- 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... >>
- 5 hours
List of Walks: Excursions
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 >>Villa Lante Daytrip
PRICE: €460 per person or from €1010 per group
In the 16th century, the area around the small bishopric of Viterbo, 45 minutes north of Rome, became the summer destination for a series of Popes. As a result, the small medieval hamlets in the... 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 >>Tivoli
PRICE: €205 per person or €902 per group
Since thermal waters were discovered in the hills east of Rome in the late republican period, Tivoli has been the retreat of the city's rich and famous. Set upon a mountain promontory overlooking... 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 >>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 >>Categories
Ostia Antica
Fall and Rise of Rome
- 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... >>
- 3 hours