Colosseum Roman Forum Palatine Hill and Capitoline Museums

Colosseum Roman Forum Palatine Hill and Capitoline Museums

The most classic tour to learn about the history and major monuments of ancient Rome. A wonderful walk back in time, completed by a visit to one of the most important archaeological museums in the world. The exclusive guide will allow you to choose the pace you want and will answer all your questions.

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

Visit of the Colosseum, the largest amphitheater of the Roman Empire, an absolute masterpiece of architecture, engineering and building technique.

Duration: 1 hour

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

Visit of the Roman Forum, the first square that over time became the ideal center of the Eternal City

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

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

Visit the Palatine Hill, where the remains of the huts of the first Rome and the imposing ruins of the imperial palaces are visible

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Musei Capitolini, Piazza del Campidoglio 1, 00186 Rome Italy

The second part of the tour includes a visit to the Capitoline museums, housed in the buildings designed by Michelangelo in the mid-sixteenth century on the Campidoglio hill. Many rooms are themselves masterpieces, due to the very high level of their decorations. The creation of the museum dates back to Pope Sixtus IV, who in 1471 donated to the city a collection of important antique bronzes owned by the Papacy (including the Capitoline Wolf). These works were placed in the courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori and in the Piazza del Campidoglio: this makes the Capitoline Museums the oldest museum in the world, intended as a place where art can be enjoyed by everyone and not only by those who own the works.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes