CIVITAVECCHIA, ITALY

This tour is ideal for those of us who would like to visit Rome but are concerned about the amount of walking involved.

This tour is ideal for those of us who would like to visit Rome but are concerned about the amount of walking involved. We depart the quayside with our local escort and drive to Rome, making a refreshment stop en route (refreshments not included).

Upon arrival, our tour will proceed following a classic itinerary, passing the main historical sites of Lungoteveri, Castel Sant’Angelo (once the mausoleum of the Emperor Hadrian, later converted by the Popes into a fortress connected by a pass to the Vatican), Villa Borghese Park, the elegant Via Veneto, Piazza Barberini with the Triton Fountain, Piazza Esedra and Via Nazionale.

Next, our tour proceeds to the archaeological sites. From Piazza Venezia, overlooked by the monument to Vittorio Emanuele II, more commonly known as the Altar of the Fatherland, we drive along the Via Fori Imperiali, admiring on both sides the excavations of numerous monuments, basilicas and temples of ancient Rome, before passing the Colosseum. We will also be able to see Circus Maximum, the Caracalla Baths, Arch of Constantine and the Temple of Hercules and Portunus, before making the return journey back to our ship in Civitavecchia.

TOUR NOTES: There is no walking involved in this tour other than that during our comfort stops. Please note that as this is a driving tour, it is not possible to see the Trevi Fountain. This tour may operate in a different order to that described. We will view the façade of St Peter’s Basilica from the coach only. For reference, the drive to and from Rome takes approximately one and a half hours each way; we will make a comfort stop en route. Refreshments are not included in the price of this tour.

DESCRIPTION CORRECT FOR 2009 CANARIES & MEDITERRANEAN CRUISES