Private tour in Rome Ferdinando B

Piazza Venezia, the Capitoline Hill and Museums

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Ferdinando B.

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Hi everyone! My name is Ferdinando, and I have a mission. . to turn your tour in an interactive experience! Your essential contribution, sensibility, wishes, inclinations, tastes and background become mine and I lavish them on my next tour. It becomes a moment of cultural exchange and a personal benefit not only as a tour guide but mainly as a person. Meeting people for me is like traveling with my imagination and so my philosophy is that experiencing Rome is never a one-way conversation, but a chance for a reciprocal growth. I can proudly say I have had a lot of customers but I also have many friends. This awareness however is the result of a long journey starting with a Degree in Preservation of the Cultural Heritage in Sicily and a Master Degree in Classical Archaeology (i. e. greek and roman). So I'm an archaeologist and an official guide of Rome and its province since 2009 but mainly I'm a traveler. This is why my tours are 100% clients oriented, never forget that it is your tour not mine! I can handle any kind of experience like the regular tours with adults, or family tours, where I can say I'm an expert! My two daughters help me every day! And in general I'm at your disposal for any kind of customization according to the time available and your interests. I can provide an overview of the city covering the main attractions as well as discovering the hidden treasures and visiting the off the beaten tracks sites for those who already had a taste of the city. Contact me also for driving, electric bike, running and segway tours, for a different way to explore the eternal city. What makes my tour an unique experience though are two goals to achieve on a tour. . The first is to make my love and passion for what this marvelous city offers contagious, and second, as a consequence of the previous, to leave this city with a feeling of respect of the past and the wish for every possible visitor after you to enjoy the same beauty! Being not merely a guide though but digging since the age of 18, what I offer is not a simple tour, but a way to breath history. I'll do my best to let the monuments come alive as I had the privilege to take part to the excavation of an area very close to the Colosseum. The experience turned afterwards into my MD focused on Nero and the Flavians, the dynasty of emperors who built the Colosseum. So the valley of the Amphitheater is like my second home as it was the introduction of my dissertation. Well. . I did my best to convince you. . I hope it worked:-)) See you in Rome! ciao! Bachelor Degree in Preservation of the Cultural Heritage at the University of Palermo Master Degree in Classical Archaeology at the University of Rome "La Sapienza" Official License as a tour guide of Rome and Vatican City Please note, occasionally tours can be delivered by other colleagues of mine, all licensed tour guides with years of experience, fluent in several foreign languages and.. mandatory requirement, having an university background like me in Archaeology or history of art.

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Overview of your Rome tour

This tour is meant to ideally connect the origins of Rome as a village of shepherds and farmers, with the capital of a modern country and the expression of our cultural identity. Our journey starts with Piazza Venezia, the geographic center of the city. A chance to see the balcony where Mussolini declared war to Poland in 1939, the house where Michelangelo lived and died and the building rising solemnly and majestically to remember Victor Emmanuel II, the king of a just unified Italy in 1861. Second stop will be the Capitoline Hill and its square designed by Michelangelo, hosting the biggest and most important temple of Rome, the one of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, still preserved in its foundations. In the late Republic, part of the hill became the seat of the ancient state archive of the city and nowadays the mayor's office! The Musei Capitolini, first museum of the world opened in 1471, will be the cherry on the cake with the statues of the She wolf with Romulus and Remus and the one of Marcus Aurelius!

Your Rome tour itinerary

- Piazza Venezia, - the balcony of Mussolini's speech - Column of Trajan - Palazzo Venezia - Church of the Most Holy Name of Mary - Palazzo Bonaparte - Palazzo delle Assicurazioni Generali - House of Michelangelo - The Vittoriano - The theater of Marcello - Michelangelo's "Cordonata" staircase - the Capitoline Hill and square designed by Michelangelo - The statue of Marcus Aurelius - Magnificent view of the Forum - The Tabularium - Part of the first ancient city walls - Milestone I of the Appian Way - Statue of the She wolf and the two twins - Colossal Statue of Constantine - The "Spinario" - Bust of Michelangelo

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Transport details
Type: Walking

walking tour

What's included
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Tickets
What's not included
Other: Personal expenses.
Food Drinks Snacks
Meeting location

Airport: ,Cruise: ,ByGuide: Piazza Venezia, in front of the Vittoriano

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Other details
Tour categories
Museums
History
Art And Culture
Tour reference number
578405
Languages
Italian
English
Activity level
Minimal
Accessibility
Wheelchair Accessible

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Who is this private tour in Rome best suited for?

This private tour in Rome is perfect for history enthusiasts and culture lovers who want to explore the origins of Rome and its transformation into a modern nation. It's also ideal for those interested in architecture and art, as you'll visit sites designed by Michelangelo and see iconic statues. The tour is wheelchair accessible, making it suitable for travellers with mobility needs.

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Hours icon 3 hours 30 minutes
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