Rome's Treasures: Classic Historic Center Tour

Highlights

• Top Attractions
• Tour Method
• Optional Lunch

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Piazza Barberini

   Pass by

   Piazza Barberini is a square in the current historic center of Rome located in the saddle between the Quirinale hill and the Horti Sallustiani . In the center of the square is the Triton Fountain created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1643 commissioned by Pope Urban VIII Barberini. It is made of travertine and features, between the tails of the four dolphins supporting the triton, two coats of arms of the Barberini. On the corner with Via Veneto there is the Fountain of the Bees, the insect symbol of the Barberini .

2. 2

   Trevi Fountain

   20min

   The Trevi Fountain (Italian: Fontana di Trevi) is a fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini and several others, it The Trevi Fountain is a true wonder, a jewel of water and stone almost hidden in the historic centre of Rome.

3. 3

   Pantheon

   30min

   The Pantheon is a former Roman temple, now a church, in Rome, Italy, on the site of an earlier temple commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus (27 BC – 14 AD). It was completed by the emperor Hadrian . Since the 7th century, the Pantheon has been in use as a church dedicated to "St. Mary and the Martyrs" (Latin: Sancta Maria ad Martyres).

4. 4

   Piazza Navona

   20min

   Piazza Navona is a square in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built in the 1st century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium.[1] The ancient Romans went there to watch the agones ("games"), and hence it was known as "Circus Agonalis" ("competition arena").

5. 5

   St. Peter's Square

   30min

   St. Peter's Square, is a large square located in front of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, at the centre of the square is an ancient Egyptian obelisk,erected in 1586; the great architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed the square including the massive Doric colonnades, in 1656 /1667.

Before you go

Location