Italy Travel Tips What To Know Before You Go

What To Know Before Traveling To Italy

Prepare for your upcoming trip to Italy with our selection of pre-trip travel lectures

As your exciting journey to Italy draws near, gain insightful and valuable travel tips with our selection of online lectures. Recommended to watch before your journey by our experts, these lectures enrich your travel experience with hidden tips, surprising history, and meaningful connections to Context experts even prior to your tour.
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Featured Lecture

Vatican Museums: Top 10 Highlights for Curious Travelers

Unveil Vatican City's artistic treasures in our lecture "Vatican Museums: Top 10 Highlights for Curious Travelers". Delve into the heart of Vatican City as local archaeologist Livia Galante unveils its most revered artworks, each painting and sculpture a testament to centuries of human creativity and devotion. Join us on this enlightening exploration, where every stroke tells a story and every sculpture echoes with the whispers of the past.
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Rome Lectures

How Centuries of Urban Development Shaped Rome with an Architecture Professor

How Centuries of Urban Development Shaped Rome with an Architecture Professor

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50 minutes

Newly Added

Lecture
US$27
Introduction to the Roman Forum and Colosseum with an Architecture Professor

Introduction to the Roman Forum and Colosseum with an Architecture Professor

Newly Added

55 minutes

Newly Added

Lecture
US$27
Vatican Museums: Top 10 Highlights with an Art Historian

Vatican Museums: Top 10 Highlights with an Art Historian

(4.94)
1 hour and 5 minutes
4.94
Lecture
US$14
Rome’s Catacombs: An Inside Look with an Art Historian

Rome’s Catacombs: An Inside Look with an Art Historian

(4.82)
1 hour and 5 minutes
4.82
Lecture
US$27
The Sistine Chapel: An Inside Look with an Art Historian

The Sistine Chapel: An Inside Look with an Art Historian

(5.0)
1 hour
5.0
Lecture
US$14
Introduction to Caravaggio in Rome with an Art Historian

Introduction to Caravaggio in Rome with an Art Historian

(4.6)
60 minutes
4.6
Lecture
US$27
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Naples Lectures

Through the Eyes of Elena Ferrante, Part 2: A Look at Italy with a Historian

Through the Eyes of Elena Ferrante, Part 2: A Look at Italy with a Historian

(5.0)
1 hour
5.0
Lecture
US$27
Through the Eyes of Elena Ferrante, Part 1: A Look at Naples with a Historian

Through the Eyes of Elena Ferrante, Part 1: A Look at Naples with a Historian

(4.82)
1 hour and 15 minutes
4.82
Lecture
US$27
Introduction to Salerno with a Historian

Introduction to Salerno with a Historian

(5.0)
1 hour
5.0
Lecture
US$27

Florence Lectures

Florence and Tuscany's Top 10 Highlights with a Cultural History Professor

Florence and Tuscany's Top 10 Highlights with a Cultural History Professor

(5.0)
1 hour and 20 minutes
5.0
Lecture
US$27
Architecture of Florence with a Cultural History Professor

Architecture of Florence with a Cultural History Professor

(4.97)
1 hour and 10 minutes
4.97
Lecture
US$27
Florence's Uffizi Galleries: What You Need to Know Before You Go

Florence's Uffizi Galleries: What You Need to Know Before You Go

(5.0)
74 minutes
5.0
Lecture
US$27
Florence's Uffizi Galleries: What You Need to Know Before You Go

Florence's Uffizi Galleries: What You Need to Know Before You Go

(5.0)
74 minutes
5.0
Lecture
US$27

Venice Lectures

Food in Venice: Top Tips from a Historian and Sommelier

Food in Venice: Top Tips from a Historian and Sommelier

(4.71)
50 minutes
4.71
Lecture
US$27

Rome Audio Guides

Explore Rome more deeply with an audio guide.

Roman Forum and Palatine Hill Audio Guide

Roman Forum and Palatine Hill Audio Guide

(4.11)
1 hour 30 minutes
4.11
Audio Guide
US$20
Hidden Gems of Ancient Rome Audio Guide

Hidden Gems of Ancient Rome Audio Guide

(4.38)
1 hour 30 minutes
4.38
Audio Guide
US$10
History of Rome's Jewish Ghetto Audio Guide

History of Rome's Jewish Ghetto Audio Guide

(4.92)
1 hour
4.92
Audio Guide
US$20
Borghese Gallery and Museum Audio Guide

Borghese Gallery and Museum Audio Guide

(5.0)
1 hour
5.0
Audio Guide
US$20
Castel Sant'Angelo Audio Guide: Rome's Most Enduring Monument

Castel Sant'Angelo Audio Guide: Rome's Most Enduring Monument

(5.0)
1 hour 15 minutes
5.0
Audio Guide
US$10
The Vatican Museums Audio Guide

The Vatican Museums Audio Guide

(5.0)
2 to 6 hours
5.0
Audio Guide
US$20
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Tour Rome with a Local Expert

Experience the splendor of Rome with a perspective-changing walking tour led by local historians, art curators, archaeologists, and more.

Borghese Gallery Tour: A Guided Crash Course

Borghese Gallery Tour: A Guided Crash Course

(4.82)
2.5 hrs Walking Tour
4.82
Private from
US$607
Rome Food Tour: Savoring Local Roman Cuisine

Rome Food Tour: Savoring Local Roman Cuisine

(4.77)
3 hrs Walking Tour
4.77
Private from
US$481
Early Entry Vatican Tour with Sistine Chapel and Skip-the-Line Tickets

Early Entry Vatican Tour with Sistine Chapel and Skip-the-Line Tickets

(4.8)
3.5 Hours Walking Tour
4.8
Private from
US$997
Staff Favorite
The Complete Vatican Tour with St. Peter's Basilica, Sistine Chapel and Skip-the-Line Tickets

The Complete Vatican Tour with St. Peter's Basilica, Sistine Chapel and Skip-the-Line Tickets

(4.75)
3.5 hrs Walking Tour
4.75
Private from
US$911
Group from
US$212 pp
Sites and Insights: An Expert-Led Rome Welcome Tour

Sites and Insights: An Expert-Led Rome Welcome Tour

(4.87)
3 hrs Walking Tour
4.87
Private from
US$487
Group from
US$151 pp
The Signature Colosseum Tour with Roman Forum and Palatine Hill

The Signature Colosseum Tour with Roman Forum and Palatine Hill

(4.82)
3.5 hrs Walking Tour
4.82
Private from
US$693
Group from
US$173 pp
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