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Monks and Knights Walking Tour on Aventine Hill with Gelato

5.0(11)2 hModerately active

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$100per person

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Overview

Duration: 2 h
Languages: English
Group size: Up to 8 travelers
Suitable for: Ages 14–120
Pace: Moderately active

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Couples
First-time visitors
Groups of friends
Solo travelers

Uncover Rome's hidden history on the "Monks and Knights" walking tour. Explore the Forum Boarium, ascend Aventine Hill through medieval monasteries, Renaissance churches, and knight sanctuaries. Enjoy secluded gardens and magnificent views of Rome, finishing at Circus Maximus with delicious Italian gelato.

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Itinerary

1
Foro Boario
10min
The ancient oxen market, nowadays a testimony of the long history of Rome, that display the only two still standing roman temples in Rome.
2
Aventino
15min
We walk through a recently restyled path that climb up to the top of the Aventino hill, the secret path used by monks during medieval times
3
Giardino degli Aranci
10min
We enter the garden that offers a beautiful view of Rome towards the west and the north of the city with S. Peter dome in the center of it
4
Basilica di Santa Sabina
15min

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Mobile or paper ticket accepted
One ticket covers the whole booking

Good to know

Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Accessibility

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

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Overlooking the "oranges garden", stands the first of the two medieval Basilicas on the Aventino: Santa Sabina that dates back to the 5th century b.C. wiht its monastery that it is the headquarter of the Dominicans order in the world.

Basilica dei Santi Bonifacio e Alessio

15min

We reach the second of the minor Basilicas: SS. Alessio e Bonifacio that dates back in the 4th century b.C

Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta

10min

We proceed to enter the Malta Knights square: where the Knights Templar estabilshed their base in the 12th century

Priorato dei Cavalieri di Malta

15min

We'll discover the symbols hidden in the facade of the Villa of the Malta Knights and try to find connections with the Templar Knights mysterious story.

Sant'Anselmo all'Aventino