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Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of the Pantheon, where Roman ingenuity, stunning symbolism, and captivating light effects converge. Join me for an exclusive exploration of this architectural masterpiece.

Destination

Rome, Italy

Category

City Highlight Tours

Duration

1 hour

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Italiano

Included

• Entrance tickets
• Private guide

What you can expect

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with Pietro Paolo.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at Rome - Rome to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. Pantheon

   We will meet at the Pantheon and start our adventure!

4. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

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Flexible cancellation policy

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  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

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Reviews from guests

Jo🇬🇧 United Kingdom

3 April 2025

We really enjoyed a fun, informative and engaging tour of the Pantheon with Pietro Paolo! Fab tour!

Simone🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

4 August 2024

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Kirsten

2 June 2025

Paolo organised a phenomenal tour of the Forum and the Colosseum for one adult, a history-buff 12 year old, and a superhero-fan 9 year old. He managed to keep us all entranced for 3 hours, in high heat and big crowds. Paolo had put a great deal of thought into how to run the tour, and adapted along the way as the kids asked him for story after story of Rome. He was personable and patient, and very understanding about the kids need for toilet stops and shade. I would recommend Paolo's tours without reservation. He could answer every question we had about Roman history and made the experience really fun as well as educational. Incredible tour - couldn't be happier

Carolyn🇺🇸 United States

1 June 2025

This was our second tour using WithLocals and we had another wonderful experience. Our guide was Pietro Paolo and his tour was fantastic. Pietro has extensive knowledge of the history of the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Italy and kept us engaged throughout the entire tour . I highly recommend Pietro - you won’t be disappointed. Colosseum and Roman Forum Tour

Bernadette🇩🇪 Germany

27 May 2025

Pietro Paolo hat für uns das Leben auf dem Forum und dem Palatin wieder auferstehen lassen. Er ist begeistert von der Geschichte und kann begeistern. Die Bilder auf seinem Tablet haben unserer Phantasie prima nachgeholfen. War toll!Großartige und spannende Zeitreise

Kelly🇬🇧 United Kingdom

20 May 2025

We (my partner and I) had the most incredible private and personalised version of this tour with Paolo. Not only did he spend longer than originally planned to ensure we saw everything and answered our many questions, but Paolo was a true font of all knowledge. He brought the history of Rome to life, and we could not recommend him more. A tour-de-force of Ancient Roman history

Tracy

20 May 2025

Paolo was an awesome tour guide. My family of 4 learned so much new information. Both my husband and I had already been to the colosseum several years ago and I was amazed at how much new knowledge I left with. I would highly recommend Paolo as your guide in Rome. He does not rush your experience!:) Thank you Paolo!Amazing morning!

Paul🇺🇸 United States

18 May 2025

we met Pietro exactly where and when he said he would be. The tour gave us access to parts of the colosseum that we would not have been able to view and also allowed us easy entry and to skip the long lines. Of particular interest was the training of the gladiators and the lives that they lived, albeit short for many. Very knowledgeable, prompt and polite.

BRUCE

17 May 2025

The tour was outstanding. Great Tour

Ian, Sue and Neil🇬🇧 United Kingdom

15 May 2025

Nothing was too much trouble. We learned so much and he brought everything to life. Outstanding. Paulo absolutely brilliant.

Tom

11 May 2025

Pietro provided an excellent tour of the Forum and Coliseum in Rome this past week. Pietro communicated well before and during the tour. Our heads are still spinning with all the historical facts and details Pietro shared with us. Pietro offered to go over the time allotted if we were interested, of course we agreed and the history was incredible. We highly recommend you chose Pietro for a tour while you are visiting Rome!!Wonderful tour of the Forum and Coliseum

Anne🇺🇸 United States

11 May 2025

Our guide was fantastic, both in providing interesting information and making the your confortable for my 91-year-old mother. Would highly recommend.Great!

Benjamin🇺🇸 United States

27 April 2025

Paolo has an amazing knowledge of Roman history and a wonderful personality to lead tours. He was very friendly and conscientious of our speed (we were a bit slow with jet lag) and always made sure that we were going at a comfortable pace. His knowledge of Ancient Rome (and also more modern history) was fantastic - he answered every question we had, and posited some of his own theories and local customs. It brought Rome alive for us. I really cannot recommend him highly enough. Exceeded all expectations

Mirjam

27 April 2025

Paolo weet enorm veel, kan het op een leuke manier vertellen (en het scherm voegt ook veel toe). Hij houdt goed rekening met onze kinderen en dat is ook erg fijn. Absolute aanrader! Ps: en hij heeft ook nog een tip voor superlekker Italiaans ijs ;)Aanrader!

Matthew🇺🇸 United States

26 April 2025

My family and I had an awesome tour with Pierre. He was very engaging and knowledgeable about the ancient Roman’s. He engaged with my kids and got them involved in the tour.Awesome tour of colleseum

Gayle

26 April 2025

Paolo was very knowledgeable regarding the Colosseum. We had booked an 1-1/2 hour tour and Paolo spent 2-1/2 hours with the three of us. He very handsome and funny. I would highly recommend this tour or any of the other many tours that Paolo can offer to you. GayleGreatest guide ever.

Katie🇺🇸 United States

26 April 2025

Paulo was an excellent tour guide. He is very knowledgeable about Rome’s history. He used a tablet to assist with showing us depictions of Ancient Rome, which helped with our understanding of the history. He added lots of fun facts and kept us all thoroughly engaged. I would highly recommend Paulo.Colleseum, Forum, Palentine Hill tour

Mark🇺🇸 United States

20 April 2025

Pietro is an exceptional tour guide who combines deep knowledge with a warm and engaging personality. He's friendly, humorous, and fantastic with kids, ensuring that everyone feels welcome and involved. Our tour of Ancient Rome was truly unforgettable, thanks to the fascinating insights and historical context Pietro provided. We wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone eager to dive into the rich history of Ancient Rome.Great Tour Experience

Kimberly🇺🇸 United States

11 April 2025

We had a wonderful tour with Pietro! He was very knowledgeable of the old and the new. Very accommodating of my 7 year old answering all his questions and keeping the context interesting. Highly recommend Pietro! Wonderful tour guide!

Anshuman🇺🇸 United States

29 March 2025

My family (wife, 5 year old daughter, cousin, mom, and dad) all thoroughly enjoyed our guided tour with Pietro. Pietro made the site come to life and helped us understand the amazing history on display. He was highly accommodating of my family's needs, in terms of timing, location, and content. I would strongly recommend him to anyone looking to make the most of their time in Rome.Great tour of Roman Forum & Palatine Hill!

Carrie🇺🇸 United States

27 March 2025

I highly recommend Pietro. He took myself, my husband and my teenage daughter on a fabulous tour of the Colosseum and Roman Forum. He was engaging, knowledgeable and fun to hang out with for the 2 1/2 hours. He adapted to our needs and really knew his stuff. It was a great morning! Great morning with Pietro!

Andree🇨🇦 Canada

21 March 2025

Rome is a beautiful and culturally rich city, and to discover it with a knowledgeable guide such as Pietro Paolo makes it a memorable experience. He is a passionate historian/storyteller and brought Rome to life for us! He was very patient with our questions and answered with great detail and also with wit and a great sense of humor. He was very generous with his time and knew where to guide us through the crowds, making it feel not as busy. We have learned so much about the history , the magnitude of the architecture, and the way of life of the ancient Romans. A tour with him is definitely a tour not to miss!Amazing tour!

Phillip🇬🇧 United Kingdom

20 March 2025

What an amazing place the colosseum and Roman Forum is! We had such a great day here and the tour was a highlight of our trip to Rome. Pietro Paulo was great, he brought the history and magic of Rome to life for the adults and the kids with great stories & facts. We would highly recommend a tour with Pietro Paulo Absolutely superb. History brought to life

Eleanor🇺🇸 United States

8 March 2025

We had a great time touring the Colosseum and the Forum with Paulo! He was very knowledgeable and thorough. The pace was excellent, and we all came away feeling like we learned a lot about the history of Rome. He was great with adults and kids. Would absolutely recommend him and use him again! Thank you, Paulo!Incredible tour with Paulo!

Karen

22 February 2025

Pietro was very knowledgeable about the Forum and Roman history and was full of fascinating stories that made the Forum visit both entertaining and interesting. Informative and fun

Andrea🇬🇧 United Kingdom

20 February 2025

The tour with Pietro Paolo was fantastic. My son is seven and has a passion for the Roman Empire. Pietro Paolo made it all come to live on our tour through the Colosseum and the Foro Romano. He made the history of these places very interesting and had a lot of funny and astonishing facts as well as pictures that showed what it was like at the time. I can recommend this tour 100 %. Excellent Tour - The highlight of our trip

Lorna

18 February 2025

Paulo was a fantastic guide and I couldn't recommend him too highly. From the point of booking, his communication was excellent, clear and very helpful indeed. We booked Paulo for a tour of the Colosseum, wanting to gain a better historical understanding than we might have done from the audio guide or the boards around the site. And we had a much, much better experience than we could possibly have hoped for - Paulo really is a passionate historian and incredibly knowledgeable about all of Rome. We had already covered so much of the history even before we walked through the archway and onto the Arena floor and Paulo made it completely come to life for us as we entered the Arena. He answered our questions brilliantly - the history, the architecture, the nature of the games, the animals, the gladiators, the emperors and the citizens and so much more AND his many pictures and historic images helped to further illuminate and enhance the experience. I think our tour over-ran a bit as Paulo was happy to answer all of our questions in great detail and with true depth of knowledge, being very generous with his time and knowledge and very patient with all our questions. If you are looking for a guide who will bring historic Rome to life, is a font of fascinating information, as well as being charming and helpful - pick Paulo for your tour!.Fantastic guide, highly recommended

Janine

16 January 2025

Paolo was a knowledgeable, enthusiastic and funny guide. We loved every minute of our tour. Paulo was informative and relatable to 4 teenagers. We would highly recommend Paolo. Amazing personal tour

zchian🇸🇬 Singapore

2 January 2025

We had a great time with Paolo. He brought Rome alive with all the interesting stories about the place. Good recommendation for other places to go too!Insightful Tour

Brigitte

1 January 2025

We enjoyed a most delightful afternoon in the coliseum and forum romanum with Paolo. He tailored the tour for our family‘s interests and needs! Perfect! We highly recommend him. Kind, engaging and incredibly knowledgeable he shared his passion for the city and its rich history! Just lovely! Thank you Paolo! Rom coliseum experience at its best

Candice

28 December 2024

This was a highlight of our time in Rome. Pietro was so knowledgeable and made the tour fascinating for both adults and our teenage boys. We did the arena and underground with Pietro, he made the history fun and relatable for our kids. Highly recommend ta tour with Pietro!Fantastic tour, kept the kids engaged

Jakob

8 December 2024

Super knowledgeable and fun guy. Definitely worth it.Great tour

Veran🇿🇦 South Africa

4 December 2024

Our experience with Pietro Palo made our trip to Rome come alive. He is extremely knowledgeable about Roman history and we were fascinated by the many stories and accounts he shared. He assisted us in visualising the colesseum, palantine hill and the forum back in the day. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with him!Colesseum , Palantine Hill and the Forum

Cade🇺🇸 United States

13 November 2024

Paolo did an amazing job guiding us through the Colosseum. He was very knowledgeable, and had answers to all of our questions. I couldn’t recommend this tour enough; we all loved it.Amazing tour

Scot🇺🇸 United States

12 November 2024

Pietro Paolo provided such wonderful insight, history and stories. He was very accommodating to our schedule and all the questions we had. Highly recommend. Amazing guide!

Anthony🇺🇸 United States

7 November 2024

We greatly enjoyed our morning tour of the Colosseum and Roman Forum with Paolo. He clearly communicated our meeting spot, was punctual and very patient with our family throughout the tour. He helped a couple family members avoid stairs and escorted them accordingly. Most of all he took his time, allowed us to stop and take as many photos as we wanted, and answered all our questions. Excellent Colosseum and Forum tour

Melissa🇺🇸 United States

6 November 2024

It was a great tour and our guide was very understanding and accommodating to the physical restrictions one person in our party had. Thank you !The best!

leonie🇳🇱 Netherlands

3 November 2024

Pietro was friendly, though he looked tired. His English was monotonous, so it was a bit hard to follow. Friendly

Sergio

26 October 2024

Pietro Paolo was excellent, what a memorable time. Highly recommended. I would schedule any one of his tours again. Excellent Experience

Karen🇺🇸 United States

23 October 2024

I had such a good time with Pietro! He was full of information and took the time to explain some very interesting details that you definitely would not get listening to an audio guide! You may think spending the extra money on a private tour guide is extravagant, but I promise you, Pietro was worth every euro! Prior to even meeting him, he communicated regularly through the app and I never had any questions of what I needed to do next. He was fun and (I know this is his job, but) he really knew his history!Just not enough time with Pietro!

Briana🇺🇸 United States

19 October 2024

Pietro was amazing! He gave us an incredible private tour of the Colosseum and Underground, Palantine Hill, and Roman Forum. Pietro is an amazing storyteller and painted detailed pictures of historic events and places throughout the tour. Pietro also helped us take photos throughout the tour and answering questions. Highly recommend!

Tina🇬🇧 United Kingdom

17 October 2024

Pietro's in-depth and informed narrative, great humour and passion for Rome brought the Forum and Palatine Hill to life! Not only hugely knowledgeable but with a great sense of humour and tremendous wit, he kept us spellbound for 2 1/2 hours while he took us on a journey through the history of this famous and much loved Roman Antiquity. He is to be thoroughly recommended. Thanks Pietro!Pietro - Rome Guide par excellence!

lisa🇺🇸 United States

17 October 2024

Great communication on meeting prior to your. Pietro had engaging stories and great visuals to assist in understanding the history. Excellent guide

Diane

17 October 2024

Pietro is an amazing guide. The tour was phenomenal. We learned and experienced so much. We talked about the tour for hours afterwards because we had such a great experience. Pietro really brought the past to life. A must do!Amazing tour

Betsy🇺🇸 United States

5 October 2024

An in-depth, crowd managed and fun/ informative tour of the Forum and Coliseum. I wouldn’t hesitate to book a tour with Pietro Paolo again and, in fact, we did. We toured the Pantheon with him. He has the right balance of historical knowledge, story telling and humor to bring these important ruins/buildings to life. Wirth every penny!

Jennifer🇺🇸 United States

4 October 2024

Pietro was very understanding , insisted that we do the tour cause we wanted to cancel, and gave us our money s worthWhy not???

Rebecca 🇦🇺 Australia

30 September 2024

What an amazing afternoon with Pietro Paolo. We have done the Colosseum and Forum before but learned so much more with you. And the Palatine Hill was incredible - an amazing trip back through time to the days of the ancient Romans, their luxuries and pleasures, their political intrigues, their wars and enmities. Bravo Paolo!! Life as an ancient Roman with Pietro Paolo

Belinda🇺🇸 United States

29 September 2024

My husband and I had an amazing 3 hour tour of the Colosseum & Surroundings with Pietro. We learned so much more about the history of the area than we would have ever learned otherwise, and Pietro was able to answer all of our questions. It was a crowded Saturday, but Pietro knew exactly where to go to make it not feel so busy. Definitely worth it! Amazing tour with Pietro

Georgia🇺🇸 United States

28 September 2024

This was our second experience with Pietro Paolo. In addition to our coliseum tour in the AM, we joined him for a golf cart tour of Rome in the afternoon. What fun we had! Loved seeing some off the nested path areas and the beauty of Rome through his eyes. The golf cart was the perfect way to see the city. Don’t hesitate to share your day with Pietro Paolo. You’ll enjoy every minute of it. Rome done right with Pietro Paolo

Georgia🇺🇸 United States

28 September 2024

Outstanding few hours spent with this lovely, knowledgeable and relaxed guide. I’ve been to Rome several times and never had such a great time with a guide. Pietro Paolo is fantastic! My husband and I were entertained the entire experience. When touring a new place we like a guide who not only knows the history but shares it along with stories you wouldn’t ordinarily know - which Pietro paolo most certainly did. He was so easy to spend several hours with. Not only would we highly recommend him, he’s someone you’d enjoy grabbing drinks and dinner with - one of the highest compliments for a guide- in our opinion, Book with Pietro Paulo and learn, relax and enjoy your time in Rome. Exceptional time with Pietro Paolo