St. Clemente & San Pietro in Vincoli Private Tour – Lazio, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

Meet the tour guide outside the Colosseum and head back in time to Ancient Rome on a guided tour. Skip the long lines to the magnificent amphitheater and hear fascinating stories about the entertainments that took place to delight the emperors and roaring crowds. And learn about the high level of technology achieved by Roman engineers to build the Colosseum.

No visit to the Ancient Rome is complete without a visit to the to the Palatine hill and Roman forum. Palatine hill Roman forum where first king of Rome, Romulus first drew the lines of this eternal city has been successful to be the most powerful empire in the world. The Palatine is the most famous of Rome’s seven hills, in Ancient Rome it was considered one of the most desirable neighbourhood in the city, and was the home of aristocrats and emperors.
For centurie the Forum was the centre of day-to-day life in Rome: the site of triumphal processions and elections, the venue for public speeches and much more

After the break continue with the guide on the second part of the tour.

The Basilica of St. Clement with its underground archaeological complex is one of the world’s great treasures that is visited by tourists from all over the world. In this visit you can experience different levels of Rome’s past. Descending below the present church, one enters a 4th century church containing some of the world’s finest medieval frescos, dating from the 8th to the 11th century. Going down lower again, one enters the 1st century area with its Mithraic temple, and across a narrow alleyway, a large public building, around whose foundations flow the lost waters of ancient Rome. Above the excavation stands the present 12th century Basilica, with its magnificent mosaic, early renaissance frescoes, the 6th century marble chancel from the earlier church, the Cosmatesque floor,

The Church of St. Peter in Chains, also known as the Basilica Eudoxiana, is a favorite stop on walking tours of Ancient Rome. Beloved by both pilgrims and art aficionados, the Church of St. Peter in Chains houses the chains that bound Saint Peter when the Romans imprisoned him in Jerusalem. Built in the fifth century, the church today is also home to Michelangelo’s Moses, part of the unfinished monumental tomb of Pope Julius II.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Experience a Private guided tour of the Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
Private St. Clemente Basilica & St. Peter in chains guided tour
Professional Tour Guides
Headsets and radios
Skip the Long Lines to the Colosseum and Roman Forum

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