civilization and
then to discover the Michelangelo-designed
elegant renaissance square with its bronze
statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
End the morning tour perhaps relaxing and
enjoying one of the most beautiful panoramic
views of Rome from the "Caffarelli"
terraced-café.
After time
for lunch continue your afternoon program in
either limousine, minivan or by electric car.
Stop to explore the
mysterious Catacombs situated
along the old Appian Way,
totalling some 150 kilometres of
underground tunnels and galleries used
as c emeteries
by early Christians under roman
persecutions. See the tracks of the vast
Circus Maximus where 180 thousand
inflamed spectators could fervently
incite their favourite heroes to victory
and view the sprawling Emperors'
Palaces on Palatine Hill.
Courageously dare placing your hand in
the oldest “lie detector” in the world,
the famous “Mouth of Truth” and
then continue your walk to admire the
well-preserved Temples of Hercules
and of Portunus situated on the
banks of the Tiber. Discover the most
recent archaeological excavation-site in
Rome to visit the Portico D’Ottavia,
Theatre of Marcellus and the
nearby old Jewish Ghetto .
Conclude your tour at the authentic
spot of Julius Caesar’s
assassination on the Ides of March,
44 B.C. and now refuge to
thousands of street-cats.
Return to your hotel
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Vip
Rome
