Top 7 Rome Christmas Tours

1.Rome: St. Paul’s Within the Walls New Year’s Concert Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 35 reviews · from $39Our pick

Spend two hours at Rome’s St. Paul’s Within the Walls hearing the Orchestra of I Virtuosi dell’opera di Roma, soprano Ms. Testa, tenor Mr. Gentili, and baritone Mr. Utzeri perform opera favorites, choruses, and waltzes. Choose a New Year’s Eve or January 1 concert, with several seating categories and Italian-language hosting.

“Excellent location to attend concerts. Very enjoyable. Singers were wonderful. The Bastogne could have used a microphone at times.”

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2.Celebrate Christmas in Rome – Small Group Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $66Top rated

Start at the Spanish Steps at 5:30pm and walk through Rome’s Christmas-lit center with a local guide. See Via dei Condotti, the Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Castel Sant’Angelo, and St. Peter’s Square in 90 minutes. Guides have included Yash, Amber, Bryan, Sarah, Ariana, Max, Kat, and Dmitri. Expect a lively, fast-moving tour with no hotel pickup.

“Fantastic tour! Have your walking shoes on and be ready to move! Yosh was a great guide with more information than I could retain. He was super flexible and showed us some wonderful spaces I never would’ve found on my own. Completely worth it!”

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3.Capuchins Crypt: Christmas Baroque Concert

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 15 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $104

You’ll visit the Capuchins Museum and Crypt before hearing the Schola Romana Ensemble perform Christmas music by Palestrina, Victoria, Arcadelt, Lasso, Morales, and Anerio. Choose a self-guided audioguide visit or a VIP English tour with an art historian, limited to 10 people. The concert takes place in the Capuchin Convent on Via Veneto.

“la explicación de guía sobre las catacumbas de los capuchinos y el concierto fue excelente la soprano es lo máximo.”

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4.2h Xmas Lights Panoramic Vespa Sidecar Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $118

Ride through Rome after dark on a two-hour Vespa sidecar tour with a licensed English-speaking guide and professional driver. See the Spanish Steps, St. Peter’s Square, Janiculum Hill, the Jewish Ghetto, and Piazza Navona, with time for Christmas lights, fountains, viewpoints, and Rome’s narrow streets. You do not drive.

“wonderful thing to do, very friendly and kind people.. was a great tour through the city, cool way to see the city!”

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5.Rome: Christmas Nativities and Angels Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.1 · 8 reviews · 3 hours · from $88

Walk through Rome’s Christmas sights with a guide in a group of no more than eight. Begin at Piazza del Popolo, see the Twin Churches’ nativity, visit Santa Maria in Aracoeli and Piazza Navona, cross the Bridge of Angels, and finish at St. Peter’s Square. English and Italian tours last three hours.

“We enjoyed his passion and knowledge of Rome. Ysa was very patient with us and enjoyed wandering around the markets with us. The balance between the tour and having fun was great.”

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6.Rome: Christmas Lights Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 7 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $55

Start at Babingtons Tea Room by the Spanish Steps and follow an English-speaking local guide through Rome's Christmas-lit center. You’ll see Piazza Navona, the Pantheon, Castel Sant’Angelo, and St Peter’s Square in a group of 15 or fewer. Guides JoAn and Yash have earned praise for their friendly, useful commentary.

“The guide JoAn was very helpful, nice, knowledgeable. The tour was great. Would do this one again!”

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7.Rome: New Year’s Concert at Palazzo Doria Pamphilj with Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 3 reviews

Enter Palazzo Doria Pamphilj through a private entrance for a one-hour English tour of the Princess’s secret apartment. A historian introduces the Bath of Diana and the princess’s story, then period-instrument musicians perform Roman Baroque music in the Fire Hall. The activity is wheelchair accessible.

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