Fact File
Ideal for:
Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5
Key features:
Fantastic Classics and Religious Studies destination. Top Tip:
Time Elevator - A multi-sensor attraction depicting 3000 years of Roman history.
Fantastic Classics and Religious Studies destination. Top Tip:
Time Elevator - A multi-sensor attraction depicting 3000 years of Roman history.
School & College Tours to Rome
For school groups there can hardly be a better destination. A lifetime can be spent enjoying Rome's ancient classical glories, Renaissance treasures and ecclesiastical monuments. Rome today is a vibrant, elegant and fascinating city which can be enjoyed at any time of the year.
Visit the Vatican, a 'city state within the city'. Crowned by St Peter's and containing the Sistine Chapel. The Vatican has its own flag, stamps, mint and judiciary.
Top 5 Rome Excursions
- Vatican - A 'city state within the city'. Crowned by St Peter's and containing the Sistine Chapel. The Vatican has it's own flag, stamps, mint and judiciary.
- Colosseum - Commissioned by Emperor Vespasian in AD 72. The size of the structure and the cruelty of the games made it Rome's greatest building.
- Pantheon - Originally built as a temple and later converted to a church. Renaissance architects used it for inspiration.
- Trevi Fountain - Built by Salvi in 1735 it is the most richly decorated of Rome's fountains.
- Spanish Steps - The Baroque steps from Piazza Spagna to Trinita dei Monti. At the bottom is the house where Keats died.
