Treat yourself to a private walking tour through Rome! You'll learn about the ancient world and experience first-hand how the city's past continues shaping its present. Every itinerary will tickle your fancy, whether you want to talk history over an ancient Roman lunch, discuss engineering while crossing a bridge built in 130 A.D., or imagine how plain brick ruins were once homes and shops adorned with gaily colored plaster and expensive marbles.

An experienced and friendly American guide offers you the benefits of her training, her many years in Rome, and her linguistic expertise. If you've always dreamed of coming to Rome, one or more private visits with her will make your first trip more memorable. Or if you've been to Rome and are looking to satisfy particular curiosities, feel free to request different customized visits. Daniella will awaken your interests and deepen your appreciation of this amazing city. Meandering through Rome's spectacular side-streets and archeological sites, you'll start feeling Roman yourself!

What does "Mirabilia Urbis" mean??

Guidebooks are nothing new. Around 1000 A.D., pilgrims, travelers and merchants coming to Rome were already using several different guidebooks (such as the illustration to the right) to find and enjoy the Eternal City's treasures. Mirabilia Urbis was just one of many titles that were circulating back then. The author of its contents, which are in Latin, remains anonymous. Its title, Mirabilia Urbis, means "The Marvels of the City" -- "the City" is Rome, of course!

Mirabilia Urbis Walking Tours welcomes you to Rome and explains the sights you want to see going back to the source, that is: using Latin texts taken from all genres and periods. After all, the best explanation of "the City's" monuments and history is going to come from the biographers, poets, historians and everyday people who used to live here.