Operates: Monday - Saturday
 

Duration: Approximately 8 hours
Meals: Lunch

Pickup Time/Location: 9:00 AM 
* Free pickup from hotels centrally located within Rome (8:00 - 8:40 AM)
 

Tour Description: Sightseeing tour begins with the Villa Borghese and Porta Flamina. Cross the river Tiber and see the Via Cola di Rienzo. In the Vatican City, during your visit to the Vatican Museum, you will admire the Hall of the Greek Cross, the Candelabri Gallery, the beautiful Tapestry Gallery, and the interesting cartographic study in the Geographical Maps Gallery. You will also enjoy the Raphael Rooms, entirely frescoed by the Master, The Sistine Chapel, with masterpieces by Botticelli, Signorelli, Perugino and, above all, the Genesis and Last Judgment by Michelangelo Buonarroti. This portion of the tour ends passing through the Apostolic Library. 

Lunch at a local restaurant. 

The afternoon takes you back to the ancient times in Rome. You will travel down the Via Veneto, Via Nazionale, and pass by Najads Fountain, in Piazza della Repubblica. See the ruins of the Trojan Market, the Piazza Venezia (with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier), and the Renaissance Palazzo Venezia. Enjoy the panoramic view of the Capitol Hill, with square and palaces designed by Michelangelo, and the Roman Forum (birthplace of Roman civilization). The tour will visit St. Peter\'s in Chains, with the famous Statue of Moses by Michelangelo, the Colosseum (time is allowed to go inside, but entrance fees are not included). From there it is onto the Circo Massimo, Palatine Hill (with the Residences of Roman Emperors), and St. Paul\'s outside the Walls for a visit. Afterward, return to the city center. Return in the vicinity of your Hotel.