Vatican, Rome’s Squares and Fountains (Baroque itinerary)

For a full experience of Rome’s artistic highlights, it is vital to see the city’s historic center and its wealth of ancient Roman, Renaissance, and Baroque art and architecture.

Follow your guide through the city streets and see the Baroque structures and monuments that Roman locals enjoy every day. Climb the proud Spanish Steps from the Piazza di Spagna to the Trinità dei Monti. Visit Trevi Fountain, a truly massive and imposing building 86 feet tall, which receives approximately three thousand euros every day in the form of coins. The first time you throw in a coin, it is said, guarantees that you will see Rome again. The Piazza Navona, too, is a center point for Baroque architecture, and it boasts several fountains, including the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (known as The Fountain of the Four Rivers), the Fontana del Moro, and the Fountain of Neptune.

The Pantheon, the quintessential symbol of ancient Rome, is still standing after over two thousand years of tumultuous history. Once a Roman temple, and with a name that translates to “all gods”, it has been used as a Catholic church since 609 CE. Its characteristic columns and rotunda have been admired by artists, architects, archaeologists and every manner of historian for over a millennium.

You will stop for lunch in the heart of Rome and indulge in authentic Italian cuisine (not included in the price of the tour). The finale of the tour is in Vatican City, where you will skip the lines into the Vatican Museums. The Vatican Museums house the most famous and most visited art collection on Earth, curated over centuries by the papacy. The extensive building is also known to have the world’s most exquisite frescoes, including those of the Sistine Chapel. Finally, you’ll visit Saint Peter’s Basilica, the largest Christian church in the world, entering through the Holy Doors, open only for the duration of the Jubilee (2025, the next one being in 2050). Highlights of the Basilica include Michelangelo’s Pieta’, the imposing 29-meter-tall Baldacchino by Bernini, and the mosaics that cover the whole ceiling.