Fabolous Museums

Description

Fabolous Museums

Rome is home to around a dozen truly fabulous museums, each safeguarding extraordinary treasures and often housed in historic, architecturally stunning buildings that are works of art in themselves.

This tour offers the chance to explore up to four museums in a single day, ranging from archaeology to Renaissance masterpieces and modern art. It’s a curated journey through collections only Rome can offer—home to the country’s richest national museums.

Accompanied by our expert guides, you’ll uncover both celebrated works and hidden gems, often far from the crowded routes followed by large tour groups.

This experience is like an island of peace above the busy streets of Rome: wandering from Raphael to Caravaggio, from quiet marble halls to Renaissance gardens, you’ll take the very best of the city with you, leaving the rest behind.

Museums to Choose From

• Capitoline Museums – Ancient artifacts, Renaissance art, Caravaggio, and the Temple of Jupiter. Considered the world’s first public museum.
• Centrale Montemartini – Ancient marble statues displayed inside a decommissioned 1920s power plant. One of Rome’s most unique museum settings.
• Palazzo Massimo – The city’s most complete collection of ancient Roman art, from marbles and bronzes to frescoes.
• Museo delle Terme (Baths of Diocletian) – An awe-inspiring site that reveals the monumental scale and grandeur of ancient Roman baths.
• Villa Giulia (National Etruscan Museum) – A Renaissance villa with dreamlike gardens and fountains, frescoes for a pope, and the city’s finest collection of pre-Roman art: terracotta, gold, and elegant Etruscan masterpieces.
• Palazzo Barberini – Once a private family collection, now a national museum. Highlights include Raphael’s portrait of his lover, Caravaggio’s Judith and Narcissus, and Pietro da Cortona’s dazzling 600 m² Baroque ceiling.
• Museo delle Mura (Museum of the Walls) – Dedicated to the history and defense of Rome’s ancient walls.
• Museo di Arte Antica (Barracco Museum) – A small but remarkable collection of Greek, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian art.
• Museo Napoleonico – Focused on the Napoleonic era and its ties to Rome.

What's included

All our tours focus on art history and archaeology.

Schedule