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  • Comment: Quite a few references already, but adding three more/ —Anne Delong (talk) 04:25, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
  • Comment: The Yahoo News item is a press release and thus not independent. The TripAdvisor page is not reliable. The Los Angeles Times piece does not provide significant coverage. The piece from the Vatican's official website is not independent. The remaining references between them do not provide evidence of significant coverage in multiple reliable sources. Arthur goes shopping (talk) 18:16, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
  • Comment: Thanks for your submission. Sources must be independent and reliable though. You also need to use inline citations to let the reader know where each piece of information comes from. See inline citations help. Please revise your article and resubmit. Thanks. Snowysusan 02:35, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Dark Rome Tours is a tour company which offers guided tours in Rome, the Vatican[1], Florence, Venice, Milan and Paris. They specialize in small group tours with ‘skip the line’ access to major historical and cultural sites.[2] 

As well as walking and bus tours, Dark Rome offers thematic day tours from Rome (visiting Pompeii, Ostia Antica, Florence, Tuscany and Tivoli[3]), Florence (visiting Tuscany) and Paris (visiting the Loire Valley).

History

Dark Rome Tours was started in 2002 as a single tour, taking tourists around the historic center of Rome[4] and telling the legends and ghost stories attached to its buildings.[5] Since then it has expanded its operations across Italy to the rest of Rome, the Vatican, Florence, Milan and Venice [3] in languages including English, Spanish, German, French and Portuguese. In 2010 Dark Rome launched its first tour in Paris under the name of My Parisian Tour.

In 2012, Dark Rome became an Official Vatican Museums Partner[6]. As part of the partnership, Dark Rome gained access to a separate partners' entrance at the Vatican Museums,[7][8] . The company has since developed its range of tours there, including a VIP tour [9][10] , with access to ‘secret rooms’ of the Vatican previously closed to the general public, such as the Bramante Staircase and the Niccoline Chapel, as well as access to the Sistine Chapel after closing time[9] [10]. [11]

References

  1. ^ "Vatican Museum: How Will Pope Benedict's Resignation Affect Vatican Tourism". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 04 April 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "TripAdvisor Dark Rome page". Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b Murphy, Celina (12 March 2013). "Make Up Don't Break Up With Your Job". Irish Independent. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Colosseum Underground and Ancient Rome Tour". Holiday Nomad
  5. ^ "Crypts and Catacombs Tour Review – Dark Rome Tours Shows Unique Aspects of Roman History". La Splash.
  6. ^ "New biennal partnerships between the Vatican Museums and three leading tour operators". The Vatican Museums. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Experience Dark Rome's Unparalleled Touring Perks at Vatican Museums". Yahoo News. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Now, Go Behind Locked Doors in the Vatican—And Visit the Niccoline Chapel". Revealed Rome
  9. ^ a b Forgione, Mary (1 June 2012). "Rome: Vatican guard opens doors to 'secret' rooms on this tour". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  10. ^ a b Long, Felicity (23 May 2012). "Vatican City's 'Dark' secret revealed: Private tours". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  11. ^ "Unlocking the secrets of The Vatican on a private tour of Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling". Daily Mail, By Sebastian Lander, 24 October 2012


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