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Private tourOnly your group will participate
Overview
We begin this unique journey next to the Pyramid where you will meet your expert guide in the morning or early afternoon and board a vintage 1972 Piaggio Ape Calessino. Some know it as the Italian tuk tuk.
Our tour will cover the Aurelian walls towards the Baths of Caracalla. Your professional guide will tell you his story. We will visit one of the oldest churches in Rome, the church of Santo Stefano Rotondo.
During the tour, you will have the chance to see the curious church of Domine Quo Vadis, delve into the history of the miraculous encounter between Christ and St. Peter. We will stop in the oldest part of the Appian Way for a walk.
A TRUE TASTE OF ROME
Now our fun part starts! Our first stop is with Jacopo a true master of cheese and ham. We will sit and enjoy the salty flavours.
Our second stop will be at the famous Nero Vaniglia where you get to taste 3 pastries, freshly hand made accompanied with the best coffee or cappuccino.
Our tour ends at the metro of Piramide
Options
2.5 hr Appia food tour-winter
Piaggio Ape Car 1972: This is a unique Ape Calessino Car from 1972
3 hr Appia food tour-summer
Duration: 3 hours
Bee
What's included
Private transportation
Professional guide
What to expect
Piramide Cestia
10m
We will admire the unique and only pyramid of Rome
Porta San Paolo
5m
The most southern entrance gate to Rome
San Saba
10m
We ride along the Aurelian Walls built in 270 AC and visit a part of the conceptual San Saba district
Terme di Caracalla
10m
We will admire from the outside the grand thermal baths of Caracalla, the unique complex of thermal baths
Basilica di Santo Stefano Rotondo al Celio
15m
We visit the unique ancient circular basilica of Santo Stefano Rotondo, dating back to the 5th century
Porta Latina
5m
We pass by the ancient Porta Latina, famous access gate part of the Aurelian walls
Porta San Sebastiano
5m
We admire the most stunning fortified entrance gate of Rome
Appian Way (Via Appia Antica)
5m
We pass by the first mile stone on the Appia Antica road
Chiesa del Domine Quo Vadis
5m
We pass by the famous Quo Vadis church where St. Peter met Jezus and asked him: Where are you going to?
Catacombe di San Callisto
10m
We enter very peaceful part of the Appian Road, the Catacombs of St. Callixtus, one of the oldest Christian cemeteries of Rome
Villa di Massenzio
5m
We get to the oldest part of the Appian way where the emperor Maxentius had his villa and mausoleum.
Parco Regionale dell'Appia Antica
20m
We park the vehicle and make a nice stroll on the Appia Antica waling on the 2300 years old stones. We stop for a coffee in the park that is now Unesco world heritage
Catacombe Di Domitilla
5m
We pass by the ancient catacombs of Domitilla
Quartiere Garbatella
15m
We enter the famous conceptual district of Garbatella, also called 'Garden Village' dating back to the 20 and 30s of the past century.
Fontana della Carlotta
5m
Strolling through its narrow streets, among period villas and beautiful courtyards, you can admire a small fountain in Piazza Ricoldo da Montecroce, realised in the 1930s by the architect Innocenzo Sabbatini. Called the fountain of Carlotta, it has a large jar - a vase in cement grit, which surmounts a quadrangular pillar in concrete with dog-tooth moulding. In the centre, a pink female face with long hair pours the water into a basin below.
According to legend, the work depicts the "gentle and beautiful" (gentle and beautiful) innkeeper who welcomed travellers in this area, once countryside, giving the characteristic Roman neighbourhood its name.
Quartiere Ostiense
10m
We make a stop at the amazing pastry Nero Vaniglia in the popular Ostiense district
The Eataly Rome Market
10m
We stop at the luxury 3 store food market Eataly, all the best products of Italy in one place!
Meeting and pickup
Meeting point
outside the bar
End point
outside the bar
Additional information
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
no infants allowed
no infants
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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