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Guided tours of Rome and Italy on the footsteps of the Grand Tour
Travellers
Educational and
Cultural Touring: guided tours, excursions, private tours, tickets
reservation. |
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Guided Tours of Ancient Ostia
- Ostia Antica
Guided
Boat Cruise on Tiber
River
& Guided Tour of the Scavi of Ancient Ostia |
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The Grand Tour by Alliance Travel Service offers Classic of
Guided Tours and Walks of Ancient Rome. This itineraries are
designed to offer you the best way to visit and understand
Ancient Rome monuments: the way they were build, the way the
were used including also stories and facts that will enrich the
visit.
Standard Half Day Tours duration is 3 hours, and all the
itineraries are designed in order to give you time to enjoy what
you are visiting.
These tours run only privately, which means that the Guide will
be at your complete disposal, there will be time for asking
questions, taking pictures and shop, you can make little changes
according to the bookings. All the tours include the booking to
skip any line, you won't waste time on eternal queues or get
ripped off by street agent which work on commission and make you
skipping the line paying.
This is the unique experience of “The Grand Tour”, a lived
experience of art and culture: prepare yourself for a relaxed,
educational, and exciting discovering of Rome with our Official
Guides.
Feel free to enquire for a tailored itinerary or send just
a list of things you'd love to see, we will design the best
itinerary for a tour of Rome that can maximize your time without
being tiring.
Our tours are designed for a culturally curious traveler, not
necessary highly educated, but for sure interested in a deeper
understanding. At the same time they are easy and not
exhausting, which makes them the perfect choice for families,
aged travelers and people with special needs. Finally our tours
are not for the rush-here-rush-there tourist, but for travelers
which ask for a bit more from their experience of Rome.
The Ancient Rome Tours below are run only upon request, for
individuals and groups, if you are looking for a tour group in
the Rome
Guided Tours page you’ll find the list of our
upcoming tours and activities for the next few weeks, to check
tours available the next months please browse by using the
Calendar on the right top of this page.
All the tours must be booked in advance we require
pre-payment of at least 50% ofthe total cost, for further
information and assistance please do not hesitate to write us at
info@thegrandtour.it or call at 06 45493814.
All the tours are in English, some are also available in other
languages, the participation fee normally includes all entrances
and expenses, children under 6 do not pay any fee.
Please contact us
and one of our guides will reply you with all the information. We can also
provide tickets booking, transport, and all you may need during your stay in
Rome. |
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Guided Tour of the Scavi of Ancient Ostia - Walking Tour
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Bigger than Pompeii, the Harbour
city of Ancient Ostia lies at the mouth of the river Tiber. It was founded
as the very first colony of Rome in the 6th century BC and was
completely abandoned in the 6th century AD. Its buildings,
blocks, villas, thermal baths, temples of all religions, restaurants, public
toilets told us the story of common people day-life in roman age. The tour
of the Scavi may take from a minimum of 2 hours for a general
sightseeing of the most important public buildings as the Forum, the
Thermal Baths, the Horrea and the Bakeries of 2nd century AD, from an
entire day. Some of the highlights are the Mithreum of the Thermae, an
underground temple for mysteric rituals, the domus, roman villas of the
rich families, and the insulae, the mid-classes people homes,
very well preserved. You will enjoy the quiet and the superb atmosphere
of one of the largest archeological areas you may found in Italy.
Our tour starts from the Via Ostiense, the original 13 miles paved roman
road going from Rome to Ostia, along the last few hundred feet of the
Via Ostiense there are several burial monuments, called colombaria,
family chapels and other tombs from the I century BC to the IV AD. We'll
enter the city form the Porta Romana, partially preserved, and walking
along the Decumano our guide will illustrate some of the apsects
connected with the roman day life, as thermal baths, which were also
used for sports, like boxing and swimming, personal care as waxing and
massage, and of course for the baths inlcuding sauna. We'll aslo include
a stop in a roman "bar" called caupona where wine and snaks were offered
to guests, or the thermopolium or popina, where the romans could buy a
meal and eat it standing at the bar or seating outside on some benches.
The bakeries including the well preseved mills and the oven are always
an highlight of the trip and after visiting the Forum, the central
square where all the main religious services and the political
ceremonies took place, we will stop by the original "restrooms" of roman
times. A visit t Ancient Ostia may not be complete without a stop in the
Roman Theatre, build in I century BC, one of Ancient Rome's best
preserved theatre still in use today. |
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Duration: 3 hours |
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Meeting Point: at the
Entrance of the Scavi, or at Metro Station "Ostia Antica" |
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Private Tour Guide Price (per group up to 10
people): EUROS 210,oo |
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Entrance Tickets (per Person):
EUROS 6,5o |
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Trasportation: not
included,
pick up/drop off service
from the Hotel available upon request. |
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Guided
Boat Cruise on Tiber
River
& Guided Tour of the Scavi of Ancient Ostia - Full Day Excursion |
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A unique tour discovering
the River Tiber outside the city walls, the Boat Cruise along the
river is an extreme pleasant and relaxing way to discover Rome's
sacred River: the Tiber. Along its way to the open sea the River
reveals the ruins of the past, a rich and vivid variety of birds and
other animals living in this macig natural environmet.
The Cruise take about 2 hours and along the trip a small coffee
break will be offered to our guests.
On the arrival at the Scavi of Ancient Ostia there will be a 40
minutes break at the local caffeteria befor the guided tour starts.
Entering straight in the middle of the old roman town is an unique
emotion, and thanks to our guide the city will reaveal its secrets
and its beauty: its buildings, blocks, villas, thermal baths,
temples of all religions, restaurants, public toilets told us the
story of common people day-life in Ancient Rome age.
The tour lasts about 2 hours, ending up a the metro station, the
ride back to central Rome is about 40 minutes. |
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Starts: 9,45 AM
every day from March to October, not availble Mondays. |
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Duration: 6 hours |
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Meeting Point: at
"Ponte Marconi" Embarkment - Metro San Paolo Basilica |
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Price (per person minimum 30
people): EUROS 25,oo |
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Entrance Tickets (per Person):
EUROS 6,5o |
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Trasportation: not
included,
pick up/drop off service
from the Hotel available upon request. |
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