Rome Trip Overview
Enjoy a tour of Rome and the Vatican Museums in style. A luxury car/minivan will pick you up at your hotel, and be at your disposal for the entire day. With Vatican Museums skip-the-line tickets, you will avoid the long lines and maximize your limited time in the Eternal City.
This 6-hour private sightseeing tour will bring you to the most fascinating sites in Rome, and the Vatican. You’ll have your own personal driver who will take you exactly where you want to go. The most popular areas of the city with the most history and charm will be on the itinerary, including St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, the Colosseum, Roman Forum, the Pantheon, and wherever you’d like to go.
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Duration: 6 hours
Starts: Rome, Italy
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Rome, Lazio, Italy
Enjoy a tour of Rome and the Vatican Museums in style. A luxury car/minivan will pick you up at your hotel, and be at your disposal for the entire day. With Vatican Museums skip-the-line tickets, you will avoid the long lines and maximize your limited time in the Eternal City.
This 6-hour private sightseeing tour will bring you to the most fascinating sites in Rome, and the Vatican. You’ll have your own personal driver who will take you exactly where you want to go. The most popular areas of the city with the most history and charm will be on the itinerary, including St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, the Colosseum, Roman Forum, the Pantheon, and wherever you’d like to go.
Itinerary
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Pass By: Piazza Venezia, 00187 Rome Italy
Piazza Venezia
Pass By: Circus Maximus, Via del Circo Massimo, 00186 Rome Italy
Circus Maximus
Stop At: Complesso del Vittoriano, Via di San Pietro in Carcere 1, 00186 Rome Italy
Discover Piazza Venezia with its famous white marble monument, Il Vittoriana, built in 1885 as a commemoration to King Victor Emmanuel II and lovingly called “The Wedding Cake” by the local population.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Pantheon, Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Rome Italy
Proceed to the Government District to see the Parliament Building, the Palace of the Council of Ministers and the Column of Marcus Aurelius. Close by is the Temple of Hadrian which was constructed in his honor by the Emperor Antoninus Pius. A walk through some of Rome’s little alleyways brings you to the Pantheon where the Renaissance painter and architect Raphael is buried.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Trevi Fountain, Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Rome Italy
The tour then wends its way to the Trevi Fountain, the backdrop to many a movie scene, including Fellini’s famous La Dolce Vita. If you wish to come back to Rome, follow legend and throw a coin in the fountain!
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Spanish Steps, Piazza di Spagna, 00187 Rome Italy
Explore one of the most famous Square in the world.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
For the final visit of the day you cross the Tiber to the Vatican. Here you have a tour of the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel where you will see Michelangelo’s famous ceiling frescoes as well works by other Renaissance artists including Raphael.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy
The Sistine Chapel, the home of Michelangelo’s famous fresco, “The Last Judgment,” is next. The Sistine Chapel is also the venue for papal elections, and is one of the most popular attractions in Italy. Your tour guide will explain the stories from the Bible, including the creation of Adam, and how it relates to the frescoes.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: St. Peter’s Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
After the Sistine Chapel you enter St. Peter’s Basilica and the day finishes in St. Peter’s Square to see the Pope’s apartment and Bernini’s wonderful statues that surround the square.
Duration: 1 hour
