• The Colosseum - one of Rome's essential sightsRome image by Reza Baktar from Fotolia.com
  
  Rome is Italy's bustling capital city set against a backdrop of ancient splendor. A walking tour is an excellent way to see Rome's essential sights in a short space of time with guidance from local experts. Guided tours can help you become familiar with the city's culture and history and enable those planning a longer stay to get their bearings.
  
  

Enjoy Rome

• Enjoy Rome provides a range of standard tours for groups no larger than 25 people. The Ancient and Old Rome walking tour covers many of the best known sights including the Colosseum, the Forum, the Pantheon and the Trevi Fountain. Enjoy Rome's three hour walking tour of the Vatican includes skipping the lengthy queue for the Vatican museums and an atmospheric walking tour of the Vatican museums and Sistine Chapel by night is also available.
  
  Enjoy Rome
  
  Via Marghera
  
  Rome, Italy
  
  011-39-06-4451843
  
  enjoyrome.com
  
  

Through Eternity Tours

• Through Eternity focuses on walking tours for those interested in art and the Classics. Tour guides are art and Classical historians who try to bring to life the ideas and emotions of some of Rome's great thinkers and artists. Walks available include an Underground Rome tour exploring the subterranean layers beneath the great churches and an Angels and Demons tour, which studies the symbolism of art and science in Rome, touching on the fictional work of Dan Brown.
  
  Through Eternity Tours
  
  Via Astura 2
  
  00183 Rome, Italy
  
  011-39-06-7009336
  
  througheternity.com
  
  

Viatour Ghost and Mystery Tours

• Viatour offers nocturnal walking tours around Rome, giving an after-dark view of the city's main attractions as well as an insight into the mysteries, legends and ghostly tales that make up the lesser-known history of the ancient city. Tours last 90 minutes and are an excellent way to walk off a Roman evening meal. You can book this tour by telephone or online at the Viatour website.
  
  Viatour
  
  866-648-5873
  
  viatour.com
  
  

Unusual Rome

• Unusual Rome tours aim to take you away from the typical tourist itineraries and enable you to experience the city as the Romans do. Tours can include Italian language classes as you walk around the city or visiting local food markets before being taken along to a cookery class. Unusual Rome will also create walking tours for kids, focusing on age specific activities and visits to children friendly museums.
  
  Unusual Rome
  
  Via Paulo Emilio
  
  00192 Rome
  
  011-39-06-3231696
  
  unusualrome.com