Best of Rome Walking Tour with Quick Access Roman Forum & Palatine Hill

Follow in the footsteps of emperors on the Best of Rome Walking Tour.

This Best of Rome Walking Tour takes you on a fascinating journey through Ancient Rome with a knowledgeable guide whose stories of both innovative and brutal emperors will bring each stop to life. From the historic center to the Roman Forum, you'll get to the heart of Rome and see the most important monuments that gave rise to a global empire.

Your tour begins at Piazza Navona, considered today to be Rome's most beautiful plaza. Your guide will reveal the surprising connection this square has to Ancient Rome, buried over time as new civilizations rose and fell. After that, you’ll visit the Pantheon—completed during the reign of Emperor Hadrian—to see the astonishing 2,000-year old dome that remains the world's largest unsupported dome to this day.

After a brief pause to use the restroom or sip a coffee (price not included in tour), the next stop on your Best of Rome Walking Tour is where Emperor Julius Caesar met his untimely demise on the Ides of March. Nestled in the middle of a bustling plaza, you'd probably never guess that this is where one of the most famous scenes of Ancient Rome played out. Thanks to your expert local guide, you don't have to worry about missing a thing.

Step into life in Ancient Rome at the Forum to wrap up your Best of Rome Walking Tour.

From there, you’ll pass other landmarks like Piazza Venezia and Piazza del Campidoglio—the latter designed by Michelangelo himself—on your way to the Roman Forum where you’ll bypass the crowds and head straight in for a complete guided visit. As you explore the sprawling archeological site, your guide will share a plethora of stories, facts, myths and legends from over 2,000 years of history.

You'll visit restricted areas, including Palatine Hill's newest monument, the Domus Tiberiana—the first imperial palace recently restored and reopened in Fall 2023. Renovated by several emperors including Domitian and Hadrian, the palace stretched more than nine acres! The tour continues to the enchanting Palatine Hill, where according to Roman mythology, the story of Rome began with the birth of Romulus and Remus.

Your tour concludes outside of Ancient Rome's most emblematic monuments, the Colosseum, where many a Roman emperor attended its games. Your guide will also point out the nearby Arch of Constantine, built in 315 to celebrate the victory of Emperor Constantine over Maxentius.

This unforgettable Best of Rome experience combines a leisurely walking tour of Rome’s Centro Storico with the main highlights of the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill. It’s an excellent way to discover Ancient Rome and get to know its many colorful characters.