Palazzo Massimo Tour: Ancient Roman Art Exploration

Discover the wonders of ancient Roman art on a 2-hour walking tour of the National Roman Museum and Diocletian Thermal Baths. Marvel at famous sculptures, explore painted rooms, and admire colorful mosaics and ancient coins.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Massimo alle Terme - Palazzo Massimo is home to one of the world’s most significant collections of classical art. Across its four floors, visitors can explore sculptures, frescoes, mosaics, coins, and goldsmith works that illustrate the development of Roman artistic culture from the 2nd century BC to the 5th…
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Private tour
  • Guaranteed to skip the long lines
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Spend 2 to 3 hours at the Palazzo Massimo with a knowledgeable local guide to explore one of the world’s most remarkable collections of ancient Roman art. Admire renowned sculptures such as the Boxer at Rest, Discus Thrower, and Sleeping Hermaphrodite. Discover the breathtaking painted rooms from the Villa of Empress Livia, vibrant original mosaics,…

Location
National Roman Museum - Palazzo Massimo
Largo di Villa Peretti
Meet your guide at the entrance to the museum.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Assaporante
Nov 2, 2025
A neglected jewel - Exactly so!!! Few people go to this museum: it took me several decades to come here even if I lived in Rome and I passed one zillion times in front of it! Wonderful statues, and a great mosaic of Medusa. Well...don't spread the news
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Kenneth_k
Feb 26, 2025
Great Museum and no crowds - Enjoyed touring the lightly visited Museum of the Romans. Many exceptional objects are contained in this museum and no crowds. The tour guide was excellent.
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Steven_a
Nov 27, 2024
Matteo is Awesome! - Matthew was the highlight. He was very knowledgeable and friendly. The museum and baths are worth the effort, many ancient works and Michaelangelo's genius.
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Michael_c
May 30, 2024
A Great experience!!!!! - This was our best experience in Rome! Of course, we did the Vatican, the ancient city, and others, but the museum is incredible. Our guide was wonderful! He was knowledgeable, passionate, caring, and spoke perfect English. A great experience!
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Richard_h
Jan 12, 2024
Best museum in Italy - Absolutely brilliant our guide was incredible and this is the greatest museum in the world - it should be packed but it’s not - I want to go again and again
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John_s
Oct 23, 2023
Excellent tour. Mattia is an excellent guide - Mattia is an excellent tour guide who has mastered not only the basics of guiding but all the chances and details that add life to the statues and context the the frescos and mosaics he was showing us. He set an appropriate pace, even with my time-consuming picture taking. He even captured the interest of my wife who isn’t into Ancient Rome and had graciously indulged me. Matt is speaks excellent English. The tour was worth every penny.
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Kenneth_k
Oct 9, 2023
Great guide - The tour guide, Matteo(sp?), was both knowledgeable and enthusiastic about Roman era art. Could not have been a better guide.
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Daniel_m
Sep 9, 2023
So many layers of history! - Serena fascinated us with her detailed knowledge of the history and architecture contained in the museum exhibits. She was also able to tie that information to contemporary aspects of life in Rome. The tour was thoroughly enjoyable and we are happy we chose this method for visiting the museum. We would enthusiastically recommend Serena.
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Nicholas_l
Apr 21, 2023
Fantastic tour. Highly recommend. - We loved this tour and the guide was amazing. He explained everything with tons of enthusiasm. I learned a ton. Highly recommend. The National Museum has the incredible frescoes, mosaics, and some incredible statues from Roman times. It makes it much easier to appreciate the surrounding ruins after seeing these amazing works of Roman art. I was also blown away by the Thermal baths that Michelangelo repurposed as a church. Our guide explained so well all the architectural features of the bath that are incorporated into the church. Really stunning. Highly recommend this tour. Also, the museum isn't crowded at all. Very pleasant to enjoy the art in a more peaceful way without getting jostled every other second.
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Stephen_w
Aug 25, 2025
Roman baths - Museum was nice. Guide was late and appeared to be tired. Tour ran short but she was knowledgable would have like more time in museum before baths
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up to 15 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).