Introduction:

Leaving Rome we reach medieval town of Castelgandolfo, summer residence of the Pope.

After the Castelgandolfo visit you will head to Rome along the old Appian way, most famous

of the ancient Roman roads, built in 312 BC under Appius Claudius Caecus. It connected

Rome with Capua and was later extended to Beneventum, Tarentum and Brundisium.

It was the chief highway to Greece and the East. Its total length was more than 350 miles.

It was the first strand of what was to become a great web of paved highways throughout the

whole Mediterranean world. There was nothing like it and without it Rome could not have

won its tremendous empire. The use of cemented stone blocks has preserved it to the

present day.

Our next visit is to the catacombs, a maze of tunnels hollowed out where the early Christians

persecuted by the Romans had to practice their religious rites and bury their dead.

 

Departure Point: Your central Rome hotel

Return Details: Tour concludes at your central Rome hotel

Total time: 5 hours

The prices include: private car, english speaking driver, VAT, taxes, tolls, parking.

The prices do not include: meals and entrance fees.

Optional service:

private licensed english speaking guide surcharge Euro 350

You are not forced to book a guide - it's an optional service.