Pantheon Museum · Tour
Catacombs and City Highlights, Privately with a Driver
A full day built for a family, with a vehicle doing the distances that would otherwise eat the afternoon. It opens at Piazza Venezia and the Victor Emmanuel II monument, then passes the Roman Forum and the Colosseum behind it, drives by the Baths of Caracalla and stops at the Pantheon, where there is time in the square and inside for the marble floor and the statues. The centre comes next on foot: Piazza Navona and its fountains, the Spanish Steps, and the Trevi Fountain for the coin. Then a traditional Italian lunch, which on a day this long is a structural component rather than a nicety. The afternoon is the part that justifies the car. The catacombs are out on the Appian Way, well beyond the walls, because Roman law forbade burying the dead inside the city. The galleries run for miles on several levels, and they can only be visited with a guide provided by the catacombs themselves, which is included. The temperature down there is constant and cool whatever the month. Afterwards you are driven back to your hotel rather than left at a bus stop on the far side of the Aurelian Walls.
What's included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- WiFi on board
- Catacombs Entrance Ticket
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- Air-conditioned vehicle
Itinerary
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Piazza Venezia
The colossal white marble monument, with the eternal flame kept burning for the unknown soldiers who died in the war. Two soldiers stand guard over it day and night.
Roman Forum
The scale of the political and commercial centre of the empire, driving past the ruined temples, basilicas and public spaces that run down towards the Colosseum.
Appian Way (Via Appia Antica)
The most important road of ancient Rome, the route that moved troops and goods in and out of the city. Much of it is now inside a national archaeological park.
Pantheon
Inside the best preserved ancient building in Rome, for the oculus at the centre of the dome, the marble underfoot and the detail of the statues around the walls.
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Piazza Navona
Rome does work as an open-air museum, and this square is the evidence: Baroque sculpture at its best, in the fountains. There is gelato to be had while walking round it.
Spanish Steps
Climb the 138 steps to the church of Trinità dei Monti for the view down over the square, or stay at the bottom and watch it from there.
Trevi Fountain
The coin in the Trevi Fountain, for luck and a safe return. There is a correct method: back to the fountain, coin in the right hand, thrown over the left shoulder.
Catacombe di San Callisto
Roman law forbade burial inside the city walls, so the cemeteries went along the Appian Way, outside them. The result is a network of galleries running for over 15 miles underground, and they can only be entered with a guide supplied by the catacombs themselves.
Colosseum
The amphitheatre built for gladiatorial games, whose engineering is the reason it is still standing and the reason it became the shorthand for ancient Rome.
Costo extra
Not included
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Gratuities
Good to know
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Each traveler must present a valid ID card or document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
- Due to the Jubilee, some monuments may be under restoration. Please pay attention to any messages we may send regarding potential changes.
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- Up to 8 travelers per booking.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Guiding available in: en.
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