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The Italy - Rome Untour

Our Rome, Italy vacation packages allow you to experience Italy's friendly people, great restaurants, and unforgettable sights without the hurry of a guided tour. At the center of the ancient world and the pulsing heart of modern Italy, Rome will surprise and enchant you.

WHAT TO DO ON YOUR ROME VACATION

Sightseeing: Ancient Roman sites include the Coloseum, Trajan’s Market, the Palatine Hill, the Imperial Forum, the Pantheon, Nero’s Palace and the Appian Way. Visit Vatican City to tour St. Peter’s Basilica, schedule an audience with the Pope, tour the incredible holdings of the Vatican Museums, including the Raphael rooms and the dazzling Sistine Chapel with Michelangelo’s most famous frescoes. The city’s other major basilicas also beckon: St. Paul’s, Santa Maria Maggiore and San Giovanni in Laterano; nearby, pilgrims climb the Sacred Steps, said to be the ones Christ climbed. Around town, churches range from Medieval to Baroque, an incredible collection of sacred art and architecture. Explore the endless museums, from the Capitoline Museums to the Villa Borghese, the Vatican Museums to the Castel Sant’Angelo. Stroll through some of Rome’s most famous squares and linger before its beautiful fountains: The Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona, the Piazza del Popolo to name just a few. Day trips: Just outside the city you can visit the Catacombes. On easy daytrips you can explore the Ancient Roman port town of Ostia Antica or visit old Ancient Roman villa in lovely Tivoli. Relax on the beach in Lido di Ostia. Or take more ambitious excursions to Naples and Pompeii!

Off-the beaten track treasures that can’t be beat: Linger over a cappuccino or window shop in the charming old Trastevere. Explore the historic Jewish ghetto. Stroll along the Tiber River or among the Umbrella pines of the ancient Aventino Park grounds. Picnic in the Borghese Gardens. Smaller museums showcase Etruscan and Roman artifacts, modern art, Roman history and the art of specific eras. Shop for produce at the morning market in Campo dei Fiori.

Find your perfect Rome tour and your perfect vacation rental, in one package - on one of our unforgettable Rome Untours!

Sample Properties:

A lovely one-bedroom apartment in one of Rome's most charming old neighborhoods.
Charming, recently remodeled, 2-bedroom, 2 bath apartment with gorgeous garden terrace.
A bright and lovely one-bedroom apartment with terrace, just steps from the Vatican.

WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS UNTOUR?

The Italy - Rome Untour Includes:

  • One or two weeks in a personally selected, centrally located apartment.
  • Optional round-trip airfare from New York (other cities available at extra cost) to Rome.
  • Transfer assistance upon arrival from the airport (or rail station) to your new Untours home, and transport back to the airport or rail station on your departure.
  • A transit pass good for unlimited rides on Rome’s extensive system of buses, trams and metro.
  • Lots of pre-trip planning advice from our staff, available by phone or email right up until you leave.
  • An orientation with Marilina, a Roman native and professional tour guide. This will include detailed information on the public transit system, suggestions and practical advice for sightseeing, tours and reservations.
  • Local maps and literature.
  • A private guided tour of St. Peter’s Basilica and Sistine Chapel.
  • All Untours' publications including our own On-Site Guides researched and written by Untours staff, full of the best restaurants and other suggestions.
  • A stash of groceries upon your arrival, so you don’t need to dash off to the grocery store right away.
  • Ongoing support via telephone with our local representative - help available when you need it.

Here's what our customers say about how much there is to do in Rome:

"We lovvved Rome. We enjoyed some of the recommended restaurants. Marilina gave us some good recommendations on combinations of sites for daily sightseeing. We liked the location of the apartment (especially all the little shops on our street) amd Nicolo was very accommodating. All in all, it was a wonderful trip and I like the Untours way although at times I wished a tour bus was there to pick us up. We will definitely do more Untours trips." Mary Lynn Ferry, 2009

"Marilina Noto is excellent and readily available for questions. Her tour of the Vatican was very informative. She was very complete in all her information regarding aspects of the Untour experience...We really appreciated having a ride to and from the airport. We could have handled it ourselves, but it was wonderful not having to think about it at all." Vivian & Robert Santibanez, 2008

"We liked having Untours get us a nice apartment, drive us to and from the airport, have a local contact we could rely on, getting us to the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel, good ground transportation and having a well-stocked apartment waiting for us.” William & Marilyn Dudrow, 2007

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