Vintage Vespa Private Tour on The Streets of Rome

In : Tours & Trips Guides: Rome Sightseeing Tours

Enjoy the extraordinary ride through the streets of Rome, and visit the city landmarks with style – on a vintage legendary scooter Vespa.

Vespa has been created in the manufacture of Enrico Piaggio, who during the World War II have seen the scooters used by US military in Dolomites.
In 1946 the first model came from the line nicknamed ‘Vespa’ ( the wasp ) later the official name of the scooter, which soon became so popular, that the yearly production in 1950′s exceeded 100 000. But the whole world have seen and fall in love with Vespa after the movie ‘Roman Holiday’ with Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn riding the streets of the ‘Eternal city’.
After over 50 years still a scooter is probably the best way to move between overcrowded streets of the city. You can escape to narrow tiny corners, to see more than usually, and the blowing wind during the hot summer days is priceless.
The tour starts from Piazza Della Repubblica (Via Piave 25), to end at the same square. Hotel pick-up possible if the hotel is situated in the city center.
During the tour you will see :
• Via Nazionale
• Salita Del Grillo
• Via Dei Fori Imperiali
• Piazza Navona /Campo Dei Fiori ( stop for a snack in the Piazza Campo dei Fiori )
• Circus Maximus
• Aventino: ( stop on one of the legendary seven hills of Rome. Nearby is the famous Giardino degli Aranci )
• Colosseum/Arch of Constantine ( a photo stop near the most popular landmarks )
• Jewish Ghetto
• Corso Vittorio Emanuele II
• St. Peter’s Square
• Gianicolo
• Via Garibaldi
• Trastevere
• Bocca Della Verita: (stop to check the amount of truth in your partner words )
• Piazza Venezia
• Via Del Quirinale