Rome & Vatican Shared Shore Excursion from Civitavecchia Cruise Port

Highlights

• Small-Group Tour
• Lunch Included
• Key Landmarks Covered

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Civitavecchia Port

   Pass by

   Tour Description: This FullDay Tour touches the most significant sites of Rome. You will see the magnificent views of ancient Rome: • St. Peter’s Basilica Square • Trevi Fountain • Spanish Steps • Venice Square and the Wedding cake • Roman Forum • Colosseum • Arch of Constantine • Circus Maximus Lunch included in a Typical Roman Restaurant. At the end of the tour, your driver will take you back to your ship. In this Shared Shore Excursion Option you will share the tour in a small-group (maximum 8 people).

2. 2

   St. Peter's Basilica

   30min

   St. Peter's Basilica from outside and Square Designed principally by Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, St. Peter's is the most renowned work of Renaissance architecture and the largest church in the world. Admission Not Included.

3. 3

   Trevi Fountain

   30min

   The Trevi Fountain was designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi (1732) and completed by Giuseppe Pannini and several others. Standing 26.3 metres (86 ft) high and 49.15 metres (161.3 ft) wide, it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world. The fountain has appeared in several notable films, including Roman Holiday, Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita, the eponymous Three Coins in the Fountain, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, and Sabrina Goes to Rome.

4. 4

   Spanish Steps

   30min

   Piazza di Spagna, at the bottom of the Spanish Steps, is one of the most famous squares in Rome. It owes its name to the Palazzo di Spagna, seat of the Embassy of Spain among the Holy See. Nearby is the famed Column of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

5. 5

   Stop 5

   1h

   Lunch included in a Typical Roman Restaurant.

6. 6

   Piazza Venezia

   30min

   Piazza Venezia is the central hub of Rome, in which several thoroughfares intersect, including the Via dei Fori Imperiali and the Via del Corso. It takes its name from the Palazzo Venezia, built by the Venetian Cardinal alongside the church of Saint Mark, the patron saint of Venice. The Palazzo Venezia served as the embassy of the Republic of Venice in Rome. One side of the Piazza is the site of Italy's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Altare della Patria, part of the Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II, first king of Italy. The piazza or square is at the foot of the Capitoline Hill and next to Trajan's Forum. The main artery, the Via di Fori Imperiali begins there and leads past the Roman Forum to the Colosseum.

7. 7

   Roman Forum

   Pass by

   For centuries the Forum was the center of day-to-day life in the ancient Rome. (from outside).

8. 8

   Colosseum

   1h

   The Colosseum is the main symbol of Rome. It is an imposing construction that, with almost 2,000 years of history, will bring you back in time to discover the way of life in the Roman Empire. (from outside).

Before you go

Location

Via Del Lazzaretto, 00053, Italy