Temple, shrine & monastery tours
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 temple tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Review of Agrigento’s sunset Valley of the Temples tour, with skip-the-line entry, guide tips, walking details, and value advice.
“Truly amazing guide. Rosana was exceptional and very helpful. The tour was magnificent. We're very satisfied. Thank you”
Review of Rome’s one-hour Pantheon guided tour, with expert guides, timed entry, practical tips, crowd advice, and honest value analysis.
“Amanda was an excellent guide. She studied archaeology and Roman history which gives her a great depth of knowledge. She shared so many details and was very informative as well as interesting. She was both witty and charming. Amanda was also able to provide us with directions of a great place to grab a bite, our next tour, and how to reach the closest Metro back to the hotel. We would welcome Amanda as our guide on future tours.”
Review of Palermo’s Agrigento day tour, with temple access, countryside views, Scala dei Turchi, transport tips, timing, and value.
“We had a great day with Sergio, our driver. He was very friendly and answered all our questions. Highly recommend this trip as the Valley of the Temples and the Turkish steps on the sea cliff are spectacular!! My only suggestion is to bring euro if you want a guided tour of the temples, which is worth it. We had so much fun, we didn't want the day to end!”
Review of Rome’s Pantheon audio tour with fast access, 15 listening points, practical pickup advice, costs, and honest drawbacks.
“easy to get tickets, allowed us to get in a lot quicker than if we didn't have a ticket. Easy to find the location where to pick it up. The audio portion was ok, not great, but overall a good experience.”
Review Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples ticket, app audioguide, entry process, walking route, value, access, and practical tips.
“It was a pleasure exploring the 3 temples and getting to know the richness of the historic site.”
Review of Rome’s Colosseum Special Access Tour, with underground or arena access, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, guide quality, value, and tips.
“the guide was incredibly helpful, considered, and he has all the knowledge.”
See Agrigento’s ancient temples by easy electric scooter, with audio commentary, scenic routes, and helpful guides in Sicily’s summer heat.
“Claudio is a really fun guide - well worth the tour as we managed to see far more than we would have otherwise. I recommend having some prior experience on a bicycle or scooter as some parts of the route are a little bumpy. A very good experience in an amazing site.”
Review of Palermo’s Valley of the Temples day trip, with transport tips, costs, walking advice, Scala dei Turchi, and honest value guidance.
“I really enjoyed this tour and the tour operators mode of transport was excellent. Very good and care driver too. Overall excellent experience!”
Tour Catania’s Benedictine Monastery for €11, seeing Roman ruins, cloisters, kitchens, libraries, lava-built cellars, and baroque halls.
“Very informative tour. Our guide spoke very good English and gave lots of information about the monastery.”
Review of Rome’s Pantheon walking tour, with Piazza Navona, Largo Argentina, reserved entry, guide quality, value, and practical tips.
“Our guide was full of knowledge, very personable and full of fun and amazing facts. A place we'll worth visiting!!”
Review of Catania’s Agrigento temple and Turkish Steps tour, with transport, Sicilian snack, wine, timing, value, and practical tips.
“Excellent tour and amaizing guide Andrea who gave us so many interesting and useful information.”
Review of Rome’s Pantheon fast-track ticket, including entry, price, timing, ticket delivery, dress code, and who should book.
“Punctual delivery, and very helpful if something is wrong. We couldn't download tickets because of bad internet, but they helped really quickly”
Review of Palermo’s 11-hour trip to Villa Romana del Casale and Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples, with transport, guides, costs, and tips.
“We were lucky to be two couples so we got a ride in a van. Nicolas was our guide using a comprehensive English and was really helping. It was a nice journey, no queue, not too hot. I would recommend this trip on Sunday.”
Visit Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples with entry, a multilingual audio guide, skip-the-line access, and practical tips for a better visit.
“la visite est parfaite. a faire au coucher du soleil magnifique. cependant l audioguide n est pas top. 1es explication par temple ne dure qu une minute du mal a trouver la position exacte sur le site. et comme l appli est sur le téléphone, quand on prend des photo il faut se remettre sur l appli.... donc je recommande cette visite bien sûr mais sans l audioguide un manuel a vendre a l entrée est presque mieux”
Review of Rome’s San Clemente underground tour, with Mithraic temples, early Christian frescoes, pricing, access tips, and Santo Stefano Rotondo.
“Our tour was very small, just my spouse and I. It was awesome. Great guide, she was very knowledgeable. I highly recommend this tour.”
