A Friend In Rome Tours
A Friend In Rome Tours
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"A Friend in Rome" is a new personal way to build up YOUR tour! The itinerary is discussed and created with you, based on a deep knowledge of the city of Rome and an informal friendly attitude to let you feel at ease. The tour is private just for your and your party, at your pace and focused on what you are really interested in seeing and enjoying in town!From now on, you too have a friend in Rome!
Rome, Lazio, Italy
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joanna741
London, UK7 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
We visited Rome this January and went on two tours with a Friend in Rome, one to the Vatican and one to the Colosseum- both were amazing and I would recommend them to anyone wanting to get the most from their holiday. Silvia provides a great deal of help with booking and makes it very simple. On the day, we zoomed past all of the queues and glided straight into the heart of each place. The tours were knowledgeable and fun, and totally tailor made for our group. Our age range was from 9-50, and there wasn’t a single question our guide couldn’t answer, and we moved easily from a full on history of the Roman Empire to where to get the best hot chocolate!
Written January 7, 2020
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Thank you SO much, it was a great pleasure to tour with you and your friends! And thanks for appreciating the help in the phase of booking and getting through the security and gates optimising your time. we wait for you again soon! Silvia
Written January 9, 2020
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Linda D
2 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
We highly recommend Silvia at A Friend in Rome. We took 4 tours in late February 2020 over 3 days, going to sites not as well known as the popular tourist sites that we saw on a previous trip. All tours were excellent, and we learned so much from Silvia that we would never have known trying to explore Rome on on our own. We went to the WWII tour visiting the Liberation museum and then rode by cab to the Fosse Ardeatine Memorial. Silvia had so much information to provide and helped us understand what Rome went through during the war. We also did the Alternative Christian Rome tour which was all within walking distance from our hotel, and then took metro to a pizzeria in Pigneto. Silvia was so informative at the metro train station, which in itself was a tour on it's own. We had no idea all the historical information on the walls at the metro station and that it had a museum on one floor. We took the pizza making class which was a lot of fun. We were there with the owner at his restaurant that is not open during lunch. It was only the two of us and Silvia, and we were able to make our own pizzas and have a nice lunch. After cancelling going to Venice due to the pandemic, we spent another day going by metro to Ancient Ostia which was about a 20 minute ride from Rome. We highly recommend this tour. After spending the entire day before in Naples and Pompeii leaving by train in Rome at 7:30 am and getting back to Rome after 7:30 pm, Ancient Ostia offers the same type of ruins just a short ride from Rome. I would highly recommend this tour, especially with children, since it is easy to reach and not a long day trip. We had never heard of Ancient Ostia before and so glad we were able to go there with Silvia. We can't wait to return to Rome and we will definately be booking other tours with A Friend In Rome when we return.
Written January 3, 2021
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Linda, the 3 days spent with you and your husband just before the pandemic locked us in was a sweet memory during the weeks home! And your words now - while we are in the second wave waiting for vaccinations to make effect - are really warming me up!
It was such a pleasure to arrange these special tours for you: the WW2 itinerary, the pizza class with Marco, the Alternative Christian Rome, ancient Ostia... these are some of my favorite tours and I hope I will be welcoming you again in the future to offer some more unusual ideas, as we collected so many in the last months of inactivity!
So... see you soon! And let me know if you made the pizza in your own oven as planned and how it went!
Silvia
Written January 8, 2021
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fabio f
Rome, Italy7 contributions
Jun 2020
Doing a guided tour in your hometown may seem a bit silly, but since Rome is like a vast open air museum, and we wanted something special to celebrate our first post-covid downtown walk, we decided to book a Grand Tour with A Friend In Rome. Much to our surprise, we didn't know our city well as we thought, and the 2 hour experience was full of gems. All credits go to our brilliant and passionate guide Silvia, who managed to deliver the perfect mix between historical background, nice anecdotes and a few tips on where to have the right drink or buy an original present, just in case. All those places we passed by hundred times will never look the same again, and now that we disclosed the option will definitely do it again. Truly recommended.
Written June 2, 2020
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Thanks a lot, Fabio, for your warm review! It's especially fulfilling to let Romans know and appreciate their city a bit more... and being part of your first walk downtown after 3 months of "abstinence" is a real privilege for me!
Silvia
Written June 3, 2020
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Terry P
Sidney,BC, Canada2 contributions
Jan 2020
With the expertise and knowledge of Sylvia we had an exceptional two day experience touring in Rome. Her set up of the Sistine Chapel was perfect and created a very personal and emotional experience. Would highly recommend A Friend in Rome.
Written February 2, 2020
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Thank you so much, you were such a lovely couple! I'm glad you enjoyed the tour and your overall Rome experience! Silvia
Written February 21, 2020
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trbartel01
Cary, NC20 contributions
Sep 2023 • Family
“A Friend in Rome”, was recommended to me by a co-worker, when it came time to navigate some of the biggest attractions in Rome that should be accomplished with a guide. Finding the right guide is also a challenge as the guides are a professional industry. We could not be more satisfied with our experience. From the start, Silvia, the founder immediately responded to my inquiry email. Throughout the process she communicated every step providing guidance and feedback on how best to decide what to do, make our reservation, pay and find our guide. There were no surprises.
On the day of our tour, our guide Marta, who is newer to the team, was special. Our group of six included a 1 year old. She was very aware of our special needs, communicated how best to tailor our tours and she made the most out of our experience. It was a hot day and she always found shade where we would pull over to hear details about the sites. She also pointed out the best places for any potential water/restroom breaks. From the go, Marta remembered everyone’s name and kept everyone include throughout the tour.
In all AFriendInRome is professional, well worth their very reasonable price and exactly what is needed navigating some of the most unique sites on our planet. Thanks, and we are certainly grateful for our Friend in Rome!!
On the day of our tour, our guide Marta, who is newer to the team, was special. Our group of six included a 1 year old. She was very aware of our special needs, communicated how best to tailor our tours and she made the most out of our experience. It was a hot day and she always found shade where we would pull over to hear details about the sites. She also pointed out the best places for any potential water/restroom breaks. From the go, Marta remembered everyone’s name and kept everyone include throughout the tour.
In all AFriendInRome is professional, well worth their very reasonable price and exactly what is needed navigating some of the most unique sites on our planet. Thanks, and we are certainly grateful for our Friend in Rome!!
Written September 8, 2023
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Thanks for appreciating the support in the planning and the professional attitude of Marta during the tour in a hot day! We wait for you again in Rome! Silvia
Written September 15, 2023
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Chris S
12 contributions
Sep 2021
Look no further! A Friend in Rome is the absolute best way to see Rome. Silvia made our trip unforgettable. Her expert guidance through amazing sites and her detailed descriptions of the historical importance of each made it feel as though we were living through the ultimate storybook. We did a walking tour around the city (seeing too many sites to list), the Colosseum, the Vatican and museum, a local market food tasting, and a wine tasting tour just outside the city. Each excursion built upon the other and was done with the excitement as though your best friend was showing off their city. Silvia, thanks for making our trip absolutely incredible!
Written September 8, 2021
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Thank you so much for these kind words and for being extraordinary guests!
I had a great time with you too and having the privilege to introduce you to Rome for the first time always entices our enthusiasm. I hope to meet you again sooner or later!
Silvia
Written September 11, 2021
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Passenger260663
2 contributions
Sep 2020 • Family
We (family of 5, including a 4 year old) had two really great tours with Silvia. The first was of the Colosseum and Palatine Hill. She is very knowledgeable and made it really interesting for the kids. The second tour was of St Peters Basilica and then to the Testaccio Market. Again, she gave a great overview of the basilica and pointed out all of the most important sections. Testaccio Market is not large but she steered us to the best food stalls and made great suggestions for what proved to be a very nice lunch. We would definitely contact her again for future trips to Rome!
Written October 5, 2020
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Thanks so much for your kind words, we wait for you again soon, as we are curious to see how beautifully your children will grow up, they are fantastic kids!
Silvia
Written October 7, 2020
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Josephine
3 contributions
Oct 2022
What a great experience! Silvia brought us on a tour of The Palatine Hill and then through the Forum last Friday. She brought Ancient Rome alive for us and pitched her tour exactly right - a perfect mix of information and insight. Every one in our small Group of four felt enriched by the visit and would highly recommend Silvia and her company.
Written October 11, 2022
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Thank you! Your interest and enthusiasm helped a lot to go through the whole archeological area with extreme pleasure! See you next time! Silvia
Written October 17, 2022
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Erin
Fort Collins, CO8 contributions
Mar 2022
Silvia is very attentive and responded almost instantly to questions. Nicole was a fabulous guide. If budget allows A Friend in Rome is totally worth it. The Vatican museums are overwhelming, so it was useful to have someone guiding us physically as well as verbally. Nicole was certainly well informed.
Written March 18, 2022
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Thank you for appreciating the responsiveness, we do the best we can! And I agree with you: Nicole is fabulous and a precious companion in such a huge crowded and confusing place like the Vatican Museums.
Silvia
Written March 31, 2022
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twokidstwodogs
East Coast284 contributions
Jun 2022
We booked two tours with A Friend in Rome and could not have been happier with the whole experience. The first was a three hour walking tour with Tiziana, and the second was a full-day ancient Rome tour with Silvia, who owns the company. Everything was extremely professional and well-organized. Silvia was great with email communication and made everything very easy, including buying tickets for sites like the Colosseum and San Clemente. Both Tiziana and Silvia were personable and highly knowledgeable about history, art, architecture, and culture. They designed tours that suited our interests and were happy to make adjustments on the spot as needed. The weather was very hot, but the time flew by. Silvia and Tiziana kept their energy up the entire time. (How, I don't know!) And our teenagers were just as happy with the tours as their middle-aged parents.
Private tours may seem expensive compared with group tours, but A Friend in Rome is worth every Euro. We saw all kinds of things that we would never have found on our own, and learned more than I would have imagined. I will be definitely be signing up for another tour on our next trip to Rome. Thank you, Silvia and Tiziana!
Private tours may seem expensive compared with group tours, but A Friend in Rome is worth every Euro. We saw all kinds of things that we would never have found on our own, and learned more than I would have imagined. I will be definitely be signing up for another tour on our next trip to Rome. Thank you, Silvia and Tiziana!
Written July 10, 2022
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Thanks you so much for appreciating our tours! It is really rewarding to get a feedback like yours.
We do our best to keep the obstacle at minimum impact, including the heat and the bureaucracy behind every ticket purchase.
And thanks for appreciating the personalised approach, it is really our priority all the time and your family was so curious and interested that made our job very peasant !
See you ext time!
Silvia
Written July 11, 2022
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Flying into Rome November 2nd in the morning. Is there tours of the Vatican available that day?
Written May 29, 2019
Hi! We offer private tours so we can schedule it on every opening day of the Vatican but Nov 2nd is one of the "black dates" of the year as Nov 1st and November 3rd the museum will be closed for All Saints and Sunday closing day. If you are in Rome on nov 4th or 5th is much better. You can contact us through email
Ciao, Silvia
Written May 29, 2019
Wanting to see a few highlights on our quick day in Rome (Vatican, St. Peters Basilica, Sistine Chapel, Trevi Fountain and the Colosseum) what does something like this cost for 2 adults? I know their tours are customized, but I can’t seem to find a tour that can get us to all of these places in one tour.
Written January 23, 2019
Sorry I just noticed this question and am not sure if we had a mail correspondence already from the nickname. For such a plan we need approx 6 hrs and the cost is 330 euros for the guide fee + admissions and a taxi ride to maximise your time. Hope this helps! Silvia
Written February 15, 2019
Hi, we are travelling with two teenage boys to Rome next week and by the reviews I have read, Sylvia or Francesca seem to be the ideal people to be our guide. Please advise how much they would charge say for the 3 hour colosseum and the 4 hour Vatican tours
Written October 10, 2015
Ciao Sheila,
we will do our best to assign the tours to Silvia or Francesca or some other guides of our team who is keen with teenagers. The tours cost respectively 150 and 200 euros plus admissions. Please send us an email with exact dates to our mail address.
Ciao!
Silvia
Written October 10, 2015
zax j
Poland
if you some one looking for a guide or looking for some one to help there is a nice friend main who help us a lot kindly contact with him
but he leaving very for from rome he will stay with you has name is ali he spend one weak with us he is very honest person and respectable and educated... if some one want to contact him has email address is
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Written October 7, 2015
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