Rome Walking Tour 2h40 and 23 audio commentary

Hoogtepunten

Inbegrepen

Route

1. We are heading, you guessed it, towards the famous Colossus of Rome, but if you are also interested in visiting major churches in Rome, know that if you continue on the Via Cavour you have on your left, you will arrive at the famous Basilica of St. Mary Major

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2. Yes, it’s huge! Here you are, facing the man known as the Colossus of Rome! The Flavian amphitheatre, which stands before you, is the largest ever built by the Romans! That said, its name Colossus comes not from its size, but from the colossal statue that adorned its entrance.

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3. Right next to the Coliseum, we are now in front of the Arch of Constantine. It was commissioned by the Senate to celebrate 10 years of Emperor Constantine’s reign, recalling his great victory over Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvius Bridge.

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4. We are now bypassing Mount Palatine. You can, of course, take an entrance and visit the legendary hill from the foundation of Rome.

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5. You now pass under an arch of the old Aqua Claudia aqueduct, which supplied Rome with drinking water. The Aqueduct was built during the reign of Claudius, you would have guessed, who is the 4th Roman Emperor, and was inaugurated in 55.

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6. If you haven’t cut through Mount Palatine, then you have the opportunity to discover the Circus Maximus. So, yes, you will have to use your imagination, because there is not much left of the past grandeur of the site.

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7. We arrive at Piazza della bocca della verita. You don’t need to have made Italian LV2 to understand that there’s a truth mouth story around here! Get close to the Church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin.

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8. You can’t take two steps to Rome without stumbling upon a vestige of antiquity. Crossing the square, you find yourself on the old Boarium Forum, literally the old Beef Point of Sale.

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9. Anyone who loved Rome will tell you, a visit to this immortal city is not complete without crossing the Tiber and wandering around the picturesque Trastevere district.

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10. You arrive at Piazza Mastai, named after Pope Pius IX whose real name was Giovanni Mastai. The square took its name because it was here that the pope decided to build, in 1860, the papal tobacco factory that you see in front of you.

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11. Here you are in the heart of the Trastevere district facing a rather interesting basilica! It is believed to be the first official place of Christian worship.

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12. Just a note on the door you see on your left. It is the gate of Settimiana. It is part of the remains of the ramparts built by Emperor Aurelian in the 3rd century.

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How it compares in Rome

• Its from-price is 96% below the median of the 8352 experiences we list in Rome.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Rome

Rome legt bijna drieduizend jaar geschiedenis in één stad die je te voet beleeft, van Colosseum en Forum tot barokke pleinen en Vaticaanse kunst.

Het oude Rome ligt nog altijd open en bloot. Het Colosseum, het Forum Romanum en de Palatijn staan samen in het hart van de stad, het Pantheon prijkt nog steeds met zijn open oculus en tussen de woonblokken duiken brokstukken van tempels en aquaducten op. Aan de overkant van de Tiber herbergt Vaticaanstad de Sint-Pietersbasiliek, de Vaticaanse Musea en het plafond van Michelangelo's Sixtijnse Kapel.

Top-ranked sights in Rome: Colosseum, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel.

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