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Rome is the capital of Italy. Trastevere is a rione, a district, of Rome. The Appian Way is a Roman road in Italy. The Villa d'Este is a villa and an Italian garden in Tivoli. Hadrian's Villa is a Roman villa and an archaeological site in Tivoli. The tours below fall into four groups: walks through the historic centre, underground and ancient Rome, food, wine and cooking, and other ways to see the city and what lies around it.
Five ways to get to know the centre: a walk for a small group around the piazzas, a guided walk with gelato, a private walk, a private taxi tour of lesser-known corners and an audio walk on your phone. More tours and ideas for the city are on the page for Rome.
A private taxi and a driver who is also your guide for two and a half hours, to the less visited corners of the city: the basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, the garden and the basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura and the museum at Porta San Sebastiano, which depends on its opening hours. The Mouth of Truth is a stop from the outside only.
Three hours with a local expert through Piazza Navona, the area around the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps, with a stop inside the church of San Luigi dei Francesi for the Caravaggio paintings.
A relaxed morning on foot with a licensed guide through the historic centre, the places where Caravaggio's paintings hang and a gelato on the house.
Three hours with a licensed guide on a route shaped to your group, ancient ruins and quiet neighbourhoods included, with a supplì tasting at a traditional Roman food stop. Entry to outdoor sites is included; interior tickets, such as the Pantheon, are not.
Close to three hours at your own pace, with an app of twenty-three audio stops, a map that follows your position and use offline. No guide comes with you, and the entrance tickets to the Colosseum, the Forum and the Palatine are not included.
Four ways below the streets and along the old road: three underground sites and a ride on the Appian Way.
Two hours going down through the three underground levels of the basilica, with an optional guided visit to the Roman houses on the Celian hill. Expect stairs and uneven floors.
An hour and a half in Nero's Golden House: a guided visit of the archaeological site and a virtual reality experience that brings the palace back to life. The underground rooms can be cool.
Four hours with travel between two catacombs, chosen on the day from Domitilla, Saint Sebastian, Priscilla and San Callisto according to the weekly closing days, with commentary on history, art and early Christianity.
Four hours on an electric bike along the old road, with the Circus of Maxentius, the archaeological site of Capo di Bove and the Caffarella Valley, ending in a traditional picnic of local cheeses, salami, finger food and wine.
Four ways to taste the city: a food walk in Trastevere, two pasta classes and a winery in the countryside.
Two and a half hours with a guide through the old streets and the local market, tasting a spritz, supplì, tiramisù, pasta, pizza, pastries, gelato and espresso along the way.
A hands-on class with a chef instructor: fresh fettuccine, ravioli and tiramisù made by hand, all ingredients and equipment provided, then a tasting of the dishes and printed recipes to take home.
A hands-on class of two and a half hours in which three kinds of pasta are made without gluten, with a pasta machine and professional tools, followed by a tasting.
Two hours with a guide among the vines, the steel tanks and the oak barrel room, with a tasting of four red and rosé wines and a platter of cheese, ham and fresh bread.
Three more options: an evening ride in a golf cart, a private trip to Tivoli and a long day in Tuscany.
Two and a half hours riding an open golf cart with a licensed guide, past the landmarks lit up after dark, on a flexible route adapted to the conditions and to the group.
Six hours in a private air-conditioned vehicle with a dedicated driver and Wi-Fi, with transfers to Hadrian's Villa and the Villa d'Este in Tivoli. The entrance fees to the two sites are not included.
Twelve hours: a train from Rome to Florence, then seven hours around Tuscany by private transport with a licensed guide, a visit to San Gimignano and tastings at two wine estates, seven wines in all, with aged balsamic vinegar and truffle olive oil.
The walks, the underground visits and the tastings take from one and a half to four hours. The golf-cart tour lasts two and a half hours, the trip to Tivoli six and the day in Tuscany twelve.
English is offered on every tour. Italian is offered on eleven, Spanish on seven, French on four, and German and Portuguese are listed on two.
Three are private: the taxi tour of hidden Rome, the private walk and the trip to Tivoli. One is self-guided with an audio app, and the other twelve run in small groups.
Eight include food or drink: the gelato on the guided walk, the supplì on the private walk, the picnic on the e-bike ride, the tastings of the Trastevere walk, the dishes cooked in the two pasta classes and the wine tastings at the winery and in Tuscany.
Two include it: the golf-cart tour at night and the private trip to Tivoli. On the others it is not listed as included.
Fifteen can be cancelled free of charge up to a day before the start, and two of them, the walk through the squares and the guided walk with gelato, up to two days before. The Domus Aurea visit has its own conditions, so read them on its page.
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