Rome Historic Center tour with Underground Piazza Navona

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SMALL GROUP OF NO MORE THAN 12 PEOPLE
(this way we can keep the experience personal)

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start time

WHY THIS EXPERIENCE

• Discover what lies underground Rome’s most famous square: Piazza Navona
• Experience the optical illusions hiding inside the churches
• Marvel at Caravaggio’s masterpieces and learn about the artist behind them
• Learn all the tidbits and behind-the-scenes of Rome you can’t find in the guide book

WHAT WE’LL DO

During this walking tour we’ll discover the hidden gems of the center of Rome, including the underground site that most tourists miss, beneath Piazza Navona.

We’ll start in Piazza di Pietra, where where you’ll see the incredible ruins of the temple of Hadrian. This is where we’ll get to know about the emperor Hadrian and his heartbreaking love triangle.

After this “ancient gossip” we’ll continue by discovering perspective illusions inside a church. This will be one of the highlights of this walking tour, because you literally won’t believe your eyes! Incredible how something made 400 years ago, still fools our eyes so much.

Then we’ll move to the Pantheon, which we’ll see from the outside. We’ll learn the incredible urban legends tied to it, and the unbelievable light effects set up 2000 years ago, that we can still witness today.

And what about that odd elephant right behind he Pantheon? That is a story of a “revenge” at the expense of a friar (fun true story!).

We’ll then see the incredible paintings of Caravaggio, casually hanging in a church. These painting are what made Caravaggio’s famous in Rome. You don’t know who Caravaggio is yet? After this, you will not forget him.. After making our heads spin so much, after all these jaw-dropping wonders, we’ll end up in Piazza Navona, one of the most beautiful squares in Rome. Here you’ll learn stories of legendary rivalries, propaganda campaigns of the Popes, and at some point you’ll realize that.. This square has a peculiar shape.

While most tourists stop on the surface, we’ll take a narrow alley and end up into the underground world of Rome. Here we’ll discover what lays below the surface: and ancient Roman stadium!

This experience is for you if you don’t want to confine yourself to the obvious landmarks and want to live a different and more authentic experience of Rome made also of tidbits and urban legends that you don’t find in the guidebooks.

SIGHTS INCLUDED

• Piazza di Pietra
• Piazza Sant’Ignazio
• Church of St Ignazio and the optical illusions of Andrea Pozzo
• Pantheon (outside)
• Piazza della Minerva and the elephant of Bernini
• Sant’Eustachio square
• Caravaggio’s paintings in St Luigi dei Francesi
• The Fountain of the Books
• St Yves at la Sapienza
• Piazza Navona
• Ancient Stadium of Domitian underneath Piazza Navona (ticket is included in the tour)

PRIVATE option

€309 for the first 2 people – €49 per additional person

Free cancellation up to 1 week before the start time

Book private

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SEMI-PRIVATE option

€65 per person

Small group of max 12 people

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start time