CRUISE SHORE-EXCURSIONS RESPECT LANDING AND REBOUNDING SCHEDULES OF VARIOUS CRUISE-LINES AND ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO COMPLETELY SATISFY TRAVELLERS WISHING AN EXCLUSIVE VISIT OF ROME WITHIN THEIR AVAILABLE TIME.
After a pleasant
stretch along the coast,accompanied by your English-spiking driver, reach the
centre of Rome and meet-up with your private city-guide. From Capitoline
Hill enjoy a spectacular panoramic view of the ancient Temples,
Triumphal-Archers, Senate-House, Basilicas and Sacred Way
surrounding the old Roman Forum, hub of political, religious and commercial
life during republican and imperial days and forming the most historical
archaeological complex in the western world. Visit the nearby elegant
renaissance square modelled by Michelangelo for Pope Paul III and adorned by
the bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, father of the
infamous gladiator-emperor Commodus. Take in the Circus Maximus
of Ben Hur fame with its impressive views of the sprawling ruins of the
Imperial Palaces on Palatine Hill.
Then proceed to the
Colosseum and hear about the bloody gladiator combats, wild animal
games and other astonishing events held there to satiate the excited 70.000
spectators .Circle around Piazza Venezia, dominated by the
massive looming "Wedding Cake" marble honorary monument erected in 1885 to
commemorate King Victor Emmanuel II and drive to the Quirinal Palace,
official residence of the Italian President originally built by popes in the
1580s as their splendid summer residence for many centuries. Descend to the
cascading waters of the Trevi Fountain, fed by an ancient
intact roman aqueduct of 19BC and toss a coin into its gushing sprays
propitiating a sure return-visit to the Eternal City.
Stroll by
the Spanish Steps the favourite spot of European nobles during
the Grand Tour era .Pass Palazzo Chigi, home to Italy's
prime-minister and the nearby Italian Parliament as you make your way to Piazza
Navona the most loved meeting place of Romans today, embellished
by Bernini's fountains . After an inside visit to the awe-inspiring Pantheon
constructed by Emperor Hadrian in 120 BC, spanned by a solid
concrete dome, enjoy a light lunch or snack in one of the numerous cafés or
bars in the picturesque and operatic square facing the monument. Subsequently
cross the River Tiber to the Vatican City,
smallest sovereign state in the world, to visit the immense papal art
collections in the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel.
After admiring the masterpieces of Raphael and Michelangelo and numerous
artworks visit St. Peter's Basilica with its great baroque
colonnaded square and Swiss Guards. At the end of your extraordinary full-day
discovery of Rome head back for port or be accompanied to your reserved hotel
in Rome.
Meeting point |
At your docking in Civitavecchia. |
Meeting time |
Any time chosen by you |
Group size |
That of your party (Tour suitable for children) |
| TOUR AVAILABLE ONLY IN LIMOUSINE OR MINIVAN | |||||
| RATES PER PERSON IN AIR-CONDITIONED LIMOUSINE OR MINIVAN INCLUDING GUIDE, DRIVER AND TAX | |||||
| LIMOUSINE HAS UP TO 3 PASSENGERS PLUS GUIDE AND DRIVER | ![]() |
FOR MORE THAN 3 PASSENGERS A MINIVAN WILL BE USED | |||
| 2 persons | 3 persons | 4 persons | 5 persons | 6 persons | 7 persons |
| € 360,00 | € 255,00 | € 210,00 | € 185,00 | € 165,00 | € 155,00 |