MYTHOLOGY TOUR
Details:
Meeting Point: In front of the Capitoline Museums
Length: 2.5 hours
Wearing a mask is mandatory inside the museums.
This is the Mythology tour which highlights the Roman gods and goddesses. On this Mythology Tour inside the Capitoline Museums, the world’s oldest public museum and one of Rome’s best kept secrets, you will learn more about the great empire and how its people worshipped their deities. To understand the ancient Romans, one must look back and understand not only their grand monuments but most of all, what they believed and how this affected their everyday lives.
This 2.5-hour private tour will take you to see some of the most important ancient Roman sculptures and art masterpieces found all over Rome and beyond. The Capitoline Museums contain very rare ancient artefacts like rare bronze statues and only remaining copies of ancient Greek originals. This tour is a quest not only for the lover of beauty and history, but most of all for those who are big fans of Mythology.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS TOUR:
- Get to visit the oldest public museum in the world, the Capitoline Museums
- Meet the Roman gods and goddesses
- Learn more about the ancient religion and cults of Rome
- See up close some of the best ancient Roman art
- Meet the famous She-Wolf, the symbol of Rome
- See the precious ancient bronze statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius
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ABOUT THIS TOUR
A very important part of Rome’s history is its ancient cults. The Romans believed in gods and goddesses, it was not faith, it was a cultic worship. There are so many written about Greek mythology and yes, the Romans copied most of that as they were a very practical people. On this tour, you will learn why the Romans did what the Romans did with its mythology and most specially, with its foundation myth.
Explore one of Rome’s most beautiful museums, the Capitoline Museums. This museum is one of Rome’s best kept secrets as most visitors focus on the Vatican Museums missing some of the most important artefacts that archaeologists found in very important sites.
On this tour, you will see the very rare, gigantic bronze statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. But that is just a start, see the parts of the ancient colossal statue of Emperor Constantine, both in marble and bronze. See the remains of the Temple of Jupiter, the most important temple in all ancient Rome and the whole empire. And meet also the She-wolf, this is the perfect spot to listen to the Roman foundation myth. On this tour, you get to see even the very precious Baroque statue of Medusa, depicted like no other by the famous Bernini. These are only a few of the treasures you get to discover on this Mythology Tour, make sure you are ready for more.
Note:
The tickets are very limited as the Capitoline Museums allow a limited number of visitors and we highly recommend that we book the tickets as soon as possible. Only online booking allowed.
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Our family of four with two teens (ages 16 & 17) booked a private tour of the Vatican for Highlights for Teens. Andjelka was our tour guide and I highly... read more recommend both her (perhaps you can request her upon reserving?) and the company. Don’t worry about the name of the company, it’s not just geared towards young kids. Andjelka spoke English well and had a great personality for us, intuitive with our needs, engaging us with questions and conversations rather than the bland didactic comments I kept hearing from other guides as we passed along. I am also so glad we chose a private tour rather than even a small group. We got to pivot as we needed to when my daughter was feeling claustrophobic and started to feel a bit dizzy (bring water bottles!). She was so sweet and had even gifted us a few souvenirs. Highly recommend the company and 5 stars recommendation for Andjelka.

August 3, 2022
Communication with the organization team is very quick, efficient and easy. They will taylor your visit to your wishes and provide options and suggestions.
Tomaso was our guide for the... read more Vatican Tour. He was very kind and nice with the kids. He was able to adapt himself to the level of our children (4 & 6). He managed to captivate them during the 2,5 hour tour. He was also able to give us very interesting information and answer our questions. We highly recommend Tomaso for the Vatican visit.
The tour goes through the Roman and Greek statuary, the Belvedere Courtyard, the gallery of maps and the Sistine Chapel.
One thing we wish we had done is stay in the Vatican after the tour ended to see a few more things like the Pinacoteca and the modern religious art.

May 14, 2022
Percy Jackson and Colosseum tour with Rome4Kidz review - The Percy Jackson tour+Colosseum tour with Marco was amazing, I cannot recommend it high enough! Marco is a fantastic guide and kept my 4 boys interested and engaged for the... read more duration of the whole tour. We learnt a lot and the whole family had fun. It was one of my son's birthday, and Katia and Marco went out of their way to surprise him and even gave him a gift. This trip was the highlight of our stay in Rome. TIP: Ask specifically for MARCO to be your tour guide.

March 3, 2023