Rome Private Guided Walking Tour – Up to 20 pax (P11002)

Rome could be considered the historical capital of the world. No city equals the history of the Eternal City: one of the roots of western civilization, it has everything to offer, from ancient to new. With its 2700 years of existence, Rome has long reigned as Caput Mundi, the Capital of the World. Its monumental buildings are reminiscent of the era when emperors like Julius Cesar, Nero and Trajan ruled the Roman Empire. But not all is ancient in Rome. Much of its attractiveness is due to the Renaissance, when new squares such as the Piazza del Campidoglio were done and new buildings were constructed including the world’s largest church, Saint Peter’s Basilica. On this walking tour we will take you to get a better look into Rome’s streets and cobblestone alleys, over through churches, romantic squares, and the famous fountains of Rome. Some of the sites will include the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, and the beautiful Piazza Navona with Bernini’s four Rivers Fountain.

• Piazza del Popolo
• Pincio Terrace Viewpoint
• Piazza di Spagna and Bernini’s Barcaccia Fountain
• Trevi Fountain
• Adrian’s temple
• Pantheon
• Piazza Navona with Bernini’s 4 Rivers Fountain
• Campo de’ Fiori

• Founding of Rome
• Legend of Romulus, Remus and the Capitoline Wolf
• Rise of Monarchy and the Republic
• Empire is born
• Julius Caesar
• Conquest, political drama and murder as a standard for roman imperial rule
• Rome as “caput Mundi”, i.e. the capital of the world
• Arrival of Christianity
• Crisis of the Third Century
• Constantine and the Christianization of the Empire
• Decline, civil war and the sacking of Rome by the Visigoths
• Rise of the Papacy as a world power
• Fall of the Western Roman Empire
• Middle Ages, the Byzantines, the Franks, and the Lombards
• Carolingian Empire
• Roman Commune
• Renaissance and the transformation of Rome
• Michelangelo, Perugino, Raphael, Ghirlandaio, Luca Signorelli, Botticelli, and Cosimo Rosselli
• Borgias and the Medici
• Napoleonic rule
• The Italian unification and the declaration of Rome as the capital
• WWI and the rise of fascism under Mussolini
• WWII and the occupation of Rome by the Allies
• “Italian economic miracle” of the post-war