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Monks and Knights walking tour on Aventino with Gelato
(10) Reviews
Rome
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Walking shoes, from April to October sun lotion, sunglasses and a hat.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Monks and Knights: a 2 hours walking tour in Rome, from the Foro Boario, up to the Aventino hill, among medieval monasteries, renaissance churches, knights sanctuaries, secluded gardens and magnificent views of Rome that ends by the Circus Maximus with ITALIAN GELATO INCLUDED!
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
a sweet Italian Gelato to say farewell till next time!
Meeting Points
Departure
Temple of Hercules Victor
Meeting point at the Foro Boario by the "Tempio Rotondo (Temple of Hercules Victor)".
Return
Osteria Circo
Tour ends by Circus Maximus by the Gelato kiosk
Monks and Knights walking tour on Aventino with Gelato
(10) Reviews
Rome
About
Monks and Knights: a 2 hours walking tour in Rome, from the Foro Boario, up to the Aventino hill, among medieval monasteries, renaissance churches, knights sanctuaries, secluded gardens and magnificent views of Rome that ends by the Circus Maximus with ITALIAN GELATO INCLUDED!
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
a sweet Italian Gelato to say farewell till next time!
Meeting Points
Departure
Temple of Hercules Victor
Meeting point at the Foro Boario by the "Tempio Rotondo (Temple of Hercules Victor)".
The ancient oxen market, nowadays a testimony of the long history of Rome, that display the only two still standing roman temples in Rome.
10 minutes
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Aventino
We walk through a recently restyled path that climb up to the top of the Aventino hill, the secret path used by monks during medieval times
15 minutes
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Giardino degli Aranci
We enter the garden that offers a beautiful view of Rome towards the west and the north of the city with S. Peter dome in the center of it
10 minutes
4
Basilica di Santa Sabina
Overlooking the "oranges garden", stands the first of the two medieval Basilicas on the Aventino: Santa Sabina that dates back to the 5th century b.C. wiht its monastery that it is the headquarter of the Dominicans order in the world.
15 minutes
5
Basilica dei Santi Bonifacio e Alessio
We reach the second of the minor Basilicas: SS. Alessio e Bonifacio that dates back in the 4th century b.C
15 minutes
6
Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta
We proceed to enter the Malta Knights square: where the Knights Templar estabilshed their base in the 12th century
10 minutes
7
Priorato dei Cavalieri di Malta
We'll discover the symbols hidden in the facade of the Villa of the Malta Knights and try to find connections with the Templar Knights mysterious story.
15 minutes
8
Sant'Anselmo all'Aventino
S. Anselmo with its Catholic University atheneum and its Romanesque style that recalls the spirituality of the middle ages.
10 minutes
9
Roseto comunale di Roma - ingresso Clivo dei Publicii
We'll walk through the Roseto comunale admiring the different roses that blooms in spring and early fall and stop to admire the magnificent ruins on the Palatine hill just in front of us: the Massenzio Thermal Baths and part of the Domiziano palace then walk towards the Circus Maximus
10 minutes
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Circo Massimo
Last stop before the GELATO is the magnificent Circus Maximus, located between the Aventine and Palatine hills: a venue for games since the foundation of the Eternal City
