CIVITAVECCHIA SHORE EXCURSIONS
9 Hours Private Tours to Rome, Ancient Ostia, Tivoli Gardens, Roman Castle Wine Area, Civita di Bagnoregio
Civitavecchia is considered the cruise port to reach Rome, 50 miles North West away from it or to go and visit the most important sites of Lazio Region like The Roman Castle Hills, Ancient Ostia and its roman time archaelogical area, Ceri, Tivoli Gardens (Hadrian's and D'Este Villas), ecc.
Why to take a private tour with Shore Excursions in Italy.net: In most of the cases, you are first time visitors and you do not know where to go, what to do in such restricted time your shore excursion allows you, you do not want to be stressed by taking public transportation or being on a big bus with 50 additional passengers, that due to city entrance rules, have to park out of the city walls and then you have to walk to reach the city attractions, you want to make your vacation, the most profitable one: these are just ones to encourage you to take a private tour, being in the hands of a local driver guide, we are in this business since 1998, who will show you the best of the visited places, will give you tips where to go for lunch, shopping and visits and who will drive you back to the ship on time, safely, relaxed and satisfied!
ROME AND THE VATICAN TOUR
NOT VISITING THE COLOSSEUM INSIDE YOU WILL HAVE THE POSSIBILITY TO VISIT THE CHRISTIAN CATACOMBS WITH A 45 MINUTES UNDERGROUND GUIDED TOUR (Addtl. Euro 10 each)
Suggested Tour:
Our Driver will pick you up at Civitavecchia Port at 08.00 a.m. waiting for you in front of the ship, by Mercedes or similar A/C Vehicle, to drive you to Rome (1.20 hrs).
Once in Rome the first stop will be the Colosseum, where you will have the possibility to visit it inside, prepurchasing the tickets with a specific entrance time between 09.50 and 10.30 am. through a site we will suggest you or just walk outside of it. From the Colosseum will keep driving to Aventine Hill where we will stop for a nice view to Palatine Hill with its Emperor Houses and the Circus Maximus down below. Will drive then to another of the 7 hills of Rome called Capitoline, where you have a breathtaking view on the Roman Forum, the old city center, then will drive to Venice Square passing by Victor Emanuel Monument, known as the "Wedding cake" for a picture stop and then will arrive at the Pantheon. Time to visit this amazing Ist C. B.C. Temple, now a Church, where Victor Emanuel II and Raphael paintor are buried (Euro 5 each) and then will drive to the most famous fountain of Rome, Trevi, in order to throw your coin inside. Spanish Steps passing by on the way towards the Vatican, where before visiting it, will stop for lunch (not incld) in a typical restaurant, suggested by your Driver or free time for lunch on your own. After lunch will drive you to the Vatican Museum (closed on Sunday) where you can visit it, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica by yourselves or by hiring, at extra cost, a licensed English speaking Guide, who will take you inside for a private 2 hours tour, at addtl cost (We suggest you to pre purchase the Vatican Museum Tickets, in order to "Skip" the line for a 02.00 p.m. (14.00) entrance. Upon your reservation will send you the link to buy them).
At the end of the Vatican Tour, around 04.00 p.m. you will be driven back to Civitavecchia Port and dropped off at 05.00 p.m. appx. in front of the ship again.
Rates per Mercedes A/C Vehicle:
Euro 550 up to 2 people in your party
Euro 650 up to 6 people in your party
Euro 700 up to 8 people in your party
INCLUDED:
Driver guide at your disposal for 9 hours,
Gasoline, Tolls, Parking, Vat;
NOT INCLUDED:
Meals, Entrance fees, Licensed Guides walking tours, Tips.
Rome the Eternal City
Let us drive you to discover the Eternal City in comfort and safety, with our local native driver guides, who will show you the best of it in the 9 hours at your disposal during your Civitavecchia Port Shore Excursion or from your Hotel in Rome!
ORVIETO AND CIVITA DI BAGNOREGIO TOUR
(The Dying City of Civita)
(Daily - 9 hours)
Picking you up at 08.00 a.m. at Civitavecchia Port, in front of the ship, will drive through a beautiful scenery of Lazio and Umbria Regions, with hills, roman acqueducts, medieval towns, will arrive at Orvieto, beautiful hilltown built on top of the old etruscan town. You will visit the amazing Gothic style Cathedral, which was built in the XIII C. by Pope Urban IV who commissioned the construction of the cathedral to provide a beautiful, holy place to host the "Sacred Corporal" of Bolsena. The "Sacred Corporal" of Bolsena was a miracle that happened in the close by town of Bolsena in 1263. The Corporal is the small cloth upon which the host and the chalice are placed during the Roman Catholic Eucharist. It was believed that during a catholic service some drops of blood fell on it, so the Church considered it a miracle.
After visiting the cathedral, you will walk in the narrow streets full of ceramic shops.
From Orvieto, we will drive you to Civita where we will stop for lunch (not incld) in a typical restaurant. After lunch, you will have free time to visit Civita di Bagnoregio, a small ancient village located on top of a sliding "Tufa" (Tuff) rock, coming from a vulcanic eruption of million years ago.
Civita is a traffic-free community, and can be reached only by a footbridge suspended in the air (Fee of Euro 5 each to walk thru the bridge and get to the city).
Its complete isolation from the real world, that only about 20 people live there all year round.
Originally, Civita was connected to the bigger town of Bagnoregio, but eventually, the saddle that connected the two towns eroded and now the footbridge connects Civita and Bagnoregio.
There are several delightful shops and some of the architecture spans several thousand years. The residence are devoted stewards of this village, meticulously caring for it and its appearance. Although it appears this town has miraculously survived the passage of time clinging to life with sheer determination, it’s actually a dying city, destined to one day perish. The town was placed on the World Monuments Fund's 2006 Watch List of the 100 Most Endangered Sites, due to the threats it faces from erosion and unregulated tourism.
Please note that since Civita prohibits vehicles, visitors will have a 500 yard walk mostly uphill to get to the village. But the many tourists who visit Civita each year will say that the walk is well worth the experience
Around 03.30 p.m., we will drive you back to Civitavecchia Port, where we will drop you off in front of the ship at 05.00 p.m.
Rates per Mercedes A/C Vehicle:
Euro 570 up to 2 people in your party
Euro 670 up to 6 people in your party
Euro 720 up to 8 people in your party
INCLUDED:
Driver guide at your disposal for 9 hours,
Gasoline, Tolls, Parking, Vat;
NOT INCLUDED:
Meals, Entrance fees, Licensed Guides walking tours, Tips.
Orvieto - Umbria
An amazing masterpiece of Renaissance Art...
A full immersion of Art, Wine and Ceramic production
Come with us to visit the "Roman Castles Wine Area" from Civitavecchia Port or Rome!
From Civitavecchia Port or your Hotel in Rome, let us drive you for a private 9-8 hours tour, to discover the medieval/wine area of the "Roman Castles", visiting the nice villages of Castel Gandolfo (The Pope's Summer Residence) and Albano, with a local winery stop for wine tasting!
Contact us for suggested itinerary and rates!
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Additional tours to many other destinations like Cerveteri, Tarquinia Etruscan tombs, Tuscania, Bracciano and Bolsena Lakes, Tivoli Hadrian's and D'este Villas, Ancient Ostia old roman archaelogical area, Assisi and winery visit,
Frascati and Castel Gandolfo the Pope's Summer Residence, ecc....
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