Italy · Architecture

4-Hour Rome Architectural Walking Tour with Caravaggio Masterpieces

4 Hours Round trip from Rome Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Visit Santa Maria del Popolo, Ara Pacis, and the Mausoleum Augusti
02 Explore Sant' Agostino Church and San Luigi dei Francesi Church
03 Admire six of Caravaggio's most famous masterpieces in the Eternal City
04 Walk through the narrow meandering alleys and small piazzas of Via del Corso
05 See Piazza Navona, the historic square linked to ancient Roman games

Visit the architectural highlights of Rome on this 4-hour tour, including Santa Maria del Popolo, Ara Pacis, the Mausoleum Augusti, Sant' Agostino Church, and San Luigi dei Francesi Church. Discover the life of Michelangelo Merisi, better known as Caravaggio, renowned in his time for the innovative and shocking realism of his paintings. Considered a rebel against convention in both his art and his behaviour, he left some of his most famous masterpieces in the Eternal City, which you will admire on this walk.

On this walking tour, you will have the chance to admire six of the most famous masterpieces painted by Caravaggio in the Eternal City.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Languages English, Italian

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Rome Architecture and Caravaggio Walking Tour

Start the tour by visiting Santa Maria del Popolo, an Augustinian church.
Visit the narrow meandering alleys and small piazzas of Via del Corso.
Proceed to visit Ara Pacis and the Mausoleum Augusti, dedicated to Pax, the Roman Goddess of Peace.
Discover Sant' Agostino Church, one of the first Roman churches built during the Renaissance.
Head to San Luigi dei Francesi Church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, St. Denis the Areopagite, and St. Louis IX, King of France.
Continue to see Navona Square, also known as Piazza Navona. In the 1st century AD, this area used to be the platform to watch the agones (games).
On this walking tour, you will have the chance to admire six of the most famous masterpieces painted by Caravaggio in the Eternal City.