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 had our best Vatican Museum experience to date with our kind and highly informed guide, Antonella! She became a fun, nonna (grandmother) figure to our young sons right... read more away, who didn't want to see her go at the end. Her storytelling was super interesting for both the adults and children. She wanted us to understand what we were seeing and not just say 'Wow' and rush by. Our 4 year-old really loved the challenge she presented of finding as many keys to the Vatican as he could throughout the tour, first explaining the history and significance of this frequently recurring symbol. When the tour was finished, she recommended an awesome lunch spot walking distance from the Vatican that was delicious and authentic.
January 1, 2022
Ciao Italia - I had 2 tours booked with Rome4Kids & they were both amazing!
First off the communication back and forth and accommodating due to last minute unforeseen circumstances was... read more great! I can’t thank them enough for helping me out with last minute changes when our flights were rescheduled.
My first tour was with Federica in the south part of Italy. she was the sweetest, boys loved listening to her & learning about Amalfi, Ravelo & Pomeii. She took her time, didn’t rush us& was very informative. The driver Fabio too was so funny& engaging. I am looking fwd to requesting her again on future plans!
Our second tour was with Marcellus, he too was very caring & informative. we did so many key point in Rome like the coliseum (inside) the trevi fountain (so crowded we definitely went back early in the morning again) Spanish steps, pantheon (looked amazing, next time we would like to go inside) piazza Navona, Janiculum hill and the travestere area (so much charm!) And we wouldn’t have been able to hit all these places in such a short period of time. This tour is so worth it & everyone should do it!
I am already planning to go back to Europe & I’ll definitely book more tours with Rome4Kids again! Thank you guys we were so pleased with everything.
March 4, 2023
Tonie was amazing. She truly loves what she does. And while my kids were still quite young and couldn't focus throughout the entire tour, my Husband was a... read more kid in a candy store. He loved every second. He also commended Tonie on her tour as he's always gone with a different
October 1, 2021