Day 1: Arrival

Morning -  arrival, check-in

Afternoon - walking tour, Mass

 

Day 2: Archaic, Monarchic & early Republican Rome

Morning - Visit to Capitoline Museums, with particular focus on displays on Archaic Rome 

Afternoon - Republican Rome. Visit to Sacred Area of Largo Argentina, remains of Theater of Pompey, and view of Curia of Pompey, death-site of Julius Caesar.

 

Day 3: Imperial Rome

Morning - Transition to Imperial Rome. Visit to Palatine Hill, imperial palace, triumphal arches.

Afternoon - Visit to Roman Forum and Colosseum. 

 

Day 4: Ostia Antica and transition to Christian Rome

Morning - Visit to Ostia Antica, including temples, Mithraea, church & synagogue.

Afternoon - Visit Via Appia Antica and Catacombs of St. Sebastian 

 

Day 5: Renaissance Rome

Morning - Visit St. Peter’s Basilica and climb the dome

Afternoon - Visit Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel

 

Day 6: Baroque Rome

Morning - Pantheon and walking tour of Campus Martius, including visits to baroque churches

Afternoon - Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Villa Borghese, Galleria Borghese, Pincian Hill

 

Day 7: Departure