Monuments and Basilicas of Ancient Rome full day tour
 
Available every day excluding Sundays and religious holidays
Daily 
 
Duration : Approximately 9 hours including lunch time. Lunch Break in a typical restaurant ( drinks are not included )
We apologize for eventual delays due to traffic conditions. Pickup from Hotels within the greater Rome area only

We recommend you wear comfortable shoes as there is some walking involved. No shorts or sleeveless shirts allowed.

Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Navona Square, St. Peter's Basilica Our tour will leave from Piazza San Bernardo, adorned by Moses'Fountain, heading to Piazza della Repubblica, previously known as "dell'Esedra" as its central area also called Esedra of the Diocletian Baths is hidden now by the Fountain of Naiadi. We will continue towards Via Sistina where we'll leave the bus to start our walking trough the ages, starting from the Spanish Steps and reaching Piazza di Spagnawith the famous fountain "la Barcaccia" realized from Pietro Bernini. Then the guided tour will lead you to the Trevi Fountain, a baroque jewel, and to the Pantheon (meaning "Temple of all the Gods"), a building in Rome which was originally built as a temple to the seven deities of the seven planets in the state religion of Ancient Rome. It is the best preserved of all Roman buildings, and perhaps the best preserved building of its age. At the end of the tour we will finally reach the gorgeous Piazza Navonabuilt on the ruins of the Domitian's Circus adorned by the famous Fountain of the Four  Rivers, masterpiece of Gian Lorenzo Bernini realized in 1651. Tour will end reaching the church of St. Peter with a description of his marvellous square.

Leaving from Piazza San Bernardo, crossing Piazza della Repubblica, we will reach and visit the Basilica of St. John in Lateran (internal visit), cathedral of Rome and of the world, famous for its baroque and medieval masterpieces kept intact inside of it. Hence, we will go to the Holy Stairs, consisting of twenty-eight white marble steps, now encased by wooden steps. According to tradition, the staircases were part of the praetorium of Pilate in Jerusalem, hence were sanctified by the footsteps of Jesus Christ during his Passion. Leaving the Basilica and skirting along the Mura Latine, the tour will pass through the Porta di San Sebastiano to arrive on the Ancient Appian Way, where we will find the Chapel of "Domine Quo Vadis" there St.Peter supposedly met Jesus while the former was fleeing persecution in Rome. We'll reach the Catacombs and after the visit we will continue walking along the Ancient Appian Way up to the Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella, built around 50 B.D. On the way back, from the coach you will enjoy the view of the Caracalla Baths: they were Roman public baths, or thermae, built in Rome between 212 and 216 AD, during the reign of the Emperor Caracalla.