Reserve!
Day Tours
Monumental Rome*
Ancient Rome*
Vatican and
Sistine Chapel*
Christian Rome*
Tivoli
Castelli Romani*
Ancient Ostia
Illuminated Rome (with
dinner or
without
dinner)
Castelgandolfo
Papal Audience
Naples and Pompeii
Assisi - Orvieto
*To increase the quality of our tours 1,2,3 and 4 in Rome and the tour 13 to Pompeii of 1 day, clients joining to those excursions will be provided with headphones. Pompeii & Amalfi Day Tour Tivoli & Villa Hadrian Tour |
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TOUR #1: MONUMENTAL ROME
$44.00 per person
Reserve!
From Apr. 01 08 to Mar. 15 2009
Walking Tour
Every morning
Pick up starting at 07:30am depending on
the hotel location.
Our tour
will leave from Piazza San Bernardo, adorned by Moses' Fountain, heading
to Piazza della Repubblica, previously known as "dell'Esedra" as its
central area also called Esedra of the Dioletian Baths is hidden now by
the Fountain of Naiadi. We will continue towards Via Sistina where
we'll leave the bus to start our walking through the ages, starting at
the Spanish Steps and reaching Piazza di Spagna, with the famous
fountain "la Barcaccia" realized from Pietro Bernini.
Then the
guided tour will lead you to the Trevi Fountain, a baroque jewel,
and to the Pantheon (meaning "Temple of all the Gods"), a
building in Rome which was originally built as a temple to the seven
deities of the seven planets in the state religion of Ancient Rome.
It is the best preserved of all Roman buildings, and perhaps the best
preserved building of its age. At the end of the tour we will
finally reach the gorgeous Piazza Navona, built on the ruins of
the Domitian's Circus adorned by the famous Fountain of the Four
Rivers, masterpiece of Gian Lorenzo Bernini realized in 1651.
On
Sundays, after the Holy Father’s Blessing in Piazza S.Pietro, and on
Wednesday during the Holy Father’s Audience the visit inside the Basilica
will not take place.
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TOUR #2: ANCIENT ROME $76.00 per person Reserve! *Starting April 01 08 Everyday Pick up starting at: 02:00 from Apr 1 to Nov. 15 1:30pm from Nov. 16 to Mar. 15, 09 depending on the hotel location With this tour you will enjoy the splendor of the classic Roman Empire. Leaving Piazza San Bernardo, adorned by Moses’ Fountain, we will head to Piazza della Repubblica and running along Via Nazionale we will arrive in Piazza Venezia. Crossing the square we will leave on one side the Memorial to King Vittorio Emanuele II and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. After this ample view of an important part of the city, the guided tour will take you to visit the square of the Capitol, the result of Michelangelo’s architectonic and magic genius. Simple but stately, the square is the seat of Rome Town Hall, from here you will enjoy the unique sight of the Forum and of the Palatine Hill with a view of the massive structure of the Colosseum. We will then walk along the ancient pavement, which crosses the evocative ruins of the Roman Forum, the Curia, the Reggia. You will then admire the Temple of Vesta, the Arch of Titus and the Arch of Costantine. The tour continues towards the Circus Maximus, the Aventine Hill and the Pyramid of Caius Cestius, ending up with the visit of the Basilica of St. Paul’s outside the Walls. Capitoline Hill – Roman Forum – Colosseum (visit inside) – St.Pietro in Chains 
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TOUR #3: THE VATICAN MUSEUMS AND THE
SISTINE CHAPEL
$86.00 per person
Reserve!
*Starting April 01 08
Everyday
except Sun.
Pick up starting at:
06:45am from Apr. 1 to Nov. 15
7:30am from Nov. 16 to Mar. 15, 09 depending on
the hotel location
The
purpose of this tour is the visit of the Vatican Museums. Leaving the
Piazza San Bernardo, adorned by Moses’ Fountain, we will head to Piazza
della Repubblica, with the Fountain of Naiadi in the middle. Then the
itinerary will continue, passing by Via Bissolati, Via Veneto and the
Villa Borghese. After this ample view of an important part of the city, we
will visit the Vatican Museums and the Vatican Galleries (lines possible
at the entrance). You will then admire the modern entrance built for the
Jubilee 2000, the Galeries of the Chandeliers, of the Tapestries and of
the Geographical Maps, the Sobiesky Hall and the Immaculate Conception
Hall. We will then stop to admire the Sistine Chapel, seat of the
Conclave, frescoed by Michelangelo to end up in the Ancient Vatican
Library.
Vatican Museums – Sistine Chapel –
St. Peter’s Basilica
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TOUR #4: CHRISTIAN ROME $61.00 per person Reserve! *Starting April 01 08 Everyday Pick up starting at: 02:00 from Apr 1 to Nov. 15 1:30pm from Nov. 16 to Mar. 15, 09 depending on the hotel location Leaving from Piazza San Bernardo, crossing Piazza della Repubblica, we will run along Via Nazionale to end up visiting the Basilica of St.Mary Major, built on the Esquiline Hill in 352 A.D. The tour will then continue visiting the Basilica of St.John in Lateran, cathedral of Rome and of the world. Hence, we will go to the Holy Stairs, climbed by Jesus Christ to reach Pilate’s Palace. From here the tour will start again by coach, crossing Piazza San Giovanni and Via Latina. Skirting along the Mura Latine, the tour will pass through the Porta di San Sebastiano to arrive on the Ancient Appian Way, where we will find the Chapel of “Domine Quo Vadis”. We arrive finally at the Catacombs of St.Callixtus, where the visit will take about 45 minutes (on Wednesdays the visit will be at the Catacombs of St.Domitilla). On the way back, from the coach you will have a view of the Caracalla Baths. On Sundays: Appia Antica is substituted with S. Maria Major Basilica) S. John Lateran – The Holy Stairs – Catacombs of St.Sebastian – Old Appian Way and the tomb of Cecilia Metella (on Sunday the catacombs and the Appian Way will be substituted with the St. Mary the Major) 
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TOUR #5: TIVOLI(Villa Adriana / Villa D’Este) $82.00 per person Reserve! *Starting April 01 08 Pick up starting at 7:30 am depending on the hotel location -Apr 1 to Nov. 15: Tue, Thurs, Fri, Sat -Nov. 16 to Mar. 15, 09: Tue, Thu, Sat
Going along Via Tiburtina we will get to
Tivoli, a world-known small town since ancient times for its soothing spring
of “Acqua Albulea” (sulphureous baths). Crossing the Ponte Lucano, we will
admire the Tomb of Plautius Lucanus before arriving to visit Hadrian’s
Villa (from the parking till the entrance a walking distance of 300
meters has to been calculated) built under the homonymous emperor. We will
continue our sightseeing with a visit of Villa D’Este, famous for its
water system, the architecture of its gardens, the pavilions, the artificial
caves and the fountains.
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TOUR #6: CASTELLI ROMANI
$61.00 per person
Reserve!
*Starting April 01 08
Mondays and
Saturdays
Pick up starting at 2:00 pm depending on
the hotel location
We will
leave Piazza San Bernardo, adorned by Moses’ Fountain, passing by Piazza
della Repubblica. Along the way we will admire the Caracalla baths, the
Arch of Constantine and the Colosseum: this itinerary will take us on the
Appia, passing under the Porta di San Sebastiano (this is the route used
by the ancient Romans, who were going to the Castelli in the summer to
enjoy the fresh breeze). Passing through Castelgandolfo, today’s
summer residence of the Pope, we will arrive in Albano and then Ariccia.
From the large bridge of Ariccia one can admire a wonderful view of the
hills and countryside. We will pass through Genzano, Nemi, Rocca di
Papa, Grottaferrata and Frascati, going along the Via dei Laghi.
Once in Frascati,
there will be a stop to taste and enjoy
the typical wines of this area.*
*Starting
April 01 2008, instead of the wine tasting
there will be a stop
in the lake of Castelgandolfo to take pictures and
have free time for an ice cream.
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TOUR #7: ANCIENT OSTIA $86.00 per person Reserve! *Starting April 01 08 Sundays Pick up starting at 7:30 am depending on the hotel location Ostia antica takes its name from the latin word ostium meaning mouth. According to the legend ostia would have been founded by king Anco Marzio and according to archaeologists around the end of the 5th century b.c. and the beginning of the 6th century b.c. Founded as a military base, it became an important commercial port for the supply of grain for Rome. Starting from Porta Romana and proceeding along the main road - Decumanus Maximus - we will visit the old metropolis and Piazzale della Vittoria. Next we will visit the baths of Neptune, one of the public services of the city constructed by Adriano and ornated with fine mosaics. Behind the Bath’s of Neptune, the Firemen’s barrack of the Adrian’s age. The visit will continue with the Theatre erected by Agrippa in the 1st century b.c. From the top of the staircase you have a beautiful view of the excavations. After having visited the House of Diana we will reach the centre of ostia where we will be able to admire the Forum, the political centre of Ostia, the Temple of Rome and Augustus and the Baths. The excursion will end with a visit of the Basilica: a large aula in the form of rectangle encircled by an arcade, on the right side of which we find the Round temple dating from the 3rd century. 
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TOUR #8: ILLUMINATED ROMA (without dinner) $57.00 per person Reserve! *Starting April 01 08 Every evening Pick up starting at 7:15 pm depending on the hotel location Sitting comfortably in a deluxe coach, we will follow a charming itinerary, witnessing the ancient origins and the successive cultural and historical stratifications, which characterize the city of Rome. Leaving from Piazza San Bernardo, adorned by Moses’ Fountain, heading to Piazza della Repubblica, we will pass by Via Veneto, Palazzo Margherita, Porta Pinciana, Villa Borghese to arrive at the Trevi Fountain, where we will stop for a visit. We will then continue along Via Quattro Fontane, where you will be amazed by the Fountains of the Four Seasons. From Via Nazionale, descending towards Piazza Venezia, we will see the Memorial to King Vittorio Emanuele II and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The itinerary will also touch the Capitol, the Imperial Forum, the Colosseum, the Palatine Hill, the Aventine Hill, the Circus Maximus and the Tiberina Island. The visit will continue reaching the Gianicolum Hill, to admire one of the most beatiful panoramas of Rome. Finally we will arrive to the Basilica of St. Peter crossing the Tiber and finding by side the fortress of Castel S. Angelo. 
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TOUR #9: ILLUMINATED ROMA with dinner $118.00 per person Reserve! *Starting April 01 08 Every evening Pick up starting at 7:15 pm depending on the hotel location Sitting comfortably in a deluxe coach, we will follow a charming itinerary, witnessing the ancient origins and the successive cultural and historical stratifications, which characterize the city of Rome. Leaving from Piazza San Bernardo, adorned by Moses’ Fountain, heading to Piazza della Repubblica, we will pass by Via Veneto, Palazzo Margherita, Porta Pinciana, Villa Borghese to arrive at the Trevi Fountain, where we will stop for a visit. We will then continue with Piazza Venezia, the Capitol, the Imperial Forum, the Colosseum, the Palatine Hill, the Aventine Hill, the Circus Maximus and the Tiberina Island. The visit will continue reaching the Gianicolum hill, to admire one of the most beatiful panoramas of Rome. Finally we will arrive to the Basilica of St. Peter crossing the Tiber and finding by side the imponent fortress of Castel S. Angelo. At the end of the tour you will taste the traditional roman cuisine in a typical restaurant, accompanied by folk-music. 
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TOUR #10: CASTELGANDOLFO $65.00 per person Reserve! Every Sunday Morning (in coincidence with Pope's summer stay) Pick up at hotel starting at 7:30am The destination of this interesting itinerary is placed in the Castelli Romani, outside the city. Panoramic tour of Rome and of the St.Peter’s Basilica. Leaving the city, we will pass under the Porta di San Sebastiano and, skirting the Circus of Maxentius, we will arrive on to the Via Appia. Running along Via Tuscolana, we will pass by Frascati, Grottaferrata and Marino, lovely little towns of the Castelli Romani. Driving on the Via dei Laghi, we will arrive at the Lake of Albano and finally Castelgandolfo, summer residence of the Pope, where we will stop for the Holy Father’s Blessing. Return to Rome. 
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TOUR #11: PAPAL AUDIENCE AT ST. PETER'S $53.00 per person Reserve! Every Wednesday morning Pick up starting at 06:45am depending on the hotel location Panoramic tour of the city: Piazza San Bernardo with Moses’ Fountain, Piazza della Repubblica with Fountain of Naiadi, Via Veneto, Piazzale Flaminio, Via Flaminia, the Olympic Village, Ponte Milvio, Lungotevere, Foro Italico. Going along the Lungotevere towards Castel Sant’Angelo, we will arrive on the Via della Conciliazione and finally in Piazza San Pietro. We will go into the Nervi Hall to attend to the papal audience. Return at the end of the audience. At the Pontifical State’s discretion, the audience might be celebrated in Piazza S.Pietro or in the Nervi Hall.  
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$164.00 per person Reserve! DEPARTS EVERY MORNING Pick up at hotel starting at 6:45 am
After leaving Rome and
driving along the “Sun Route” motorway, we will cross the regions of Lazio
and Campania. From the road you will enjoy the view of the famous Abbey of
Montecassino. Once in Naples, there will be a short panoramic tour
of the city: the pier of Santa Lucia with its impressive Castel
dell’Ovo, the historical centre, Piazza del Plebiscito, the
Royal Palace, the Basilica of San Francesco di Paola, the
San Carlo Opera House, the Gallery of Umberto I and the
imposing Maschio Angioino. Time for a light lunch in a typical cafe
in Naples. We will then continue towards Pompeii where, after a
short visit in a coral and cameo factory, we will visit the excavations of
this world-famous Roman town, destroyed by the eruption of the Mt.
Vesuvius in 79 A.D. Return to Rome.
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$139.00 per person Reserve! *Starting April 01 08 $129.00pp Monday, Thursday, and Saturday Pick up starting at 6:45 am depending on the hotel location
After a short panoramic tour of its northern part, we will leave Rome, by the “Sun Route” motorway. Our first stop will be in Orvieto, gorgeous medieval small town, famous for its Cathedral. We will spend the day visiting Umbria, rich in vineyards, olive groves and nice villages on top of the hills. The itinerary is full of charming medieval cities: Spoleto (world-famous for the “Festival dei Due Mondi”), Trevi, Foligno, Spello, and the most celebrated: Assisi, the mystic city of St.Francis. The city, still surrounded by ancient walls, lays on top of the green slopes of Mount Subasio. Its rose-stone buildings, the winding narrow streets, the noble palaces, the balconies full of flowers: everything in Assisi will hold you spellbound. Visit of the church of St.Mary of the Angels and of the Basilica of St. Francis, with the masterpieces of Giotto and Cimabue. It will be a pleasure to wander about, looking into the small artisan shops of the old city. Break for a genuine lunch in a typical restaurant. Return to Rome. The small town of Assisi is located on a top of a hill and for that reason its streets are mostly narrow and steep. |
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TOUR #1 + 2 + L: MONUMENTAL AND ANCIENT ROME $156.00 per person Reserve! Full Day Visit with Lunch Pick up at hotel starting at 7:30 AM Monumental: Rome is an unrepeatable city and is so-called Eternal for having alternated sumptuous ages with others of decadence and it is always reviving as it gathers treasures and memories with the charm of its incomparable landscape. Our tour will leave from Piazza San Bernardo, adorned by Moses’ Fountain, heading to Piazza della Repubblica, previously known as “dell’Esedra” as its central area also called esedra of the Diocletian Baths is hidden now by the Fountain of Naiadi. We will continue towards Via Piemonte, the Aurelian Walls, Porta Pinciana, Via Veneto, Via Nazionale. After this ample view of an important part of the city, the guided tour will lead you to the Trevi Fountain, a baroque jewel, and to the Pantheon, originally a pagan temple, which will be visited. We will head to Palazzo Madama, seat of the Senate of the Republic, to finally get to the gorgeous Piazza Navona, built on the ruins of the Domitian’s Circus. Then you will have the chance to admire Castel Sant’Angelo and to visit the St.Peter’s Basilica. On Sundays, after the Holy Father’s Blessing in Piazza S.Pietro, and on Wednesday during the Holy Father’s Audience the visit inside the Basilica will not take place.
Ancient: With this tour you will enjoy the splendor of the classic Roman Empire. Leaving Piazza San Bernardo, adorned by Moses’ Fountain, we will head to Piazza della Repubblica and running along Via Nazionale we will arrive in Piazza Venezia. Crossing the square we will leave on one side the Memorial to King Vittorio Emanuele II and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. After this ample view of an important part of the city, the guided tour will take you to visit the square of the Capitol, the result of Michelangelo’s architectonic and magic genius. Simple but stately, the square is the seat of Rome Town Hall, from here you will enjoy the unique sight of the Forum and of the Palatine Hill with a view of the massive structure of the Colosseum. We will then walk along the ancient pavement, which crosses the evocative ruins of the Roman Forum, the Curia, the Reggia. You will then admire the Temple of Vesta, the Arch of Titus and the Arch of Costantine. The tour continues towards the Circus Maximus, the Aventine Hill and the Pyramid of Caius Cestius, ending up with the visit of the Basilica of St. Paul’s outside the Walls.
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TOUR #3 + 4 + L: VATICAN MUSEUM AND CHRISTIAN ROME $192.00 per person Reserve! Full Day Visit with Lunch Everyday except Sunday Nov 16 08 to Mar 15 09 Pick up at hotel starting at 6:45 AMVATICAN:
The purpose
of this tour is the visit of the Vatican Museums. Leaving the Piazza San
Bernardo, adorned by Moses’ Fountain, we will head to Piazza della
Repubblica, with the Fountain of Naiadi in the middle. Then the itinerary
will continue, passing by Via Bissolati, Via Veneto and the Villa Borghese.
After this ample view of an important part of the city, we will visit the
Vatican Museums and the Vatican Galleries (lines possible at the entrance).
You will then admire the modern entrance built for the Jubilee 2000, the
Galeries of the Chandeliers, of the Tapestries and of the Geographical Maps,
the Sobiesky Hall and the Immaculate Conception Hall. We will then stop to
admire the Sistine Chapel, seat of the Conclave, frescoed by Michelangelo to
end up in the Ancient Vatican Library.
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TOUR #1 + 4 + L: MONUMENTAL AND CHRISTIAN ROME $141.00 per person Reserve! Full Day Visit with Lunch Pick up at hotel starting at 7:30 AM Monumental: Rome is an unrepeatable city and is so-called Eternal for having alternated sumptuous ages with others of decadence and it is always reviving as it gathers treasures and memories with the charm of its incomparable landscape. Our tour will leave from Piazza San Bernardo, adorned by Moses’ Fountain, heading to Piazza della Repubblica, previously known as “dell’Esedra” as its central area also called esedra of the Diocletian Baths is hidden now by the Fountain of Naiadi. We will continue towards Via Piemonte, the Aurelian Walls, Porta Pinciana, Via Veneto, Via Nazionale. After this ample view of an important part of the city, the guided tour will lead you to the Trevi Fountain, a baroque jewel, and to the Pantheon, originally a pagan temple, which will be visited. We will head to Palazzo Madama, seat of the Senate of the Republic, to finally get to the gorgeous Piazza Navona, built on the ruins of the Domitian’s Circus. Then you will have the chance to admire Castel Sant’Angelo and to visit the St.Peter’s Basilica. On Sundays, after the Holy Father’s Blessing in Piazza S.Pietro, and on Wednesday during the Holy Father’s Audience the visit inside the Basilica will not take place.
CHRISTIAN ROME: Leaving from Piazza San Bernardo, crossing Piazza
della Repubblica, we will run along Via Nazionale to end up visiting the
Basilica of St.Mary Major, built on the Esquiline Hill in 352 A.D.
The tour will then continue visiting the Basilica of St.John in Lateran,
cathedral of Rome and of the world. Hence, we will go to the Holy
Stairs, climbed by Jesus Christ to reach Pilate’s Palace. From here
the tour will start again by coach, crossing Piazza San Giovanni and Via
Latina. Skirting along the Mura Latine, the tour will pass through the
Porta di San Sebastiano to arrive on the Ancient Appian Way, where
we will find the Chapel of “Domine Quo Vadis”. We arrive finally at
the Catacombs of St.Callixtus, where the visit will take about 45
minutes (on Wednesdays the visit will be at the Catacombs of St.Domitilla).
On the way back, from the coach you will have a view of the Caracalla
Baths.
On Sundays: Appia Antica is substituted
with S. Maria Major Basilica)
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TOUR #3 + 2 + L: VATICAN AND ANCIENT ROME $192.00 per person Reserve! Full Day Visit with Lunch Everyday except Sunday Apr 01 08 to Nov 15 08 Pick up at hotel starting at 6:45 AMVATICAN: The purpose of this tour is the visit of the Vatican Museums. Leaving the Piazza San Bernardo, adorned by Moses’ Fountain, we will head to Piazza della Repubblica, with the Fountain of Naiadi in the middle. Then the itinerary will continue, passing by Via Bissolati, Via Veneto and the Villa Borghese. After this ample view of an important part of the city, we will visit the Vatican Museums and the Vatican Galleries (lines possible at the entrance). You will then admire the modern entrance built for the Jubilee 2000, the Galeries of the Chandeliers, of the Tapestries and of the Geographical Maps, the Sobiesky Hall and the Immaculate Conception Hall. We will then stop to admire the Sistine Chapel, seat of the Conclave, frescoed by Michelangelo to end up in the Ancient Vatican Library.
Ancient: With this tour you will enjoy the splendor of the classic Roman Empire. Leaving Piazza San Bernardo, adorned by Moses’ Fountain, we will head to Piazza della Repubblica and running along Via Nazionale we will arrive in Piazza Venezia. Crossing the square we will leave on one side the Memorial to King Vittorio Emanuele II and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. After this ample view of an important part of the city, the guided tour will take you to visit the square of the Capitol, the result of Michelangelo’s architectonic and magic genius. Simple but stately, the square is the seat of Rome Town Hall, from here you will enjoy the unique sight of the Forum and of the Palatine Hill with a view of the massive structure of the Colosseum. We will then walk along the ancient pavement, which crosses the evocative ruins of the Roman Forum, the Curia, the Reggia. You will then admire the Temple of Vesta, the Arch of Titus and the Arch of Costantine. The tour continues towards the Circus Maximus, the Aventine Hill and the Pyramid of Caius Cestius, ending up with the visit of the Basilica of St. Paul’s outside the Walls.
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