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In Rome Tours Blog II

IN ROME TOURS REVISED BLOG II Vatican City tours in the news  Late on March 17th. when St Patrick's Day in Rome was in full flow, the American owner of Vatican City Tours, who occupy prime virtual real estate on Google for keyword "Vatican tours", second in rank only to the official Vatican website , was arrested for fraud. For reasons best to known to himself, he was using his website to profit from non-existent tickets offering access to St. Peter's Square on May 1st, when the beatification of late Pope John Paul II will take place. His price per "ticket" was £150. In fact, the event is open to everyone and it is free.   Read more (...)  The owner was also charged for running a cash rich unlicensed tour agency in Rome. Whether or not he did keep 21 firearms, 15 computers and 11 USB keys in his apartment remains to be seen, perhaps we'll never know. For now, rumours abound that three other unlicensed tour agencies with websites on Google page #1...

In Rome Tours Blog I

IN ROME TOURS REVISED BLOG I Vatican City tours 2011  When booking tours of Rome , the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica must also be taken in to account. These places are extemely busy therefore your Vatican tour must be booked online in advance. Sifting through literally thousands of Vatican tour descriptions online will inform you to a point, but what else do Rome tour agencies offer visitors to the Vatican city? Of our guided and self-guided tours of the Vatican , we include unique options that are interesting for everyone. Travellers to the Vatican City want to know about the Circus of Nero, the ancient site where Christians were put to death from 65 AD, and, it is believed, where St. Peter was crucified.  The Vatican Obelisk on St. Peter's Square is a main attraction. It was moved there from Alexandria by Caligula in c. 37 AD, some 30 years before the executions began. Free of inscriptions, it was brought to Rome having commemorated the reign ...

In Rome Tours Tripadvisor II

TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS OF IN ROME TOURS II Memorable tour at the Vatican  Informative, punctual and captivating. Our guide Marianne was as knowledgeable as she was proud to host us. Memorable experience. Wonderful tour of St. Peter's Basilica  We did the Vatican museum costine chapel and St. Peter's tour. Our tour guide was Fredrico. He was amazing. Highly recommend. Very knowledgeable and kept us all organized. Comfortable travel and AWESOME TOUR!  Everything was good from leaving Rome to reaching Naples and then the volcano train to Pompeii. We walked to the meeting point and met Dario, our wonderful guide and archaeologist. We were back in Rome by early evening too. Thank you! Wonderful tour from Soprendente Sandra!  Sandra's tour was amazing. So organised, knowledgeable and friendly. She brought this incredible place to life with the history behind it. What a wonderful day!  We had an amazing day in Pompeii! Began in Rome of course and we had our e-ti...

In Rome Tours Tripadvisor I

TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS OF IN ROME TOURS I Great tour of the Vatican and Roman Forum tour!  Great experience with our personal guides John and Enrica. They gave life and context to the Roman ruins and antiquities that we were able to see. They are also just fun people to interact with generally. Recommend In Rome Tours wholeheartedly. Three Great privately guided Rome tours  My family took three tours from In Rome Tours: On March 14, 2023 we took the Rome at night tour with Mario. Mario was very knowledgeable and energetic and told us the history of the Spanish steps, the rivalry between the two main architects at the time and we saw many beautiful structures in Rome like the Trevi fountain. Rome at night has its own beauty at night and this tour is much recommended. This tour is a walking tour and may be hard for the elderly and small children.  On March 15, 2023 we took the Vatican tour with Cynzia, who was also amazing. She explained which religious figures are pai...