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Private Tour: Uncover Trastevere's Renaissance Art and Authentic Roman Neighborhood
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Uncover the Renaissance art and authentic Roman neighborhood of Trastevere on a private walking tour. Explore ancient churches, a Renaissance villa, and discover the open-air museum of Rome.
Uncover the Renaissance art and authentic Roman neighborhood of Trastevere on a private walking tour. Explore ancient churches, a Renaissance villa, and discover the open-air museum of Rome.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Villa Farnesina - A remarkable 16th-century villa offering the chance to admire the extraordinary work of one of the Renaissance’s finest artists: Raphael. Along with his team of painters, he adorned the villa of a banker, Agostino Chigi, who chose to construct a lavish villa by the river. Visitors will gain insight into the decorative propaganda…
- Villa Farnesina - A remarkable 16th-century villa offering the chance to admire the extraordinary work of one of the Renaissance’s finest artists: Raphael. Along with his team of painters, he adorned the villa of a banker, Agostino Chigi, who chose to construct a lavish villa by the river. Visitors will gain insight into the decorative propaganda and the lives of artists and noblemen of that era.
- Santa Maria in Trastevere - As we stroll through the neighborhood, we will encounter some of Rome’s most magnificent churches, particularly the first one dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Rome: Santa Maria in Trastevere. The true splendor of this church lies in its mosaics, which date back to the 13th century.
- Trastevere - We will explore this historic and authentic district of Rome, renowned for its cuisine, wine, and traditions.
- Santa Cecilia in Trastevere - A hidden gem waiting to be discovered in the Trastevere district. The church is renowned worldwide for its choir and features stunning mosaics and rich history. If possible (subject to the nuns managing the building), we will visit the crypt and the ancient Roman undergrounds of the church.
What's Included
- Private tour with a professional guide
- Expert local guide
- Included tickets
- Private tour with a professional guide
- Expert local guide
- Included tickets
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private transportation
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private transportation
Additional Information
Embark on a walking tour to explore the historic district of Trastevere. This neighborhood is still regarded as one of the most authentic and original areas of Rome. Renowned for its food and wine, it is an ideal location to understand the city’s development, particularly during the Middle Ages. Visitors will have the chance to explore numerous…
Embark on a walking tour to explore the historic district of Trastevere. This neighborhood is still regarded as one of the most authentic and original areas of Rome. Renowned for its food and wine, it is an ideal location to understand the city’s development, particularly during the Middle Ages. Visitors will have the chance to explore numerous significant churches from that era, adorned with stunning decorations and mosaics. Additionally, there is an opportunity to visit a 16th-century villa to appreciate the Renaissance art of Raphael, whose lover resided in this district. Trastevere can be considered an open-air museum of Rome.
Some highlights of this tour include:
- Villa Farnesina
- Santa Maria in Trastevere
- Strolling through the district’s charming streets
- Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
- Crypt of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
- Marble statues of Roman and Greek Gods
Location
Villa Farnesina
Via della Lungara
We will meet in front of the entrance of the Museum. We will hold a sign with your name.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Linda_g
Jun 29, 2025
The villa ended up being... - The villa ended up being closed even though our guide Vincenzo Spina called them the day before. He offered to still take us around the neighborhood and arranged viator to refund for the tour. For 2 hours he talked showed us everything. He was full of facts, figures and fun stories. It would have been nice to see the villa but I thourghly enjoyed our Trastevere walk.
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Shannon_m
May 9, 2025
Amazing Tour Bar None - This is a private tour you cannot miss! Our guide was engaging, informative, energetic, and friendly. He is a walking encyclopedia of knowledge and clearly loves what he does. We learned so much that we would never have found out on our own. Best of all... the 3 hour tour felt like 5 minutes. Once he starts telling you stories and information, you are hooked wanting more. We highly recommend!
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Sunshine266544
Mar 4, 2025
Bringing museums to life - Vincenzo has the rare gift of knowing how to dose information and entertainment, with the ability to engage the audience in a nice, but always polite way. The result is a very pleasant journey into the place through details that tell us who made it born and lived. A way to fix in visitors anecdotes and details that would commonly be lost and make each visit unique.
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Melinda_g
Feb 1, 2025
Review for Vincent – The Best Tour Guide! - We had the absolute best experience with Vincent as our tour guide! From start to finish, he was incredibly knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and engaging, making every moment of our tour both educational and entertaining. His passion for what he does is truly contagious, and he went above and beyond to ensure we had an unforgettable experience.
Not only was he personable and kind, but he also made us feel welcome and comfortable the entire time. As a wonderful bonus, he surprised us with a thoughtful parting gift, which was such a special touch!
If you’re looking for a top-tier guide who brings history and culture to life, Vincent is the one to book. 10/10 recommend!
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Ronpg9991dn
Jan 2, 2025
A Superb Tour!! - Our time with Vincenzo - (Rome Guides)was thoroughly enjoyable. I cannot overstate how enthusiastic and knowledgeable Vincenzo is, our tour was three hours and every minute was a pleasure, I have never met a guide who is so knowledgeable, enthusiastic and fun. Vincenzo brought everything to life with his explanations about the palaces, paintings people and artists that left us these priceless treasures. Without a doubt we would make sure that he was our guide when we (hopefully) visit Rome again.
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Marti_h
Nov 26, 2024
Energetic and Captivating - Our guide, Vincenzo, was animated, knowledgeable, and fun! He was genuinely interested in making sure we had a great tour. I wouldn't say I am an art history buff at all, but after hearing about the artists of Rome, he may have converted me! The places we visited were gorgeous and full of history that we would never understand going on our own. Grateful for the stories and passion Vincenzo offered! Loved the special gift at the end. Thank you!
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Gixxbi
Nov 26, 2024
Trastevere - We are a couple with a little girl of almost two years who, however, has always slept during the visit. Together with Vincenzo we took a tour of Trastevere. Whenever we come to Rome we always try to schedule a tour with Rome Guides because we are in love with their passion, kindness and great knowledge. Vincenzo was a magnificent guide, competent and very attentive to our needs. He told us the secrets of the streets and churches of this neighborhood and even memorized a poem by Belli!
Already we would like to return to Rome hoping to be able to organize a new tour with him!
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Nancycq8180vr
Oct 14, 2024
Fascinating, entertaining, thoroughly enjoyable - Our guide Vincenzo Spina was an amazing storyteller who brought to life the characters and artwork of Villa Farnesina and the two beautiful churches, the basilica of Santa Maria Trastevere and ancient, later Baroque church of Santa Cecelia. Full of color and description, we were mesmerized for the 3+ hours.
He had great restaurant recommendations, too! Highly recommend!!!
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Fedep1981
Aug 9, 2024
Unique experience! That's great! - We requested a personalized tour and Vincenzo turned out to be a guarantee. A walk through Trastevere to discover the most hidden secrets.
Vincenzo involves you in the tour in a unique way! It's funny, clear, precise and intrigues you throughout. It is not the first tour I have done and as a Roman I always get to know new things thanks to Vincenzo.
Roma Guides is definitely to choose for visits and tours in Rome.
Highly Recommendation!
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994mariagraziab
May 1, 2024
Unique experiences - I went on several tours of the Rome Guides Association and they were always very exciting experiences. They are very good and manage to enhance each place, contextualising the historical period and enriching it with particular anecdotes and background stories. The hours of the visit fly by and you are completely immersed, managing to fully appreciate the works of art.
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