Small-Group Roman History and Bocca della Verità Family Tour in Rome
Rome, Italy
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2 hours (Approx.)
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Offered in: English and 4 more
Overview
With its age-old monuments, there’s no better city for introducing children to ancient history than Rome. This 2-hour walking tour is a perfect, family-friendly introduction, showcasing fascinating ancient sites and providing the kids with fun and educational activities on route. Test the lie-detector powers of the Bocca della Verità, and imagine everyday life in ancient Rome at a chariot track, market, theater and other relics. Snacks, drinks, entrance fees, and kids’ activities included.
- 2-hour family-friendly Roman history and Bocca della Verità tour in Rome
- Test the legendary lie-detecting Bocca della Verità with the kids
- Explore the Piazza Bocca della Verità, once ancient Rome’s cattle market and trading center
- Visit Circus Maximum, where Rome's chariot races entertained thousands of spectators
- See and learn about ancient monuments like the Temple of Hercules and Theatre of Marcellus
- Kids’ coloring and learning activities, plus snacks, drinks, and entrance fees included
- Small group of 12 participants or fewer, or upgrade to a private tour
From US$64.29
Lowest Price GuaranteeBook a small-group tour with 12 people at most, or upgrade to a private tour. Then, meet your guide at Rome’s Piazza Bocca della Verità and start your walking tour, with the kids supplied with coloring and learning materials.
Hear how the piazza stands on the Forum Boarium, once ancient Rome’s cattle market and commercial center. Picture the long-ago bustle of the market, and then visit the Bocca della Verità (Mouth of Truth) at the Saint Mary in Cosmedin Church.
Admire the marble mask, and hear its legend: if you tell a lie with your hand inside its mouth, it will be bitten off. Let the kids test out the legend and enjoy art activities here, and tour the atmospheric, 8th-century church.
Continue to Circus Maximus, where Rome’s chariot races were once held. Imagine the fiercely fought races, and enjoy refreshments here before exploring the nearby Roman relics of the Temple of Hercules, Arch of Janus, and Theatre of Marcellus, once Rome’s most important entertainment venue.
Your guide will bring each monument to vivid life for the kids, sharing colorful stories and explaining the importance of preserving Rome’s archaeological heritage.
After two hours, your tour ends at the starting point.
Hear how the piazza stands on the Forum Boarium, once ancient Rome’s cattle market and commercial center. Picture the long-ago bustle of the market, and then visit the Bocca della Verità (Mouth of Truth) at the Saint Mary in Cosmedin Church.
Admire the marble mask, and hear its legend: if you tell a lie with your hand inside its mouth, it will be bitten off. Let the kids test out the legend and enjoy art activities here, and tour the atmospheric, 8th-century church.
Continue to Circus Maximus, where Rome’s chariot races were once held. Imagine the fiercely fought races, and enjoy refreshments here before exploring the nearby Roman relics of the Temple of Hercules, Arch of Janus, and Theatre of Marcellus, once Rome’s most important entertainment venue.
Your guide will bring each monument to vivid life for the kids, sharing colorful stories and explaining the importance of preserving Rome’s archaeological heritage.
After two hours, your tour ends at the starting point.
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