Region Lazio

Italian region containing Rome and the Rome metropolitan travel ecosystem.

Rome Private Driver Tour: Which Day to Book?

A car parked on a street in Trastevere, Rome

A Rome private driver tour is the answer to the city’s two great enemies, heat and distance: an air-conditioned car waits outside your hotel, takes you from the Circus Maximus to the Trevi Fountain to St. Peter’s, and parks as…

Private Vatican Tour: Which One to Book?

The spiral staircase of the Vatican Museums seen from above

A private Vatican tour changes the day completely: one guide for your family, questions answered in front of Raphael’s rooms instead of shouted over a crowd, and a route shaped around what you came to see. We compared the two…

Pantheon Tour

Coffered dome and oculus of the Pantheon in Rome, seen from below

A Pantheon tour adds two things to the entry ticket: a reserved time slot and a guide who explains the dome, the oculus and 1,900 years of changing use. We compared the two best-reviewed options. Pantheon Guided Tour with Reserved…

Civitavecchia Shore Excursions

St. Peter's Basilica seen from Via della Conciliazione at night, Rome

Most Civitavecchia shore excursions sell the same promise: Rome in one day and back on board before the ship sails. The port is about an hour and a half from the city by road each way, so the real questions…