TOUR B - TOUR OF ROME
Excursions
- £40 - £50
- Approximately 5 hours
- Easy
We depart the quayside with our local escort and drive to Rome, making a refreshment stop en route (refreshments are not included in the price of this tour). Upon arrival in Rome, our tour will follow a classic itinerary, passing the main historical sites of Lungoteveri, Castel Sant’Angelo (once the mausoleum of 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 shall also be able to see Circus Maximum, the Caracalla Baths, Arch of Constantine and the Temples 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 will not be possible to see the Trevi Fountain. We will view the façade of St Peter’s Basilica from the coach only. This tour may operate in a different order to that described. 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 cost of this tour.
DESCRIPTION CORRECT FOR 2011 CANARIES & MEDITERRANEAN CRUISES
Snack or meal provided
Refreshments available
Free time
Shopping opportunity
Wheelchair access
Swimming opportunity
All prices are based on operating costs, tariffs and rates of exchange and are subject to change without notice.
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