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31/08/2026

🔺 Rome’s Pyramid of Cestius is back! FREE to visit this Sept & Oct. Inside, you’ll find a 2,000-year-old burial chamber with restored frescoes, now glowing under a brand-new lighting setup. Evening tours every Friday. Don’t sleep on this one 😁

28/08/2026

Have you ever heard a guide complain about how exhausting it was to study for the exam? 😂
Becoming a licensed guide in Italy is more challenging than you might imagine and the amount of knowledge they need to master is no joke.
So we thought we’d give you a little glimpse into how long it took our guides to get where they are today 🇻🇦

27/08/2026

We’re introducing our cute, minimalist idea of digital postcards! ✨🥰

Choose any picture you’d like, a favorite memory, your group photo, or anything special to you, customize your message, and we’ll deliver your postcard straight to your inbox for free💌

If you’d like one, feel free to DM us with the details. We can’t wait to spread more little virtual postcards your way! 🫶

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26/08/2026

How to spend an evening in Rome? 😊 Here is a way!

📍 Campo de' Fiori — aperitivo
📍 Piazza Navona — fountains lit up, street music
📍 Via dei Coronari — quiet, pretty, good for photos
📍 Trastevere — dinner, book ahead if you can
📍 Gelato — non-negotiable (steer clear of neon colors)

That's it. That's the night. Full write-up here 👇

Rome is spectacular during the day, but there’s something truly special about the summer evenings. Once the heat fades, the city begins to breathe again. The light softens, locals head out, and the pace slows down. It’s when Rome feels most alive — and most romantic.

24/08/2026

VATICAN FACTS YOU WILL ONLY LEARN WITH OUR GUIDE 😄

1️⃣ The Vatican covers just 0.44 km², small enough to walk its entire border in about 25 minutes, yet it holds centuries of secrets most visitors walk right past.

2️⃣ The Apostolic Archives stretch over 85 km of shelving, longer than the island of Manhattan, and most of it has never been seen by the public.

3️⃣ The Sistine Chapel ceiling holds over 300 individual figures, painted almost entirely by one man lying on his back for 4 years straight.

4️⃣ The Swiss Guard has only about 135 members today, one of the smallest armies on Earth, still guarding the pope exactly as they have since 1506.

5️⃣ The Vatican mints its own euro coins in such tiny numbers that some are worth over 100x face value to collectors.

Save this. You’ll want to brag about it!

21/08/2026

Today is the International Day for Cultural Heritage and has some incredible stories to tell beneath the surface🇮🇹

⚓ Ancient Roman ships still rest on the seabed, carrying traces of the empire’s trade and daily life.

🏛️ Entire ancient settlements have been submerged over time, including parts of the Roman coastal city of Baia, near where villas, mosaics and statues can still be found underwater.

🌋 And one of the most fascinating facts? Volcanic activity and rising sea levels have reshaped parts of Italy’s coastline, leaving archaeological treasures beneath the waves.

Are you brave enough to dive in and see these masterpieces for yourself? 😄

20/08/2026

Just a random alley in 🥰leading to the second-tallest dome in the city - Sant’Andrea della Valle!

Happy midweek!

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19/08/2026

We're proud to be Rome's #1 ranked Vatican tour 🇻🇦 In our latest blog post, we share what that actually means for you as a guest — skip-the-line access, small groups, expert guides, and a few new surprises (hint: new take-home flyers and a freshly renovated welcome office!).

Read it here 🖇

Every year, millions of visitors line up outside the Vatican Museums hoping to see the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, and centuries of art housed within Vatican City. And every year, we help more of them skip the wait, understand what they're looking at, and actually enjoy the experience — ...

18/08/2026

🐉 Why would a pope put a dragon on the Vatican ceiling?
You're looking at the Gallery of Maps, painted in the 1580s for Pope Gregory XIII.

Right at the center of all that gold, angels, and saints sits a dragon. Not a lion, not a dove, not a cross. A dragon.

It's actually the personal family crest of the Boncompagni family, and Gregory XIII brought it with him when he became pope. So popping up in one of the most sacred buildings in the world, surrounded by angels and saints, is this creature usually linked to danger, chaos, even evil.

Popes have always used their family symbols to mark the art and buildings they commissioned, but a dragon still feels like an unusual choice for the Vatican's ceilings. Don't you think so? Let us know in the comments 😊