Local Insight: The Colosseum’s underground, the “hypogeum,” was a complex stage machinery of tunnels, lifts, and trapdoors. Animals and gladiators would suddenly appear on the arena floor, creating dramatic spectacles for over 50,000 roaring spectators.

There’s no more Roman way to explore than on a Vespa. Zipping from the Colosseum to the secret Orange Garden, you’ll see the city through the eyes of a local—wind in your hair and history around every corner. It’s pure *dolce vita*.

True Roman pasta is made with just flour and eggs—no water. This simple rule creates the rich, golden dough for classics like *tonnarelli cacio e pepe*. Learning this in a local kitchen is a delicious slice of authentic Roman life you can taste.

Rome’s authentic culture isn’t just in its ruins—it’s in the sizzle of a pizza in a family-run oven, the laughter in a Trastevere kitchen, and the golden light on a Fiat 500 at sunset. These tours don’t just show you Rome; they let you live it.