Is there a walking tour company in Rome like Londonwalks and Pariswalks? (I have found some online, but none seem as lowcost and don't seem to have the same "just show up" policy.)
Posted by
Pa and Italy
4152 posts
None that I know of. There is a free walking tour in the evening but you get what you pay for. There are some great audio guides of the city you might want to consider. I like the ones from pocketvox.com but there are other good ones if you look. Donna
Posted by
Kennett Square, PA, USA
3 posts
I did a great walking tour of the Vatican with http://www.romewalks.com
Posted by
OP
bethesda, md, us
212 posts
I posted this question, and am reporting back. Emailed londonwalks and they recommend artviva tours in Rome. Tripadvisor refers more often to Walks in Italy, which they say is a Rick Steves Italy book recommendation. We have used Context tours in other cities and they also have many small group walking tours in Rome (art tours). Most of the Rome walking tour companies offer the same tours: many combos of Vatican tours (private or not, before or after hours or not); colliseum; Renaissance Rome; borghese galleries; Jewish/trastevere; intro walks through the city; baroque Rome, and some have some good classical history walks. But all cost more than londonwalks and most require signing up ahead, rather than just showing up.