Rome And Tuscany Highlights + Unique Experiences And Wine Ta

• Meet and greet with English-speaking driver at FCO airport's terminal and transfer to a centrally located Rome hotel • Hotel check-in and free time until dinner • Enjoy a pizza making experience at dinner with the guidance of a professional Napoletan chef. Learn the technique to make your own delicious pizza, in a traditional Napoletan restaurant, and sit down to taste the results! You will prepare the dough with your own hands, season the pizza and bake it inside a wood-fired oven. An unforgettable culinary experience. 

• 8:15 AM - Hotel pick-up with professional English-speaking driver and luxury transportation • Transfer to the Colosseum to meet your tour guide • Enter the Colosseum with your skip-the-line tickets and tour the iconic monument of Rome and ancient western civilization.  • Walk through the archaeological site of the Roman Forum and learn about the history of ancient Roman temples and mausoleums. All beautifully preserved!  • Transfer to the Vatican city and walk past the huge entry line, directly to the security check point with your VIP tickets. • Tour the most important galleries of the Vatican musems, enter and gasp at the beauty of the Sistine Chapel and admire the greatness of the largest church in the world: St. Peter's Basilica. • Once the tour is finished, you will have some free time to shop in the official Vatican gift store and you will be accompanied, by one of our colleagues, to have lunch in a traditional Roman restaurant. You will enjoy 2 courses and 1 dessert of authentic Roman cuisine. • After lunch, your driver will pick you up from the restaurant and drop you off back at your hotel. 

• 9:00 AM - Hotel pick-up and transfer to Piazza Sonnino, where you will meet the archeologist/tour guide that will take you underground to visit the dungeons of ancient churches in Trastevere (one of the most ancient and authentic neighborhoods in Rome). This is where the early Christians gathered to pray and where you can admire ancient underground cemeteries that are unknown to most of the locals in Rome! Most of these cemeteries are closed to the public and they are accessible only with special permissions that are issued to archaeologist that work for the ministry of tourism and cultural heritage. You will be among the lucky ones to participate in this unique experience and discover an "off the beaten track" attraction.  • Once the undeground tour is finished, a local food expert will meet you in Trastevere and take you on a food tour around the most important neighborhood of Rome in terms of gastronomy and food culture. In true Roman style, you will stand behind food counters and taste our signature dishes such as: Suppli, fried artichokes, thin crust pizza, different types of pasta, coffee and delicious desserts! At the same time, the local expert will explain the most important attractions of Trastevere as well as the history of its traditional dishes.