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"Roman Empire, Baroque and Renaissance, plus the Vatican
City"
This full day tour of
Rome will cover the major highlights of Rome and those
of the Vatican City.
In the morning we'll be
touring the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, Michelangelo's
Moses, Circus Maximum, Capitol hill, Spanish Steps,
Pantheon, Campo de Fiori market, Old Appian Way,
Catacombs, San Clemente and Piazza Navona will be the
main targets of the day,
but we'll point out a lot of other
interesting attractions as we drive and, time
permitting, eventually stop at them briefly to take a
picture and a better look.
Afterwards, this whirlwind tour
continues on to the Gran Finale:
your
personal tour of the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel and
St. Peter's Basilica!
You will reach the Sistine via
walking through the Vatican Museums. The walk will
include three beautiful Galleries: Statues, Tapestries
and that Geographic Maps.
After
having enjoyed the Sistine Chapel, we will continue to
St. Peter's.
We find that it's much better to
visit the Vatican when the crowds leave and we have more
time to enjoy more leisurely the vast treasure the
Vatican offers to the visitors. This is why we prefer to
go there in the afternoon, but again we are flexible, so
if it is in your preferences to start your touring day
with the Vatican, we'll be happy to accommodate you,
compatibly with the opening hour of the Vatican itself
and the other sites'.
We'll also stop for you
to have a wonderful authentic Roman lunch, at some
lovely out of the way 'trattoria' only locals would know
about.
We'd like to point out that these are a lot of places we
pack into one day and though it would be preferable to
split this tour in one and a half days, we can do it,
we've done it and we'll do it again for you! However, be
prepared! Don't complain if there will be not time to
stop for gelato or if one of the other sites will have
to visited 'on the run'!
Each tour that we do is
customized to the day's traffic flow, client's interests
and sites' opening hours. You can expect us to be very
flexible, but we expect some flexibility on your side
too!
Please come prepared for
this packed day! Comfortable shoes are the most
important thing, but remember that although Roman
Summers are hot, you must bring something to cover arms
and legs with when entering churches.
At the Vatican they are
very strict about the dress code: ladies' shoulders need
to be covered and pants or skirts have to cover the
knee. Gentlemen have to cover their shoulders too and
also their pants have to cover the knee, plus they must
remember to take your hat of when entering churches and
let's not forget that the Sistine Chapel is church! It
doesn't matter how fancy you look, it matters that
you're covered up, so jeans are ok.
You'll
be touring in in a deluxe Mercedes Viano driven by
an excellent English speaking, fully licensed,
professional driver-guide providing full assistance.
All
transportation costs included in the price.
Admission fees to the sites, meals and drinks are not
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