The tour operator Ancient&Recent presents the majesty of Ancient Rome using a state-of- the-art VT visor.
State-of-the-art VR visors to visit Ancient Rome
Italy’s heritage seen through Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, is a way to highlight cultural and tourist sites from an innovative point of view, with the help of technology. Using a state-of-the-art VR visor, Ancient&Recent restores some of Rome's major attractions to their former glory, transporting the visitor back in time. In an instant, reality and technology intersect, taking the tourist into another dimension, making it possible to partake in the quadrigas race at the Circus Maximus, while in the Colosseum it is possible to watch gladiator fights up close, while mingling with passers-by in the Imperial Forum.
Visiting the Circus Maximus and the Colosseum
This original experience allows visitors to appreciate world-famous archaeological sites in an exclusive and original way. With Ancient&Recent the complete tour of Ancient Rome takes in Circus Maximus, the Colosseum and the Imperial Fora and lasts about an hour and a half. Alternatively, visitors can choose a particular site with an augmented reality tour lasting about half an hour.
Virtual and real guides
Visitors who choose to experience the splendour of Ancient Rome firsthand will be accompanied along the interactive tour by staff in the flesh as well as by a virtual guide, with a real Roman citizen guiding them through the various steps to be taken and explored. The experience is for groups and is outdoors, a cultural, educational and entertaining product suitable for all age groups, especially families with children, but not only.
