Italy Travel Tour 173

1. Arrival in Rome. || 41.803651115922804, 12.251974740682066

2. Transfer to hotel. || 41.90398061061712, 12.49481722534766

3. Free time

4. Night in Rome

1. Breakfast at hotel. || 41.90398061061712, 12.49481722534766

2. Hotel pick up for tour

3. 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Rome City Tour. || 41.89477895707346, 12.487879891678643

After breakfast at the hotel, the day begins with a Rome City Tour from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, featuring a three-hour walking exploration of the Eternal City's highlights, including the Spanish Steps, the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain, and Piazza Navona. In the seventeenth century, Rome became a symbol of Catholic majesty, with influential popes commissioning masterpieces from artists like Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini. Following the tour you will have the option to either take the bus back to the hotel after the tour or stay in the center before concluding the day with a lovely night in Rome. Note that if you decide to stay in the center you will be responsible for your transportation back to the hotel.

4. Colosseum. || 41.89029003940063, 12.49222016783427

The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world, despite its age.

5. Piazza di Spagna. || 41.90582153681817, 12.482294810007298 

Piazza di Spagna, at the bottom of the Spanish Steps, is one of the most famous squares in Rome, Italy. It owes its name to the Palazzo di Spagna, the seat of the Embassy of Spain to the Holy See. There is also the famed Column of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

6. Trevi Fountain. || 41.901117118589575, 12.48321930233681

The Trevi Fountain is an 18th-century fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini in 1762 and several others.

7. Pantheon. || 41.89871857904518, 12.476894354182518 

The Pantheon is a former Roman temple and, since AD 609, a Catholic church in Rome, Italy. It was built on the site of an earlier temple commissioned by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa during the reign of Augustus, then after that burnt down, the present building was ordered by the emperor Hadrian and probably dedicated.

8. Free time

9. Night in Rome

1. Breakfast at hotel. || 41.90397262551803, 12.494849411852995

2. Free time

3. Meet at Trastevere to meet for your Food Tour. Taxi / Uber on your own to meeting point.

4. 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Walking Food Tour

After breakfast at the hotel, you’ll have some free time to relax or explore on your own. From 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, join a delightful three-hour Walking Food Tour, where you'll indulge in wine and food tastings, including pizza, homemade bread, supplì, pasta, and wine gelato. This guided experience takes you through the charming medieval streets of Trastevere, one of Rome's most vibrant neighborhoods. You'll visit local food shops, witness traditional pizza-making at an old bakery, and stop by a historic delicatessen that has been serving customers since 1870. Along the way, savor typical Roman specialties and sample local wines while soaking in the beauty and history of the area. This tour reveals the hidden corners of Rome, showcasing the authentic culture that tourists often miss. After the tour you will have the option to either take the bus back to the hotel after the tour or stay in the center before concluding the day with a lovely night in Rome. Note that if you decide to stay in the center you will be responsible for your transportation back to the hotel.

5. Free time

6. Night in Rome

1. Breakfast at hotel. || 41.9038927744722, 12.49470993699655

2. Free day 

Today will be a free day to explore Rome on your own or relax at the hotel.

3. Night in Rome

1. Breakfast at hotel. || 41.90402852119069, 12.49481722534766

2. Meet at Vatican by Taxi / Uber on your own for optional tour./

3. 7:20 AM - 11:00 AM - Optional Vatican Tour $285 per person. || 41.90231466976357, 12.453885048976444

Very special, always great success, clients meet me ‪at 7:20am‬ and we hold a special reservation that allows us to go in to the Vatican ‪at 8:00am‬ and to be able to go into the Sistine Chapel with few people or sometimes alone. It is always regarded as “one of the best experience in Rome”.This tour will offer an unforgettable experience which you will appreciate fully and treasure forever. We enter among the first, reach and enjoy the Sistine Chapel almost empty before the crowds arrive. Please note that general entrance for people with no reservation is ‪at 9:00am‬. This tour will be additional $285 per person with transportation and local guide.

4. Vatican Tour Dress Code 

Please be advised that the Vatican and most churches in Italy have a dress code for teens, men, and women (young children are exempt): shoulders must be covered (women can bring a scarf if wearing a tank top or dress) and all shorts, skirts, or dresses must be long enough to cover the knees. Admission to the Vatican and several of Rome's churches will be denied if this dress code is not observed!

5. 7:15 AM - Meet tour guide at meeting point

6. Sistine Chapel. || 41.9031144608046, 12.45452104744863 

The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna, it takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481. Since that time, it has served as a place of both religious and functionary papal activity.

7. St. Peter's Basilica. || 41.902294436325164, 12.453963518642064 

The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply Saint Peter's Basilica, is a church of the Italian High Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy.

8. Night in Rome

1. Breakfast at hotel. || 41.90402852119069, 12.49481722534766

2. Free day 

Today will be a free day to explore Rome on your own or relax at the hotel.

3. Hotel pick up for optional tour

4. 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Optional Rome Tour $245 per person. || 41.89273444453523, 12.486506601495103

This tour includes the Colosseum inside, ancient Appian way with early Christian catacombs, Capitol Hill with Michelangelo piazza and view of Roman Forum, Aventine hill with "Secret" view through the key hole, Circus Maximus & Mouth of Truth, Pantheon etc.. The use of private transportation driver is designed to allow you to maximize time, discover the most interesting sights in the comfort and privacy of your own vehicle. With your private transportation you will have the flexibility and independence to design your itinerary according to your own interests and sightsee at your own pace. With a car, we could add the Circus Maximus, the Caracalla thermal Baths, Aventine hill and Mouth of truth, Ancient Appian way and catacombs, on our itinerary of ancient Rome. Colosseum tickets are purchased so you won't wait in any lines. This tour will be additional $245 per person.

5. Night in Rome

1. Breakfast at the hotel. || 41.90402852119069, 12.49481722534766

2. Private transfer from hotel to airport