Civitavecchia is considered the cruise port to reach Rome, 50 miles North West away from it or to go and visit the most important sites of Lazio Region like The Roman Castle Hills, Ancient Ostia and its roman time archaelogical area, Ceri, Tivoli Gardens (Hadrian's and D'Este Villas), ecc.
Why to take a private tour with Shore Excursions in Italy.net: In most of the cases, you are first time visitors and you do not know where to go, what to do in such restricted time your shore excursion allows you, you do not want to be stressed by taking public transportation or being on a big bus with 50 additional passengers, that due to city entrance rules, have to park out of the city walls and then you have to walk to reach the city attractions, you want to make your vacation, the most profitable one: these are just ones to encourage you to take a private tour, being in the hands of a local driver guide, we are in this business since 1998, who will show you the best of the visited places, will give you tips where to go for lunch, shopping and visits and who will drive you back to the ship on time, safely, relaxed and satisfied!
HAVE A LOOK AT OUR NEW TOURS TO TUSCANY OLD ETRUSCAN AREA FROM CIVITAVECCHIA PORT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE !
NEW SERVICES PROVIDED FROM CIVITAVECCHIA PORT:
"ROME ON YOUR OWN"
ROUNDTRIP PRIVATE TRANSFER TO ROME (NO TOUR), UP TO 8 PEOPLE OF YOUR PARTY: EURO 400 TOTAL RATE PER CAR / MINIBUS!!!
WITH 08.00 A.M. PICK UP AT THE SHIP AND RETURN TO THE PORT AT 05.00 P.M.
"ROME AS YOU WISH"
9 HOURS PRIVATE GUIDED TOUR OF ROME TO THE HIGHLIGHTS YOU CHOOSE TO SEE!!
VICTOR EMANUEL MONUMENT ALSO CALLED THE WEDDING CAKE
HERE AS FOLLOWS, JUST SOME OF THE MANY CIVITAVECCHIA SHORE EXCURSIONS. FOR ADDTL TOURS, HAVE A LOOK AT OUR
"SHORE EXCURSIONS IN ITALY TOURS" PAGE!!
ALL THE TOURS MENTIONED IN THIS PAGE, CAN ALSO BE PROVIDED STARTING FROM ROME CITY INSTEAD, AT DIFFERENT LOWER RATES!
ROME AND THE VATICAN TOUR
NOT VISITING THE COLOSSEUM INSIDE YOU WILL HAVE THE POSSIBILITY TO VISIT THE CHRISTIAN CATACOMBS WITH A 45 MINUTES UNDERGROUND GUIDED TOUR
Suggested Tour:
Our Driver will pick you up at Civitavecchia Port at 08.00 a.m. waiting for you in front of the ship, by Mercedes or similar A/C Vehicle, to drive you to Rome (1.20 hrs).
Once in Rome the first stop will be the Colosseum, where you will have the possibility to visit it inside, prepurchasing the tickets (finding the official link in our site's home page), with a specific entrance time between 09.50 and 10.30 am. (appx. waiting time 10-15 mnts) or just walk outside of it. From the Colosseum will keep driving to Aventine Hill where we will stop for a nice view to Palatine Hill with its Emperor Houses and the Circus Maximus down below. Will drive then to another of the 7 hills of Rome called Capitoline, where you have a breathtaking view on the Roman Forum, the old city center, then will drive to Venice Square passing by Victor Emanuel Monument, known as the "Wedding cake" for a picture stop and then will arrive at the Pantheon. Time to visit this amazing Ist C. B.C. Temple, now a Church, where Victor Emanuel II and Raphael paintor are buried and then will drive to the most famous fountain of Rome, Trevi, in order to throw your coin inside. Spanish Steps passing by on the way towards the Vatican, where before visiting it, will stop for lunch (not incld) in a typical restaurant, suggested by your Driver or free time for lunch on your own. After lunch will drive you to the Vatican Museum (closed on Sunday) where you can visit it, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica by yourselves or by hiring, at extra cost, a licensed English speaking Guide, who will take you inside for a private 2 hours tour, at addtl cost (We suggest you to pre purchase the Vatican Museum Tickets, since 2 months in advance, at the following site in order to "Skip" the line: www.vatican.va for a 02.00 p.m. (14.00) entrance. The cost is Euro 21 each adult and Euro 12 each kid from 6 to 18 yrs).
At the end of the Vatican Tour, around 04.00 p.m. you will be driven back to Civitavecchia Port and dropped off at 05.00 p.m. appx. in front of the ship again.
N.B. PLEASE NOTE NO SHORTS OR SKIRTS ABOVE THE KNEES TO VISIT THE VATICAN INSIDE.
N.B. WE SUGGEST OUR CUSTOMERS, NOT TO VISIT THE COLOSSEUM INSIDE, DUE TO THE VERY LONG LINES TO ENTER IT FOR SECURITY CHECKS, EVEN IF IN POSSESS OF PREPURCHASED TKT, SAVING IN THIS WAY "PRECIOUS" TIME TO SPEND VISITING THE OTHER SIGHTS IN ROME
SAN CALLISTO CATACOMBS
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Rome (English pronunciation: /roʊm/; Italian: Roma, pronounced [ˈroːma]; Latin: Roma) is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated municipality (central area), with over 2.7 million residents in 1,285.3 km2 (496.3 sq mi), while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 3.46 million. The metropolitan area of Rome is estimated by OECD to have a population of 3.7 million.
It is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber river. The city has been one of history's most powerful and important centres, being the home of the emperor during the Roman Empire and the Italian government. The city also has a significant place in Christianity and is the present day home of the Roman Catholic Church and the site of the Vatican City, an independent city-state run by the Catholic Church.Due to this, the city has often been nicknamed "Caput Mundi" (Latin for "Capital of the World") and "The Eternal City". Also, Rome is widely regarded as one of the world's most beautiful ancient cities.
Rome's history as a city spans over two and a half thousand years, as one of the founding and most powerful cities of Western Civilisation. It was the centre of the Roman Empire, which dominated Europe, North Africa and the Middle East for over four hundred years from the 1st Century BC until the 4th Century AD, and during the Ancient Roman era, the city was the most powerful in Europe. During the Middle-Ages, Rome was home to some of the most powerful popes, such as Alexander VI and Leo X, who transformed the city into a modern centre of the arts and one of the major centres of the Italian Renaissance, along with Florence. The current-day version of St Peter's Basilica was built and the Sistine Chapel's ceiling was painted by artist Michelangelo. Famous artists and architects, such as Bramante, Leonardo da Vinci, Bernini and Raphael resided for some time in Rome, contributing to its impressive Renaissance and Baroque architecture. As a modern city, it has been capital of the unified Italy since 1870, and grew mainly in two periods either side of World War II. As it is one of the few major European cities that escaped the war relatively unscathed, central Rome remains essentially Renaissance and Baroque in character. Rome has had an immense historic influence to the world and modern society over the ages, particularly during ancient times, mainly in subjects such as architecture, art, culture, politics, literature, law, philosophy and religion.
Modern Rome is a bustling cosmopolitan metropolis, and is Italy's capital of politics, economy, and media. Rome is a city rich in history, art and culture, and the vastity of its priceless monuments and treasures lead it to have many UNESCO World Heritage
THE ROMAN FORUM - "SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS" ARCH