Drives Through Rome's Living History - Private Guided Limo and Minivan Tours of Rome and Tivoli

Here are suggested flexible itineraries for Rome guided tours with your American licensed personal tour guide.

Curious to learn about Rome's history and to visit Rome's top tourist attractions on architectural, cultural and archaeological itineraries?

On these private guided limo and minivan tours of Rome, small group tours exclusively for your family and friends, you will be able to see more of Rome's impressive ancient ruins than can be seen on foot, with stops for in-depth visits, photos and commentary and breathtaking hilltop vistas.

All guided limo and minivan tours of Rome and tours to the Tivoli villas in the Roman countryside can be made to measure, so you can mix and match your preferences for touring Rome in one day, for half-day Rome tours or tours of Rome over several days.

The guided limo and minivan tours of Rome and Tivoli are conducted by me, as your personal tour guide of Rome and the Roman countryside, with transportation by comfortable air conditioned Mercedes vehicles and courteous, professional driver.

	Tour Rome in One Day: 17th century Rome	Private full-day guided limo or minivan tour of Rome. If your time in Rome is limited or you would simply like an air conditioned limo or minivan and driver at your disposal for a private guided day tour of Rome, this is an ideal way to take in Rome's major tourist attractions in comfort and ease and experience first-hand the grandeur that was Rome. This Rome day tour can start with an essential visit to Vatican City, with highlights of the Vatican Museums, and tours of the Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica. As your personal tour guide of Rome and the Vatican I enjoy privileged access with my clients to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel via the special line reserved for licensed guides (early morning only, high season). This guided tour of Rome can take us past Castel Sant'Angelo, originally Emperor Hadrian's Tomb, through Piazza del Popolo and the Borghese Gardens, along the elegant Via Veneto of "La Dolce Vita" fame to Piazza Barberini, with Bernini's ingenious Triton Fountain. Then we tour Rome's heart, where every monument, every corner, is filled with Rome's glorious history: ancient Roman ruins side-by-side modern structures, modern streets that follow the route of ancient Roman roads past the Capitoline Hill to Piazza Venezia, with the national monument dedicated to modern Italy's first king, along the road, with views of the Forums of the Emperors and the Roman Forum, laid out by Mussolini to allow the Roman ruins to shine their light on his own regime. The vision of Rome's ancient ruins has stirred the imaginations of visitors in every era, ever since the early Middle Ages when pilgrims crossed Europe on spiritual journeys to Rome. Every epoch has contemplated the grandeur that was Rome as reflected in its ancient ruins. The Colosseum is certainly a symbol of Rome in the world. For many people (adults and children), a high point of this limo or minivan tour of Rome is a tour of the Colosseum, which conjures up still sensational aspects of Roman history and culture. As your licensed personal tour guide of Rome, I can have you enter the Colosseum directly, any time of day, without waiting in line (year-around). As your Rome tour continues, you will learn about ancient Roman history and enjoy views of some of the most impressive ancient Roman ruins, including: the Palatine Hill - from here the Emperors ruled the world; the Circus Maximus - here the ancient Romans gathered en masse to wager on and watch the chariot races; and the Baths of Caracalla - here ancient Romans from all stations of life met to work out, bathe and relax, devoting a portion of their day to leisure, still an essential component of the Roman and Italian lifestyle. After a pause, perhaps in a typical trattoria or café in one of Rome's beautiful squares or tucked away in a quiet corner of an old street to enjoy the cuisine that keeps the Romans happy, and a stop for Rome's delicious gelato (ice cream), our day tour of Rome will take us to some of the most inspiring tourist attractions of Baroque Rome: Piazza Navona, Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps, plus the Pantheon, perhaps ancient Rome's greatest architectural achievement. You will feel the grandeur that was Rome in these monuments, as well. This private guided limo or minivan tour of Rome's highlights will allow you to see more of Rome in one day than you ever imagined possible and can be capped with a stunning vista of the city from on high.
	Tour Christian Rome and the Catacombs:	A 4-hour private guided limo or minivan tour of Christian Rome, including the Catacombs and some of Rome's historic churches. We drive along the Ancient Appian Way, termed the "queen of roads" by the ancient Romans because of the beautiful funeral monuments lining the road outside the ancient Roman walls, still impressive and well-preserved. Along the Appian Way we pass pagan tombs and Christian places, including the Church of the Quo Vadis, on the site where the risen Christ appeared to Peter, who was fleeing Rome and the persecutions. We stop for a tour of the Catacombs, the resting places of the early Christians and a testimony to the life and history of the first Christian communities. Many people find this visit to Rome's Catacombs a very moving experience. On this Rome day tour we can visit the three major basilicas: St Mary Major, St Paul Outside the Walls, and St John Lateran, each of these Roman churches with its own traditions and history, each of these Roman churches splendid in its own way. Other historic Roman churches and their art treasures can be visited in lieu of the three major basilicas on this custom-designed architectural itinerary of Rome's holy places, a private guided tour of Christian Rome made to measure for your small group of family and friends.
	Tour Tivoli and the Tivoli Villas - Hadrian's Villa and Villa D'Este:	Private guided limo or minivan tour through Rome's countryside. A 35- to 40-minute drive takes us to Tivoli, with its two architectural gems, to tour Hadrian's Villa, one of the most magnificent of all Imperial residences, and to tour Villa D'Este, built by Cardinal Ippolito d'Este as a consolation for failing to be elected pope. The celebrated gardens and fountains of the Renaissance Villa D'Este, sure to delight children and adults alike, give us an idea of the vanished splendor of Emperor Hadrian's Villa, still visible in its imposing ancient ruins and novel architectural solutions. Half-day guided Tivoli tour (one villa), or full-day guided Tivoli tour (both villas) with possibility to enjoy lunch in a typical trattoria in or near the town of Tivoli.