Protestant Cemetery of Rome (Cimitero Acottolico di Roma) Tours and Activities

Combine some of Rome’s best local foods with hidden history and culture on a walking tour of the city’s Testaccio quarter. This lively neighborhood is beloved by locals for its family-run delis, bakeries, street food, and more. Uncover Testaccio’s past in the atmospheric streets, and enjoy five food stops to sample local specialities (own expense). Explore Testaccio food market and see the ancient Pyramid of Cestia, Artists (Protestant) Cemetery, and other sights on route.

Between the 18th and 19th centuries, the Grand Tour was a common habit for European higher class members, who desired to explore and understand other countries culture and art. Italy and Rome soon became most popular destinations for such journey and, in the years, artists like Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Percy Shelley and John Keats were among the most known and outstanding of guests. A private guided tour, away from the most usually visited places, will allow you to discover where these geniuses used to live and work - places that have become museums dedicated to their art. You will feel like a real Englishman or woman in Rome, sipping an exquisite cup of tea in the most ancient tea room in Italy. Finally, you will feel the peculiar, inimitable atmosphere of the place where some of these personalities have found their rest: the non-Catholic Cemetery near the Cestia Pyramid.

Discover an off-the-tourist path neighborhood of Rome, Testaccio, on our morning street food tour. You'll find a very charming district beloved by locals for its atmosphere, food, and more: this is an area with a unique blend of both historical and modern architecture. This tour will take you to see the Pyramid of Caius Cestius and the Artist's (protestant) Cemetery. You will then head on to the foodie heaven of the covered market of Testaccio, where you can chat with local vendors, and try different foods and delicacies from different regions of Italy. With the new "pay what you eat" formula you will choose the food you prefer with the help of your guide, and pay at your own expense. After some tasting, have a walk around the ex-Mattatoio, a former slaughterhouse turned into a museum center, and see the famous Mount Testaccio. Then finish up with the best gelato (if you want). Of course you want! Meet near the Pyramid at 10:30am.

Rome the Eternal city, Rome of a thousand faces, Rome the city of mysteries. We offer you an unusual and never heard tour, among suggestive beauties and wonders, strange and out of the usual tourist circuits. We will discover together a Rome that is always wonderful but also mysterious, surprising and sometimes disturbing. We will start from the House of Monsters, we will pass through the Mouth of Truth and we will come to spy on all the beauty of the capital from a keyhole passing through many other hidden beauties of this splendid city.

Have you already been visiting Rome a couple of times and are you looking for a tour to show you the hidden gems of the Eternal City? Our guides take you to lesser known, but equally beautiful sites during this interesting stroll through the ancient neighbourhoods outside the old City Centre. Visit impressive pieces of architecture, culture and nature, while learning more about how it was to live in Rome over the last centuries.