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Join this private skip-the-line private tour of Castel Sant’Angelo, once the tallest building of Rome and now a national museum, castel and the tomb at the same time and wind through centuries of history from ancient Rome to the era of the Popes.
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Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Roma, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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Join this private skip-the-line private tour of Castel Sant’Angelo, once the tallest building of Rome and now a national museum, castel and the tomb at the same time and wind through centuries of history from ancient Rome to the era of the Popes.
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Stop At: St. Angelo Bridge, 00186 Rome Italy
Completed in 134 AD by Roman Emperor Hadrian to span the Tiber from the city centre to his newly constructed mausoleum and now the towering Castel Sant’Angelo. The bridge is now solely pedestrian and provides a scenic view of Castel Sant’Angelo. It links the rioni of Ponte (which was named after the bridge itself), and Borgo.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Castel Sant’Angelo, Castel Sant’Angelo, Province of Rieti, Lazio
Initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family and later was used by the popes as a fortress and castle, now is a museum. The structure was once the tallest building in Rome.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant’Angelo, Lungotevere Castello 50, 00193 Rome Italy
The Museum is divided into four sections, the history of Castel Sant’Angelo is illustrated by vintage prints, scenic views and interesting reconstructions ideals of the monument, as suggested by the imagination of artists and architects of the Renaissance, from its construction until the nineteenth century, in a path that highlights the intense and ongoing.
Duration: 45 minutes
