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Classic

Rome Cultural

City Tour

04 – 07 AUGUST

18 – 21 AUGUST

VISITING:

THE VATICAN, REPUBLIC

SQUARE, BARBERINI

SQUARE, VENETO STREET,

VILLA BORGHESE, RIPETTA

STREET, MAUSOLEO DI

AUGUSTO, PIETRA AND

PARLIAMENTO SQUARE.

THE CATACOMBS, VIA

VENETO, SPANISH STEPS,

PIAZZA NAVONA, FONTANA

DI TREVI, THE PANTHEON,

PIAZZA VENEZIA

DAY 1- MALTA – ROME

Meet the tour leader at Malta International

for flight Malta to Rome. Transfer to the 4*

Fiume Hotel,

Depart for the City tour of Rome visiting

Republic

Square,

Barberini

Square,

Veneto Street, Villa Borghese, Ripetta

Street, Mausoleo di Augusto, Pietra and

Parliamento Square. Later proceed to

The Catacombs which are spread over 17

kilometers of underground caves, some of

which are inaccessible. They are laid out

on four levels – one on top of another. The

catacombs of the Eternal City offer one of

the most complete and eloquent pictures of

the Christian community in Imperial Rome,

and of Catholicism in the city between the

2nd and 9th centuries. Until the 2nd century,

in fact, the early Christians didn’t have their

own cemeteries but were buried alongside

the pagans in communal burial grounds

outside the city along the main consular

roads. The Apostle Peter was buried on the

Vatican hill and St. Paul along the road to

Ostia. Evening return transfers to Piazza di

Spagna.

DAY 2 – ETERNAL ROME

Breakfast and today we will start our city

tour by touring some of the most important

landmarks of Rome, visiting St. Mary Major

Basilica – one of the four main Basilicas

in Rome – St. John in Lateran the ‘mother

of all churches’, built under the emperor

Constantine, the first Christian Caesar, and

renewed by Borromini in the XVII century –

The “Holy Stairs” with the 28 steps ascended

by Christ in Pontius Pilates’ house during

his trial, San Paolo Fuori le Mura which is

a patriarchal basilica dedicated to St Paul,

near the site of his tomb and containing his

shrine. It is also the Roman basilica assigned

to the Patriarch of Alexandria, and the

second largest church in Rome. Later we

will proceed to Navona Square, a typical

Baroque square and The Pantheon which is

the most complete ancient building in Rome

and one of the city’s most spectacular sights.

Visit to the Vatican, St Peter`s Basilica the

largest Church of the world, with millions of

golden mosaics, several Tombs of Popes and

the Pieta, Michelangelo`s most important

sculpture. Evening return transfers to Piazza

Navona.

DAY 3 – IMPERIAL ROME

Breakfast and the tour today will take us

to the main places of interest such as The

Colosseum , Foro Romano, Piazza Venezia,

Altare della Patria and Campidoglio, Via

del Babuino, Via del Corso, and Piazza del

Popolo, Spanish Steps and Piazza di Spagna,

the most famous square in Rome with its 138

steps and the fountain of the Barcaccia, the

Trevi Fountain and more. We will also visit

Trinita’ dei Monti which is a famous church

in Rome, well known because of its location

just above the Spanish Steps that descend

into the Piazza di Spagna. The church is

dedicated to the Holy Trinity and the full

name of the church is ‘Santissima Trinità al

Monte Pincio’. Evening return transfers to

Fontana Di Trevi,

DAY 4 – ROME - MALTA

Breakfast, time at leisure for personal time

and shopping. Transfer to Airport for flight

back to Malta

PACKAGE OF EXCURSIONS

FULL DAY CITY TOUR AND THE CATACOMBS

EVENING TRANSFER HOTEL – PIAZZA DI SPAGNA - HOTEL

FULL DAY ETERNAL ROME

EVENING TRANSFER HOTEL – PIAZZA NAVONA - HOTEL

FULL DAY IMPERIAL ROME

EVENING TRANSFER HOTEL – TREVI FOUNTAIN - HOTEL

RETURN AIRPORT TRANSFERS

ADULT € 159 CHILD € 129

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OUR PACKAGE INCLUDES

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RETURN FLIGHTS TO ROME

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3 NIGHTS AT THE 4*FIUME HOTEL

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AFTER

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Triple Sharing

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389

Twin Sharing

299

399

Single

399

489

Child sharing with 2 Adults

269

369

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