TIMELESS SOUTH:
Rome, Naples, Pompeii, Sorrento, Amalfi Coast

In the morning private guided 3-hour tour of the Ancient and Archaeological Rome: Colosseum and Imperial Forums, Palatine Hill, Imperial Forums, Campidoglio, to retrace the myth of Rome, the history of the emperors and the greatness of the Roman Empire in its monuments and in the daily life of Roman residents.

The Colosseum is an amphitheater built by Vespasian and inaugurated by his son Titus in 80 AD that shows still today the various sectors from the grandstand near the Arena, to the emperor’s box up to the large reserved entrances for the presentation of the games. The Colosseum is an elliptical building 189 meters long and 156 meters wide, covering an area of 24,000 square meters with a height of more than 48 meters. It has about 80 entrances and could accommodate about 70,000 spectators.

From the Colosseum the tour continues towards the Palatine Hill, the hill where Rome was born in the 8th century BC. and which also became the official residence of the emperors.

The tour continues crossing the Roman Forum and its ruins, symbol of political, religious and economic power, as well as the starting point of all measurements from Rome to the cities of this immense empire, and continue with the walk along Via dei Fori Imperiali, to discover the evolution of architecture and taste from the 1st century BC. until the second century AD, when the exaltation of the empire was a must. In the late 7th century BC the Roman Forum began to take shape. It was destined to remain the centre of public life for over a millennium.

The tour ends on the Campidoglio, where there were the most important temples of the Roman religion connected to the Capitoline triad, and where today it is possible to find the City offices of the mayor of Rome.

In the afternoon private guided 3-hour tour of the Squares, Palaces and Fountains of Rome: Piazza di Spagna, Trevi Fountain, Quirinale, Via del Corso, Piazza Venezia, Vittoriano, Pantheon, Piazza Navona.

Discover the most important fountains and squares of Rome and be enchanted by ancient and modern architectures of the Eternal City.

The tour starts from the very famous Piazza di Spagna with its scenic staircase, and visit the most important monuments of modern Rome, the spectacular Trevi Fountain to then skirt the slopes of Quirinale, one of the seven hills of Rome and seat of the President of the Italian Republic. Via del Corso and Piazza Venezia, where can be admired the monumentality of the Vittoriano, a national monument as well as a memorial symbol to the Unknown Soldier.

From this splendid setting the tour continues to the Pantheon, the best preserved Roman temple of the ancient age, still used today as a Christian church with the name of Santa Maria degli Angeli.

Next stop is Piazza Navona, one of the most famous squares in Rome, where admire the works of the two great artists of the Baroque period: Bernini and Borromini, and explore their disagreements and rivalries about the two great artists and enemies.