About Rome
Why Choose It?
- Skip the lines for the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and the Colosseum.
- Venture into the Eternal City's most enduring landmarks.
- See the city as it was as our expert guide brings Rome to life.
Tour Description
Rome wasn’t built in a day, but through our Best of Rome tour you can sure see it in one! This itinerary takes you on a cultural and artistic journey through the highlights of Rome, in the company of your very own expert guide. Discover the masterpieces of the Vatican Museums, skipping all lines as you do so, and enter into the pinnacle of High Renaissance art: the Sistine Chapel. Then take a view of the epicenter of the Christian world, Saint Peter’s Basilica, before discovering the secrets of its square with your expert guide.
We’ll then drive you straight from the Vatican to the immortal Colosseum – the quintessential icon of Rome’s ancient might. Glimpse through its concrete arches as you venture inside the apex of ancient Roman entertainment. Your tour finishes with a view over the Roman Forum where you can decompress your experience as our expert guide brings this once active center to life with myths, legends, and accounts about the rise and fall of Rome’s mighty empire.
Wander through the Vatican Museums
For such a masterpiece of High Renaissance art, some anticipation is required. We start with skip-the-line tickets to the Vatican Museums where our expert guide leads you to discover the most impressive pieces in the Vatican Museums’ collection of ancient art.
Lose yourself in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel
We won’t let your current feeling of awe dissipate as our guide walks you down the Hall of Tapestries lavishing on you the historic tales and explanations of the mythology portrayed. Continue on to the Gallery of Maps to see the changing world over the ages. Beyond the next doors lies the Vatican’s pièce de résistance – the Sistine Chapel.
Michelangelo’s masterpiece stretches out above you, portraying a story your expert guide will narrate. Trace the brush strokes of this genius of the Renaissance, interpret the parables, and bask in the gloriously lit masterpiece.
Discover Saint Peter’s Basilica
To finalize your visit to the Vatican, your guide will take you to Saint Peter’s Square, with a magnificent view of Saint Peter’s Basilica up next. Here, Bernini’s colonnade acts as an ideal spot to decompress and contemplate the magnificence of what you’ve just seen.
Visit the mighty Colosseum
With skip-the-line entrance, your guide will lead you through the massive arches into the colossal structure built by the rulers of the Flavian Dynasty. Your Best of Rome tour takes you through the stadium and covered passages within the Colosseum, once known as the Flavian Amphitheater. With its monumental size, it’s nearly impossible to believe it was all made in one decade, millenia ago. Walk through the ages as our personable guide tells the tales of the rise and fall of this majestic structure. Experience the fear and excitement encouraged in the masses though lively tales and historic accounts.
Finish your Best of Rome tour at the epicenter of ancient Rome
The Roman Forum is the perfect place to contemplate your 6-hour journey through time, from ancient to Baroque, in this Best of Rome tour.
- Itinerary:Vatican Museums highlightsSistine ChapelSaint Peter's Basilica (view)ColosseumRoman ForumPalatine Hill (view)
- Included:Skip-the-line entrance to the Vatican Museums and ColosseumPrivate licensed guide
- Wheelchair accessible:Yes. (Itinerary may differ).
- Meeting Point:Hotel lobby or Vatican Museums entrance (under the statue of Michelangelo and Raphael)
excellent guides
Our guides are fluent in English and have a contagious passion for the inspiring cultural heritage of our Italian cities. Experts in their fields, they will immerse you in the hidden histories and intriguing lives of history's great protagonists. So much to see, so easy to miss out: with the help of our guides, visit the most absorbing sites and uncover the stories that have changed the world. Don't miss this fascinating journey!
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