Photos: Livioandronico2013, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Timothy A. Gonsalves, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Livioandronico2013, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Timothy A. Gonsalves, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Planning your day at the Forum and Colosseum, a call
Your local guide
Riccardo Fontana
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Highlights
- A plan built around your own priorities
- Timing advice from years of guiding the site
- A personalised route sent after the call
- Planning rather than a generic itinerary
- Making the most of limited time
About this tour
This call plans a day at the Colosseum, Forum and Palatine Hill around what actually matters to you rather than a fixed route. We talk through your priorities and the time you have, and I check which parts of the site are worth focusing on. It works as planning rather than a live walk through the ruins themselves.
We talk over Google Meet while I answer questions on timing, tickets and route, drawing on years of guiding the same site. Afterwards I send a short, personalised plan for your visit.
This suits anyone who wants to make the most of limited time at a very large site. It also works well booked ahead of one of my live sessions there.
Included
- A 30-minute call with a local guide
- Honest tips on where to eat, stay and what to skip
- A short follow-up note with every place mentioned
Not included
- Bookings made on your behalf
- Phone or data charges from your provider
Itinerary
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Hello, and what you want to know 5 min
The guide calls you and asks what you are after: planning Rome, recommendations, or just questions.
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Priorities and a plan 17 min
We talk through what matters most to you between the Colosseum, Forum and Palatine Hill, and I send a short route and timing plan afterwards built around your answers.
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Your questions 5 min
Ask anything that is still on your mind, there is no fixed script.
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A written note after the call 3 min
You get a short follow-up message with everything mentioned, so you do not have to remember it all.
Good to know
- A stable phone or internet connection, whichever the guide uses to reach you.
- No app to install. You answer when the guide calls, or join a video call if you would rather.
- Times are shown in Rome time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The call is not recorded. Keep your own note of anything you want to remember, or wait for the follow-up message.
- Have your questions ready, though there is time to think of more as you go.
Questions about this tour
What will the call cover?
The guide talks you through Rome: where to go, what to eat, and answers to whatever you ask.
What happens if the call drops?
The guide will try you again straight away.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- Your guide calls the number you give at booking.
- We talk on Google Meet and I send the link with your booking.
Times shown in Rome time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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