Castel Sant'Angelo Secrets: A Guided Tour of Rome's Historic Fortress

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Uncover the hidden secrets of Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome with a guided tour. Explore the ancient fortress, enjoy exclusive access to closed areas, and marvel at the stunning views of the Eternal City.

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Castel Sant’angelo - Castel Sant’Angelo:
Admire the historic castle and its ancient fortress. Enjoy places that are generally closed to the public and have a wide view of the Eternal city from its terraces.

What's Included

Enter to areas never seen before
Skip-the-long lines entrance to the Castel Sant’Angelo
Expert Local Guide
Headsets if needed
Panoramic Tour from the terrace

What's Not Included

Hotel Pick-up and Drop-off
Gratuities

Additional Information

Take in the sights of the timeless castle and its aged stronghold. Experience areas typically off-limits to visitors, while enjoying a panoramic view of the Everlasting city from its terraces. Explore the layered architecture and the fortress that doubles as the burial place for the Roman emperor, Hadrian, and his kin. Take the opportunity to appreciate…

Location

Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo

Lungotevere Castello

Meet with our coordinator with a "LOVING ROME SIGN" in front of the main entrance 15 minutes before the chosen time. Late arrivals will neither be accommodated nor refunded.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

4.3

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H5507unsandya

Jan 4, 2024

Beyond what we expected - Spectacular. The guide was excellent, he knew the subject and was clear and friendly! Our case was very particular because we had a setback and we arrived about 8 minutes late, we communicated with them and they helped us so that we could catch up with the group. We obviously recommend arriving on time, but this was an extraordinary element of help for us. We are grateful!!

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David_c

Oct 23, 2023

Wonderful tour - Agnus was a tremendous guide. Very knowledgeable and presented the history of the Castel St. Angelo extremely well. Very enjoyable

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Anacp8126oy

Oct 22, 2023

Great tour guide and Sight - Our tour guide was Virginia, a/k/a Jennie, she was amazing. She made walking through history so much fun. We learned so much and at the same time laughed and enjoyed typical Italian joy of living. The castle itself had so much more to offer and see than the tour guide books print about it. This was my 6th time in Rome and I had never been bc it was always underrated in guides. I would definitely recommend this on any 3 day visit. A perfect day is to start early in am 7:30 at Vatican and then end your touring day here. There is fabulous frescos, art work, so much history, and beautiful views from up top. This ranks high up as one of my favorite tours in Rome. Also, tour company was wonderful. Very friendly staff at the scene and surprisingly they arrive before the meeting time so you never have that are they going to show up feeling. If you do tours you know what I mean! Highly recommend this tour! Hope you get Virginia as your guide.

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Jose_v

Aug 14, 2023

Great tour! - Great tour, very impressive overall, so much information and history. We had a great time in here. The tour was on time. Everything was well organized and easy to understand and follow.

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Devoncouple78

May 20, 2023

Brilliant.. worth the money - Brilliant whistle stop tour. Alec was amazing and very funny. The tour was informative and gave enough information to not feel bogged down with facts. Would absolutely recommend this tour.

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Dorisda8029fo

Oct 26, 2022

Castel Sant'Angelo tour - Great tour of the site and a comprehensive history of ancient Rome all in one. Our guide, Alex, was friendly and informative. The view from the top is wonderful. The coffee bar was too crowded to get a seat when we were there but if you can find a table it looks like a fine place to enjoy a drink.

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Megan_g

Oct 16, 2022

Great tour! - I lucked out and got a totally private tour, just me and the guide Fedrica. She was very friendly and gave a huge amount of information about the castle’s history. She was also very patient with me when I wanted to stop and take a few photos. Very nice view from the terrace. Thank you!

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Ellenmr5095uq

Apr 21, 2022

A must see in Rome - I would highly recommend this tour, and definitely add the "drinks on the balcony" to it. The tour guide was wonderful, extremely knowledgeable and just enjoyable to be with. We did the tour on Easter morning, which made the "drinks on the balcony" even more special because we were seated at a private alcove facing St Peters Basilica and we were able to see the Pope on his balcony delivering his Easter blessing! Amazing.

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H3770uaryank

Oct 29, 2023

Good for basics - This is a great location for a tour dedicated to history. As a historian myself, I knew that this castle has hundreds of years of death, violence, war, and intrigue attached to it. But you wouldn’t come away with that from this tour. Overall, this is a good basic introduction for those new to all things Roman. But the tour is oversold as a secrets tour.

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David_w

Feb 15, 2024

You don’t get to see anything extra - We were shown no extra secrets under the castle. We paid four times the entrance fee to just have a private guide but the promise of seeing things not normally seen with a normal ticket did not materialise. Don’t buy this tour it’s a con.

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From $73

up to 10 guests

1 Adult