383 activitati in Rome, ITALY

The Vatican Museum Tour begins by coach, passing through Piazza della Repubblica with the Fountain of the Naiadi. We then follow the ancient Aurelian Walls, which once surrounded the ancient city. At Piazza del Popolo you will see an Egyptian obelisk dating back to the time of Ramses II. Vatican Museums Afternoon Finally bring us on arrival at the Vatican Walls, your guide will then lead you into the Vatican Museums. There you visit the Gallery of the Tapestries and the Gallery of the Geographical Maps. Next, you arrive in the famous Sistine Chapel, with its magnificent fresco of the Last Judgement by Michelangelo. Languages English, Spanish and French

Enjoy one of the most important art collections in the world and the masterpieces of St. Peter’s Basilica. Following our knowledgeable and passionate guide, the tour begins at the Vatican Museums with its immense collection built up by the Popes throughout the centuries. The itinerary includes the Pio Clementino Hall, the Laocoon and Apollo Belvedere, the Maps Gallery, the Candelabra Gallery, the Tapestries Gallery and the Sistine Chapel to admire the breathtaking frescos by Michelangelo, one of the most celebrated masterpieces in the world. From the Museum you will exit directly into St Peter’s Basilica, the most important Christian Church in the world, heart of the Catholic religion, where you will admire, among others, Michelangelo’s masterpiece La Pietà and the impressive Baldachin Altar by Bernini. Tour ends in the suggestive St Peter’s Square, dominated by Michelangelo’s imposing Cupola and surrounded by the famous Bernini’s double Colonnade. Languages English Others On Wednesdays, the Basilic does not allow any visit.

Your visit to the Vatican Museums deserves a special approach. With Skip-the-Line Access into both the Museums and St. Peter’s Basilica after the Sistine Chapel, you’ll explore the treasures in a relaxing manner with less than 12 people and an art historian guide who will turn you into a Renaissance expert in just 3 hours. Highlights - Follow your guide on an ideal itinerary through the Vatican Museums - Admire the papal frescoes of the Raphael Rooms - Gaze up at Michelangelo’s artworks in the Sistine Chapel From the moment you meet our expert, English-speaking guide at our entrance to when you say goodbye to them 3 hours later in St. Peter’s Square, the story of the Vatican will come to life. You’ll forget about lines and crowds as you follow a perfectly planned route through the Vatican treasures. As your group is so small, they’ll be more flexible with your needs, so have your questions ready With 9 miles of art, over 2000 rooms and countless individual pieces, many visitors spin out of here in a blur and the collection overwhelms them. We take our time. You’ll leave with a picture of the Vatican that is more than its artworks. You’ll explore the human story of the Vatican. You’ll discover the popes and the artists, the struggles and conflicts between them and the messages they were trying to express. By the time you get to the Sistine Chapel, we guarantee you’ll know enough about Renaissance art that you’ll be able to identify Michelangelo’s artworks on your own. As guides are not allowed to talk in the chapel, they’ll already have briefed you on what to look for, so this is a real individual experience for many. There is no such limit in St. Peter’s Basilica although you will be able to skip the line and avoid the crowds again. A guide is essential in here as there are so many different architectural, religious and artistic treasures beneath its vaulted dome. With Bernini’s bronze altar, Michelangelo’s Pietá and the tomb of St. Peter, this is the most important church in the Christian world. When you exit into St. Peter’s Square, you’ll have absorbed a lifetime of knowledge, 3 hours of Vatican splendor and hundreds of years of Renaissance artworks. Important Information This service ends outside Sistine Chapel.

Discover the wonder that is the Vatican City, one of the most important religious places in the world, and enjoy art and refinement. Highlights - Skip the line access to the Vatican Museums - Explore the Sistine Chapel - Guided tour of St Peter’s Basilica In this half day tour you will get the opportunity to beat the queues and discover the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel with no hassle. When you arrive, your guide will take you straight though into the museums where you will visit one of the most important collections of art in the world. Admire the famous spiral staircase, the Gallery of Tapestries and the Gallery of Maps before arriving at the Sistine Chapel and the unforgettable Basilica of Saint Peter. Explore one of the world’s most important religious sites with this Tour of the Vatican City. Walk around the Vatican Museums with more than 2,000 rooms and nine miles of the largest art collection in the world. Decorated with exquisite taste and full of works of art, the museum is packed with treasure and history. Discover all the secrets contained in the walls of the museums, originally meant only for the Pope’s eyes. See Michelangelo’s creation of Adam with your own eyes as you explore the Sistine Chapel and the Raphael Rooms. After visiting the Museum you will be taken on a guided tour of St. Peter’s Basilica, where you will find another of Michelangelo’s masterpieces, La Pietà. The tour ends at the magnificent St. Peter’s Square. From 1/04 the tour will also include a visit to Raphael's Rooms. The four Stanze di Raffaello (‘Raphael's Rooms’) in the Palace of the Vatican form a suite of reception rooms, the public part of the papal apartments. They are famous for their frescoes, painted by Raphael and his workshop. Together with Michelangelo's ceiling frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, they are the grand fresco sequences that mark the High Renaissance in Rome.

Every year the Vatican Museums open their doors for extended hours during a limited period; this tour makes use of that extension, bringing you inside the Museums and the Sistine Chapel when they’re much more quiet an atmospheric than during the day. Experience the beautiful galleries and show-stopping art without the crushing crowds, and in a small group of maximum 15 people. Experience the Vatican like almost no one else gets to—at night! This is the time when the Vatican palaces are at their most peaceful, tranquil, and lovely and quieter than regular visiting hours. We start at the Vatican Museums, part of the Papal Palaces. In echoing, elaborate halls and galleries, your Vatican expert will bring the Church’s fascinating history to life—from St. Peter’s martyrdom to the modern Vatican City. Since your group is a maximum of just 15 people, you’ll have plenty of time to get all of your questions answered. You’ll also explore some of the finest ancient sculptures and Renaissance art in the world, including Raphael’s School of Athens, the Hellenistic Laocoön, and the beautiful Apollo Belvedere. The pièce-de-resistance of your experience, of course, is the Sistine Chapel, the private chapel of the Pope. In the evening light—and without the tourist hordes—get a sense of the kind of intimate atmosphere the Pope himself would have enjoyed here. As you admire Michelangelo’s famous frescoes, your Vatican expert reveals their stories, secrets and what makes them so special. Languages English.

Crypts and Catacombs Walking Tour introduces you to a Rome you would have left without knowing otherwise. Discover imperial and early Christian Rome by peeling back layers and millenniums of history as you descend into the Eternal City's underground burial chambers, its long winding catacombs and impressive crypts. This unique tour shows you the best of underground Rome including the crypt made from Capuchin monks' bones and the Domitilla Catacombs where early Christians worshiped in secret. These Catacombs are incredibly extensive, reaching as far as 17 kilometres. Some of these are still inaccessible, so even more secrets lie buried under the very path you walk on. Go below and beyond to a time when Christianity was considered a simple cult whose members were executed as pagans and buried as martyrs, so much so that entire burial places were created just so that people could be buried near these heroes. This tour is offered in English, and will thrill and frighten in every language as you learn the disturbing and exciting history of one of the most historically religious cities on earth. This is the one and only tour that takes you deep into Rome’s heart, exploring different eras, diverse locations and many of the capital’s crypts and catacombs that tell the tale of a mysterious, sundry past. This tour will thrill and delight adults and children and teach even more about Rome from the underground than the architecture above. Itinerary • Tour start time at 2:30pm • Arrival at the catacombs at 2:50pm • Visit the catacombs until 3:45pm • Arrival at San Martino Ai Monti at 4:10pm and 30 minutes visit • Leaving San Martino Ai Monti at 4:50pm • Arrival at the Capuchin Crypt at 5:30pm • End of the tour at 6pm

Enjoy the nightlife of Rome as the locals do! Admire the impressive illuminated monuments for the night. Visit the attractions where locals love to gather when the sun sets to enjoy a drink and good food. You will pedal mostly on safe lanes to avoid the streets with heavy traffic, when you can, and enjoy a beer and a plate of pasta on a fantastic terrace of a boat overlooking the Tiber. If you choose Pasta option, it comes with a drink, a beer, and a dish. If you choose Aperitif option, it comes with a drink. Whichever option you choose, we will guarantee you a fantastic evening. This tour is not recommended for small children.

Imagine standing in the Colosseum like a gladiator? Not only will you get special access through the Gladiator Gate to the arena floor, but you’ll also skip the lines to the Roman Forum, giving your small group of 10 more time exploring the monuments with an expert English-speaking guide to discover the stories behind the stones. Highlights - Skip the line into the Colosseum through the quieter Gladiator entrance - Get special access onto the Arena Floor just like the fearless Gladiators - View the underground area and discover how it was part of the spectacle - Ascend to the spectators stands to see the arena from their perspective - Explore the palaces and gardens and views over the city from Palatine Hill - Skip the line into the Roman Forum and explore the temple ruins From the time you walk through the Gladiator Entrance with your expert English-speaking guide to when they leave you inside the Roman Forum, you’ll travel in a small group of 10 through the most epic monuments of Ancient Rome. Modern life will fade away as you set foot in the Arena Floor where so many gladiators battled beneath the towering stands. On its own, the Colosseum is an engineering marvel but from the perspective of a gladiator, it was a place of honor and glory. You’ll discover what it was like to stand in the center of the awe-inspiring arena with up to 80,000 eager Romans roaring while underground trapdoors sprang open to release other fighters and crazed wild animals. No other tour lets you experience this. After standing in the shoes of the gladiators, you’ll visit the stands to see how the bloodthirsty spectators saw it. As you make your way around the Colosseum, you’ll understand what a typical day in the Colosseum was like. After 1.5 hours you’ll go with your guide to the nearby Roman Forum where you’ll skip the lines again. Once inside the Forum, your guide will take you into this busy center that used to be the main political arena of Rome. Explore the temples and palaces and hike to the top to explore the Emperors Palaces and soak up the views over the monuments. In half the time of most tours you’ll have finished your exploration of Rome and leave with a detailed picture of the lives of the main players. From the gladiators that fought for glory to the politicians that argued for democracy and the Emperors that built the monuments, this ancient world will excite you.

Thousands crowd the Colosseum each day, but few visit inside by night. Not only will you avoid the crowds, but you’ll also set foot on the arena floor, explore the atmospheric underground area in a small group of 25 with your expert English-speaking guide who will show Rome in a new light. Highlights - See Rome’s top spot at its most peaceful and most atmospheric - Explore the Colosseum’s most thrilling areas, the arena floor where gladiators fought and the underground levels where the “backstage” systems can still be seen From the moment you meet your guide at Trajan’s stunning Column to when you leave the Colosseum 2 hours later, you’ll see the monuments of the city in a different light. With the sun taking a break this is the perfect time to catch the best views of the area where Ancient Rome was born. As you make your way towards the looming Colosseum your guide will point out the Forums built by the Caesars and the Temple of the Vestal Virgins still standing after thousands of years. At any time of the day, the Colosseum is awe-inspiring, but entering it in darkness and with the crowds gone, it has a mysterious air. Standing on the arena floor looking up at the empty stands that held 80,000 Romans you’ll understand what it was must have been like for a gladiator the night before they were due to fight. As you look at the towering rings of stands around you, your guide will give you the background about why the Colosseum was built and what purpose it served. If that was not enough, you’ll also go deep into the Colosseum Underground area that was off-limits to ordinary citizens. In this recently excavated hidden world you’ll see the sophisticated mechanisms that created epic spectacles and entertained 80,000 Romans at a time. You’ll walk through channels where slaves, gladiators and wild animals were carefully manoeuvred up elevators to surprise the crowds and ramp up excitement to a fever pitch. By the time night has fallen and the restaurants of nearby Monti are filling up, you’ll be leaving the Colosseum after experiencing it in a way that most visitors never imagine. Languages English

Unveil Vatican City and seize this fantastic opportunity to visit the Vatican Museums as well as the world famous Sistine Chapel after official closing times with this special tour! Take a trip to these magnificent sites after sunset and experience them as you’d never be able to during the daytime! The groups are limited to 15 people to ensure that the tour is much more intimate and personal for the guests. Avoid the crowds and the heat of the daytime whilst you’re taken round these brilliant places during this rare opportunity. The Vatican Museums attract millions of tourists every year and it’s clear to see why. Come and see for yourself, the beautiful artwork and artefacts which inhabit the museums from Vincent Van Gogh’s Pietà, after Delacroix, which is housed in the Collection of Modern Religious Art, to the Augustus of Prima Porta in the Braccio Nuovo. The various sculptures and paintings are a sight to behold and at night they’re even more so. After the visit to the Museums you will be taken to the renowned Sistine Chapel, the official residence of the Pope in Vatican City. Get a taste of the architecture and art which has gone into making the Sistine Chapel what it is today, with work from some of Italy’s most famous Renaissance artists, including Michelangelo and Pinturicchio. See the gorgeous Sistine Chapel Ceiling, covered in art including The Creation of Adam and many more pieces by Michelangelo. This tour is not to be missed!

No trip to Rome is complete without a visit to the Vatican Museums. Home to 54 galleries including four statue museums: Museo Pio-Clementino, Museo Chiaramonti,Museo Gregoriano Etrusco and the Museo Gregoriano Egiziano. These museums are home to some of the most famous works of art in the world, with artists including: Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Raphael and Giotto, to name a few. An experience that is sure to inspire the art lover in anyone. The Sistine Chapel The 54th gallery of the Vatican Museums is the famed Sistine Chapel. Completed around 1483, the Sistine Chapel is arguably the most famous chapel in the world due to the artwork located within. View many of the most famous frescoes in the world, including the famous ceiling and The Final Judgement painted by Michelangelo. Not only does the Sistine Chapel hold some of the world's most precious works of art, it is still used for religious purposes such as the Papal Conclave - the process through which a new Pope is chosen. St. Peter's Basilica A popular pilgrimage site, St. Peter's Basilica is also one of the largest in the world and a shining example of Renaissance architecture.

Escape the tourist routes and visit some of the most important places of antiquity without wasting time in the queues, with this small group guided tour. Highlights - Priority Access to all the locations - Specialised guide with a small group - A passionate journey through Ancient Rome - Special access entry to the Case Romane del Celio Learn about the history of one of the most important figures in the history of Western civilization, with a visit to Caesar's Palace, closed to the public for years. Enter the palace rooms and be amazed by the incredible architecture and frescoes while your guide explains the events that have taken place there. The palace, excellently preserved, is as extraordinary as Pompeii, but with the advantage that it is located in the very heart of Rome. Head to the Colosseum, a symbol of Rome. With almost 2,000 years of antiquity, this imposing building will take you to another era, where you can imagine the bloody gladiator fights that occurred in the past. Visit the first and second floors in the company of a guide and save your time with priority access. With this VIP tour of Ancient Rome you can also take a stroll through the Roman Forum, the nerve centre of Ancient Rome where the public life of the Empire developed. Including a visit to the Temple of the Vestal Virgins; the ascent to the Palatine Hill, you will receive explanations about the foundation of the city according to the legend of Romulus and Remus as well as the great victories that inspired the Arches of Constantine and Titus. Beneath the stones of the Roman Forum, you will find a hidden complex of apartments and villas dating back to the 200AD called the Case Romane del Celio. This extraordinary collection of living spaces has sat frozen in time until it was excavated and turned into one of the Forum’s most exclusive museums. Today, it’s a fascinating time capsule of the everyday lives of ancient Romans. After being taken down into the Case Romane you can gaze at the extraordinary frescoes that adorn the walls and see the relics of Roman life that were unearthed in these very rooms. With an expert guide to help you decipher everything you see and a small group of no more than 22 fellow travellers, you’ll feel as if you have stepped back 2,000 years into the height of one of the greatest empires the world has ever known.

With this course you will learn the basics, the specifications on the equipment, how to handle the board and how to take a wave. Safety is an important factor and good awareness of the surrounding environment must be demonstrated. You will be taught the basics and you will have to show that you remember them and that you can put everything into practice on your own. Obviously you will ride your first waves! If you have already done some lessons, you can improve the techniques instead. In fact, you will improve the ability to arrive in line-up autonomously, be fluid in the transition from lying to standing and improving the style and take off. All lessons are held by qualified ISA and CONI instructors and consist of a theoretical-practical part on land and another in the sea. Others If on the indicated day the waves are not favorable, a SUP surfing lesson can be held which is very similar but is performed with flat sea.

The Stand-Up Paddle is a new way to enjoy sea waters. When the sunset is on the way and the sea is quiet, this activity gives you the possibility to spend time with other people while having fun and connecting to nature. The aim of the first SUP lesson in flat water is to find the balance in an upright position on the board. This is the first step to start practicing this sport. Then you will learn the right paddling technique, learn about the marine environment, its pitfalls and risks. After the lesson, you will be able to independently organize your SUP adventures in total safety and fun. The class will be divided into a theoretical-practical part on land and another at sea.

The best way to visit Rome is to join this 3-hour small group guided walking tour. Your professional guide will take you directly inside the Colosseum and the Roman Forum passing the long lines at the entrance. Hear stories of gladiator fights while exploring the Colosseum's first and second tire, learn about monuments like the Curia inside the Roman Forum, admire the Capitoline Hill and it's great view over the Roman Forum and enjoy photo stops at Rome’s big-name attractions such as Piazza Venezia, Largo di Torre Argentina, Pantheon and Piazza Navona!

Escape the tourist routes and visit some of the most important places of antiquity without wasting time in the queues, with this small group guided tour. Highlights - Priority Access to all the locations - Specialised guide with a small group - A passionate journey through Ancient Rome - Special access entry to the Case Romane del Celio Learn about the history of one of the most important figures in the history of Western civilization, with a visit to Caesar's Palace, closed to the public for years. Enter the palace rooms and be amazed by the incredible architecture and frescoes while your guide explains the events that have taken place there. The palace, excellently preserved, is as extraordinary as Pompeii, but with the advantage that it is located in the very heart of Rome. Head to the Colosseum, a symbol of Rome. With almost 2,000 years of antiquity, this imposing building will take you to another era, where you can imagine the bloody gladiator fights that occurred in the past. Visit the first and second floors in the company of a guide and save your time with priority access. With this VIP tour of Ancient Rome you can also take a stroll through the Roman Forum, the nerve centre of Ancient Rome where the public life of the Empire developed. Including a visit to the Temple of the Vestal Virgins; the ascent to the Palatine Hill, you will receive explanations about the foundation of the city according to the legend of Romulus and Remus as well as the great victories that inspired the Arches of Constantine and Titus. Beneath the stones of the Roman Forum, you will find a hidden complex of apartments and villas dating back to the 200AD called the Case Romane del Celio. This extraordinary collection of living spaces has sat frozen in time until it was excavated and turned into one of the Forum’s most exclusive museums. Today, it’s a fascinating time capsule of the everyday lives of ancient Romans. After being taken down into the Case Romane you can gaze at the extraordinary frescoes that adorn the walls and see the relics of Roman life that were unearthed in these very rooms. With an expert guide to help you decipher everything you see and a small group of no more than 15 fellow travellers, you’ll feel as if you have stepped back 2,000 years into the height of one of the greatest empires the world has ever known.