Best of Rome | Walking small Group Tour Colosseum and the Highlights of Rome

Join a special full-day tour to see the main feature of the Eternal City led by professional guides, specialized in art history and archaeology.

Enjoy a real, exclusive Skip-the-Line small group tour, to better know the history and secrets of the main landmark in Rome. Travel back to the days of the Roman Empire by following in the footsteps of emperors. Hear stories of the bloodthirsty spectacles. Visit some of the most significant ancient ruins still existing and discover the origins of one of the greates old civilizations ever.

Continue your experience with a unique walking tour in the romantic twilight when the city is all lit up.
Starting from the Spanish Steps, ending up at Venice Square, you'll tour Rome's historic city center, discovering the main squares and fountains of the city, the "Dolce Vita" landmarks, but also the most exciting and tucked-away treasures from the Baroque and Renaissance periods.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome Italy

Visit Rome's symbolic monument with a tour that makes it easy and fun for all ages. Learn about the amphitheater's history from a guide with an art and archaeology background.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Palatine Hill, Piazza Santa Maria Nova, 53, 00186 Rome Italy

Walk through Palatine Hill, explore the site of an older settlement from the 9th century BC.

Admire the first settlements of the city of Rome and the Hippodrome, an elliptical sunken garden from the Palace of Domitian. Here, enjoy an impressive view of the Circus Maximus and the valley of the Roman Forum. Learn about the legend of Romulus and Remus, the abandoned brothers raised by a wolf who fought each other for power and control.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Roman Forum, Largo della Salara Vecchia 5/6, 00186 Rome Italy

visit the Roman Forum. This is one of the most important archaeological areas in the world with some of Ancient Rome's most evocative ruins, including the Temple of Julius Caesar, Arch of Titus, House of the Vestal Virgins, Senate House and Basilica of Maxentius. Admire the Roman Forum's Sacred Way, the triumphal road where the Centurions of Caesar marched after their return from countless battles and conquests.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Piazza di Spagna, Rome Italy

After having met your guide near the obelisk, get down this monumental stairway of 174 steps.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Fontana della Barcaccia, Piazza di Spagna, Rome Italy

Hear about the Bernini-designed Barcaccia Fountain, which is found at the foot of the steps. This sculptural fountain is made into the shape of a half-sunken ship with water overflowing its sides into a small basin. According to legend, as River Tiber flooded in 1598, water carried a small boat into the Piazza di Spagna. When the water receded, a boat was deposited in the center of the square, and it was this event that inspired Bernini's creation.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Trevi Fountain, Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Rome Italy

Get inside the heart of the historical city center of Rome. Enjoy a short stop near the Trevi Fountain, which is known as one of the most stunning fountains in the world. Besides the beauty behind this famous fountain, you will get to know all the legends and the myths that surround one of the most famous fountains in the world. The movie “Dolce Vita,” just underlined its legacy.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Tempio di Adriano, Piazza di Pietra, 1, Rome Italy

Take a stop to admire the ruins of the ancient "Hadrianeum", Temple of Hadrian, a masterpiece you will find just around the corner. It is said that are just these ruins to named the square as Stony Square.


Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Pantheon, Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Rome Italy

Then you will have an external visit of the Pantheon. This temple, built as a temple to all the gods of Olympus, is famous worldwide for its incredible dome as it is the largest in the world since ancient times.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Piazza Navona, 00186 Rome Italy

Continuing your walking you'll reach Navona Square.

This huge square, once used to performed incredible battleship, hosts scuplture and architectrural masterpieces such us Bernini's Four River Fountain and Borromini's church Santa Agnese in Agone. It is considered to be the most beautiful and elegant baroque squares.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Chiesa di Sant'Agnese in Agone, Via di Santa Maria Dell'Anima 30/A Piazza Navona, 00186 Rome Italy

Admire the façade of Sant’Agnese in Agone as your guide talks about Girolamo Rainaldi and Francesco Borromini, the designers of the handsome baroque church.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Piazza di Campo de' Fiori, 00186 Rome Italy

Walk to Campo de’ Fiori, characterized by a daily vibrant outdoor food market. According to some legends, the square takes its name from Flora, a beautiful woman beloved by the triumvir Pompeius.
Thanks to its strategic position, the square grew more and more important over time, becoming an essential center of several commercial and cultural activities, while nowadays it is known as one of the main nightlife landmarks of the Eternal City.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Largo di Torre Argentina, 00186 Rome Italy

Continue to the spot where Julius Caesar is said to have been assassinated, by the Sacra Area di Largo di Torre Argentina. 

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Piazza Venezia, 00187 Rome Italy

Stop at Venice Square the ground zero of the ancient and modern Rome too, and admire the famous Unknown Soldier Monument.

Duration: 15 minutes