Skip the Line: Casa di Augusto, Casa di Livia and Colosseum Tour in Rome
Rome, Italy
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Trip Type: Skip-the-Line Tours
Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Tour the Roman palaces of Emperor Augustus and his wife, with a guide and a small-group of no more than 15 people. The experience includes skip-the-line access to a reserved area of Palatine Hill where the palaces Casa di Augusto and Casa di Livia are located, plus skip-the-line tours of the Colosseum and Roman Forum. Explore each site with a history-expert guide, and learn all about the foundations of the Roman Empire and Emperor Augustus.
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Tour the Roman palaces of Emperor Augustus and his wife, with a guide and a small-group of no more than 15 people. The experience includes skip-the-line access to a reserved area of Palatine Hill where the palaces Casa di Augusto and Casa di Livia are located, plus skip-the-line tours of the Colosseum and Roman Forum. Explore each site with a history-expert guide, and learn all about the foundations of the Roman Empire and Emperor Augustus.Meet your guide near the Colosseum in central Rome, and head straight inside to see the site of Ancient Rome's gladiatorial battles. Luckily for you, this tour has skip-the-line access to the site, which allows you to bypass the crowds and explore without waiting in line. Tour the first and second tiers with your guide, and hear stories of the Roman crowds roaring as fighters battled one another in the arena.
From the Colosseum, climb Palatine Hill and make your way through an entrance gate to a section of the hill’s ruins that is only accessible to your group for the next hour. Listen to an introduction to Emperor Augustus, one of the most prominent leaders in the history of Western civilization, and then head inside his palace Casa di Augusto to explore. For many years the palace was closed to the public and its interiors were rarely seen.
Hear historical facts aplenty about the foundation days of the Roman Empire as you admire the frescoes and architecture around Casa di Augusto. Learn about Mark Anthony, Cleopatra and Augustus’ wife Livia, as well as some interesting rumors about the emperor’s death. Before leaving, head inside Casa di Livia, his wife’s similarly elaborate palace.
Leave the gated area and continue to the nearby Roman Forum, which once represented the heart of civic life in Ancient Rome. See the ruins of important temples and arches such as the Temple of the Vestal Virgins and the Arch of Constantine, and learn about the city’s mythic foundations with tales of Romulus and Remus.
After 3.5 hours exploring the sites of Ancient Rome, bid your guide goodbye near Palatine Hill.
From the Colosseum, climb Palatine Hill and make your way through an entrance gate to a section of the hill’s ruins that is only accessible to your group for the next hour. Listen to an introduction to Emperor Augustus, one of the most prominent leaders in the history of Western civilization, and then head inside his palace Casa di Augusto to explore. For many years the palace was closed to the public and its interiors were rarely seen.
Hear historical facts aplenty about the foundation days of the Roman Empire as you admire the frescoes and architecture around Casa di Augusto. Learn about Mark Anthony, Cleopatra and Augustus’ wife Livia, as well as some interesting rumors about the emperor’s death. Before leaving, head inside Casa di Livia, his wife’s similarly elaborate palace.
Leave the gated area and continue to the nearby Roman Forum, which once represented the heart of civic life in Ancient Rome. See the ruins of important temples and arches such as the Temple of the Vestal Virgins and the Arch of Constantine, and learn about the city’s mythic foundations with tales of Romulus and Remus.
After 3.5 hours exploring the sites of Ancient Rome, bid your guide goodbye near Palatine Hill.
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