OVERVIEW
Italy is one of the most enchanting and appealing places in the world.
Italian lifestyle is so rich in culture and charm, and nowhere in the world are mythology, tradition, art, literature, architecture, philosophy and music so close related.
ICNOS Adventures offers centrally located hotels reflecting the character of the cities, well suited to independent travelers, in order to spend mornings for city walks and evenings sipping a glass of wine or savoring a delicious “gelato” or “cappuccino” in the typical Italian bars.
ICNOS Adventures offers centrally located hotels reflecting the character of the cities, well suited to independent travelers, in order to spend mornings for city walks and evenings sipping a glass of wine or savoring a delicious “gelato” or “cappuccino” in the typical Italian bars.
- ACTIVITY: Self-guided cultural tour
- NAME: Rome City Tour
- TRIP CODE: ICRH
- DURATION: 4 days/3 nights
- GRADE: Easy
- 2023 PRICES: Depending on request, period & standard of accommodation
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Private transfer from Rome Airport to the Hotel in Rome. Depending on your arrival time you could enjoy a first sightseeing tour of the Eternal City or a relaxing time at the hotel before enjoying your dinner in Rome. Overnight: selected accommodation in Rome (B&B or Hotel according to your inquiry)
Your first day in the Eternal City could begin with a sightseeing tour along the most important monuments of the ancient Roman Empire. You can visit the Colosseum, one of the greatest works of Roman architecture: an impressive amphitheatre used for gladiators games, mock sea battles, executions, animal hunts and public spectacles. From here you take a walking tour towards the ancient Roman Forum. On the Sacred Road (the Via Sacra), You admire the Arch of Titus: a 1st century honorific arch constructed to commemorate Titus’ victory culminated in the destruction of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem in 70 AD. In the afternoon you visit the ancient Roman Temple dedicated to all the Gods: the Pantheon. From here, you start a lovely walking tour in the historical centre of Rome, enjoying the view of the Piazza Navona with its luxurious cafes and baroque palaces. Overnight: selected accommodation in Rome (B&B or Hotel according to your inquiry)
Today you could opt to visit the the Vatican City, an independent ecclesiastical state ruled by the Pope, the bishop of Rome and UNESCO World Heritage Site. You can visit the impressive Vatican Museums, with hundreds of galleries filled with art treasures, from the Egyptian Museum to Greek and Etruscan Art, included the Vatican Art gallery (Pinacoteca) that contains some masterpieces of the greatest artists of the history of Italian painting, from Giotto to Raphael, from Leonardo to Caravaggio. You can also visit the Gallery of Tapestries, a collection of various 15th and 17th century tapestries before being enchanted by the Sistine Chapel, world famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling frescoes of the last judgment.
Then you could visit the St. Peter’s Basilica built on the site where St. Peter is buried. It has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world, holding 60,000 people with a impressive dome designed by Michelangelo. Inside you admire Bernini's remarkable bronze canopy and the Michelangelo’s world famous Pietà. It is carved out of a single block of Carrara marble. Pietà means “pity” and it represents the scene of Mary holding the dead Christ in her arms and it is filled with pain and maternal tenderness.
You cannot miss a walking tour in the city center enjoying the amazing Trevi Fountain, an impressive example of baroque Roman architecture, the famous Spanish Steps and Via Condotti the center of fashion shopping in Rome.Then depending on your interests you could opt for a visit of the Borghese Gallery and Museum or continue your journey in the Eternal city with a walking tour in the city center enjoying the “dolce vita” before you say arrivederci to Italy.
Overnight: selected accommodation in Rome (B&B or Hotel according to your inquiry)
Our trip ends after breakfast with a private transfer to Rome Termini Railway Station and from here you can easily reach by train your next destination in Italy.