Special Combo: River Boat Experience plus Colosseum or Vatican Museums

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

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

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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.

Learn about the spectacular games and bloody battles that were held inside. Hear about the techniques of construction invented by the Romans, the incredible ability of the gladiators, the violent fighting between exotic animals and the high level of technology achieved by Roman engineers to built the Colosseum.

Walk around the first tiers and reach the arena to learn about the trapdoors and all the mechanisms used to animate the games. Your guide will keep you entertained with stories of sea-battles, the cages where lions were kept before the games started, the rooms in which gladiators were waiting before they reached the arena, the executions, and the excitement of the spectators attending the most spectacular, fantastic, and expensive games in human history.


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy

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Introduction on the Vatican City and Vatican History.

Discover the treasures hosted by one of the largest and most-visited museums of the world enriched by a huge number of masterpieces collected through time.

Taking a spectacular big spiral staircase you will be introduced to the impressive greatness of the Vatican Museum.

Admire the best of the ancient world visiting the Greek and Roman sculpture section. A collection of classical art masterpieces where admire the beauty of several sculpture groups, as for example the statue of Laocoön and His Sons that is one of the most famous ancient sculptures.

Pass by the Chandelier Gallery, named by the several marble chandelier decorating this section.

Be astonished by the elegant Tapestry gallery, wallpapered by the finest tapestry worldwide, realized by Raphael's disciples.

Visit the Maps Gallery, a complete exhibition of maps representing Italy as it was seen by cartographer in 1581.

Enjoy a spectacular panoramic view of the Vatican Garden

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Admire the major representatives of Italian art such as Leonardo, Perugino, Beato Angelico, and many more

Towards the end of this tour you will visit the beautiful Sistine Chapel to admire Michelangelo’s masterpiece: The Last Judgement.

You will visit the Basilica at your leisure, without the guide. Inside you can admire some Baroque masterpieces and the breathtaking Pietà by Michelangelo. You can also enjoy a moment of reflection in the Vatican caves.

Duration: 3 hours

Pass By: Ponte Pietro Nenni, Rome Italy

Recovery your river boat ticket at the agency and then enjoy a different and fun sighteeing tour along the Tiber bank. Appreciate the best of Rome from an unusual perspective, admiring the incredible and magical atmosphere provided by the amazing landscape of monumental bridges and impressive building decorating the city, all seeing along the relaxing river flow. During the trip you will have a multi audio commentary.

Pass By: Ponte Regina Margherita, Rome Italy

first stop of your panoramic ride is Margherita Bridge, dedicated to the first queen of Italy.

Pass By: Ponte Cavour Campo Marzio / Prati, Rome Italy

This five arches bricks briges, was edicate to Camillo Benso Cavour count, one of the main charcters of Italy unification.

Pass By: Links Piazza di Ponte Umberto I to Piazza dei Tribunali, Rome Italy

Three arches bricks bridge dedicated to King Uberto I. From here it can be appreciated a nice view of the Hall of Justice, even known as Palazzaccio, an impressive travertine limestone building reflecting late Renaissance and Baroque taste.

Pass By: Ponte Sant'Angelo, Lungotevere Castello 50, 00193 Rome Italy

Continue along the Tiber River, reaching one of the most ancient monumental bridges in Rome.

From here, it can be enjoyed a splendid view of the Holy Castle (Hadrian's Mauseleum).

Pass By: Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II, 00186 Rome Italy

Realized by the architect Ennio Rossi and dedicated to King Vittorio Emanuele II, the bridge was realized on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Italy's unification.

It is one of the finest monumetal bridges in Rome, decorated by bronze wings victories and four sculpture groups simbolising "Italy's Unification", "Freedom", "Defeated Oppression" and "the Loyalty to the Statute".


Pass By: Ponte Giuseppe Mazzini, Incrocio Viale Delle Milizie, 00186 Rome Italy

Pass by Mazzini bridge, even know as "Gianicolense" as it is located at bottom of Jianiculum Hill.

Pass By: Ponte Sisto, 00153 Rome Italy

Built on the ruins of an ancient roman bridge, it was one of the first bridges connecting the Tiber riverbanks. It is said that was from just from here that ther first christian martyrs were thrown down.