The best of the city of Rome with a local expert guide

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What you'll see and do

1. Piazza Navona

   Piazza Navona is a public open space in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built in the 1st century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium. The ancient Romans went there to watch the agones ("games"), and hence it was known as "Circus Agonalis" ("competition arena"). It is believed that over time the name changed to in avone to navone and eventually to navona.

   30 minutes here

2. Pantheon

   The Pantheon is a former Roman temple and, since 609 AD, a Catholic church (Basilica di Santa Maria ad Martyres) in Rome, on the site of an earlier temple commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus (27 BC – 14 AD). It was rebuilt by the emperor Hadrian and probably dedicated c. 126 AD. Its date of construction is uncertain, because Hadrian chose not to inscribe the new temple but rather to retain the inscription of Agrippa's older temple, which had burned down. The building is cylindrical with a portico of large granite Corinthian columns (eight in the first rank and two groups of four behind) under a pediment. A rectangular vestibule links the porch to the rotunda, which is under a coffered concrete dome, with a central opening (oculus) to the sky. Almost two thousand years after it was built, the Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome.

   30 minutes here · Admission not included

3. Spanish Steps

   Piazza di Spagna ("Spanish Square"), 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.

   30 minutes here

4. Piazza del Popolo

   Piazza del Popolo is a large urban square in Rome. The name in modern Italian literally means "People's Square", but historically it derives from the poplars (populus in Latin, pioppo in Italian) after which the church of Santa Maria del Popolo, in the northeast corner of the piazza, takes its name. The piazza lies inside the northern gate in the Aurelian Walls, once the Porta Flaminia of ancient Rome, and now called the Porta del Popolo. This was the starting point of the Via Flaminia, the road to Ariminum (modern-day Rimini) and the most important route to the north. At the same time, before the age of railroads, it was the traveller's first view of Rome upon arrival. For centuries, the Piazza del Popolo was a place for public executions, the last of which took place in 1826.

   30 minutes here

5. Trevi Fountain

   The Trevi Fountain is an 18th-century fountain in the Trevi district , designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini in 1762 and several others. Standing 26.3 metres (86 ft) high and 49.15 metres (161.3 ft) wide,[2] it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world.

   20 minutes here

6. St. Peter's Square

   Saint Peter's Square is a large plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave inside Rome, directly west of the neighborhood (rione) of Borgo. Both the square and the basilica are named after Saint Peter, an apostle of Jesus considered by Catholics to be the first Pope. At the centre of the square is an ancient Egyptian obelisk, erected at the current site in 1586. Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed the square almost 100 years later, including the massive Doric colonnades, four columns deep, which embrace visitors in "the maternal arms of Mother Church". A granite fountain constructed by Bernini in 1675 matches another fountain designed by Carlo Maderno in 1613.

   40 minutes here

7. Terrazza del Gianicolo

   It stands on the right bank of the Tiber River and climbs the hill of the same name, dotted with plane trees. It is the Belvedere del Gianicolo, one of the most evocative views of the entire capital. At the center of the large square stands the imposing equestrian statue of Garibaldi, a bronze monument depicting the Hero of Two Worlds on horseback, atop a high marble pedestal sculpted with episodes from his life and allegorical figures of Europe and America. What is most striking, however, is the Terrace overlooking Rome, from which the gaze wanders over the Eternal City and the parade of its many monuments, from the Pantheon to the Altar of the Fatherland, all the way to the Lazio mountains. Whether it's sunrise or sunset, the Belvedere del Gianicolo offers intense emotions at any time of day.

   30 minutes here

8. Campo De' Fiori

   Lunch in a local restaurant

   80 minutes here · Admission not included

9. Circo Massimo

   The Circus Maximus is an ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium and mass entertainment. In the valley between the Aventine and Palatine hills, it was the first and largest stadium in ancient Rome and its later Empire. It measured 621 m (2,037 ft) in length and 118 m (387 ft) in width and could accommodate over 250,000 spectators. In its fully developed form, it became the model for circuses throughout the Roman Empire

   10 minutes here · Admission included

10. Colosseum

    The Colosseum (from Ancient Greek word "kolossos" meaning a large statue or giant) is an elliptical amphitheatre. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is the largest standing amphitheatre in the world. Construction began under the Emperor Vespasian in 72 and was completed in AD 80 under his successor and heir,Titus The three emperors who are known as the Flavian dynasty, and the amphitheatre was named the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium by later classicists and archaeologists for its association with their family name (Flavius). The Colosseum is built of travertine limestone, tuff (volcanic rock), and brick-faced concrete. It could hold an estimated 50,000 to 80,000 spectators at various points in its history, having an average audience of some 65,000; it was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles including animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, dramas based on Roman mythology, and briefly mock sea battles.

    60 minutes here · Admission not included

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Mobile Only

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Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat

Group size

Up to 15 travelers per booking

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Addicted to Rome

Know before you go

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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