Duration : 4 Hours
Starting From:On this private, 4-hour walking tour your
expert guide will escort you on a delectable discovery of the most impressive
fountains of Rome.
Features
of this private walking tour of the Fountains of Rome:
During ancient times, Rome had the largest and most complex
aqueduct system in the world. Eleven aqueducts, built over a span of 500 years,
supplied the city with water.
After the fall of the Roman Empire the world
was plunged into the Dark Ages, the aqueducts fell into disrepair, and the
fountains stopped working. It wasn’t til
the Renaissance that the fountains began to live again.
PIAZZA NAVONA
We begin in Piazza Navona, perhaps the most
vivid square in all of Rome, beloved by Romans and visitors alike. Three
splendid fountains decorate the piazza.
In the centre is Bernini's 17th Century
masterpiece, the Fontana dei Quattro
Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers).
The four river gods of the fountain embody the four continents of the
world, as they were seen in Renaissance times: Asia (represented by the
Ganges), Europe (represented by the Danube), Africa (represented by the Nile),
and the Americas (represented by the Rio de Plata).
At the south end of the piazza is the Fontana del Moro (Fountain of the
Moors) and at the north end Fontana del
Nettuno (Fountain of Neptune) from the 16th Century?
THE PANTHEON
The fountain in front of the Pantheon, also constructed in the late 16th Century, is
particular because of its red marble obelisk.
The 20-foot-tall Egyptian obelisk once decorated the Temple of Ra in
Heliopolis. It was added to the fountain
in the early 1700s.
TREVI
Among all the gorgeous Baroque fountains in
Rome, the most famous is, without a doubt, Trevi. It is also the largest.
The theme of the fountain is “taming of the
waters”, an apt subject in a city like Rome, where engineering brilliance in
ancient times created the aqueduct system responsible for supplying Rome with
excellent water.
There has been a fountain on this spot since 19
BC, at the time the Aqua Virgo aqueduct was constructed. Today the Baroque scene that attracts
visitors from the world over portrays Oceanus on a chariot pulled by horses,
one tranquil and one agitated, reflecting the contrasting moods of the seas,
plus female figures representing Abundance and Salubrity (Health).
The fountain has appeared in several movies,
most memorably in La Dolce
Vita, where
Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg get into the fountain, fully dressed in
evening wear.
Don’t forget to be part of the ritual -- throw
a coin over your shoulder to ensure your return to Rome! The coins are
collected at the end of the day to feed Rome’s hungry.
SPANISH STEPS
And now for something completely
different! In Piazza di Spagna, at the
base of the Spanish Steps, we find La
Barcaccia. In a city famous for its
grand fountains, this one stands apart from the others because of its
simplicity.
Instead of great crashing torrents, the water
flows out at a leisurely gurgle. No one is exactly sure what the fountain is
supposed to honor in its shape of a half-sunken little boat, but it is very
charming. Pope Urban VIII commissioned
the fountain, and re-opened an ancient aqueduct in the 17th century, providing
water to this needy area of Rome?
PIAZZA BARBERINI
In Piazza Barberini sits one of Rome’s most
whimsical fountains: Fountain of the
Triton. Four somewhat sinister
dolphins lift their tails together to support an enormous shell on which sits
Triton, blowing into a conch shell.
According to Ovid, Triton put an end to The Great Flood by blowing his
horn.
The fountain was commissioned by Pope Urban
VIII and designed by the great Baroque sculptor Bernini in the 17th Century, a a celebratory reminder of the restoration of the Acqua Felice aqueduct, also
commissioned by the Pope.
1. Is this tour private?
The tour is private, just for your party.
2. Where is the meeting point?
Your guide can meet you at your hotel or in Piazza Navona.
3. Does this tour include lunch and admission fees to sites?
Tickets and lunch are not included in the rate. No ticket reservation is necessary.
4. Does it include a guide?
A private licensed guide for 4 hours is included in the rate.
5. What is the itinerary of this tour?
The highlights of this tour include the fountains of Piazza Navona, the Pantheon and Piazza della Rotonda, the Trevi Fountain, la Barcaccia Fountain in Piazza di Spagna and the Triton Fountain in Piazza Barberini.
6. What is the duration of the tour?
The duration of the tour is 4 hours.
7. Is gratuity included in the price?
Tips are never included in our quotes. We think that a tip shouldn’t be included in the rate otherwise it would be a tax!!! Once in Italy do not feel as though you have to tip everyone because someone told you to. Tip only if you really liked the service. Tips are generally: 10% not bad 15 % great 20 % best tour in my life. Please report any abuse.
There will be a full charge for bookings canceled with less than 72-hour notice for any service required. In this case, a full charge will be made on your credit card. If you miss your flight or if your airline decides to cancel the flight due to bad weather or if your flight is directed to another airport on arrival, please advise us on time (as soon as you know) or a full charge will be made.
Please give us enough time so we can accept other reservations and allocate them to our chauffeurs. If the ship does not make it to the pier for bad weather, you will not be considered responsible so NO CHARGE will be made to your credit card. A full charge will be made for a no-show-up.
Only pre-purchased skip-the-line tickets (if requested) are not refundable under the circumstance and will be charged to your card.
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