Explore the Monument to Victor Emmanuel II & Palazzo Venezia

Rome, Piazza Venezia

Duration

90 minutes

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours before the tour

Offered in

English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese

Tour Size Options

Private
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€229

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what you'll experience

  • Feel the Monument rise around you

    Step into bright white marble and feel its scale build fast around you. As you climb higher, rooftops and domes begin to spread out below, and Rome starts to open in every direction.
  • Pause at the Altare della Patria

    Stand before the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, where the eternal flame flickers and guards stand in stillness. Here, the monument’s grandeur gives way to a deeper feeling of national memory and remembrance. 
  • Take in Rome from above 

    Step into the glass elevator and watch the city fall away beneath you. At the top, 360-degree views open all at once across rooftops, ruins, and domes, and St. Peter’s Basilica anchoring the horizon.
  • Step into power at Palazzo Venezia 

    Walk through a Renaissance palace shaped by popes, cardinals, and later Mussolini’s offices. Grand halls and thick walls reveal a side of Rome where politics, religion, and power once shared the same space. 
  • Find a quieter side in the heart of Rome

    Move through medieval and Renaissance art, armour, and still corridors that feel untouched by time. Then step into the hidden garden courtyard, where the noise softens and city seems far away.

itinerary

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  • Starting location

    Piazza di San Marco 4289. Meet us here 5 minutes before the tour starts.

  • 1
    Monument to Victor Emmanuel II

    40 minutes guided deep-dive. Climb grand staircases, see the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, and take in sweeping views.

  • 2
    Palazzo Venezia

    45 minutes guided deep-dive. Step into a Renaissance palace shaped by popes, cardinals, and Mussolini’s offices.

  • Finish at

    Palazzo Venezia.

how it unfolds

Meet your guide 
Your guide will be waiting for you outside the iron gates on the right side of the monument’s entrance.

Start at the Monument to Victor Emmanuel II
Climb the grand staircases as your guide introduces the monument’s neoclassical design and the symbolism behind its creation. Pause at the Altare della Patria to see the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the eternal flame.

Take in Rome from above 
With the glass elevator you’ll ride to the upper terraces of the monument for 360-degree panoramic views over Rome.

Continue to Palazzo Venezia
Head to Palazzo Venezia, where your guide introduces the Renaissance palace housing medieval and Renaissance art, along with armour, bronzes, and sculpture. Discover how the building changed through time: from a cardinal’s palace to papal residence, Austrian Embassy, and later Mussolini’s offices.

>Choose your tour style
This experience is available exclusively as a private tour.

 

what's included

  • Expert live guide

  • Headsets to hear the guide clearly

  • Entry fees to the Sommoportico of the Monument to Victor Emmanuel II

  • Entry fees to the elevator to the Panoramic Terrace of the Monument to Victor Emmanuel II

  • Entry fees to and a guided tour of Palazzo Venezia

  • A visit to the Central Museum of the Risorgimento inside the Monument to Victor Emmanuel II is not included

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