other tours
Beyond the Vatican and the Colosseum...
Castel Sant'Angelo
A tomb? A castle? A prison? A museum?
All that!
We will discover togheter the several uses of this unique building, the secret passage used by the popes (passetto), the Angels' bridge and finally the great 360° view over Rome!
Roman Squares (2,5 hrs)
Why is it called the Spanish Steps?
What does Trevi mean?
What is the Pantheon?
I will answer all these questions and much more during a relaxing walking tour including: Spanish Steps
Trevi Fountain
Pantheon
Piazza Navona.
And, if you like gelato, let me show you one of my favourite gelateria in Rome, more than 150 flavours!
Caravaggio tour (duration 3 hrs)
Meeting point at the Pantheon.
Saint Luigi dei Francesi (Contarelli Chapel, St. Matthew stories)
Saint Maria del Popolo (Cerasi Chapel, St. Paul conversion and St. Peter martyrdom)
Saint Agostino (Madonna dei Pellegrini)
Chiesa Nuova (Deposition, copy after the original the Vatican Pinacoteca)
Papal Basilicas (3 hrs)
Saint John Lateran
Saint Mary Major
Saint Paul outside the wall
Don't miss the chance to see, in Saint Paul, the mosaics portraits of the popes, from Peter to Francesco...
Celio Hill and Underground (duration 3 hrs)
Meeting point at the obelisk near St. John Lateran Cathedral.
Saint Stefano Rotondo
Saints Giovanni e Paolo al Celio (Underground Roman Houses)
Saint Clemente (upper basilica and underground)
Saints Quattro Coronati (Constantine Chapel, church and Cloister)
Borghese Gallery and Villa (duration 3 hrs)
Visit first of all the collection created by cardinal Scipione in the XVII century. You cannot miss the Bernini's statues and the Caravaggio's canvases. Relax then strolling in the garden toward the Pincio for an unforgettable view over Rome!
Capitoline Museums
The oldest antiquities collection opened to the public by Pope Sisto IV in 1471.
You find in here not only the famous Lupa Capitolina and the Spinario but also the famous statue representing Marco Aurelio, whose copy can be admired in the Capitoline square, the only bronze equestrian statue dating back to the imperial times still existing!
Bernini and Borromini
Let's discover together some of the masterpieces of 2 great artists of the XVII century: Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Francesco Bernini. An entertaining walk from Santa Maria della Vittoria church, who houses the famous St. Theresa by Bernini, to Navona Square. it includes Saint Carlino, a little church designed by Borromini, not far from Saint Andrea designed by Bernini. We walk then toward Navona square to visit important places connected to the life and work of the 2 artsits.
