C A T A L O G U E G U I D E D T O U R S K I D S E D I T I O N The , the largest amphitheater in the world Duration: 2 hours

Our guide will be waiting for you in front of the Colosseum, the largest and most famous amphitheater in the world.

You will discover together what happened inside this "colossal" building where about 50,000 spectators could enter to watch the gladiator shows offered by the Roman emperors until the fifth century.

Place of incredible fun for the ancient Romans. Exotic animals, gladiators acclaimed and loved as heroes, spectacular death sentences and grandiose naumachiae.

We will unveil many curiosities and false legends about the largest amphitheater in the world. The Palatine, from the Hut of Romulus to the Imperial Palace Duration: 2 hours

A long time ago, between history and legend, was born ... but where exactly?! On the !

We will start from the mythical origin of the Eternal City, when the two brothers Romulus and Remus fought for its dominion, discovering that everything started from small wooden huts, to arrive in an incredible journey through time and archaeology to the marbles and riches of the imperial palaces, admired throughout the ancient world.

You will meet kings and emperors, but also shepherds and farmers! Castel Sant'Angelo, the Mausoleum of Hadrian Duration: 2 hours

Our guide will be waiting for you in front of the Castle's main door to let you discover the secrets of one of the most famous monuments of ancient Rome.

Built by Emperor Hadrian (117-138) as a mausoleum for himself and the Antonine dynasty, it was transformed by Emperor Aurelian into a fortress.

During the Renaissance it was enriched with luxurious residential apartments for the popes, and finally during the Risorgimento it was used as a maximum security prison for political prisoners.

Inside the cCastle you will go through the history of the centuries among secret passages, burial cells where the ashes of Hadrian's successors were kept, cells for prisoners, collections of weapons, paintings, sculptures and other memories of the castle's history.

We will pretend to be little soldiers guarding the Pope and we will discover together how this mighty Mole was defended, where the Pope slept and where he hid.

Is there also a treasure? All to be discovered! Egyptian Civilization. Meet a mummy at the Duration: 2 hours

With so many excellent museums and collections in the Vatican, it's hard to know where to start, especially when you're trying to keep the kids interested. But a safe bet is the Gregorian Egyptian Museum in the Cortile della Pigna.

Many of the artifacts were brought from Hadrian's in Tivoli (a fascinating place to visit just outside of Rome), where Emperor Hadrian had collected them. Three thousand years of Egyptian history, dynasties, pharaohs, mummies, hieroglyphics, gods and Roman emperors conquered by the civilization that developed on the banks of the Nile River. A fascinating journey back in time between magic formulas and sacred animals.

At the end of the visit of the Gregorian Egyptian Museum, we will go through the Galleries of Candelabra, Tapestries and Geographical Maps, until we discover the . Ancient Ostia: the daily life of an ancient Roman Duration: 3 hours

Uses, customs and daily life. This is how the day of the ancient Roman took place between the baths, theater, ovens and mills, inns, laundries, police barracks, temples and ..... public baths.

We will cross an ancient city of the imperial era with a very special role: to be the port that served Rome, the capital inhabited by a million people. How many and what kind of goods were arriving? How were they transported and stored?

The excavations of are also an ideal place to celebrate your children's birthdays as they have outdoor spaces for playing and picnics. Athletes for a day at the Duration: 2 hours

A day of relax. Was everyone allowed in the spa? Did they pay? What beauty products did the ancient Romans use to wash themselves?

We will discover together how the day was spent in this splendid imperial building dedicated to the care of the body, mind and public relations.

To complete and complement our visit, don't miss the opportunity to immerse yourself in the most beautiful baths in the world with the virtual video guide. The : the oldest public museum in the world Duration: 2 hours

Many myths and legends carved in marble, cast in bronze and frescoed on the walls of one of the most important and ancient museums of Rome.

The mythical she-wolf with the twins, the original statue of Marcus Aurelius, the spinario, the talking statues and those in love, defeated warriors, Venus and Cupid, beauty and passions, a world to be told as in a fairy tale. Discovering the Villa of Emperor Hadrian in Tivoli Duration: 2 hours

Villa Adriana is one of the highest and most articulated testimonies of the constructive genius of the Romans. A complete sample of architectural 'inventions', from the shape of the roofs to that of the buildings, which did not follow rigid symmetries but were designed to amaze, creating views and perspectives to surprise.

The Villa was spread over an area of at least 120 hectares on a green land rich in water, near Tivoli, 28 km from Rome, on the tuffaceous banks that extend to the foot of the Monti Tiburtini.

The Villa is one of the most remarkable remaining examples of imperial and dynastic palace that has found with the opening of the Maritime Theatre, after 3 years of restoration, new splendor. The Markets of Trajan: was it really the first commercial center in history? Duration: 2 hours

The name of this innovative place in the center of the Forum of Trajan speaks to us of merchandise, spices, ancient eating habits, but we will discover that there was much more, this was the seat of important business that interested the entire Roman Empire.

We will visit together this huge "business center" and we will take the opportunity to understand how the ancient Romans fed themselves and what customs our ancestors had in the kitchen.

The museum also preserves beautiful models of the Imperial Forums as well as precious fragments of them.

We will look out from the panoramic terrace that opens in front of the Trajan's Column and finally we will admire an evocative collection of Roman amphorae of all sizes that carried many different foods, coming from all the sea routes on the Mediterranean. The Etruscan Museum of : discovering the Estruscans! Duration: 2 hours

A rich museum housed in a beautiful Renaissance villa, Villa Giulia, commissioned by Pope Julius III between 1550 and 1555. The greatest artists of the time participated in the design and implementation: , Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola and .

Since 1889 it has been the most important museum in the world of Etruscan finds, rich in evidence from Southern and pre-Roman Italian civilization.

It cherishes wonderful and very peculiar objects coming from the main necropolis, such as the famous Sarcophagus of the Spouses from (VI century B.C.), the terracotta statue of Apollo from Veio (VI century B.C.), the high relief and the gold foils in Etruscan and Phoenician language from (V century B.C.).

We will also descend into their tombs, into the realm of the dead, to discover their lives!

Egyptian treasure hunt in the center of Rome Duration: 2 hours

A fun treasure hunt in the center of Rome to discover, walking through alleys and squares, how much is still "hidden" in Rome of ancient Egypt.

The "exceptional guide" on the hunt for clues will be Cleopatra herself, who is lost in time and can't get back, so we will have to help her to open a passage in space and time and, through funny clues and 7 magic tests, bring her back home.

For this treasure hunt no knowledge about the subject is needed at all, but at the end of the path you will have a lot of curious and interesting news about the ancient Egyptians and Rome, which we will go through in fun. Treasure hunt in the Duration: 2 hours

With our guide you will descend into the Roman Forum where you can admire the Forums of Caesar, Augustus, Vespasian, Nerva, Trajan.

Walking through the Forum, the most important place in imperial Rome, you will see the great ancient Rome with its most important buildings: the Curia, the State Archives, the Basilicas, the Temples, the Palaces of Justice, the Markets of Trajan, the Arch of Septimius Severus, the .

All this among clues, reconstructions and riddles that will finally lead us to the discovery of the place where the great "treasure of Rome" was kept. Treasure hunt between Borgo Pio, St. Peter's Basilica and the Dome Duration: 3 hours

Water, sky, earth ... the main elements will guide us in our search, through the Rione Borgo, among fountains, alleys and ancient walls, until we reach the roof of Rome ... the Dome of St. Peter's!

Are you ready little explorers? What will this fascinating path hide?

And now, passing quizzes, rebuses and riddles, all ready to look for the hidden keys, who knows where the various clues will take you!!! ROMAN WALKS Discovering the Via Appia Antica Duration: 2 hours

The Via Appia Antica, the road that connected Rome to Brindisi which was the most important port for Greece and the East in the Roman world.

We will walk together trampling on the oldest and most famous paving stones in history, we will discover how the Romans built the roads and how the censor Appius Claudius, who was blind, was able to supervise the work and why there are so many tombs on the sides. We will walk the fifth mile, the most suggestive and intact of the regina viarum, between Via Erode Attico and the Villa dei Quintili that was so beautiful to be the object of envy of the emperor himself.

Finally, we will relive the adventures of the Orazi and Curiazi brothers who determined the fate of the cities of Rome and Albalonga, which had always been linked by a pact of blood but were rivals. Walk to the Foro Boario: Bocca della Verità, Arco di Giano and San Giorgio al Velabro Duration: 2 hours

A long time ago the mythical Hercules wandered around these parts in search of the fire- breathing monster Cacus who was hiding here...... and woe to those who tell a lie in these parts, a big mouth could cut it off!

But many other funny stories live among the monuments of these places in the commercial heart of ancient Rome, between the Arches of Janus and Argentari and the Church of San Giorgio al Velabro. Via dell': a walk among the most famous fountains of Rome Duration: 2 hours

In search of the Acquedotto Vergine and its fountains, among the most beautiful in the world. From its fountain in Trevi, to the Barcaccia in designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and his father, up to the curious fountain of the artists along Via Margutta and ending with that of the Lions in , the work of Giuseppe Valadier.

We will cross a magical and famous part of the city among the cool waters and breathtaking views.

We will discover if it took them longer to build the Colosseum or the and why the most exclusive shopping street in Rome owes its name to the Virgin Aqueduct. But who was this Virgin then?

This and many other curiosities await you along the way of the Virgin water and..... health! The Aqueducts Park: the waterways Duration: 2 hours

The Aqueducts Park covers an area of 15 hectares that still retains the charm of the ancient Roman countryside.

Here stood 6 of the 11 aqueducts, luxurious Roman such as the one known as the vineyard, cisterns, medieval houses and among streams, ruins and plants of all kinds, we will discover, along an unforgettable walk what treasures are hidden between the neighborhoods of Cinecittà and Quarto Miglio. Discovering the Duration: 2 hours

Walking among roses and orange trees, among churches and more or less hidden views.

Climb the Aventine Hill, according to legend Remo chose it to found his city, to discover its treasures scattered in history! From Ancient Rome to the Middle Ages, live an incredible journey through time exploring the Orange Garden, venturing on the winding paths that climb the hill and discovering the mysterious symbols of the Knights of Malta.

The oldest wooden portal in the world where one of the earliest depictions of the crucifixion of Jesus is engraved and finally the keyhole known throughout the world. So many surprises and what a view!!! An urban adventure in Trastevere Duration: 2 hours

Curiosities, legends and sacred and profane traditions walking through the alleys of the most popular district of Rome.

We will start by exploring the oldest church in Rome: Santa Maria in Trastevere that we will visit inside and then continue to discover the party de noantri, the squares and alleys with bizarre names, the characteristic "madonnelle" and the plates of the "monnezzaro" to end in front of the Church of Santa Cecilia. Phantasmagorical walk Duration: 2 hours

Among spirits walking through the ancient streets of the center.

Eternity is at home in Rome, among palaces, churches, squares and alleys are hidden the stories of many characters, crowds of spirits of emperors, noblewomen, popes, artists and squires, always willing to have a chat and want to tell us their stories.

Let's go together to discover a different city from the Ghetto to Largo Argentina, from the Pantheon to where we will meet the spirits of Julius Caesar, the famous executioner Mastro Titta, the brave Beatrice Cenci and many others. Bicycling in the center of Rome: from to Fori Imperiali, Colosseum, and Bocca della Verità Duration: 3 hours

Starting from Piazza Venezia, we will reach and tell the , Ghetto, the Foro Boario, the Mouth of Truth, San Giorgio al Velabro and the arches of Janus and the Argentari, the Circus Maximus, the , the Colosseum, to end again under the column of Trajan.

Attention!!! To reach each stage you'll have to be good at solving the riddle that will reveal the next destination. Party Time

Do you want to organize a snack in the park or a birthday picnic at the end of your visits?

Want to make a scavenger hunt an unforgettable and unique birthday party?

We are at your disposal to organize a tasty moment for your children with personalized invitations and prizes.

On request we will send you our proposals dedicated to your little ones. Pricing

The prices for each guided tour are as follows and are inclusive of an educational guide for children specialized in History of Art and Archaeology, teaching material, small prizes, earphones (where necessary) and insurance:

Private tours: from 2 to 10 people the total price is € 300,00 + VAT 22%

Group tours: the price is € 15,00 + VAT 22% for children and € 25,00 + VAT 22% for adults for a group of at least 12 participants.

The cost of skip-the-line tickets will be added to the above prices if necessary.

Tours can also be conducted in English or French.

All tours are recommended for children ages 5 and younger. "All children are born artists; the difficulty lies in remaining so when they grow up." Pablo Picasso

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