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Rome at Sunset Live! Ancient Rome

Virtual Walking Tour with Luca

Date: Minimum 7 Friends - Choose the date, then CONTACT US to schedule

Time: TBD

Expert: Luca Pietrosanti, Art Historian

Fees: $20/session

Doing Good: 10% of net proceeds to Book Cycle Rome or nonprofit of your choice

Itinerary

Return with Luca to the streets of Rome--open again and full of life, art, history, beauty and Romans enjoying simple pleasures: an evening stroll, browsing in shops, an aperitivo with friends.

This virtual passeggiata—neighborhood sunset stroll—will take us to the heart of Rome.

Ancient Rome

Piazza del Campidoglio - one of the most beautiful squares in Rome, lies at the summit of the Capitoline Hill, the most important of Rome’s seven hills. Pope Paul III, commissioned Michelangelo to design a square to commemorate the visit by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor in 1536. Friends who participated in Luca’s Michelangelo’s Rome Zoom tour will easily recognize this masterpiece. See it live!
Roman Forum - at the center of ancient Rome, the Forum served as marketplace for day-to-day shopping, and was home to many of the city’s most impressive temples and monuments. People first began publicly meeting in the open-air Forum around 500 B.C. and today, it attracts more than 4.5M visitors annually. Now, reclaimed by local Romans.
Via dei Fori Imperiali - runs in a straight line from the Piazza Venezia to the Colosseum. The 4-lane boulevard was a controversial achievement of Mussolini’s “Third Rome” that destroyed much of the Imperial Forums, Medieval churches and other relics, which we’ll hear about during our stroll.
Colosseum (outside) - Iconic Rome. It is the longest-standing ancient amphitheater ever built, and is listed as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. The Colosseum could host more than 50,000 people at a time to enjoy spectacles of the day: exotic animals, prisoner executions, recreations of battles and gladiator fights. We arrive here after sunset, and can imagine the spectacle!

Photo by Dario Veronesi on Unsplash

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