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Rome: Castel Sant'Angelo Group Tour with Fast Track Entrance
4.7
177 Ratings
Roma
Join a small group tour of Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome and explore its rich history, stunning architecture, and beautiful paintings. Skip the lines and enjoy a 2-hour journey through ancient Rome with an expert guide.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Castel Sant’angelo - Castel Sant’AngThe historical building was used by the Popes as a private residence, a treasure of the State, a prison and a place of public executions throughout the years. Discover the magnificent architectures and paintings. The guide will show you the place of burial of the late Emperor, the Pope’s apartments and the treasure room. Admire the beautiful sculptures of the Angels along the so called, Ponte Sant Angelo, also known as the Bridge of Angels. Explore the Castle’s terrace where you can take pictures of the splendid city.
What's Included
- Guaranteed Skip-the-long lines entrance to the Castel Sant’Angelo
- Expert Local Guide
- Headsets if needed
- Group of 20 people
- Panoramic Tour from the terrace
- 2-hour walking tour
What's Not Included
- Hotel Pick-up and Drop-off
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Embark on a 2-hour journey into the past with a small group and an expert guide, bypassing the long queues at Castel SantAngelo. Your adventure starts from this iconic Castle, initially established by Emperor Hadrian as a grandiose tomb. Over the centuries, this monumental structure has served as a papal residence, a state treasure repository, a prison, and a site of public executions. Within two hours, you'll have the opportunity to explore the Castle's extraordinary architecture, paintings, and rich historical narrative. Your guide will lead you to the final resting place of the late Emperor, the private chambers of the Pope, and the treasure room. Witness the stunning angelic sculptures of the Ponte SantAngelo, colloquially known as the Bridge of Angels. Culminate your remarkable experience with a sweeping view from the Castle’s terrace, a perfect spot for capturing photos of the magnificent city.
Location
Lungotevere Castello, 50
Lungotevere Castello
Meet with our coordinator with a "LOVING ROME SIGN" in front of the main entrance 15 minutes before the chosen time.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(177 Ratings)
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Jason_c
Jul 13, 2024
Absolutely a must do. - A must do on your list. The view is remarkable and worth it alone for just that. We arrived late (Rome traffic is not to be underestimated), but a rep from the company was still waiting and guided us to where we needed to go. Our guide, Silvia, was amazing. She was nice, knowledgeable, and had a sense of humor. The history of the castle is really fascinating.
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Jackie_b
Jul 2, 2024
Excellent - Lady was very knowledgeable, made it very interesting, learning things I didn’t realise before going around.
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Kathy_f
Jun 18, 2024
Fabulous view of Rome, beware 270 stairs up to top n - Our tour guide Alescia was wonderful. Very personable, warm and accommodating to our slow walking. She had a wealth of information and presented in a professional but fun way. The downside was description of your indicated some stairs, there were 270!
Some without any handrails and nothing but earthen walks to help maneuver. All in all fabulous view of Rome from the terrace, worth the stair climbing if you can do it.
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Juergenwohlfart
May 30, 2024
Highly recommended - Highly recommended tour with informative content and again a very good guide who made the tour an experience
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Cheryl_r
Jul 13, 2024
Top of the world tour - We loved our guide! She was v.enthusiastic & sweet.
It was fantastic that the tour included a drink @ the cafe afterwords. How nice to sit & relax and enjoy the view after our walk through Castel Sant’ Angelo.
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Douglas_l
Jun 15, 2024
Great tour, great guide - Great tour, Bogdan our tour guide was super knowledgeable and knew all the tricks and shortcuts in the Colosseum.
His explanations were great and he handled the group perfectly.
The only downside, not his fault, was the poor quality of the audio equipment provided
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Kim_b
Jun 9, 2024
Lots of info! - Lots of history and facts! Our guide gave a lot of information about the history of the building but also the history of Rome and Otaly for context. The views were beautiful and she did a good job pointing out the major monuments to give us a sense of how the city is laid out.
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Jason_f
May 17, 2024
A Not So Hidden Gem - Thorough. Our guide knew her stuff. She told some interesting stories that I hadn't heard before, so I enjoyed that.
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B3297xqbernardt
Jun 9, 2024
Bad tour guide - The site was outstanding and we really enjoyed the historical Aspect and beautiful views of the city. However, we were terribly disappointed that the tour guide spent a great majority of the time bashing the catholic christian church. We understand that everyone has a personal opinion about politics and religion but we were on vacation and were on the tour to learn about Roman history and to see the castle . His constant complaints become tiring as we were trying to enjoy viewing the architecture and art on display.
Unfortunately, Our tour guide had pornography on his phone that he reported was linked to the Catholic Church on display for everyone to view and at that point being offended, we walked away and concluded the tour on our own.
We recommend this tour but not this tour guide.
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Laurie_k
May 16, 2024
Interesting tour but the guide was quite focused on putting down Christianity which was offensive. - The guide continuously kept stating he did not believe in God and was putting God down as well as people who believe in God down. I understand people have a right to their opinions and if he would have said it once fine, but he said it constantly throughout the whole tour. For a tour that is centered around religion he should have been more mindful of his audience. Then at the end of the tour the guide say in a disingenuous manner I apologize if I was offensive and then laughed. It was offensive.
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