Rome wasn’t built in a day, but that doesn’t mean you can’t see it in one. This combo tour covers all the significant milestones in Rome’s history and culture, from the founding of the city to the work of its early modern architectural titans. The tour begins at the Colosseum, where your expert guide will walk you straight inside, past the line. As you wander the first and second levels of this 82,000-capacity ancient amphitheater, you’ll hear stories of gladiators and emperors, wild hunts and deadly duels. Next, see Rome’s oldest ruins at the birthplace of the city itself: the Palatine Hill. From here you’ll have an unmatched view of the next stop — the Roman Forum. All of Roman life mingled in this marketplace, and with Skip-the-Line Access here too, you’ll have plenty of time to enjoy your guide’s tales of deals, parades and sacred ceremonies. With the ancient leg of the tour done, you’ll get to satisfy your appetite at your choice of local eatery, before beginning a journey into the Renaissance. You’ll meet your new guide, an English-speaking expert on Renaissance Rome, and set off to see the greatest monuments to the period: Bernini’s "Fountain of Four Rivers", the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, and finally the magnificent Pantheon, an engineering marvel even by today’s standards, and home to the tomb of the Renaissance master Raphael.