When you visit Rome, you get the opportunity to explore as well as experience many of the world’s most fascinating cultural and historical areas. While it is still a great experience to see the areas, by participating in a tour, you will be able to find out more detailed history of some of Rome's historical sites.
Most people are familiar with many renowned areas in Rome but here are some sites that you should be including in the schedule when you are thinking of visiting this amazing city.
Vatican City Three Hour Tour
While you can freely walk around St. Peter's Square, the line to get inside Vatican City can take hours. By opting for a tour, you can skip the lines and get in quicker.
Once inside, you can see the immense St. Peter's Basilica and Square. There is so much interesting history about this church and beautiful art inside, it makes the tour worth it.
The Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums are ideal for people who enjoy looking at great historical treasures and works of art. It consists of extremely intricate rooms that house a variety of treasures.
Sistine Chapel is the most renowned room thanks to the famed painting of Michelangelo. The Chapel is small but the fact become inconsequential when you start viewing the magnificent art works. This is the reason why tourists make it a point to visit it when they come to Rome. While you are not allowed to take pictures in the Chapel, you will be truly amazed my Michelangelo's fresco that spans the entire ceiling of the room.
Signing up for a tour of Vatican City is well worth the money. When you sign up for the tour, be sure it includes not only St. Peter's Square, but the inside of St. Peter's and the Sistine Chapel, and the Vatican Museums.
Angels and Demons Tour of Rome
For anyone who had read the Dan Brown book, Angels and Demons, you will recall all the Roman sites that were mentioned in the book. Even if you have not read the book, this tour will show you glimpses of some of the best historical and cultural icons in the city of Rome.
On a tour like this, you will discover the statues and ancient churches mentioned along with the secret messages of the Illuminati, one of the most influential secret societies in history, which is a significant part of this fictional plot in Brown's book.
Discover the History of the Coliseum
The Roman Coliseum is a famous iconic site in the city that most people correlate with the age of the gladiators. However, there is so much more this structure and taking a tour gives the visitor a chance to actually learn more of the history.
The Coliseum is located close to the ancient Roman centre. It not preserved well like the Pantheon. Emperor Vespasian originally commissioned it in 70s A.D. It was here that gladiators fought till Constantine took over Rome and outlawed blood sport and gladiator games of all forms. It was then that Rome abandoned the Coliseum and stripped it of its treasures. Yet, it is looked upon as a very vital symbol of the heritage and history of the world.
An Ancient Walking Tour of Rome
Check out a walking tour that covers a lot of the historic sites. While you can walk these on your own, often times, you will get a a half-day history lesson on key places you may not get a chance to see on your own.
Many of the historical walking tours include places like the Pantheon, the Roman Forum, Capitoline Hill, Circus Maximus, Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps, and Piazza Navona.
The Pantheon was constructed in 120 A.D. and is still a very well preserved building of ancient Rome. It was dedicated originally to the important Gods of Rome by the Emperor Hadrian. The structure was consecrated and used in 600s as a church. A visit to this place takes you back to the ancient days so that you are able to experience a part of history.
There are many amazing sites in the neighborhood as well as places for eating and viewing the breathtaking site of Pantheon.
Those who love ruins will enjoy the Palantine Hill and Roman Forum. These areas have lost their original glorious stature, however, the ruins offer amazing insights on what once existed. If you invest in a historical guide to know more about the ruins, you are able to identify these monuments and ruins.
Visiting Rome gives you an opportunity to discover different aspects of history. By taking a tour of these historical, iconic, and cultural places, you will get to experience inside places that many only read about in books.
Also, check out historical sites in Rome to catch glimpses of Roman history.
Julie McElroy - Freelance travel writer with published articles about places all over the world, including Italy, Colorado, Japan, Germany, and Spain.
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