- The focus of this market walk, is to learn about Roman culinary traditions through the exploration of one or Rome's liveliest markets. Your docent, a Rome culinary expert, will talk with you about... >>
- 2.5 hours
List of Walks: Archaeology
Classical Rome
PRICE: 65 per person or 330 per group
During the reign of Augustus the city of Rome began a period of significant expansion, moving beyond the confines of the Forum into the Campo Marzo, or what is today the center of Rome. This walk... more >>Imperial Rome: Architecture and History of the Archaeological Center
PRICE: from 55 per person or 270 per group
Context:Rome's Imperial Rome Architecture is a three hour walk in the archaeological core of the city. Your walk will focus on the history and development of Rome during the Imperial period. We will... more >>Roma Antica
PRICE: 75 + tix pp or 385 per group + tix
Context:Rome's popular Roma Antica itinerary begins on the Palatine Hill, where, according to legend, Romulus founded the city in 753 B.C. (on April 21, to be exact). After covering the founding... more >>Underground Rome: The Hidden City
PRICE: 60 per person or 300 per group
Lying at times up to 10 meters (30 feet) below the modern city, much of ancient Rome is still being excavated today in the course of street work and other infrastructural improvements. Context Rome... more >>Ostia Antica
PRICE: 75 per person or 400 per group
After the fall of Rome, Ostia Antica, the city's port on the Mediterranean, was buried by centuries of river mud. As a result, like Pompeii much farther south, it is today one of the best examples of... more >>Capitoline Museums
PRICE: 55 per person or 270 per group
In the company of an art historian, classicist, or archaeologist, the itinerary explores one of the richest and eclectic public art collections in the city, the Musei Capitolini. The museums house... more >>Daily Life in Ancient Rome
PRICE: 55 per person or 270 per group
Beyond the temples, palaces, and other magnificent monuments scattered throughout Rome, archaeologists regularly uncover evidence of common people. Using coins, inscriptions, household items, and... more >>Fall and Rise of Rome
PRICE: 55 per person or 270 per group
Our three-hour "Fall and Rise of Rome" walk is a thematic exploration of the changes that gripped Rome during the late antique period, when it "fell" from the cultural heights of Empire, to its... more >>Pompeii (from Rome, by train)
PRICE: 220 per person or 950 per group
The UNESCO-protected archaeological site of Pompeii enjoys the special status of being one of the most illustrative and well-preserved ancient Roman cities in Italy. After being unearthed in the 18th... more >>Etruscan Excursion
PRICE: 250 per person or from 1,013 per group
Before Rome there was Etruria, a civilization that dominated central Italy during the 6th and 7th centuries BC. Although vanquished by Rome in later centuries, several important Etruscan (from which... more >>Catacombs Excursion
PRICE: 100 per person or from 365 per group
In our opinion, the little-visited catacombs of Saint Agnes, on the Via Nomentana, offer the best glimpse of the beguiling, hidden world of the Christian catacombs and their artistic, cultural, and... more >>Appian Way, Queen of Roads
PRICE: 120 per person or 455 per group
The Via Appia is the oldest and most prestigious of Roman roads, dating back to the fourth century BC. The regina viarum-queen of all roads-was named after the Roman censor Appius Claudius, who... more >>Jewish Catacombs
PRICE: 45 per person or 320 per group
The Jewish Catacombs of Vigna Randanini were discovered in the 19th century on the Appian way. They are one of seven known complexes utilized for Jewish burials. Today they are closed to the public... more >>Architecture of Rome
PRICE: 55 per person or 270 per group
Roman architecture is a constantly evolving and dynamic aspect of city life, with an illustrious past and exciting future. Edifices dating back millennium can flank those just erected months ago and... more >>Categories
Rome Market Walk
Tosca Stroll
- Giacomo Puccini (1858 Lucca - 1924 Brussels) was arguably one of the greatest Italian composers, producing brilliant and moving operas such as La Bohθme, Turandot, and Madame Butterfly. Perhaps the... >>
- 3 hours