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Ancient Rome Tour with an Archaeologist - Small Group
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Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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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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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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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A small-group tour only to experience and discover the monuments of Rome, the Ancient and present time city. A journey to see how a hut village became a monumental city we still see a lot today. How it became an amazing center of art, architecture and power for over 2000 years and all this is still reflected today in the City. We discuss a timeline of ancient Rome's history and walk to see the Roman Forum, the 5 Imperial Fora, the Colosseum (from the outside), the Campidoglio Square, Trajan's Column, the Theater of Marcellus, the Portico of Octavia, and we finish in the area of the Ghetto. Along the way we see and discuss many other buildings, sculptures, life and politics in ancient Rome, ...
Highlights
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Access to free-entrance archaeological areas. Not inside the Colosseum.
Due to the long itinerary we do not enter in some monuments, like the Colosseum.
Visit to the monuments is made from the outside.
Meeting Points
Departure
Via della Madonna dei Monti, 51
The meeting is in front of the Church of Santa Maria ai Monti.
Return
Via del Portico d'Ottavia
Tour ends at the Porticus of Octavia (archaeological area).
Itinerary
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Forum of Augustus
After the Colosseum, we will visit the complex of the Imperial Forums. All the 5 Forums: Forum of Caesar, Forum of Augustus, Forum Peace, Forum of Nerva and the Forum of Trajan.
Along the way we will see in detail the ruins, understand how they were built and why, and talk about characters of the Roman history and monuments, such basilicas, porticos, Trajan's Market, the Column of Trajan and museums aroud.
After that we will follow to the Capitoline Hill.
The offer here does not include going inside the monument or tickets for that.
40 minutes
2
Roman Forum
On the way Campidoglio Square, the amazing square designed by Michelangelo, we stop in several terraces to see and discuss the Roman Forum, including Arches of Triumph, the Temples of Vesta, Castor and Pollux and Saturn, the Roman Senate House, Basilicas and much more.
On the square, we admire the palaces designed by Michelangelo, the equestrian bronze sculpture of the emperor Marcus Aurelius and other Roman and Renaissance sculptures.
30 minutes
3
Teatro di Marcello
Our final point will the second theater constructed in Rome, the Theater of Marcellus.
We will see how, when and why it was constructed. The curious relationship it has with the Colosseum and how it was used during the Roman times, later and still is used today.
Here, we will also see the Temple of Apollo and the Porticus of Octavia, where we finish and I where I will give some final tips about the area, the Jewish Ghetto.
40 minutes
4
Colosseum
Our first stop is the Colosseum, explained and discussed from amazing points from which we can admire all the details and discuss it's history, function, construction techniques and many other details.
We do not go inside, as this would take all the time of the tour. We can organize the tour to finish in this point and guests can go inside with all the explanation and information provided right before.
20 minutes
Ancient Rome Tour with an Archaeologist - Small Group
(1) Reviews
Roma
About
A small-group tour only to experience and discover the monuments of Rome, the Ancient and present time city. A journey to see how a hut village became a monumental city we still see a lot today. How it became an amazing center of art, architecture and power for over 2000 years and all this is still reflected today in the City. We discuss a timeline of ancient Rome's history and walk to see the Roman Forum, the 5 Imperial Fora, the Colosseum (from the outside), the Campidoglio Square, Trajan's Column, the Theater of Marcellus, the Portico of Octavia, and we finish in the area of the Ghetto. Along the way we see and discuss many other buildings, sculptures, life and politics in ancient Rome, ...
Highlights
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Access to free-entrance archaeological areas. Not inside the Colosseum.
Due to the long itinerary we do not enter in some monuments, like the Colosseum.
Visit to the monuments is made from the outside.
Meeting Points
Departure
Via della Madonna dei Monti, 51
The meeting is in front of the Church of Santa Maria ai Monti.
Return
Via del Portico d'Ottavia
Tour ends at the Porticus of Octavia (archaeological area).