“Best Places to visit in Rome – Vatican & Colosseum with lunch” includes all the following sites:
Colosseum Tour
The first stop of the tour is Ancient Rome. First, you will admire the well-preserved Arch of Constantine, then enter the Colosseum, a fantastic feat of engineering. 50.000 spectators could quickly find their seats, shaded by a huge awning, to watch a unique show: brutal fights between gladiators and beasts.
Follow your private Rome guide and witness the memories of a glorious past.
Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
The stately Arch of Titus introduces the panoramic hill of the Palatine, where the Emperors lived. Just seeing the view of the area from Palatine Hill makes the Coliseum tour worthwhile. Walking along “The Sacred Way,” your private Rome guide will show you where Julius Caesar inaugurated the Imperial Forum 46 B.C. It is a focal point of ancient Rome, enriched by all Emperors with their Temples and Houses until A.D. 608.
Equally inspiring is the impressive Basilica of Maxentius!
Visiting the Vatican
After lunch, your driver will lead you to the Vatican, where you will admire an infinite number of masterpieces by Bernini, Raphael, Michelangelo, Botticelli, Perugino, Pinturicchio, and other treasures.
The numerous Popes that have lived in the Vatican continuously enriched it by adding countless works of art.
Sistine Chapel
The unmissable Sistine Chapel and its sublime “Last Judgment” by Michelangelo are undoubtedly the main attraction among the best places to visit in Rome.
There is so much to discover visiting the Vatican! Among the galleries, you will surely appreciate the collection of mosaics of ancient Greek and Roman sculptures and the magnificent Raphael Rooms, once the popes’ official residence.
Remember to cover your knees and shoulders before entering the Sistine Chapel.
St. Peter’s Square
This part of the tour will leave you with the embrace of the immense curved colonnades of St. Peter’s Square and the view of the Pope’s Balcony. The most prominent Christian Church in the world will amaze you! The guide will explain it from the outside. It houses many masterpieces like the famous Michelangelo’s “Pietà.”
Between 1 pm and 2 pm, you will be offered lunch in a selected restaurant, as included in the tour price (2 courses and one drink).
The tour might start either with the Vatican or with the Colosseum Tour.
