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FAMILY FRIENDLY Tours in ROME
Are you a parent who loves art but worries the rest of the family might not?
We want to keep you all together! Our offer of family-friendly private tours in Rome is designed to create an exciting art experience for all different ages! You’ll skip the line to access Museums and Archaeological sites, then the fun begins!
Best choices:
Vatican Museums
for Kids!
Explore the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel with a 2 hours private kids-friendly tour with a guide specialized in working with families!
COLOSSEUM FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES!
Discover the Colosseum in a 2 hours private family-friendly experi
Fast, entertaing and engaging!
a family-friendly tour in the city centre
Explore the highlights of Rome downtown in a 2 hours private family-friendly experience perfect for all ages! Enjoy Navona square, Pantheon and Trevi Fountain with a fun and entertaining guide!
Joyful ANCIENT ROME Tours
ROME!! You’ve watched movies about it, studied it in school, read about it in books, and now you are finally coming here!
Check our list of skip the line private walking tours and travel back to 2000 years ago.
Best choices:
Priority entrance: Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine
Enter the Colosseum and climb up to the second tier, see the Arch of Constantine, explore the ancient Roman Forum, the Holy street and the Arch of Titus then an (easy) climb of thePalatine Hill to visit the ruins of Caesars’ Palace.
PRIORITY ENTRANCE: Colosseum, Roman Forum, Pantheon
If you have just one day in Rome, but you love Ancient History and don’t want to miss a thing… this is the tour you need! A day will be enough to see the main wonders of Rome, and we will give you an unforgettable day in the Eternal City!
SHORT AND FAST
Colosseum and ANCIENT ROME
Skip the line with our Colosseum tour! Start your journey into the Ancient Roman world. Focus on the marvels of the free shows the Emperor offered to the people of Rome, live the atmosphere of gladiator fights and wild animal hunts with the “extras”, the executions.
Joyful VATICAN Tours
The Vatican Museums: second most visited in the world, one of the largest collection of art ever created, famous all over the globe.
54 sections, 20,000 artworks on display, more than 500 rooms: impressive numbers that require different visit’s approaches.
We designed many ways to explore the Museums and the Sistine Chapel, a selection of private experiences for any need and taste.
Best choices:
Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Tour
classic
Visit the Popes’ ancient Roman collection, the wonderful Gallery of the Tapestries, the amazing Gallery of the Geographical Maps, the breathtaking Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel.
Vatican Museums special Tour
late afternoon
The Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Friday Night tour offers you the opportunity to experience the highlights of this world-famous collection during a limited period of time each year, for a unique experience outside of official opening hours.
On the wings of the Angel: Castel Sant'Angelo Tour
You might have noticed the angel that sits atop this impressive building. Have a look from a city balcony or peek out of a window of the Vatican Museums, you will notice and recognize it: “Castel Sant’Angelo”! THE CASTLE OF THE HOLY ANGEL!
Joyful ROME WALKS “ticket free”
Ready to discover the “walk side” of Rome?
The eternal city is an open-air museum, everybody knows it, and these ticket free-tours will show you a wonderful path through the centuries and the human’s creativity and culture.
Follow us from the engineering of Ancient Rome to the elegance of the Barocco, discover the secret Medieval corners of our astonishing city and look up to the ceilings of the XVIII Century.
Don’t miss a Joyful Walking Tour in Rome!
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On the trail
of Caravaggio
A private walking tour in the city centre of Rome covering 3 churches and 6 paintings made by the genius CARAVAGGIO. Discover his life, his torment and enjoy his masterpieces following a licensed guide expert in art history.
Street Art
in Rome Tour
We are street art lovers and experts! Follow us beyond the walls of Rome: a private walking tour to discover street art works with a guide specialized in wall paintings. Ostiense district is our favourite choice but we can show you much more!
The PARK
of the AQUEDUCTS
Go off the beaten path and discover the stunning park of the Aqueducts in Rome: a private 2 hours walking tour with a guide specilized in archaeology discovering the remains and the paths of the most incredible engineering masterpieces ever made by the ancient romans.
Joyful MUSEUMS & GALLERIES Tours
OH MY! Too many choices! Galleries, Museums, Archaeological sites. No fear, Joy of Rome created a selection of favourites. The collections you cannot miss, the masterpieces you’ve always dreamed of. We got you!
Best choices:
Borghese Gallery
with an
Art Historian
The Borghese gallery the perfect example of the taste in art the wealthy Roman’s habit of collecting during the XVII Century. Even if you are familiar with the park as a place for Sunday picnics or if you’re curious about the casino, don’t think twice about adding this tour to your list
Capitoline Museums
with an
Archaeologist
On Capitoline Hill, once the place where the Temple of Jupiter overlooked the city of Rome, there is the oldest archeological museum in the world. Explore the story of Rome with this Capitoline Museums Private Tour and follow our local guide archaeologist and super entertaining guide through each of the rooms…
Trastevere-Villa Farnesina: raphael frescos
A private tour discovering Villa Farnesina and its masterpieces. From the Galatea by Raphael to the story of Agostino Chigi’s power in the Rome of the Renaissance, your art historian guide will disclose the secrets of the paintings and the background stories behind the life of Popes and artists.
Life of CELEBRITIES
Step into the lives of Rome’s most iconic figures with our Life of Celebrities Tours.
Trace the tumultuous path of Caravaggio, exploring the very streets and churches that witnessed his genius and turmoil. Marvel at Bernini‘s masterpieces, understanding the brilliance behind his baroque sculptures that adorn the city. Delve into the political sagas of Julius Caesar and Augustus, visiting the forums and temples that echo their legacies.
Best choices:
On the trail of Caravaggio
A private 2 hours walking tour in the city centre of Rome covering 3 churches and 6 paintings made by the genius CARAVAGGIO. Discover his life, his torment and enjoy his masterpieces following a licensed guide expert in art history.
The Artist of the Popes: BERNINI
Gian Lorenzo Bernini needs no introduction, he simply is one of the most famous artists of our era. In his long life he met seven different Popes and, for most of them, he has been a voice and a symbol. He changed, with his works, the face of Rome.
JULIUS CAESAR and AUGUSTUS Tour
Let’s step into history and see with our eyes what we’ve always read about, let’s follow the footsteps of Julius Caesar and Augustus in the Eternal City!
We will admire monuments and sites in town that will tell the story of the ones that made Rome great!
LUXURY and Rome
Indulge in the opulence of Rome’s aristocratic past with our Luxury and Rome Tours.
Admire the exquisite art collections of the Borghese Gallery, featuring works by Bernini and Caravaggio set within a lavish villa. Explore the Doria Pamphilj Gallery, a hidden gem housing masterpieces amidst a still-inhabited noble residence. Visit Palazzo Colonna, where grandeur meets history in one of Rome’s oldest palaces. At Villa Farnesina, marvel at Renaissance frescoes that narrate tales of mythology and patronage.
Best choices:
Borghese Gallery with an Art Historian
The Borghese gallery is a beautiful example of the taste in art the wealthy Roman’s habit of collecting during the XVII Century. Even if you are familiar with the park as a place for Sunday picnics or if you’re curious about the casino, don’t think twice about adding this tour to your list!
DORIA-PAMPHILJ Gallery: Private Tour with an Art Historian
A private Tour to discover the Doria Pamphilj collection and gallery with an Art Historian! The Doria Pamphilj collection is a pretty hidden treasure, waiting for you in the very heart of Rome downtown: halfway from Trevi fountain, halfway to Pantheon, few minutes far from Venezia square’s Vittoriano building.
Trastevere-Villa Farnesina: raphael frescos
A private 2 hours long tour discovering Villa Farnesina and its masterpieces. From the Galatea by Raphael to the story of Agostino Chigi’s power in the Rome of the Renaissance, your art historian guide will disclose the secrets of the paintings and the background stories behind the life of Popes and artists.
FOOD and others Tours
Food lovers and explorers: this is the selection of experiences created for you!
Love to go off the beaten path and are a foodie?! Our offer of “beyond the walls” tours in Rome is designed to create the perfect experience for all different tastes!
Best choices:
rome food
experience
tour
A holiday in Rome is not just about monuments, art and history, it’s much more! enjoy the Italian lifestyle beginning from our food!… Definitely the best way to start! We have 10 different food tours, according to your food passions and taste… choose yours!
The Beauty of TIVOLI: HADRIAN’S VILLA & VILLA D’ESTE
Enjoy the two of the most splendid sites outside of Rome: the ancient Villa of the Emperor Hadrian, where he used to escape to find a relaxing, private and exotic refuge, and Villa d’Este, a Renaissance jewel built by a cardinal in the 1500 and decorated with hundreds of unique fountains and breathtaking panoramic views.
OSTIA ANTICA: The ANCIENT HARBORof ROME
TOURS from HOME
Virtual Tours
A virtual tour it’s a wonderful way to spend time with friends and relatives everywhere in the world!
Virtual Walks
Follow your guide live through the city streets and experience the thrill of traveling without moving.
Why go for a TOUR from HOME experience?
Born during the Covid-19 period, these tours are still a great and valuable resource for those who can’t travel, or for anyone who wants to plan their tour in Rome in detail—previewing options and itineraries together with our guides. And let’s not forget students, the curious, and why not? Have you thought about giving one as a unique and thoughtful gift?
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