Reviews for City Wonders
96594 reviews
Great tour! Highly recommend.
Great tour. David was engaging and knowledgeable. We had a wonderful experience. The weather was nice too - that’s a plus.
Product: Tower of London Opening Ceremony, Boat Ride & Changing of Guard
Amazing tour
David was a fantastic tour guide. Very personable and amusing. Shared lots of fun and interesting stories, we loved our tour!
Product: Changing of the Guard Guided Tour at Buckingham Palace
Normandy tour
Daniel and Ash were very informative and also fun! They made the trip interesting and the time was well spent. I would recommend them to anyone who wants to see Normandy.
Product: Normandy D-Day Sites & Cemetery Day Trip from Paris with Lunch
Fantastic tour. Would...
Fantastic tour. Would definitely recommend. Tour guide exceptional and took care of all the people on our tour
Product: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Guided Tour
Not as good as it should have been.
Tour guide on our first part of the tour was going too fast even for the young people. She refused to stop or go slow enough for visitors to photograph scenery.
Product: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Guided Tour
Vatican City Trip
Marina was a great guide.First class day that included Vatican City, Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica.
Product: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Guided Tour
Castles and Wine in France? Yes please!
Had a great time at this event. Very organized, a lot of great information. Fun way to see France and the wine was delicious! Castles were beyond amazing! Yesmina and Deepal were very nice, intelligent and friendly. Must do this!
Product: Loire Valley Castles Day Trip from Paris with Complementary Wine
Rim, godina Jubileja
Rim, godina Jubileja 2025. godina Piše advokat Ana Jovićević Popović Kada sam pomislila da me Rim posle više dolazaka ne može više takvom snagom očarati, uvidela sam da sam u zabludi. Citta eterna pokazuje višemilenijumsku moć. I zaista, iz svake rimske kocke bruji: „Quandiu stabit Colosseus, stabit et Roma; Quando cadet Colosseus cadet et Roma; Quando cadet Roma, cadet et mundus“ – „Dokle god stoji Koloseum stajaće Rim; Kada padne Koloseum, pašće i Rim; Kada Rim padne, pašće i svet“. Rim ovom svetu stalno nešto priređuje. Tako je 2025. godinu Papa Franja proglasio za Jubilarnu godinu (poslednja je bila 2000. godine) kada se Sveta vrata Jubileja otvaraju. Četiri najvažnije rimske bazilike: Sv. Petra, Sv. Pavla koja se nalazi izvan zidina Vatikana, Sv. Jovana Lateranskog i Sv. Marije Velike, otvaraju svoja vrata za hodočasnike iz celog sveta. Uprava grada Rima očekuje da će 30 miliona ljudi posetiti Rim ove godine. Najveći broj misa i procesija će se odvijati u bazilici Svetog Petra. Rim kao velika i tajnovita dama glanca svoje skute. U svetlu Jubilarne godine Vatikan je osvetljen najjačim reflektorima. I ko nas iz Srbije može bolje upoznati sa Vatikanom od profesora Sime Avramovića, našeg ambasadora u Vatikanu, profesora emeritusa Pravnog fakulteta Univerziteta u Beogradu, jednog od najvećih poznavlaca Antike, koji je hiljadama studenata ulio ljubav prema Rimskom pravu, Opštoj istoriji države i prava, Uporednopravnoj tradiciji, prema svetu „totus mundus“ i čoveku uopšte. Radi se o višedecenijskom upravniku Forum Romanuma i eruditi renesansne širine. Profesor nas je sačekao svojim čuvenim osmehom koji je sunčan martovski dan učinio toplijim. Naravno, počeo je konstatacijom da je Vatikan organizovan poput grčkog Polisa, koji ima sve prerogative države sa zakonodavnom, sudskom i izvršnom vlašću. Radi se o apsolutnoj teokratskoj monarhiji gde su sve tri vlasti koncentrisane u rukama pape. Papa ima doživotnu vlast, s tim što njegova vlast nije nasledna već ga biraju kardinali. Vlada stroga crkvena hijerarhija zasnovana na verskoj ulozi Pape. Vatikan se prostire na 49 hektara i najmanja je suverena država na svetu. Broji oko 800 stanovnika i od toga manje od polovine živi u Vatikanu. Stanovnike pored Pape čine kardinali, biskupi, sveštenici, Švajcarska garda – elitna vojna jedinica koja čuva Papu, čiji su nas pripadnici, kada vide našeg profesora, svi odreda propuštali uz naklon i osmeh. Zaposleni u Vatikanu, samo dolaze na posao u Vatikan i uglavnom žive u Rimu. Njih čine lekari, službenici i tehničke službe. Državljanstvo se ne stiče rođenjem. Čuvene institucije su i Vatikanska banka, kao i Radio Vatikan koje su često tema knjiga, filmova i raznih teorija. Zapravo moć Vatikana je obrnuto srazmerna veličini njegove teritorije. Posebno nam je bilo interesantno što Vatikan, odn. Papa ima svoju železnicu. Pruga je dugačka 1200 metara – Ferrovia Vaticana i povezuje Vatikan sa italijanskom železničkom mrežom. Uglavnom služi za posete pape italijanskim gradovima i za dovoženje raznih potrepština. Stanica se nalazi tik uz Vatikanske vrtove i to je jedina stanica u Vatikanu. Vatikan ima sud a samim tim i zatvor - jednu ćeliju sa rešetkama u ćošku jedne lepe zgrade. Postoji i pošta u koju na starinski način još uvek pristižu pisma iz celog sveta, upućena Papi. Ženski deo naše male ekipe posebno je bio zainteresovan za prodavnicu koja je zapravo divna parfimerija i apoteka. Najtraženiji su parfemi, pomade, serumi, sapuni napravljeni upravo od bilja koje se gaji u Vatikanskim vrtovima. Ovde mogu da kupuju samo lica sa posebnim propusnicama. Vatikan se sastoji od Bazilike i trga Svetog Petra, Apostolske palate u kojoj je smeštena Papina rezidencija, Vatikanskih muzeja, Sikstinske kapele, upravne zgrade katoličke crkve, kasarne Švajcarske garde i Vatikanski vrtovi. Šetajući se njima pomislila sam da ako postoji raj on izgleda kao Vatikanski vrtovi. Prekrasno oblikovano drveće, žbunovi predivnog cveća, italijanski čempresi čija visina seže i do 40 metara, koji su zeleni tokom cele godine i koji simbolišu večnost. Deo vrta je rezervisan za različite vrste kornjača, a deo za kaktuse koji zajedno sa stenama donetim upravo za njih čine fantastičnu ambijentalnu celinu. Pravoslavni pečat Vatikanskom vrtovima je divan mozaik Bogorodice sa malim Hristom u rukama - poklon gruzijske princeze koja je udata za italijanskog grofa, a inače prijateljice našeg Profesora. Za princezino zdravlje Profesor se uporno i svesrdno moli. U Baziliku Svetog Petra, što kaže narod, ušli smo na mala a izašli na velika vrata. Građena je nešto duže od jednog veka, od 1506-1626. godine. Najveći umetnici, arhitekte tog doba uzeli su učešće u njenoj gradnji - Mikelanđelo, Bernini, Rafelo, Bramante i dr. Napravljena je na mestu gde je po predanju sahranjen Sveti Petar i gde je prvobitno bila crkva cara Konstantina iz 4. veka, čiji su ostaci sačuvani i zaštićeni divnim metalnim pečatom. Kupolu je projektovao Mikelanđelo i gotovo je nestvarno umeće gradnje tako velelepne kupole sa tada dostupnim alatima i tehnikama. Mikelanđelo je genije i dokaz da Bog postoji jer samo čovek obdaren Božijom promišlju može napraviti Pijetu. I napravio ju je kada je imao samo 24 godine (1499. godine). To je ujedno jedina potpisna Mikelanđelova skulptura. Pijeta predstavlja Bogorodicu koja drži mrtvog Isusa u naručju i izraz je neverovatne osećajnosti i darovitosti umetnika. Bogorodica je predstavljena kao vrlo mlada devojka koja je simbol božanske volje i ljubavi, čistote i duhovnosti. Pijeta posmatrača ostavlja u svetoj tišini, ganutosti i čudnovatom miru. Iz Bazilike smo izašli pomolivši se kao pravoslavni - sa tri prsta desne ruke, jer Bog je jedan i Bog je veliki i svevideći. Rim je pokazao da pobeđuje onaj koji traje. U ovim teškim i nemirnim vremenima, ne možemo a da ne osećamo zahvalnost što prof. dr Sima Avramović predstavlja Srbiju na tako važnom mestu, svesni da se radi o pravom Čoveku, na pravom mestu, u pravo vreme. Jednoj Teodori ovo je bio najlepši rođendanski poklon za punoletstvo.
Product: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Guided Tour
Would highly recommend
Fabulous day out. Our guide Ciara was very informative & entertaining! Would very much recommend. Boat trip was lovely in itself!
Product: Murano & Burano Islands Guided Small-Group Tour by Private Boat
Really worth the trip
This was a really great tour. Daniel said that he has been doing this for 17 years and it is obvious from the way he runs the tour. He played different YouTube clips, etc to show historical background to what we were going to see so that we had more background before we got to the next site. The stops are moving. The cemetery, the beaches, etc. Gives great personal touch to significant historical events. Ash also was a good guide.
Product: Normandy D-Day Sites & Cemetery Day Trip from Paris with Lunch
Pompeii and Sorrento tour
Pompeii was amazing and our guide Francis was so knowledgeable and witty also! He was brilliant! Our tour guide Valentina was knowledgable also and I was impressed she wasn’t reading from a clipboard but telling us things from memory about these beautiful places etc. She went out of her way to help us whenever we needed it. Romel was a brilliant driver and we felt very safe in his hands. We visited a limoncello factory and then onto Sorrento. Sorrento was beautiful but if I had to do it again I think I would have chosen the Positano option instead of Sorrento for the better scenery. All in all a wonderful experience and would highly recommend this tour.
Product: Pompeii, Sorrento & Amalfi Coast Day Trip from Rome
Vatican City with Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica
Magnifico! Our guide, David, was a fountain of knowledge and very entertaining. I would highly recommend City Wonders tour company!
Product: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Guided Tour
Day trip to Pompei, Sorrento and Amalfi coast.
Barbara was a great guide.First class trip to Sorrento and amalfi coast. Also included Pompeii experience.
Product: Pompeii, Sorrento & Amalfi Coast Day Trip from Rome
Well organized fun day of touring castles abandoning wine!
Great tour guides. They were well organized. Outgoing, super friendly and accommodating. They were knowledgeable about the castles and the wine we sampled. They kept us on schedule. Well done. Highly recommend!
Product: Loire Valley Castles Day Trip from Paris with Complementary Wine
Wouldn’t waste the time or money
Really not a tour, just a drop and run. Tabitha was very nice and gave us some info, but we couldn’t hear most of it because there were at least 45 people on the tour and they did not provide whisper headsets amplification devices to us. And, we had no real time to see either of the two towns in Cinque Terre and eat lunch! Also the trip to Pisa was a bust with every site requesting money to go inside! I would skip Pisa and spend more time in at least 3 of the villages of Cinque Terre. It was mostly a long bus ride and mini train rides for a one hour visit with no one with us to give us the history of the area.
Product: From Florence: Cinque Terre & Pisa Day Trip
Vatican tour
Lots of walking but very interesting information. The Sistene Chapel is the highlight. I would recommend.
Product: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Guided Tour
Family Vacation Day Trip
Our guide, Sonia, was very knowledgeable and so much fun! We enjoyed our experience. Our drive Danielea was fantastic too. 10/10 recommend. Our tour guide in Pompei, Laila, was so great too!
Product: Pompeii, Amalfi Coast and Positano Day Trip from Rome
This package is "okay" in...
This package is "okay" in that the transportation was decent, the tour was decent, but in hindsight I would have just rented a cab and gone to Versailles on our own to book a private tour. We spent so long getting to the meeting place, then the bus took a while to get going, then the tour was a bit slow for our tastes, so we were then left with little time to really explore the perimeter of the Palace.
Product: Palace of Versailles Skip-the-Line Guided Tour by Bus from Paris
Marta was exceptional
Marta was excellent, she took time to explain the history of the main attractions and was very helpful in getting us to see them.
Product: Louvre Museum Masterpieces Guided Tour with Reserved Access
Our tour guide was very...
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and we really enjoyed our tour. We would definitely recommend her and the tour.
Product: Louvre Museum Masterpieces Guided Tour with Reserved Access