This tour is for those who are eager to explore some lesser-known sites of Rome.
On this tour, you will visit two amazing churches that are so incredibly different from one another.
The tour begins with a visit inside the Basilica of San Clemente.
In our humble opinion, every visitor that comes to Rome should see San Clemente. This place is one-of-a-kind.
The Basilica of San Clemente has 3 more buildings underneath. Yes, you heard correctly. You can access the underground levels, and be amazed by how much the city of Rome has to show you… even in the underground.
Underneath the Basilica, we find an ancient and very well-preserved church that was built in the 4th century AD.
We then go even further down, discovering a 1st-century AD religious temple. The temple was dedicated to the god Mithras, which was extremely popular in the Roman Empire, and was later nicknamed the “Religion of the Soldiers”.
The Basilica of San Clemente gives us the chance to go 45 feet underneath the street level.
The second and final church included on the guided tour is the Most Important Catholic Church in the World; Saint John in Lateran Basilica, the official Seat of the Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis. You will be in awe here.
This is one of the most beautiful churches in the world. The Basilica is beautifully decorated with amazing statues and reliefs, and it most likely has the most beautiful and elaborate floor in the world. This place is pure magnificence. Together with St John’s Basilica, we also go see the Holy Stairs. This is a stairway made of marble, that according to tradition was walked by Jesus. This is why, to this day, many pilgrims come to this place and they climb it on their knees. The tour ends near the “San Giovanni” Metro Stop subway line.
SITES INCLUDED:
- BASILICA OF SAN CLEMENTE AND ITS UNDERGROUND LEVELS
- The Temple of God Mithras
- The Roman Coin-Mint built in the 1st Century AD
- SAINT JOHN IN LATERAN BASILICA AND HOLY STAIRS AND EGYPTIAN OBELISK (END OF THE TOUR)
- The Roman Bronze door from the 1st Century BC
- The Holy Steps. This is a pilgrimage site and visitors climb it to the top, but on their knees. However, climbing it is not part of the guided tour.
- The Egyptian Obelisk was brought to Rome by Emperor Constantine. This is the heaviest, the tallest and the most ancient Egyptian Obelisk in the World
Leave the modern world behind as your English speaking tour guide will bring antiquities to life before your very eyes.
Listen as your guide provides a captivating account as you marvel at its theater, impressive temples, insula apartment blocks and the Forum of Corporations, where everything under the sun was bought and sold.
Be wowed by the great mosaic floors and several well preserved statues that seem to be, inappropriately, called “ruins”. In your Ostia Antica group tour there will be up to 14 participants or less. Small groups are indeed the best way to really enjoy the guided visit and to get the most from it.
In this huge archaeological site there are quite a few buildings that you can actually climb. For example, one of the highlights in this place is the 1st Century BC Theatre built by Marcus Agrippa that to this day can host 3.500 spectators at the same time. You can walk up to its top to have a gorgeous view of the ancient city from above. However on this walking tour we do not talk about only religious temples and ancient stores but it’ll actually be a colorful tour especially once you come across the ancient roman public toilets; the Latrines.
This tour is an eye-opening experience because you will understand how incredibly “modern” and “advanced” the ancient Romans were and how much of our modern daily lives are actually affected by them.
Traveling with an expert guide, you’ll visit all the best sites and learn to identify them for what they once were, making sense of plenty of structures.
This unique tour of Ancient Ostia departs from Rome by local train and you arrive at Ostia Antica in approximately 20 minutes.
What’s Inlcuded
- Small groups of 14 people or less
- Train ticket to and from Rome
- Ancient Ostia entrance ticket
- English speaking tour guide
What’s not Included
- Hotel pick-up/drop-off
- Gratuities
- Food/Beverage
Rome is a beautiful city like no other. A cultural jewel whose importance to modern society cannot be understated, boasting an unrivalled depth of architectural wealth and famous landmarks. But real history is ultimately made by people; buildings are just the shells their life stories leave behind. There is only so much you can learn (and more importantly understand) by walking through a ruin with a brief audio-guide, or by reading the plaques at a museum. The goal of this tour is to show you the magnificence of the Colosseum but other than that, to bring Ancient Rome’s Society to life, delving deep into the lives of notable Emperors such as Nero, Vespasian and his son Domitian. You will certainly remain in awe when admiring at the huge dimensions of the Colosseum but your English speaking tour guide/story teller will bring for that day Ancient Rome to life for you, with anecdotes and facts related to the Gladiators and the roman Emperors. Nearly two hours inside the Colosseum will make you want to watch the “Gladiator” movie once again. Surprisingly though, this is not the end of our tour and most likely the best part of it has yet to come! Indeed, after the visit inside the Colosseum, your tour guide will take you to the ancient downtown Rome, known Roman Forum. In this archaeological site you will learn of the fascinating Vestal Virgins, the priestesses who had to look after the Eternal Flame of Rome for 30 years, they were the women who had the highest consideration in roman society, to the point that they were seen as “living-demigoddesses”. In addition, your tour guide will show you several recreations of how the Roman Forum looked, back in its heyday.
The final part of your walking tour is the Palatine Hill, hence the official residence of the Roman Emperors, their Palace. The visit in also enriched by a view over the Circus Maximus, which was the biggest stadium in the history of the classical world and you will learn everything about the Chariot Races and the lives of the Charioteers, who were the real Super Stars of ancient Rome, with all the incredible amount of money that some of them had been able to collect in their lifetime
What’s Included:
- Skip the line entrance in the Colosseum
- The Arch of Emperor Constantine
- Skip the line entrance in the Roman Forum
- Temple of Vesta
- Temple of Julius Caesar
- The Via Sacra
- The Arch of Emperor Titus
- Palatine Hill (site of the foundation of Rome)
This tour offers visitors of Rome a unique opportunity to fall in love with Rome’s most iconic site, the Colosseum! To further add to the experience the tour will allow guests are to enjoy a thrilling experience beneath the city before a final visit to Rome’s Forum and Palatine hill. The underground experience offers a unique walk through the subterranean levels of St Clemente Basilica, a church rich and layered lying 45 feet beneath the surface of Rome. In a quiet and fascinating underground setting a walk amongst the ruins of ancient roman temples clients will experience visiting the only roman coin-mint also! An English speaking tour guide will further share anecdotes and stories that will bring these sites to life, so as to never forget this memorable experience.
The history of these unique sites is incredibly fascinating, so much so that it may become an addiction… We warned you 😉
This guided walking tour offers the great chance to really understand and see the ancient Roman Empire as well as the modern city of Rome, because all of its underground levels and tunnels hide a lot of history and have literally laid the foundations of the modern city that we walk on, today.
The “Colosseum & Subterranean Rome Tour” combines perfectly an iconic site such as the Colosseum, together with a hidden gem like the Basilica of St Clemente, hence it covers a major site and an off the beaten path one, at the same time before going onto the very foundation of Rome’s society, the Forum.
The forum offers an exploration of the ancient downtown Rome, and helps guests of the city to learn about the Vestal Virgin priestesses and the Eternal Flame that they had to guard over, which guaranteed the sake and safety of the Empire. Be in awe when looking at the burial site of Julius Caesar, walk by the ancient Senate where the Emperors gave their public rallies from and experience with all your senses what daily life would have been really like, back in the Classical World.
Admire Rome’s ruins, awe at their splendor, discover its tunnels
We owe the Ancient Romans more than you would think… So what’s to decide… What are you waiting for
What’s Included:
- Skip the Line direct entrance to the Colosseum
- Basilica of San Clement with ALL its underground levels, down to the Ancient Roman Coin-Mint
- The Arch of Emperor Constantine
- The Palatine Hill (the ancient residence of the Roman Emperors)
- The Roman Forum
- Temple of Vesta
- Basilica Julia
- Temple of Julius Caesar (end of the tour)
Whether you are planning your first visit to Rome or if indeed you are a seasoned visitor of the Colosseum, in either regard this is the guided walking tour that you need to take.
The “Colosseum & Daily life in Ancient Rome” tour takes you back in time and into the roman houses, bedrooms and dining rooms of a past era that creates visitors to live an experience that is unique, and that no one else does better. Clients will meet with their tour guide by the Colosseum and will be told the stories and anecdotes related to the immense and massive Arena, which incidently was the largest one of the world back in its day. Understand why the monumental project started and how the Emperor Vespasian managed to build the Colosseum over the man-made pool previously created by Emperor Nero. Standing on the lower level looking onto the Arena level will create a moment of awe as your English speaking tour guide recounts the Gladiatorial Bouts. Then after this spectacle, together we jump onto the subway metro line to reach the marvelous National Museum Palazzo Massimo, a true hidden gem for the History of Rome.
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If learning about ancient Rome’s society is what you are looking to do, then this is tour is the best option.
Characters like Emperor Augustus and his wife Livia will welcome you into their dining room, the so called ”Paradise” where they enjoyed their meals and parties together with their guests.
Admire the frescoed walls of the aristocrats, homes of outstanding quality that are over two millennia old. However, the colors are still so incredibly bright and vivid, to the point that it seems as if they were painted a few days ago.
Furthermore, you will be in complete awestruck when looking at the bronze remains of Caligula’s floating naval palace… Yes! You have read it correctly, this emperor dared to create a naval floating palace.
BUT If you don’t believe it, then you absolutely must take a visit with us and find out yourself.
The Romans have opened their doors for you, now take a deep breath and step inside
What’s Included:
– Skip the Line direct entrance to the Colosseum
– National Museum “Palazzo Massimo” with:
– original Ancient Roman bedrooms and rooms
– original Ancient Roman Dining Rooms (Livia’s and Julia’s)
– the Only Ancient Roman Mummy in the World
– Various bronze statues and artifacts which are among the most refined ones for the History of Ancient Rome
– an Ancient Roman Lunar Calendar, the only one in the world
