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| Veni, Vidi, Vici! |
From US$915.00 |
| Rome in Deep – 8 Days – 7 nights - Thursday departures |
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| DAY 1 |
USA/Rome |
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Board your overnight flight to Rome, Italy. |
| DAY 2 |
Rome - Friday |
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Transfer from the airport to your hotel. |
| DAY 3 |
Vatican - Saturday |
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Opt for either the morning or the afternoon to visit all of the most important sights of Vatican City with this unique guided tour and enjoy the added advantage of avoiding the line, get privileged entrance to the Museums (including entrance ticket and reservation fee for the Vatican Museums, headsets to facilitate hearing the English speaking tour guide). Avoid the lengthy lines and explore one of the World's most extensive art collections with an expert local guide on this fascinating tour of the Vatican. Your guide will share the stories and secrets contained within the Museums' walls, pleasures originally meant for the exclusive enjoyment of the Pope. Experience Michelangelo's famous Creation of Adam with your own eyes as you explore the Sistine Chapel and wander through Raphael's Rooms. After taking in the Museums, be humbled by the imposing beauty of Saint Peter's Basilica, where you will encounter another of Michelangelo's masterpieces, La Pieta. For a fascinating finish, you will stop to admire the magnificent Saint Peter's Square, as your guide points out Bernini's ingenious use of optical illusion. The rest of the day is free for you to continue exploring Rome or for some rest and relaxation.
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| DAY 4 |
Rome of the Caesars
- Sunday |
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An afternoon to explore Rome. Passing by Piazza Barberini, with the Triton Fountain by Barberini, we proceed to Piazza Venezia, where you will see the imposing memorial to Victor Emanuel II, the first king of United Italy. The tour will then proceed to the Roman Forum, the old centre of the Imperial City, where the Senate House, the Basilicas and the Temples of the major Gods are located. After walking down the Via Sacra and passing by the Arch of Titus, you will visit the Coliseum, surrounded by impressive monuments such as the ruins of the Arch of Constantine the Great. The last stop on your tour will be the 5th century Christian Basilica of St. Peter in Chains, where you will see the world famous Statue of Moses by Michelangelo. Transportation by coach, guide service, entrance and guided tour of the Roman Forum, entrance and guided tour of the Coliseum, entrance and guided tour of the Basilica of St. Peter in Chains. |
| DAY 5 |
Monumental Rome -
Monday |
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This morning’s tour begins by passing through the Via Veneto, made famous by Fellini's Dolce Vita film. Before reaching Via Nazionale we cross Piazza della Republica with Najadi's Fountain. Our walk through the historical centre starts with the Trevi Fountain and continues to Piazza Navona, built on the ancient Domitian Stadium with the famous Fountain of the Four Rivers, Bernini's masterpiece. Along the way we admire Piazza Colonna so called due to the Column of Marco Aurelio. Visit the interior of the Pantheon built in the First Century B.C. with the biggest dome in the world as requested by Emperor Hadrian. Continue by coach to St. Peter's Square passing Castel St. Angelo. We visit the Basilica of St. Peter's to admire, among other treasures, the Pieta' by Michelangelo |
| DAY 6 |
Christian Rome -
Tuesday |
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This afternoon we focus on Christian Rome, with visits to Santa Maria Magiore, St. John in Lateran and the Catacombs. Passing Piazza Barberini with the Triton Fountain by Bernini, we visit Santa Maria Magiore, the most beautiful Basilica to Mary, Mother of Christ, with gorgeous mosaics and the relics of Jesus' cradle. We continue to St. John in Lateran where we stop for a visit. This is the Cathedral of Rome and was the first Papal residence. Inside, there are masterpieces that range from the Middle Ages to the Baroque period. We stop at the Holy Stairs then drive down the first part of the Appian Way where we have a view of the Domine Quo Vadis Chapel before reaching the Catacombs (Domitilla, St.Callisto or St. Sebastiano) whose ancient underground tunnels were the first burial places for Christians and Hebrews. The tour ends with a panoramic view of the Baths of Caracalla. |
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Papal Audience -
Wednesday |
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This afternoon you have the opportunity to participate in a papal audience at St Peter's. Our journey takes us through the gardens of the Villa Borghese, past the Castel St. Angelo - formerly a papal fortress, to St. Peter's Square. Here, accompanied by the guide, we are admitted to the Papal Audience. After a message of hope given in a number of languages, his Holiness imparts his blessing. |
| Day 8 |
Rome - Thursday |
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Day at your leisure to complete your visit of Rome or take advantage of this last opportunity for shopping in the sophisticated areas of this beautiful city.
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| Day 9 |
Rome - Friday |
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Transfer to the airport for your flight back to the USA. |
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| Tour Includes: |
Tour does not include: |
• Arrival and departure transfers in Rome
• 7 nights accommodation in Rome
• Breakfast daily
• Attendance to a Papal Audience
• Tour of the major Christian sites
• Tour of the Coliseum, Forum and St. Peter in Chains
• Tour of Rome’s most famous monuments
• All local taxes and service fees |
• Roundtrip flight between the USA and Rome
• Airfare fees and taxes
• Airfare difference between New York and another USA gateway
• Expenses of personal nature
• Meals not mentioned in the itinerary
• Tips to guides or drivers |
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