We arrived in Rome on the Tuesday morning, having driven down from the UK and thought we would see if there was a chance we could get into the Vatican. We were approached whilst standing in the line and although it seems quite a lot of money to take a guided tour, this one was well worth it. The young... More

This was a second tour with Ilaria Marsili on the same trip. She skillfully took my husband and I through the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, and the Basilica. My husband and I love museums! Ilaria knew we could spend days in a museum but only had this one day for these three sites. Given her extensive knowledge, coupled with our... More

If you go to the Vatican, you must have a tour guide! And the best tour guide is Rich Brunn of Rome-day-tours.com! My daughters (10 and 12 years) and I toured for 2 days with Rich, the first day was Ancient Rome, the 2nd was the Vatican. Both fantastic tours. My girls were so engaged and Rich was able to... More

Our guide, Francesca, made our time in Rome truly memorable. Not only is she a subject matter expert on the history of Rome, she is also an extremely engaging and personable story teller. She didn't make us feel like we were getting a history lesson, rather that we were listening to a story unfold. She had all of our group,... More

We hired Ilaria Marsili as a guide for our family (2 parents, 3 children (ages 11,13,15)) for a half day tour of the Vatican in Rome. She was excellent. Her planning and communication before our travels from the US was responsive and complete. She arranged a timeslot that worked within our travel schedule, and provided a plan for meeting at... More

What a wonderful afternoon spent with Ilaria Marsili among the ancient ruins in Rome! Despite the sweltering heat that day, her tour really made the ruins so enticing for our family and her historical knowledge was impressive. She has an incredible sense of warmth about her and a sharp sense of humor. It was a highlight of our stay in... More

First, let me say that I am so GRATEFUL to all of the great advice and ideas that I received from this site. As a result of the suggestions, we planned the following itinerary which worked very well for our family of 4 (12 year old and 10 year old). ACCOMMODATIONS: We rented a lovely roof-top apartment - 2 beds/1... More

Going with them and taking the advice to pre-book tickets to jump the line (which they did for us) made the trip into Rome easy and stress free. The guide was fantastic, knew his stuff and was happy to explain all about the sites , even the ones we weren't going to visit. Just what we needed, and no stress... More

We visited the Vatican on June 30,2011. We had the online passes that helped us skip the line, but were approached by what a life guided tours. For our family of four including headset deposit, we paid 115 Euros. Because we were here in high season, this skip the line tour still had a wait of about half an hour... More