Private Tour Piaggio Ape Car Appia Antica & Food Tour

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About this activity

We begin this unique journey next to the Pyramid where you will meet your expert guide in the morning or early afternoon and board a vintage 1972 Piaggio Ape Calessino. Some know it as the Italian tuk tuk.

Our tour will cover the Aurelian walls towards the Baths of Caracalla. Your professional guide will tell you his story. We will visit one of the oldest churches in Rome, the church of Santo Stefano Rotondo.

During the tour, you will have the chance to see the curious church of Domine Quo Vadis, delve into the history of the miraculous encounter between Christ and St. Peter. We will stop in the oldest part of the Appian Way for a walk.

A TRUE TASTE OF ROME

Now our fun part starts! Our first stop is with Jacopo a true master of cheese and ham. We will sit and enjoy the salty flavours.

Our second stop will be at the famous Nero Vaniglia where you get to taste 3 pastries, freshly hand made accompanied with the best coffee or cappuccino.

Our tour ends at the metro of Piramide

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At a glance

Duration: 3 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–4
Guide: English, Spanish
Operated by: ETuk Tours Rome

Ages: Children (4–17 years) · Adults (18–90 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation
Included: Professional guide

Itinerary

Piramide Cestia

10 min

We will admire the unique and only pyramid of Rome
Porta San Paolo

5 min

The most southern entrance gate to Rome
San Saba

10 min

We ride along the Aurelian Walls built in 270 AC and visit a part of the conceptual San Saba district
Terme di Caracalla

10 min

We will admire from the outside the grand thermal baths of Caracalla, the unique complex of thermal baths
Basilica di Santo Stefano Rotondo al Celio

15 min

We visit the unique ancient circular basilica of Santo Stefano Rotondo, dating back to the 5th century
Porta Latina

5 min

We pass by the ancient Porta Latina, famous access gate part of the Aurelian walls
Porta San Sebastiano

5 min

We admire the most stunning fortified entrance gate of Rome
Appian Way (Via Appia Antica)

5 min

We pass by the first mile stone on the Appia Antica road
Chiesa del Domine Quo Vadis

5 min

We pass by the famous Quo Vadis church where St. Peter met Jezus and asked him: Where are you going to?
Catacombe di San Callisto

10 min

We enter very peaceful part of the Appian Road, the Catacombs of St. Callixtus, one of the oldest Christian cemeteries of Rome
Villa di Massenzio

5 min

We get to the oldest part of the Appian way where the emperor Maxentius had his villa and mausoleum.
Parco Regionale dell'Appia Antica

20 min

We park the vehicle and make a nice stroll on the Appia Antica waling on the 2300 years old stones. We stop for a coffee in the park that is now Unesco world heritage
Catacombe Di Domitilla

5 min

We pass by the ancient catacombs of Domitilla
Quartiere Garbatella

15 min

We enter the famous conceptual district of Garbatella, also called 'Garden Village' dating back to the 20 and 30s of the past century.
Fontana della Carlotta

5 min

Strolling through its narrow streets, among period villas and beautiful courtyards, you can admire a small fountain in Piazza Ricoldo da Montecroce, realised in the 1930s by the architect Innocenzo Sabbatini. Called the fountain of Carlotta, it has a large jar - a vase in cement grit, which surmounts a quadrangular pillar in concrete with dog-tooth moulding. In the centre, a pink female face with long hair pours the water into a basin below.

According to legend, the work depicts the "gentle and beautiful" (gentle and beautiful) innkeeper who welcomed travellers in this area, once countryside, giving the characteristic Roman neighbourhood its name.
Quartiere Ostiense

10 min

We make a stop at the amazing pastry Nero Vaniglia in the popular Ostiense district
The Eataly Rome Market

10 min

We stop at the luxury 3 store food market Eataly, all the best products of Italy in one place!