Time of the year: March
Time of day: 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Duration: 1 hr walking w/taxi
Itinerary:
> St. Peter’s square
> Roman Colosseum 

Piazza Campo Santo Stefano

The first main square we reached was Campo Santo Stefano where we posed some family photographs in around a water well and running around in the square. Every canal and characteristic bridge was a temptation for a photograph! When we reached Church Santa Maria del Giglio we sat down for a quick picture.
We were also able to take an ambitious photo by the Gondola service jetty trying to minimize the crowd impact in the picture frame.

Saint Mark’s square and Basilica

Once we reached this astounding palace and plaza, a wide array of picture options opened up for us. So we took some time here investing in some really cool family photography. Walking underneath the portico exploiting the beautiful light that shines through from the sides. Then playing with the pigeons! We did this many times!
There were musicians playing nice classical music from one of the bars that faces the square that accompanied our photo shoot.

The gondola ride underneath Ponte dei Sospiri

Then it dawned on us. Let’s take a gondola ride through the canals. A truly unique photo tour experience. I just needed to set up the right photographic equipment and we were ready to begin. The experience was once in a lifetime and the views we saw and photographed were breathtaking.

A side view of the Rialto bridge

Once we made our way back to Piazza San Marco we were exhausted. We had a little more time available so we made our way to the Rialto bridge for a last photo shoot. And that’s were the photo shoot concluded.

This was Part II of a family photo session taking place in Venice Italy.
Check out the first Part I which took place in Rome.

Time of the year: July
Time of day: 9:00 am to 11:00 am
Duration: 3 hrs walking
Itinerary:
> Palazzo Grassi
> Campo Santo Stefano
> Chiesa di Santa Maria del Giglio
> Saint Mark’s square and Basilica
> Photo touring on a Gondola ride
> Ponte dei Sospiri [Bridge of Sighs]
> The Rialto bridge

The Roman Colosseum

Before reaching the Colosseum we stopped over Tempietto del Bramante to shoot some pictures and also take cover from a little drizzling rain which started to come in. Then we made our way to the Coliseum. After visiting this astounding structure from the outside we took a lunch break at a typical roman Trattoria ‘Da Nerone’.

The Roman Pantheon

A great place to visit if you are looking for cover from the rain. Even though it has a large circular hole in the roof. Which by the ways rains inside! But a great visit and a nice opportunity to capture some nice imagery of this spectacular place.

The roman forum and the San Eustachio cafe

Just a quick stop for an awesome cup of coffee at Sant’Eustachio bar before reaching the sweeping view over the roman forum. After admiring the view we made our way to Piazza del Campidoglio where we continued the photo tour with some more interesting pictures.

Saint Peter’s prison

We found this site almost by accident and proved to be a very interesting place to visit. This is where Saint Peter was imprisoned: Mamerine Prison.

Shopping and Galleria Alberto Sordi

Then we did some souvenir shopping to buy some Italian gifts. We also visited Galleria Alberto Sordi which is not only a nice shopping mall to visit as it is old and refined. It is also a good place to take some nice photographs.

The Spanish steps and bar Canova Tadolini

This was our last stop for photography and for shopping in Via Condotti. A road which leads the way inside the Fashion district in Rome. Then before heading back to the port we stopped over the museum bar Canova Tadolini to get a few drinks and to rest a little bit. What an incredible place filled with so many great statues.

Time of the year: July
Time of day: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Duration: 9 hrs including the port transfers by car
Check out the itinerary here.

The photo tour ended with a transfer back to the Civitavecchia port.

You will find more sample photo tours from Civitavecchia on the Blog. Here is a selection of similar posts:

In between transfers full day photo tour in Rome from the Civitavecchia shore
Family photo session in Rome visiting the Vatican
A photography tour of the Churches in Rome

The Roman Colosseum

It truly is a must stop location. So we first photographed it from above sitting down. This allowed us to cut out the large visiting crowds. Then we drove around it to find an even more intimate location where we could really focus in on family portraits with this characteristic landmark in the back.

The Gianicolo water fountain

This was our next destination. The water fountain offers a truly unique backdrop for portrait pictures. Remarkable Baroque style architecture over crystalline blue water. Then we crossed the street and set up for some more images with the roman rooftops as background.

Parco del Pincio

We had time for one more destination. The view from the terrace is truly spectacular and it inspired our last set of images. From there we got back in the minivan and headed to conclude the photo shoot.

This was Part I of the family photo session taking place in Rome.
Check out the second Part II which took place in Venice Italy.

Time of the year: July
Time of day: 9:00 am to 11:00 am
Duration: 3 hrs with minivan
Itinerary:
> Piazza del Campidoglio
> Gianicolo Fontanone
> Parco del Pincio

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Please check out other city sightseeing tours in Rome:
Family phototour of Rome in a minivan
Walking tour around the city
Wine Tour in Frascati