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Private Walking Tour of the Squares and Fountains in Rome

5.0(130 reviews)Rome, ItalyOperated by Italy Rome Tour
  • Duration3 hours – 4 hours
  • GroupPrivate tour
  • TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • BookingInstant confirmation

About this activity

“Il Babuino”, via Ripetta and via del Corso, the three main arterial roads of the old town center, flow into Piazza del Popolo. The ancient seat of games, fairies, popular shows and executions, the Square is one of the most famous in the world. It hosts two twin churches, Santa Maria di Montesanto and Santa Maria dei Miracoli. In addition, you can find here the impressive Flaminio Obelisk (the most ancient and the highest in Rome). The tour goes on towards Piazza di Spagna ( the spanish steps ) a strategic place in which intersect some of the most important roads of Rome’s city center: Via dei Fori Imperiali, Via del Corso, and Via del Plebiscito, the square presents much more reason to be visited and admired. You will walk to the famous Trevi Fountain, follow by the Pantheon, Piazza Navona, PIazza della Minerva and more...

What to expect

3 hours – 4 hours9 stopsPrivate tour
  1. Piazza del Popolo

    Rome, Italy

    20 minutes

    Piazza del Popolo is a very well-known square in Rome. In Italian the name means ‘People's Square’, but the name is actually derived from the poplars that surrounded the oval square. The original function of the neo-classical square, which was designed between 1811 and 1822, was welcoming visitors and pilgrims who entered Rome from the north over the Via Flaminia. A must see in Rome

  2. Via Del Corso

    Rome, 00187, Italy

    20 minutes

    Via del Corso is a well-known historical street in the center of Rome that connects Piazza Venezia to Piazza del Popolo and measures approximately 1.6 kilometers. It is the central artery of the road complex known as the Trident.

  3. Spanish Steps

    Piazza di Spagna, Rome, 00187, Italy

    20 minutes

    The Spanish Steps (Italian: Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti) in Rome, Italy, climb a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinità dei Monti, dominated by the Trinità dei Monti church, at the top. The monumental stairway of 135 steps was built with French diplomat Étienne Gueffier's bequeathed funds of 20,000 scudi, in 1723–1725,[citation needed] linking the Trinità dei Monti church under the patronage of the Bourbon kings of France, at the top of the steps, and the Spanish Embassy to the Holy See in the Palazzo Monaldeschi at the bottom of the steps. The stairway was designed by architects Francesco de Sanctis and Alessandro Specchi.

  4. Trevi Fountain

    Piazza di Trevi, Rome, 00187, Italy

    20 minutesAdmission not included

    The Trevi Fountain (Italian: Fontana di Trevi) is an 18th-century fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi...

  5. Fontana del Pantheon

    Fontana del Pantheon, Piazza della Rotonda, Rome, 00186, Italy

    30 minutes

    The Pantheon, Pantheum in classical Latin, is a building of ancient Rome located in the Pigna district in the historic center, built as a temple dedicated to all past, present and future divinities. It was founded in 27 BC. from the harpinate Marco Vipsanio Agrippa, son-in-law of Augustus.

  6. Piazza Navona

    Rome, 00186, Italy

    20 minutes

    Piazza Navona is one of the most famous monumental squares in Rome, built in monumental style by the Pamphili family at the behest of Pope Innocent X ...

  7. Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi

    Piazza Navona, Rome, 00186, Italy

    20 minutes

    The fountain was commissioned by Pope Innocent X to decorate Piazza Navona, on which the works for the construction of Palazzo Pamphilj were being carried out. In 1647 the pontiff had commissioned Francesco Borromini to design a pipeline that would bring the water from the Aqua Virgo to Piazza Navona and had announced a competition for the design of the fountain in the square. In addition, the pope expressed his desire to recover the obelisk, later called Agonale, which lay in ruins in the circus of Maxentius on the Appia Antica.

  8. Piazza della Minerva

    Piazza della Minerva, Rome, 00186, Italy

    20 minutes

    The name of the square derives from the original existence in this place of a temple built by Gneo Pompeo Magno and dedicated to Minerva Chalkidiki, whose cult statue is now in the Vatican. The basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, center of gravity of the entire square, was already mentioned in the 8th century by the Anonymous of Einsiedeln with the name of (ecclesia) "S. Mariae in Minervio".

  9. Pantheon

    Piazza della Rotonda, Rome, 00186, Italy

    20 minutesAdmission not included

    Your tour guide will drop you off at the pantheon at the end of the tour

Pickup & meeting point

There is no pickup — all travellers meet at the start point.

Start

You’ll meet your private Tour guide in Piazza del popolo.near the fountain of the Lions. Your tour guide will have a signboard with your last name printed on it under the obelisk in the center of the square where you will also see the fountain.

End

Pantheon

Redemption

• Comfortable walking shoes are recommended • Wheelchair accessible, please advise if wheelchair assistance is required • Children must be accompanied by an adult

What's included

Included

  • Professional guide
  • Private tour

Not included

  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Transportation between sights
  • Transfers by taxi or private transportations

Good to know

Accessibility & suitability

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Traveller requirements

  • Minimum 1 traveller per booking
  • Maximum 15 travellers per booking
  • At least one adult must be included in the booking
  • Age bands: Infant (1–2), Child (3–5), Youth (6–17), Adult (18–99)

Additional information

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • A maximum of 8 people per booking

Languages

Guide
English

Cancellation policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

  • 0+ days before0% refund

Important booking information

Booking cut-off
Bookings close 2 days before the activity starts.
Confirmation
Confirmed immediately after booking.
Tickets
One per booking
Local time zone
Europe/Rome
Product code
49976P3

What you'll be asked when booking

  • Age of each traveller
  • First name of each traveller
  • Last name of each traveller
  • Any special requirements

Traveller reviews

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Ratings aggregated from Viator (2) and Tripadvisor (128).

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