HIDDEN ROME WALKING TOUR HOSTED BY Claudia
2-10 people
3 hours
20.00 per person
HIDDEN ROME WALKING TOUR
Throughout a guided walking tour among the historical alleys, street and squares of Rome, you will discover the layout of Ancient Rome, hidden beneath the modern houses and palaces.
The itinerary starts with the visit of the "Forum Olitorium" , the ancient market of the vegetables which is a real open air museum full of monuments and legends.
We will go down into the undergrounds of St. Nicola in Carcere Church incorporating the remains of three Roman republican temples dedicated to Juno, Spes and Janus.
We will then visit the nearby archaeological area of the theatre of Marcellus, the first theatre of Rome, constructed by the emperor Augustus in honour of his nephew who prematurely died and the adjacent Porticus of Octaviae which is still well preserved beneath the medieval houses of the Jewish Ghetto.
Finally we will reach the Pantheon archaeological area to explore the remains of the Augustean Rome hidden in the houses and alleys of the district.
The itinerary will terminate with a visit of the Pantheon , the huge round temple roofed with a dome were Augustus wanted to be venerated like a god, which is today still well preserved under the structure of the medieval Church of S. Maria ad Martyres.
