Rome is one of the richest excursion cities in the world. To at least somehow streamline my understanding of which excursions in Rome in Russian deserve attention in the first place, I turned to the familiar guide Lele and asked her to highlight the 5 most interesting. You can find out details and free dates for walking from Lela herself - her contact is under the article, and she answers pretty quickly.
| Excursion “Hello Rome!” | ||
 | All the main attractions of the city in the “one bottle” Colosseum, Roman Forum, Capitoline Hill, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and not only. The story of the sights themselves is supplemented by a mass of stories and legends More details ...  | |
Tour “Fall in love with Rome” | ||
 | Not the first time in Rome? Then this tour is suitable for you. All the backstage of the modern Italian capital, unknown stories and facts about the most famous city in the world. More details ...
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Vatican City Tour | ||
| The most striking sights of the capital of the Catholic world: the Cathedral and St. Peter's Square, the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel. All the fun for 1 time! More details ...
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Excursion to Roman castles + tastings | ||
 | An unusual combination of the beauty of classical Italian architecture and traditional Italian tastes within one trip. This is no longer Rome. These are small towns in the Lazio region. More details ...
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Excursion to Tivoli villas | ||
 | The most famous Roman nobility villas in Tivoli. A treasure of architecture is Villa d'Este, breathtaking landscapes of the Gregorian Villa and other no less interesting places within the framework of one excursion. More details ...
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Excursion Hello Rome
This tour in Rome in Russian is in great demand among those who first came to the Eternal City, but will be interesting to the "old-timers."
Its route covers all the main attractions: the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, Capitoline Hill, the Pantheon and the Trevi Fountain. The story of the sights themselves is supplemented by a mass of stories about ancient Rome, the legends associated with it, the architectural genius of Michelangelo, etc.
The exquisite Square of Venice is located in the very center of the city
In addition to these - the most popular places - travelers are waiting for no less interesting "delicacies": the church of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva with its amazing stories of the Inquisition, the former Jewish ghetto, Rome from the bird's-eye view and the largest cat colony in the Eternal City.
The inconspicuous basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva inside is striking in its beauty and grandeur.
During this excursion in Rome, stops are specially designed in Russian so that travelers can take a photo as a keepsake at the main attractions of the city.
Tour Fall in Love with Rome
The second most popular excursion in Rome in Russian is more suitable for those who have already been to the Eternal City, but often also tempt beginners. Like the previous tour, this tour of the heart of the Eternal City is also considered a sightseeing tour, but it has its own characteristics: it involves not a primary, but a deeper acquaintance with Rome.
So, if in "Hello Rome" the main emphasis is on the main attractions of the Italian capital, then Falling in love with Rome is the backstage of the city, its little-known, but no less interesting places.
Tour Hello Rome covers all the main attractions of the Eternal City
This tour is so saturated that only to list the elements included in it would have to write a separate article. But here are just a few strokes from the general route: the church of Santa Maria Del Popolo on the grave of Nero, the Leonardo da Vinci Museum with mock-ups of a helicopter, a tank and even diver’s outfit, underground modern cinema, under which there is a real antique street, medieval 3D in ancient churches and more.
Exhibits of the Leonardo da Vinci Museum
One of the stops of this Russian excursions in Rome provided in the old cafe, which at one time was visited by Gogol, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche and many other famous personalities.
Vatican City Tour
Among all Russian excursions in Rome The Vatican, as it were, stands apart. And it's not that he is a little away from the Ancient City. It’s just that the cultural heritage of a tiny state is so great that a visit to the Vatican is difficult to harmoniously weave into other routes without being “stuck” here for a long time.
Moreover, the choice of excursions in the Vatican alone is not much inferior to the rest of Rome. Therefore, we made a separate rating for the Vatican.
Church of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome
For those who are not ready to spend their whole vacation on the Vatican, this panoramic route lasting 3-5 hours was invented, including all the main attractions. So, a 3-hour tour includes St. Peter's Basilica with the same name square, the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican Museums - in particular, Pio Clementino, famous for its collection of antique sculptures, the Gallery of Geographical Maps, Candelabra and Tapestries, as well as the Cones Yard.
St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican
The 4-hour itinerary also includes a visit to Rafael Stanza, and the 5-hour itinerary also includes the Pinacoteca with its world-famous collection of paintings.
Excursion to Roman castles + tastings
If you express the impressions of this excursions in Rome in Russian in a word, it will be "unusual." In fact, this is not so much a tour of Rome as a tour of the metropolitan region of Lazio with a visit to its ancient castles, combined with culinary and gastronomic immersion in the traditions of central Italy. Thus, in order not to get confused, take a look at both elements of the tour separately.
As part of the trip, travelers will find several stops, each of which is interesting in its own way. So, the first place on the route is the famous Gandolfo Castle, which has been known since the 17th century as the summer residence of the Pope, then the amazing Aricca with its many estates of the Italian nobility and the amazing Palazzo Chigi, and finally Nami, a small cozy town - the strawberry capital Italy. The panoramic views of the lakes of Albano and Nemi formed in the craters of extinct volcanoes deserve special attention.
Gandolfo Castle - the summer residence of the Pope
The second element of the tour - tastings - is no less intense than the first. During the trip, travelers will find vineyards tasting 6 types of local wine, learning the skills to choose the right olive oil and, of course, various meat delicacies that the Lazio metropolitan area is famous for.
As part of the tour, you can taste Italy
A separate feature of the excursion is knighting, which both children and adults are enthusiastic about. The dedication, by the way, is the most natural - in one of the ancient knights' orders of Italy.
Excursion to Tivoli villas
This excursion in Rome in Russian - one of those whose description is not impressive during a quick acquaintance, but when visiting leaves one of the most profound impressions. And here it is not enough to say that this tour is for lovers of luxurious Italian villas. The architecture of Tivoli is written in a separate line in the history of Italy and, for example, thanks to this place, the Russians have the opportunity to be proud of the legacy of their Peterhof today.
Tivoli is 30 km from Rome. Even in ancient times, these places, because of their incredible natural beauty, were chosen by the Roman patricians for the construction of their villas. In the Renaissance, the Roman nobility again reached here, building up the city with villas that competed with each other in design and luxury. The most famous in Tivoli are Villa D'Este and the Gregorian Villa. Actually, the route of the excursion runs along them.
Villa D'Este is known for its palace, adjoining garden and magnificent fountains.
Villa D'Este is known for its palace, adjoining garden and magnificent fountains. It was they who made at one time such an impression on Peter I that he decided to surpass them during the construction of Peterhof. Relatively recently, in 2007, Villa D'Este received the prestigious award - The Most Beautiful Park in Europe.
Gregorian villa in Tivoli impresses with its natural attractions
The Gregorian Villa, named after Pope Gregory XVI, is no less interesting. Here visitors will be impressed by a waterfall 120 meters high, the grotto of Neptune and the grotto of Sirens with stalactites, as well as many small waterfalls. The impressions received will be enough for a long time.
How to sign up for excursions
To book any excursion, simply write to Lele, the guide who composed this review. You can do this by e-mail email protected or by sending her a message using the feedback form below. You can also find out the cost of Lela’s services by writing her a letter. Entrance tickets to museums are already included in the price of excursions, so you do not have to purchase them additionally.
We have known Lela since 2013, and BlogoItaliano wrote a detailed review of her in a separate article, A Guide to Rome: His Man in the Eternal City.
With the help of Lela, you can not only find out all the nooks of Rome, but also sign up for one-day Russian excursions from the capital to Florence, Naples and Pompeii. These trips are not only affordable and very popular, but since they include a whole trip, calling them tours in Rome was not very correct.
Since Rome is popular with tourists all year round, it is better to book tours in the Eternal City well in advance. Often, many dates of excursions are bought out several months before the actual arrival of travelers to Rome. Thus, the sooner you write a guide, the greater the selection of free dates and excursions Lela will be able to offer you. Therefore, it’s better to do it right now to start planning your trip.
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