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Skip the Line: National Roman Museum and Diocletian Thermal Baths Walking Tour

Rome, Italy
Skip the Line National Roman Museum and Diocletian Thermal Baths Walking Tour

From $140.86

Price varies by group size

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

  • 2 hours
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Playing host to one of the world’s most important collections of classic, the National Roman Museum–Palazzo Massimo alle Terme is best explored alongside an expert. On this private or small-group 2-hour tour, you’ll enjoy skip-the-line entry to the National Roman Museum and admire collection highlights including the ‘Boxer at Rest’, the ‘Discus Thrower’, and the ‘Sleeping Hermaphrodite’. Upgrade your tour to include a 1-hour visit to the Baths of Diocletian, once the most luxurious public bath in Rome.
  • Skip-the-line entry and guided tour of the National Roman Museum–Palazzo Massimo alle Terme in Rome
  • Ideal for history enthusiasts
  • Bypass long lines and explore the museum alongside an expert guide
  • Admire sculptural highlights including 'Boxer at Rest', ‘Discus Thrower’, and the ‘Sleeping Hermaphrodite’
  • Upgrade to include a visit to the Diocletian Baths, built in 298 AD
  • Choose between a private or small-group tour

What's Included

  • Local guide
  • Private tour
  • Guaranteed to skip the long lines
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Start time

03:00 PM

What To Expect

Your tour begins at the National Roman Museum–Palazzo Massimo alle Terme ticket office, located only a few steps away from Republic Square. Here, you’ll greet your guide, collect your skip-the-line ticket, and bypass the lines that snake around the museum’s entrance.

Alongside commentary that details Rome’s artistic heritage, you’ll admire perfectly preserved mosaics, ancient coins, jewels, and notable sculptures depicting a ‘Boxer at Rest, a ‘Discus Thrower’, and a ‘Sleeping Hermaphrodite’. See, too, the extravagantly decorated rooms that belonged to Empress Livia, and gain a comprehensive overview of classic Roman art’s rich panorama. Then, if you’ve upgraded to include a tour of the Baths of Diocletian, you’ll proceed to what was once the most luxurious bathhouse in ancient Rome.

Immerse yourself in the sacred atmosphere of Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, incorporated into the bathhouse by Michealangelo in 1561, and learn about Roman social traditions. Following three hours of enrichment, bid your guide farewell at the Baths of Diocletian.

Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Massimo alle Terme

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

National Roman Museum - The Baths of Diocletian

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Raphael Tours in Rome

1 minute • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Near public transportation
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

Reviews

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Best museum in Italy
richard_h, Jan 2024
Absolutely brilliant our guide was incredible and this is the greatest museum in the world - it should be packed but it’s not - I want to go again and again
Excellent tour. Mattia is an excellent guide
John_S, Oct 2023
Mattia is an excellent tour guide who has mastered not only the basics of guiding but all the chances and details that add life to the statues and context the the frescos and mosaics he was showing us. He set an appropriate pace, even with my time-consuming picture taking. He even captured the interest of my wife who isn’t into Ancient Rome and had graciously indulged me. Matt is speaks excellent English. The tour was worth every penny.
Great guide
Kenneth_K, Oct 2023
The tour guide, Matteo(sp?), was both knowledgeable and enthusiastic about Roman era art. Could not have been a better guide.
So many layers of history!
Daniel_M, Sep 2023
Serena fascinated us with her detailed knowledge of the history and architecture contained in the museum exhibits. She was also able to tie that information to contemporary aspects of life in Rome. The tour was thoroughly enjoyable and we are happy we chose this method for visiting the museum. We would enthusiastically recommend Serena.
Fantastic tour. Highly recommend.
Nicholas_L, Apr 2023
We loved this tour and the guide was amazing. He explained everything with tons of enthusiasm. I learned a ton. Highly recommend. The National Museum has the incredible frescoes, mosaics, and some incredible statues from Roman times. It makes it much easier to appreciate the surrounding ruins after seeing these amazing works of Roman art. I was also blown away by the Thermal baths that Michelangelo repurposed as a church. Our guide explained so well all the architectural features of the bath that are incorporated into the church. Really stunning. Highly recommend this tour. Also, the museum isn't crowded at all. Very pleasant to enjoy the art in a more peaceful way without getting jostled every other second.
Good
Wayne_K, May 2022
Georgio did a great job. I highly recommend him. The mosaics and frescos were impressive. There were lots of statues, impressive, but not my thing. Thus the 4 stars rather than 5.
This was one of my favorite things...
Gregory_C, May 2018
This was one of my favorite things that we did for a few reasons. It was incredibly interesting to see all the different works of art and soak in the history, but it was even better because our guide was passionate about the subject matter. He talked about the different stories or legends and additional insights and explained the various pieces and it truly felt like VIP service.
Highly recommend. Our tour guide...
Rick T, Oct 2017
Highly recommend. Our tour guide was highly knowledgeable. We were surprised by how immense the complex and buildings were. The baths must have been unrivaled in the world in their time. Our tour guide pointed out floor mosaics, frescoes, and awe-inspiring sculptures and provided historical context for our understanding. We loved Michelangelo's Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels the he incorporated into the bathhouse in 1561. This was a great tour!
My fiance and I had a phenomenal...
Nick L, Sep 2017
My fiance and I had a phenomenal time on this tour. I don't recall the tour guides name but he was a tall, younger Italian guy. He knew so much about all of the sculptures and even gave us other stories of how they came together. I highly recommend this tour!
I would certainly go on this tour...
Christine S, Jun 2017
I would certainly go on this tour. You will be amazed at all the artifacts and frescoes and intact flooring that is here. That is just the beginning. There is so much to see and whomever your guide is will be fantastic as the other Viator guides we had on other tours were. I also was in awe of all the statues. Wow! Go on this tour!
My wife and I toured the National...
Jesse E, Jun 2017
My wife and I toured the National Roman Museum through Viator. We had a private tour with Damiano. He was fantastic. We were in Rome and Greece for 2 weeks, and had multiple guided tours, and Damiano was the best tour guide we had though we had many good guides. He is an expert in the field, and loves his subject. He works at a University in Art. He brought the museum and its exhibits alive for us. We highly recommend him and this tour. We saw Roman and Greek sculptures, Roman mosaics and Roman frescoes.The museum and this tour were amazing.

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