The route
The first stop, and the one that sets the scale for everything after it.
The road above the excavations, with the whole of ancient Rome open on both sides.
The Vittoriano in white marble, and the exact centre of the modern city.
Ancient Rome still standing, still in use, still open to the sky.
Bernini's rivers, and a square that has kept the shape of the stadium underneath it.
Timed to the hour that makes it possible to see the water rather than the crowd.
Up by road rather than up the hundred and thirty-five steps, to the terrace above them.
Across the river into the lanes, the ivy and the laundry, where Rome stops performing.
The best view of the city there is, and the one that makes the whole route make sense.
The orange garden, the keyhole, and the quietest hill in Rome to finish on.
The order of the stops changes with traffic, events and the light. Your driver always takes the best route of that particular hour, and you can ask to stop anywhere along the way.
