Your driver and guide will meet you at your hotel at 09:00am Arriving at Piazza Venezia with its impressive monument dedicated to King Victor Emanuel II and the Unknown Soldier you then continue to the Colosseum, modern Rome’s most recognizable landmark and one of Ancient Rome’s most vital social centers.  Once inside, our expert official guide will talk you through the bloody past of the amphitheatre as you listen to tales of gladiators, mock sea-battles and executions.

After a brief rest at the Arch of Constantine, you will arrive at the Palatine Hill- the most famous of the 7 hills of Rome. From here you will admire the views of the Roman Forum and Nero’s Circus Maximus where chariot races were once held. Romulus and Remus were said to have been found on the Palatine by the shewolf who nursed and raised them. Legend holds that Romulus went on to found Rome. The last stop of the tour is a walk along the “Via Sacra” or “Sacred Way” which is the main path through the Roman Forum that once sparkled with festivals and triumphal processions. It ends at the Temple which houses the altar where Julius Caesar was cremated.  Visitors from around the world still leave flowers and candles at this site today.