Vatican Museums

Included only in the 8-hour tour. The Vatican Museums contain extensive collections of statues, paintings, sarcophagi, and mosaics gathered by the Popes since the Renaissance. Visitors can select which sections to focus on before walking through the corridor leading to the Sistine Chapel. Highlights include Michelangelo's frescoes The Last Judgment and The Genesis, and his marble sculpture La Pietà. The guide provides detailed commentary throughout the visit. After the museum, guests meet the driver to continue or conclude the tour.

120 min

Sistine Chapel

Included only in the 8-hour tour. Built by Pope Sixtus IV in the late 15th century, the chapel features frescoes by artists such as Perugino, Girlandaio, Botticelli, and Michelangelo, who painted the ceiling and The Last Judgment. Inside, talking, photography, and video recording are prohibited. The guide allows enough time to observe the artwork before leading guests to the entrance of St. Peter's Basilica.

30 min

St. Peter's Square

This famous Baroque square is known for the papal conclave announcements and is framed by Bernini's colonnades symbolizing Peter’s embrace of the faithful. The center features an ancient Egyptian obelisk that originally stood in Emperor Nero’s circus. The tour concludes here with final comments from the guide.

10 min

Colosseum

Included in the 5- and 8-hour tours. The Colosseum was the largest and most sophisticated amphitheatre of the ancient world, built between A.D. 70 and 72 under Emperor Vespasian. It hosted gladiatorial contests and public spectacles, and remains a symbol of Rome.

60 min

Roman Forum

The Roman Forum was the political and social center of ancient Rome. Founded in the 8th century BC, it served as the hub from which the Romans expanded their empire across Europe.

10 min

Palatine Hill

The central and oldest of the Seven Hills of Rome, Palatine Hill is the site of the city’s original settlement and later imperial palaces starting with Augustus. It covers between 63 and 131 acres depending on ancient records. Today it is mainly an open-air museum with a collection of finds displayed in the Palatine Museum.

Pantheon

Constructed originally in 25 BC by Marcus Agrippa and rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian about 150 years later, the Pantheon is famous for its large open dome. Since the 7th century, it has functioned as the Basilica of Santa Maria ad Martyres.

15 min

Trevi Fountain

Located at the meeting point of three streets, the Trevi Fountain marks the end of the Acqua Virgo aqueduct. It is one of Rome’s most famous fountains, known for the tradition of throwing coins to ensure a return to the city.

15 min

Circo Massimo

The Circus Maximus was an ancient stadium for chariot racing and mass entertainment, situated between the Aventine and Palatine Hills. It was the largest stadium in Rome and its empire.

5 min

Piazza del Campidoglio

The smallest but most politically and religiously important of Rome’s seven hills, Capitoline Hill became a symbol of Rome’s power. From its summit, visitors can view the ruins of the Roman Forum, including temples, basilicas, and arches that represent centuries of Roman rule.

15 min

Piazza Venezia / Ancient City

Piazza Venezia is a central square in Rome where key roads intersect, including Via dei Fori Imperiali and Via del Corso. It is named after Palazzo Venezia, built by Cardinal Pietro Barbo next to the church of Saint Mark.

10 min

Via Del Corso

A main street in Rome’s historic center, Via del Corso is about 1.5 kilometers long and approximately 10 meters wide. The northern part is pedestrianized, while the rest accommodates two traffic lanes and narrow sidewalks.

Spanish Steps

The Spanish Steps in Rome rise between Piazza di Spagna at the bottom and Piazza Trinità dei Monti at the top, dominated by the Trinità dei Monti church. The monumental staircase has 135 steps and was constructed from 1723 to 1725 using 20,000 scudi left by French diplomat Étienne Gueffier. It connects the Trinità dei Monti church, supported by the Bourbon kings of France, and the Spanish Embassy near the Holy See at Palazzo Monaldeschi at the base.

15 min

Piazza Navona

Built over the ruins of Emperor Domitian’s stadium from the first century, Piazza Navona is a Baroque square featuring Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers at its center. It was commissioned by Pope Innocent X and his family, the Pamphili.

10 min

Campo De' Fiori

A rectangular square south of Piazza Navona, Campo de’ Fiori means 'field of flowers.' It was a meadow during the Middle Ages and previously an unused space in Ancient Rome between Pompey’s Theatre and the Tiber River.

15 min