Rome: a journey into Roman times, Half Day Private Tour

3 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English and 2 more

A half day walking tour in the oustanding Museo Nazionale Romano, where Roman artistic treasures are kept, and Michelangelo became architect.
You'll stroll in an evergreen wood once belonging to the Thermal Baths of Diocletian what's more, that huge courtyard was restored by Michelangelo!
Let your guide treat you with lost statues from the imperial palace such as Myron's Discobolus and the Old Boxer, richly painted frescoes from the Garden Villa of Empress Livia, colorful mosaics and tombs of any sort and kind! At the end of the tour, keep some space in your heart for science and astronomy, as you will walk in the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, housing the one and only planetary sundial built by
XVII century astronomers for the Pope to calculate the perfect sequence of day and night throughout the seasons.
Enjoy the pleasure of walking in amazing quietness in front of first class art pieces and let Rome show you its best treasures!

What's Included

National Roman Museum – Diocletian's Baths entrance tickets
2,30 hours Professional Guide
Emergency number also operational via whatsapp
Tips

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 hours (approximately)
  • 1

    Meeting point the guide meet you in fornt the basilica

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 2

    The Baths of Diocletian, known in ancient times as "Palatium Diocletiani", were public baths in ancient Rome and were the largest thermal complex during the empire. The bathing complex of the Baths of Diocletian, built between 298 and 306 AD, was The complex, the largest ever built in the Roman world, could accommodate around three thousand people. It was Emperor Domitian, who reigned between the years 284 and 305 AD. to want a gigantic public bathing facility that would serve the Roman people. For the Romans, the bath represented a social event of absolute importance and the thermal baths reflected the value of the Emperor. The complex had been structured on the model of the Baths of Trajan and Caracalla.

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • 3

    The National Roman Museum is a group of museums in Rome made up of four locations divided into various parts of the city. It was founded in 1889 and opened a year later during the unification of Italy, with the aim of collecting antiques from the 5th century BC. until the 3rd century AD. The archaeological collections of the Kircherian Museum initiated the collection that formed this museum to which were added the numerous discoveries made in Rome during the planning of the city, once it became the capital of the new Kingdom of Italy. In 1901 the Italian State granted the Ludovisi Collection as well as the important national collection of ancient sculpture to the National Roman Museum. The museum was founded in the cloister built by Michelangelo in the 16th century which was part of the Baths of Diocletian and which is still its main headquarters today.

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • 4

    Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri stands on the remains of the monumental Baths of Diocletian, an imposing construction that flaunted the grandeur of the Roman Empire. The project to transform the complex into a church is due to Michelangelo, who limited himself to a "conservative" restoration and is the only Renaissance church in Rome. On the floor you can admire the meridian line drawn by Francesco Bianchini in 1703, which indicates midday and the arrival of the solstice and equinox, as well as functioning as a calendar. The church has a monumental organ with 5,400 pipes, capable of leaving visitors speechless who are lucky enough to listen to its melodies inside the immense temple.

    45 minutes Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Walk underground areas and places of worship
  • Visit the fabulous “Terme di Diocleziano
  • Visit the Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli
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