What The Travels of Adriano offers
Search “The Travels of Adriano” and you get an English rendering of I Viaggi di Adriano, an established Rome agency whose legal name is Unconventional Rome Tours srl and whose website lives, confusingly, at pigierre.com. It is primarily an operator for the Italian market: a calendar of scheduled visits for Romans, school groups (more than 28,000 students a year), associations and companies, with an English-language division under the Unconventional Rome Tours name.
The formats are the point. The signature is the visita guidata teatralizzata: a licensed guide leads the route while professional actors in costume play the characters the sites are about, from Caravaggio and Bernini to Michelangelo and the Borgias. Around that sit underground Rome tours, Vatican and museum visits, extraordinary openings of sites normally closed, Tiber river cruises with dinner and music, visits to Ostia Antica, and day trips beyond the city. Languages are Italian, English and Spanish, with Italian dominating the calendar.
For the standard versions of these routes, see the night tours guide and the Ostia Antica guide.
Tours and prices
The main site does not list per-person prices; each departure on the calendar carries its own price and booking link. Formats at our last check:
- Theatrical visits — evening walks with actors on themes such as Caravaggio, the Borgias, Michelangelo and Trilussa; one popular route starts at Piazza Pasquino.
- Underground Rome — archaeological sites below street level, including churches and Roman houses that require a guide for entry.
- Vatican and museums — Vatican Museums and Rome’s civic museums with licensed guides.
- Extraordinary openings — palazzi and monuments opened for the group outside normal hours.
- Tiber cruises — boat evenings with dinner and music, plus river trips towards Ostia Antica.
- Day trips and educational tours — for groups and schools.
Book by the online calendar, WhatsApp or phone; the office in the EUR district is open Monday to Saturday.
What travellers report
Tripadvisor shows a 4.9 average from about 2,200 reviews at our last check, high for an operator whose reviewers are mostly Italian and therefore comparing it with local rivals rather than with international brands. Reviews praise well-prepared and passionate guides, the way the actors’ scenes hold attention, punctual organisation and a family atmosphere. The theatrical visits generate the most enthusiastic comments.
No recurring complaint appears in the visible reviews. The realistic caution for English speakers is language: the calendar is Italian-first and English departures are fewer.
Booking and cancellation
Book through the calendar on pigierre.com, by WhatsApp or by phone at the numbers on the contact page; office hours are Monday to Saturday 9:00–13:00 and 14:00–17:00. Cancellation terms are not shown on the main site; they appear at booking for each departure, so read them before paying, especially for cruises with dinner and special openings that have fixed costs.
Evening theatrical visits run in most weather; bring a layer and comfortable shoes for cobbles.
Alternatives on GetYourGuide/Tiqets
- All Rome tours on GetYourGuide — the full catalogue, filterable by language and evening start.
- Lesser-known Rome tours — the closest marketplace category to the unconventional routes.
- Underground Rome tours — crypts, catacombs and Roman houses with licensed guides in English.
- Night tours on GetYourGuide — evening walks with fixed prices and free cancellation.
Verdict
The Travels of Adriano is one of the few operators in this directory that sells something the marketplaces do not: a guided visit with actors, backed by a licensed agency and about 2,200 reviews at 4.9. It is best for Italian speakers, for visitors who already know the main sites and want a different evening, and for groups. English speakers should check the language of a specific date before booking; if no English departure fits, the underground and night tours on GetYourGuide cover similar ground without the theatre.
Ratings are reported from public review platforms and the operator’s own pages; we do not host reviews.
