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| • EARLY MORNING PRIVATE VATICAN TOUR • ROME HIGHLIGHTS • ANCIENT ROME • RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE ROME • GALLERIA BORGHESE PRIVATE VISIT • PREMIUM ROME TOUR • TIVOLI • OSTIA ANTICA • WINE TASTING IN THE LAZIO REGION • COOKING: ITALIAN CUISINE EXCURSIONS FROM ROME • ROME TO FLORENCE • ONE WAY TRANSFERT • ROME TO ASSISI AND ORVIETO • ROME TO POMPEII AND POSITANO |
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| • EARLY MORNING PRIVATE VATICAN TOUR. | |||||||||||||||||
Discover two milleniums of art and history at the Vatican. |
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• Meeting Point at the Hotel. Average length of tour: 4 hours |
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| • ROME HIGHLIGHTS | ||
| Our driver/guide will take you on a private car tour to discover the city of Rome. This itinerary gives you an in-depth overview of Rome and its treasures since its foundation in 753 B.C. to present day. We will start at the Pincio where we’ll enjoy a Panaromic view of Rome, then we will visit the central part of Rome where we’ll discover Piazza Navona, Piazza di Spagna and Fontana di Trevi. Later that day, we’ll drive through the ancient part of Rome, where we’ll see the Coliseum and the Roman Forum. We can end the day driving to the Appian Way, visit the catacombs or continue to downtown Rome and visit other squares and churches. |
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• Meeting Point at the Hotel. Service length: 4 Hours |
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| • ANCIENT ROME. | ||
| This private tour has been carefully designed to offer the essence of the Ancient Rome. We start at the Capitoline Hill square, magnificently designed by Michelangelo, where we will be able to admire the ruins of the Roman forum and the impressive structure of the Coliseum from a natural terrace. We will then continue along the ancient cobblestones in the forum, where we will discover temples, triumphal arches and other ancient constructions which will help us understanding the daily life of the Romans during the empire. Finally, we will enter the Coliseum, symbol of the greatness of the Roman Empire. | ||
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• Meeting Point at the Hotel. Service length: 4 Hours |
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| • RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE ROME. | ||
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that influenced European intellectual life in the early modern period. Beginning in Italy, and spreading to the rest of Europe by the 16th century, it had its center in Rome. This private walk offers a deep retrospective, from today’s Rome to the Rome of the 15th century. The specific focus is to show the universal soul of Rome using the masterpieces of the Renaissance men: Bernini, Borromini, Caravaggio and Michelangelo. We’ll walk by Via Giulia, near the Tiber, considered one of the most beautiful streets of Renaissance Rome. During the day we’ll also discover the elegance of Piazza Navona and Piazza di Spagna and visit the baroque Chiesa di Santa Maria della Vittoria. We’ll end the day throwing a coin to the marvelous Fontana di Trevi to ensure your future return to Rome. |
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• Meeting Point at the Hotel. Service length: 4 Hours |
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| • GALLERIA BORGHESE PRIVATE VISIT. | ||
| Our official guide will take you to visit the Galleria Borghese. The Gallery houses a substantial part of the Borghese collection of paintings, sculptures and antiquities. The Gallery is named after its founder Cardinal Scipione Borghese and it represents one of the most important Renaissance collections of Italy. | ||
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• Meeting Point at the Hotel. Service length: 4 hours |
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| • PREMIUM ROME TOUR. | ||
| For those of you looking for a complete tour of Rome. This service offers comfort and helps optimize the time in a big city like Rome, where there are many things to see and usually little time. You will have to your disposal a professional driver and an official guide who will take you on a private car tour to discover the Rome you chose. Of course with the expert advice of the official guide. Our suggested itinerary proposes an in-depth overview about Rome and its treasures since the Roman empire and the Renaissnance Rome to our days. Main sites such as the Roman Forum, the Colisseum, Saint Peter’s in chains, the Palatine Hill, Piazza Venezia, the Capitol, Campo de’ Fiori, Piazza Navona, Pantheon, Spanish steps and the Trevi Fountain. |
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• Meeting Point at the Hotel. Service length: 8 hours |
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| • TIVOLI. | ||
| Leave the city of Rome for the day to explore the riches of the Tivoli countryside. Depart from your hotel with our Driver/guide and you will be in in Tivoli. In Villa d’Este you will walk along its countless fountains, discovering the charming essence of the Renaissance Gardens. Villa d’Este is known by its artistic wonders, including frescoes from the 16th century Roman school. Then we will continue to discover the ruins in Villa Adriana, the largest of the Imperial Roman villas. Emperor Hadrian got inspiration to build his residence based on the structures of the eastern provinces of the Empire. | ||
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• Meeting Point at the Hotel.
Service length: 6 Hours |
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| • OSTIA ANTICA. | ||
| This private tour focuses on the importance of Ostia during the Roman Empire. During the VII century, the fourth king of Rome, Anco Marzio, founded Ostia. Ostia represents the perfect example of Roman city, and its structure can still today be observed. It is mainly divided into 4 areas: Residential, Cultural and then Temples and Baths. Our official guide will vividly represent the daily activities carried out by the ordinary citizens of Ostia (the working class), most of them linked to commerce coming from other Mediterranean countries, then directed towards Rome along the Tiber. The last part of the visit will be devoted to the role Ostia had during the World War II. | ||
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• Meeting Point at the Hotel.
Service length: 6 Hours |
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| • WINE TASTING IN THE LAZIO REGION. | ||
This day we will discover the Castelli Romani area in the Lazio region, famous for its Castles and wines. Our driver/guide will meet at your hotel and drive you through Frascati, and then we will stop in Castel Gandolfo, the Popes’ summer residence since the seventeenth century. Near the Albano Lake we will arrange the wine tasting in one of the oldest wine cellars in the region, the Pagnanelli established in 1882. Wine List |
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• Meeting Point at the Hotel.
Service length: 8 Hours |
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| • COOKING: ITALIAN CUISINE. | ||
During the morning we will move to an idyllic frame in the outskirts of Rome by the Albano lake. Here we will visit the Pagnanelli restaurant where we will meet our Chef, who will be with us during the day and lead us through the cooking lesson. During this day we will estimulate our senses creating different types of pastas with typical italian ingredients. At the end of the cooking session we will share our dishes and enjoy each others creations. Suggestion: |
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• Meeting Point at the Hotel.
Service length: 6 Hours |
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| We will leave Rome for the day to visit Florence in a one-day excursion. This service has been designed to optimize time and the experience of scenery drive to the heart of Tuscany. Once in Florence we will visit Piazza della Signoria, a Renaissance masterpiece and government center since medieval times. From here we will cross the Arno along the Ponte Vecchio to then visit the home of one of the most popular Florentine citizens The David, Michelangelo’s masterpiece at the Accademia Museum. After lunch, we will continue on to Chiesa della Santa Croce where Italian icons such as Michelangelo and Galileo are buried. At the end of the day we will drive back to Rome, leaving our Florentine experience behind. |
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• Meeting Point at the Hotel.
Service length: 8 Hours |
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| • ONE WAY TRANSFERT | ||
TO FLORENCE Beginning from your hotel, the first stop along your journey to Florence will be Montepulciano, a charming little medieval town known for its historical centre and award-winning local red wine. Your second stop is Siena, often called Tuscany’s most beautiful hill town where you’ll visit the stunning Piazza del Campo. Next, see the Palazzo Pubblico before visiting the fascinating cathedral complex with works by Michelangelo, Donatello and Bernini. Finally, you’ll arrive in the stunning city of Florence. TO FLORENCE Beginning from your hotel, the first stop along your journey to Florence will be the hill town of San Gimignano, famous for its numerous towers and medieval history. Next, we’ll drive to Monteriggioni, between Florence and Siena, considered Italy’s smallest walled fortification and known for its exquisite local cuisine. Finally, you’ll arrive in the stunning city of Florence. |
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• Meeting Point at the Hotel.
Service length: 6 Hours |
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| • ROME TO ASSISI AND ORVIETO. | ||
| Beginning from your hotel, we’ll travel to Assisi, a medieval town in Umbria situated on a hill surrounded by olive and cypress trees. Known all over the world for Italy’s St. Francis, this town maintains frescoes of Giotto and Cimabue. Here, we’ll discover the old-fashioned chapels hidden along narrow streets and filled with artisans, shops and art galleries. We’ll visit the Basilica of Saint Francis, as the main scope of our visit to Assisi. We will then continue to Orvieto to discover its cultural and artistic beauty, where many visitors have enjoyed the local culinary specialties accompanied by Orvieto Bianco, the best of the Umbrian wines. | ||
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• Meeting Point at the Hotel.
Service length: 6 Hours |
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| • ROME TO POMPEII AND POSITANO. | ||
| Beginning from your hotel we will first travel to Pompeii, the most important archaeological site in the world. It is best known for the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius that destroyed the city. We’ll then drive along one of Europe’s most beautiful coastal drives admiring spectacular views of the Amalfi Coast before reaching the fishing village of Positano. After lunch, you’ll enjoy a nice walk around town surrounded by colorful houses filled with little artisan shops. | ||
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• Meeting Point at the Hotel.
Service length: 8 Hours |
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