OLD TOWN AND HISTORIC CENTRE WALKS IN ITALY
The 15 best old town and historic centre walks in Italy you can book today, with what each one costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason, so start there.
Rome in a Day review covering the Vatican, Colosseum, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, walking demands, cost, guides, and practical tips.
“Our guide was very knowledgeable and did a great job getting us through a very full itinerary despite heavy crowds.”
Taste pizza, pasta, supplì, gelato, and more while exploring Piazza Navona, the Jewish Ghetto, and ancient Rome.
“Manuel was an excellent guided! We had agreat experience and he shared a great deal about the culture tat you can’t Google. Definitely recommend!”
Explore Genoa’s caruggi, Rolli palaces, cathedral, and museums on a bilingual two-hour walking tour for $16.
“Our small group of six were answered on many aspects of interest in Genoa. Good timing, and perfect translation. Helped us understand the city and discover things to enjoy later.”
Explore Matera’s Sassi with a local guide, entering Santa Maria de Idris and a cave home on this practical two-hour walk.
“MUST DO when you are in Matera!! The history of the Sassy in so amazing and the guide point out so many things you would miss.”
Palermo’s historic center by tourist train, with 24-hour hop-on access, multilingual audio, and stops at its top monuments.
“la guida disponibile per ogni richiesta e informazione. potete utilizzare il trenino più volte lo stesso giorno”
See Rome’s Colosseum, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Trevi Fountain and more in one fast-paced, guide-led day.
“WOW WOW WOW. We had a great day with an excellent guide Marco who made the experience even better due to his personal knowledge and great sense of humour. Definitely recommend.”
Explore Naples on a 2.5-hour guided walk from the Duomo to Sansevero Chapel, with Cristo Velato, Spaccanapoli, and old-town stories.
“Our guide was so engaging and asked what we were interested in seeing in the area of tour.”
Explore Palermo’s historic center with a private guide, from Capo Market and the Palatine Chapel to Santa Caterina and Quattro Canti.
“Lovely afternoon with city tour that will stay with us as a beautiful memory of our vacation in Palermo. All kudos to Mauro, our tour guide, who put a life and stories into all awesome sites we visit. Warmly recommended.”
Taste Rome through pizza, pasta, supplì, gelato, and more while walking from Piazza Navona through the Jewish Ghetto to Largo Argentina.
“Rocio could not have been a better guide. With excellent English sense of humour and wonderful knowledge it was a pleasure to spend the time with her and a bonus to be the only one on the tour.”
Taste Bologna’s crescentine, tigelle, tortellini, and gelato while exploring the historic center with an engaging local guide.
“What an incredible tour!! Filippo was an absolutely terrific guide and he shared so many interesting historical facts along with guiding us through Bologna’s culinary specialities. All of the food was delicious and there was so much of it! We couldn’t possibly eat it all. We highly recommend this tour and Filippo as your guide!!!”
Explore Alghero’s old walls, towers, churches, and Catalan character on a friendly 1.5-hour walking tour with a local guide.
“This was a beautiful tour. The guide really captured the beautiful and interesting sights of Alghero. Later we went back and spent more time just taking it all in as there are many things you do not see on your own.”
Taste six Garda wines, local olive oil, cheese, and salami in Lazise’s historic ZF4 cellar with a small multilingual group.
Review of Naples’ historic center walk and Veiled Christ entry, with guide Angela, hidden corners, costs, tips, and practical details.
“Angela was a terrific guide! Very knowledgeable of the history of the city and its sites. We really loved the little offbeat spots. We would recommend this tour highly.”
Cycle Palermo’s historic center, markets, monuments, harbor, and street food with a local guide on this three-hour small-group tour.
“Great tour of historic Palermo. Catarina was very friendly, knowledgeable and fun leading our tour and taking us to taste some flavorful street food in Sicily.”
Cycle Palermo’s historic center, see major sights, hear local stories, and sample Sicilian street food on this lively three-hour tour.
“What a great tour this was! The bikes were an excellent way of seeing this lovely Old Town and our tour guide Fabio was knowledgeable & enthusiastic. We were an unusually large group & he got us round the town safely even though it may have been a challenge at times! We stopped off at a family run restaurant where we were made very welcome, to sample some delicious local street food. A real treat!”
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