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    Free Bike Tours Rome

    Free Bike Tours Rome

    5.0(29 reviews)
    1.7 kmCentro Storico

    My wife and I have been talking about Simone and for the last nine years so there was no way we…read moreweren't going to Rome and not book another tour with him. Simone has incredible insight in all things Rome. Want to hear about Mussolini and WW II, the Caesers, Jewish Ghetto or perhaps the Appian Way? This is the bike tour you need to go on. The price is fair and he's generous with his time.

    Simone customized our bike tour of Rome to see the things we wanted. We wanted to see (1) catacombs…read more(2) via appia antica (3) the aqueduct. We saw this - but more and better. Turns out there's more catacombs in Rome and the one we went to was fantastic. There's also more ancient roads than just one. While we did ride on "the one" we also saw two others that were better preserved! I had no idea there were multiple aqueducts. We saw two! Plus got to see inside one. We had done a larger commercial tour before. We will go with Simone if we go back to Rome. He also was very good with our 10 year old girls. He spent time to find a bike that fit them just right (they're super tall and skinny so it wasn't easy). When they needed a break, we went to a cafe to have a local Roman lunch. It was fantastic. While I don't like riding on roads with cars, it's impossible to avoid in Rome. He always made sure we were safe in riding and crossing roads. We did have one problem with one of the bikes. He had a tool kit with him and was able to easily adjust the bike. This is by far my favorite Rome activity of the trip.

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    Free Bike Tours Rome - Our guide Simone and us after 31 km bike ride!!

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    Our guide Simone and us after 31 km bike ride!!

    The Roman Guy - The Coliseum

    The Roman Guy

    4.0(194 reviews)
    1.9 kmTestaccio, Ostiense

    Francesco was our guide for the semi private Colosseum Arena Floor, Forum and Palatine Hill. He…read morewas very knowledgeable and interactive so it made the tour so enjoyable! Well worth the extra money from a larger group.

    We had Riccardo for our Express Colosseum tour June 2026 for our family of 4 (2 adults, 2 teens). I…read moreunderstand there can be language differences, but as someone who speaks both Italian and English, even I couldn't understand the hybrid way the guide spoke - he left the whole group not understanding a single word. The explanations were monotone, the emphasis was on the wrong syllables and oddly, every word that should start with a vowel started with an H. Helephant. Hantelope. Height-Height. Also far too much time was spent on his binder of web photos. I'm not sure what company this guide was contracted through (as I'm fairly certain The Roman Guy uses third parties now, which is different from the first time I used them a few years ago), but TRG needs to review the fluency of their guides. This was my third tour of the Colosseum over the past few years and it was a complete waste of money. It was supposed to be only an hour and after 90 minutes of not comprehending a word we finally left. Since the official Colosseum site makes it not easy to secure tickets directly, I'm just viewing the whole experience as an overpriced entry ticket. Many people in our group just took their earpieces off after a certain point. Regarding the actual tour booking and the days leading up to it, I received a message a few weeks prior stating that the tour could not happen at the scheduled time due to operational issues, and would I be open to coming later in the day? They asked me to choose an option (which there was no second option presented but I presumed it was a refund) so I told them I would just take the refund as we had a flight to catch during the revised time. They wrote me back immediately and said that "they were just checking on if I could take the new time but the scheduled time is still fine". Very confusing, is it cancelled for operational reasons or not? The whole thing was just odd and I won't be booking again.

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    The Roman Guy - Paulino - historian - led us through seven hour tour. Enthusiastic. Very pleasant. Unending love for what she does.  A+

    Paulino - historian - led us through seven hour tour. Enthusiastic. Very pleasant. Unending love for what she does. A+

    The Roman Guy - Imaginative decor at one of our dining stops.

    Imaginative decor at one of our dining stops.

    The Roman Guy - Inside Vatican church

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    Inside Vatican church

    Ecobike

    Ecobike

    4.0(2 reviews)
    2.5 kmAppia Antica

    We went to the Appia Antica not sure if we wanted to bike or walk, the biking sounded possibly…read moredangerous on a narrow bumpy old road with cars. However the Ecotours employee quickly reassured us that things are generally fine and gave us a clear outline of where to go and what to do, there is a really handy map with explanations of what you see on the way, with explanations of costs and times written on. You can do a manual bike (we did for the exercise, just 6 gears, but it was enough to get by), some steep hills for exercise (sore after!) or an electrically powered bike (maybe should have done this in retrospect! The bikes worked well, the roads were VERY bumpy and slightly perilous at times but there were a lot of people out and the cars were careful of us. Such a great way to see the road, I recommend checking them out, cheap with max price 15 Euros for the day, helmets and locks provided.

    First, cycling the Appian Way is a wonderful way to spend a morning or afternoon, and I recommend…read moreit to visitors who have time for more than the historic sites in the center of Rome. The Appian Way's biking terrain changes from cobblestone to dirt path to the original Roman stones -- all hard on your bike and you, but the positive is you have to go fairly slow through the 8km/5mi route and thus can see the villas, the ruins, and the open spaces that line the route. We went in winter when there were no crowds, but some cyclists, joggers, walkers, and local car traffic -- it was quite relaxed but may be a zoo in summer like all of Rome. Our rental experience was mixed, We got two, um, well used city bikes (not as heavy as mountain bikes:, and complimentary helmets in our rental -- a bargain at €19 total thanks to a weekday discount. One bike's derailleur was not shifting well, but it seemed to loosen up after a kilometer, so we kept going. Well, that derailleur fell off completely three times, requiring on-the-road fixes by hand because the first two occurred when the rental office was closed for lunch (this is Italy, after all). We were able to remount the derailleur and rethread the chain. But on the third time, the derailleur lost its tension and we could not keep the chain mounted; the derailleur seemed to have been torqued one time too many from falling off. The other bike's derailleur stayed on, but the chain came off after one bump. There are lots of bumps on the Via Appia, and I suspect a city bike, especially a poorly maintained one as these were, is the wrong vehicle for this road. When I called the agency, the woman was unable to help because she was the only person working that day and could not leave it to get us. She called a supervisor but could get no help. A weekday in winter means short-staffing and no contingency for travelers in trouble. Worse, she wanted to know where we were initially, but there aren't clear addresses or ruins names once you're a few kilometers out, so then she asked us to Whatsapp our location. I don't use Whatsapp, so we couldn't tell her where we were (though we knew we were 5km-6km out, which should have been enough for rescue on such an isolated road). When it was clear that she had no way to get us help, we just told her we would walk the bikes back. And so we walked the 5km back. It is a pleasant walk, fortunately. We were refunded our rental cost, and the woman was clearly embarrassed by the situation. She was stuck, too, so we don't blame her. But Ecobike clearly has cut too many corners: poor maintenance, clearly no equipment check, and no plan for when a renter has trouble. I've long been a cyclist, so on-the-road chain and derailleur fixes are not new to me, but the average renter likely has never done more than rethread a chain that came off from a sharp bump on an unretensioned bike. And my bike's derailleur was well past what you can fix with only your hands on a country road. So, I love the idea of cycling the Appian Way, and it was still a nice day despite the mishap. But Ecobike really fell down on the job. It's the only option. So, caveat emptor. And don't bike any further than you can walk back. Tip: the little bake shop next to the bike rental makes really good coffee (not from pods) and homemade pastries. End your ride there.

    Starbike - bikerentals - Updated July 2026

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