Sep 7, 2025
Church history - Excellent for those interested in church history. Our guide was so well prepared and informative. Many special places absent the roads. Ideal for a “rest day”
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Aug 22, 2025
A Tour to Remember - Roberto is an excellent guide who takes time to give the history and answer questions and explain nuances of pictures and statues you probably wouldn't notice normally and the experience of The Holy Doors is one I will carry with me. I highly recommend!
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Aug 15, 2025
Best tour I have Done - I was so impressed by our tour guide. He was extremely knowledgeable of the Holy Doors and provided great information on them. He also took us other out of the way churches that were amazing. I highly recommend this tour company as they take the time really do a deep dive of Rome and its treasures.
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Aug 7, 2025
Excellent experience - We really liked it. It is a circuit that offers visits that are not the usual but very interesting. Roberto Alois has been a very friendly guide who has given us a lot of information. We totally advise it.
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Jul 12, 2025
Holy Doors was the Highlight of my Tours - I can't stress enough as to the value of this tour and the experience my family had with Roberto. This was our first visit to Rome and a Jubilee Year on top of it. So much about planning the trip was overwhelming but finding Roberto and this tour was the diamond in the rough. He went through extra efforts to facilitate a private tour with us and I learned SOOOOO much. I wish we would have found him earlier as I would have used Roberto for ALL of our tours in Rome. His knowledge and communication was EXCELLENT. This tour was the only tour that didn't feel rused and overwhelming. It was very personal and allowed me to feel my connection with the church. Thank you! I have family visiting Rome in August and will ensure ROBERTO and Tresures of Rome is on their list.
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Jul 8, 2025
Don't miss this tour with Roberto! - Excellent tour in Rome. The guide Roberto is very good with his explanations, tips, and knowledge. Highly recommended!
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Jul 1, 2025
Excellent tour! - Roberto was excellent! He is extremely knowledgeable and explained much of the history and theology of the churches and frescos. The churches are a must see and to have a guide who can point out important facts that we were unaware of made it even more special! We definitely recommend this tour!
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Jun 21, 2025
Excellent tour - Our family really enjoyed our tour with Roberto. He was very knowledgeable and has great passion for Rome. We all learned so much about the churches we toured. This tour was a nice change from the crowded tours at the Vatican and Colosseum. I highly recommend this tour for anyone interested in church history.
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Jun 20, 2025
Excellent and effortless... - Excellent and effortless way to see a few of the Holy Doors and so much more in a condensed amount of time. Tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and reverent (which was appreciated). Don’t hesitate to book this tour
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Aug 11, 2025
Good Tour Guide, But No Holy Stairs and Tour Was in Two Languages - When we arrived at the Statue of John Paul II, it was very hot and the August sun was beating down as we waited for the other couple to join us for a small group of four. It's a telling thing that rather than make space for us to stand in the small shadow of the statue for shade, the guide made sure to stand there himself while we stood in the sun. The guide is young, intelligent, and remarkably well-informed, but unlike other small group/individual tour guides we've had in the past, he didn't give much thought to the comfort of his guests. For instance, he walked very quickly both up and down steps, and we managed to keep up, but we are middle-aged people at the end of a month-long vacation and were tired. Most small group/individual guides we've had are very quick to adjust to the comfort of their guests. Further, at no point in 3 hours did the guide point out a nearby bathroom in case we needed one. Thankfully we didn't, but again, for a higher priced small group/individual tour, we would have expected him to pay attention to the need for older people to take bathroom breaks - especially in a city like Rome where bathrooms are hard to find.
As I noted earlier, we were a small group of four and we booked an English speaking guide, but the other couple only spoke Spanish. So the guide had to go back and forth between English and Spanish, thereby giving us only half as much time to ask questions and learn from him. That was very disappointing because he is a very well-informed as passionate guide.
Finally, on our itinerary, the 7th stop is a 20 minute visit to the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs. That never happened. Instead, as we exited the church that was the 6th stop on the itinerary, the guide merely pointed out that the steps were a little down the road from our ending point and we could go there if we wanted.
We would do it again if we had too because we really did see some less well known treasures, but it's too bad because we thought our guide was extremely well-informed, but it just didn't meet what we typically receive from a small group/individual tour.
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