Best of Rome in 7 Days Tour
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Highlights
- Visit classy Piazza Navona and the remarkably preserved, 2,000-year-old Pantheon.
- See Michelangelo's Moses at St. Peter-in-Chains Church.
- Take a panoramic bus tour.
- Begin guided tour of sheer beauty in the Borghese Gallery.
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- A small, friendly group of 24-28 people — half the size of most tour groups
- Full-time services of a professional Rick Steves guide and local experts who will make the fascinating history, art and culture of Rome come alive for you
- All tours and admissions — at no extra cost — covering at least 16 sightseeing eventsAll group transportation during the week in and around Rome
- Pantheon, Evening walk through Rome, Panoramic bus tour, Catacombs of San Sebastiano, 7-day Metro Pass, Ancient Rome walking tour, Roman Forum tour, Colosseum tour, San Clemente Church tour, Rome neighborhood walking tour, Italian cooking class, Day trip to Ostia Antica, Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, Borghese Gallery tour...and more
- 6 nights accommodations in a memorable, centrally-located hotel
- All breakfasts and half your dinners
- All tips for guides and driver
- Free stuff including Rick Steves Rome guidebook, Italian phrase book, map, moneybelt and earplugs
- Guaranteed tour price, locked in the moment you make your deposit
- Optional single supplements — this tour has a limited number of private rooms for solo travelers for an additional fee
- Tour alum discount of $50 for each tour you've taken prior to 2015
- 50% discount on a consulting appointment with our in-house experts to assist with your pre- or post-tour travel plans
- Flexibility should you need to transfer, or cancel/interrupt your tour
- Fine print: You are responsible for the cost of your drinks and free-time sightseeing.
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Let's get together at our hotel for a meeting at 3 p.m. this afternoon. After an orientation walk through our neighborhood, we'll get oriented to Rome's efficient metro system and then enjoy an "Am-I-really-here?" dolce vita stroll through the heart of Rome, soaking u...
After breakfast we'll ride the metro back in time to Ancient Rome. We'll arrive at multilayered San Clemente — a 12th-century church sitting atop a 4th-century basilica and a previous Roman temple. Then we'll tour and hear vivid tales of the larger-than-life Colosseum...
This morning we'll take a more intimate look at Rome, with a Vespa-dodging walking tour through our guide's favorite neighborhood. Then we'll eat our way through Rome's Trastevere neighborhood, learning about the tradition of Italian cuisine from the generations of fa...
Today we'll focus on Renaissance Rome. We'll meet our local expert on the other side of the Tiber River and take a guided tour of the sprawling Vatican Museums, where you'll see an endless collection of treasures as you make your way to one of the world's most famous ...
Today we'll venture outside the city, touring the ruins of Rome's first colony, Ostia Antica, the ancient seaport which connected Rome to its ever-expanding Mediterranean empire. Unlike Rome's politically oriented Forum, our walk through Ostia gives us a chance to env...
We'll begin with a guided tour of sheer beauty in the Borghese Gallery. Bernini's most graceful and lifelike sculptures reside here — his athletic David and delicate Apollo and Daphne — as well as masterpieces by Canova, Caravaggio, Titian, and Raphael. Your afternoon...
Breakfast is provided, but there are no group activities today. We'll say our final farewells and head for home — or further adventures in Italia. Arrivederci, Roma!
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