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Rome: Take an Angels & Demons themed walking tour
Posted by: JD Rinne, Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 10:10 AM

If you love travel-inspiring movies (and we sure do), you might put Angels & Demons on your summer watch list. The sure-to-be blockbuster, starring Tom Hanks and based on Dan Brown's bestseller, opens in many theaters this weekend.

The book and upcoming movie have inspired Angels & Demons themed tours of Rome, with stops at important sites mentioned in the plot. The tours offer a peek into some beautiful (and spooky) parts of the ancient city, whether you're an avid fan or just a casual movie-goer.

Rome's Pantheon
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Rome's Pantheon is one of the sites in the "Angels & Demons" tours (Courtesy Cosmo/myBudgetTravel)
If you're more interested in guided tours, try the four-hour Angels & Demons Half-Day Tour, with stops at the Pantheon, St. Peter's Square, Piazza Navona, and Santa Maria del Popolo Church. Guides will often read passages from the book to set the mood, and there's some intrigue—one highlight is a hidden passageway that was unused for centuries before it was discovered. Check out the user reviews of this walking tour (with a short coffee break at the Pantheon). Prices start at $74 per person.

If self-guided is more your style, the folks over at WhyGo Italy have published a walking-tour itinerary, complete with a map and running commentary. The stops are about the same as the guided tour, with the Sistine Chapel (a must-see, anyway) thrown in. The best part of a self-guided itinerary? It's free, of course!

Even news site Reuters has put together an Angels & Demons itinerary for 48 hours in Rome—check it out via msnbc.com.

Reader Comments

That sounds fascinating, Angels & Demons walking tour in Rome. Will sure catch up with the movie soon. Thanks for the interesting piece of info....

Posted By Kevin Wang on May 14, 2009, 3:30 PM

Dan Brown is my favorite author. The way he carries on with the suspense in his novels is highly commendable. I did not miss watching The Da Vinci Code and shall do the same with 'The Angels And Demons'. When i read this post the first thought that came in my mind was that, this idea is truly going to work. There are millions of die hard fans of Dan Brown and there would be many who would not miss to this Angeles and Demons themed tour.

Posted By Nirdeshini on May 18, 2009, 8:23 AM

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