Private Guided Tour of the Colosseum St Peter's in Chains & Michelangelo's Moses

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Rome, Italy

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3 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

Waste no time seeing Ancient Rome’s best sites on a private tour led by an expert guide, using your fast-track access tickets.

Your tour guide will be a fascinating historian, who will bring the ruins to life.
YYou will head inside the Colosseum and discover the history and the legends about the world-famous amphitheater and about the gladiators who fought there.
Then, you will visit the remains of two important Thermal Baths located near the Esquiline and Oppian Hills: the Baths of Titus and the Baths of Trajan.
Your local guide will take you to a real gem: st. Peter in chains church. After seeing the beautiful courtyards you will enter inside and wander around the church and discover its many artistic treasure, including the beautiful “Moses” by Michelangelo.

What's Included

Local guide
Entrance tickets & fees

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Via dei Fori Imperiali

at the newsagent in front of the Colosseum Metro Station Exit (there is only one exit, ground floor) street address is Via dei Fori Imperiali. Your guide will have a sign with your name.

End point

Itinerary

Duration: 3 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Colosseum

    First, your guide will meet you at the Colosseum, the impressive arena which is the largest amphitheatre of the ancient world. With a capacity of more than 50,000 spectators and having 80 entrances, the Colosseum was truly a wonder of its time.

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 2

    After the Colosseum, you will visit the Baths of Titus, at the base of the Esquiline Hill. They were built by the emperor Titus in 81 AD and they were used as a standard designed for other thermal bathing complexes.

    20 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 3

    Next you will stop at the Baths of Trajan, a huge thermal and leisure complex located on the southern side of the Oppian Hill dedicated under Trajan in 109AD

    20 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 4
    Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli

    Then, you will climb up to arrive to St. Peter in chains church . It is a minor basilica built to house the relics of the chains used to imprison st. Peter in Jerusalem. Here you will have the opportunity to admire the beautiful "Moses" statue by MIchelangelo. You will also see and enjoy the external gardens of the church.

    50 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to present a voucher with all travelers' full names at the ticket office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
  • Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
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