Italian Tours Appetizers

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Italian Appetizers
Escorted Tours 2012
The Borgias were a European Papal family of Spanish origin with the name stemming from the
familial fief seat of Borja belonging to their Aragonese Lords; they became prominent during the
Renaissance. The Borgias were patrons of the arts, and their support allowed many artists of
the Renaissance to realize their potential. The most brilliant personalities of this era regularly
visited their court.

The Borgias became prominent in ecclesiastical and political affairs in the 1400s and 1500s.
Today they are remembered for their corrupt rule when one of them was pope. They have been
accused of many different crimes, including adultery, simony, theft, rape, bribery, incest, and
murder (especially murder by arsenic poisoning). Because of their search for power, they made
enemies of other powerful families such as the Medici and the Sforza, as well as the influential
Dominican friar Savonarola.

In the 2011 was created a television series based on the Borgia Family.

ESCORTED GUIDE 5 hours (Italian, English, Spanish)
Vatican Museums – Sistine Chapel – Raffaello Apartment – Borgia Apartment – Sant Peter e Sant
Angel Castle – Farnese Palace – Borgia Palace – Sforza Palace – Colonna Palace – Orsini Castle.
Your tour will begin a top Colle Oppio with a panoramic view of the Colosseum, modern Rome's
most recognizable landmark and one of Ancient Rome's most vital social centers. From there
we will descend to our special Skip the line access to the Colosseum. Once inside, our expert
official guide will talk you through the bloody past of the Amphitheatre as you listen to tales of
gladiators, mock sea-battles and executions. After a brief rest at the Arch of Constantine, you
will arrive at the Palatine Hill - the most famous of the 7 hills of Rome. From here you will
admire the views of the Roman Forum and Nero's Circus Maximum where chariot races were
once held. Romulus and Remus were said to have been found on the Palatine by the she-wolf
who nursed and raised them. Legend holds that Romulus went on to found Rome. The last stop
of the tour is a walk along the Via Sacra or Sacred Way which is the main path through the
Roman Forum that once sparkled with festivals and triumphal processions. It ends at the
Temple which houses the altar where Julius Caesar was cremated. Visitors from around the
world still leave flowers and candles at this site today. During the tour you will see Piazza
Venezia and the Pantheon.

ESCORTED GUIDE 4 hours (Italian, English, Spanish)
Colosseum – Palatine Hill – Circus Maximum – Roman Forum – Piazza Venezia – Pantheon –
Mercatini di Traiano
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CARAVAGGIO HUMAN AND ARTISTIC LIFE IN ROME.

The historic center of Rome, intensely lived, now as in the '600, has miraculously remained
intact, so it is possible to find the places where Caravaggio lived, suffered and triumphed, and
created his extraordinary masterpieces. Following in the footsteps of Caravaggio for rediscover
his masterpieces in the churches of St. Augustine and St. Louis of France.

ESCORTED GUIDE 4 hours walking tour (Italian, English, Spanish)
Church Santa Maria del Popolo – Via del Babbuino – Piazza di Spagna – Trevi Fountain – San Luigi
dei Francesi - Sant Angel Castle (external) – Madama Palace (external)
In the seventeenth century, the city of Rome became the consummate statement of
Catholic majesty and triumph expressed in all the arts. Baroque architects, artists,
and urban planners so magnified and invigorated the classical and ecclesiastical
traditions of the city that it became for centuries after the acknowledged capital of
the European art world, not only a focus for tourists and artists but also a watershed
of inspiration throughout the Western world.
PRIVATE BAROQUE ROME WALKING TOUR WITH AN EXPERT ENGLISH-SPEAKING
GUIDE admire the works of the great rivals Bernini & Borromini who helped define
the beauty of the Piazza's and Churches of central Rome. On this fascinating tour of
the historical center of Rome your guide will interpret the great works of these two
formidable artists that seem to inhabit every major focal point of the Eternal City.

ESCORTED GUIDE 4 hours walking tour (Italian, English, Spanish)
Piazza di Spagna – Trevi Fountain – Pantheon – Piazza Navona
Spectacular tour, whereas the majority of Roman monuments are illuminated at
night. One way to experience the atmosphere of the eternal city and enjoy the
"nightlife" going to have a drink at night in places most frequented by the
Romans.

ESCORTED GUIDE 3 hours (Italian, English, Spanish)
Sant Angel Castle – Sant Peter – Via Piccolomini (St Peter wiev) – Gianicolo Hill
Colosseum and Roman Forum – Piazza Venezia and Repubblica Square – Pantheon
ESCORTED GUIDE 7 hours (Italian, English, Spanish)
San Clemente Church (archaeological excavations including) – Ludus Magnus
Colosseum – Valentino Palace – Roman’s House at Celio – Catacombs (Via Appia or
Santa Priscilla in Via Salaria)
A promenade that leads us to know the stories of Rome's most famous ghosts. A fascinating
walk through the neighborhood and now historic bridge, the Ponte Sant'Angelo, Piazza Navona
and chasing the ghosts of Pimpaccia, Beatrice Cenci and Alexander VI, in an atmosphere full of
charm. Visit it for years continues to be increasingly successful. Meet at 21.00 in Piazza Navona,
in front of the Fountain of the Four Rivers.

ESCORTED GUIDE 1 hour (Italian, English, Spanish)
Sant Peter – Sant Angel Castle – Piazza Navona – Pantheon

€ …….. per person
An intriguing journey through the places made famous by Dan Brown's best seller, telling the
story-telling imagination and esoteric that surround the places and monuments of the Eternal
City, which have always been an attraction for tourists and art lovers, history and culture.

ESCORTED GUIDE 2 hours (Italian, English, Spanish)
Sant Peter e Sant Angel Castle – Via della Conciliazione – Piazza Navona
The Vatican Gardens cover about 50 acres (23 hectares) of the Vatican City. These
lush gardens are closed the general public and can only be visited by reserving a
tour.

A visit to the Vatican Gardens is highly recommend for those who want to see the
lovely corners of the Vatican away from the usual crowds or for anyone who is
particularly interested in horticulture as the gardens contain vegetation from many
countries worldwide including Brasil, China, Japan and Australia.

These exotic plants live in harmony with typical Italian plants and trees such as
boxwood hedges, pines, cypresses, chestnuts and palms. This wide variety of plants
makes for an eclectic collection of cultures and botanical specimen.

The highly-manicured gardens are are embellished with many important sculptures,
fountains and grottoes. Beautiful and unique views of St. Peter’s Basilica and the
Vatican City are offered from the Vatican Gardens.
ESCORTED GUIDE 2 hours (Italian, English, Spanish)
The purpose of this tour is a visit to the Vatican Museums.
Leaving Piazza San Bernardo, adorned by Moses' Fountain, we
will head to Piazza della Repubblica with the fountain of the
Naiad. The route will wind Via Bissolati, Via Veneto and Villa
Borghese. After this ample view of an important part of the
city, visit the Vatican Museums and the Vatican Galleries. You
can admire the modern entrance built for the Jubilee 2000,
the Candelabra Gallery and Tapestry Room of the
Geographical Maps, the Sobiesky Hall and the Hall of the
Immaculate Conception. Then stop to admire St Peter and the
Sistine Chapel, seat of the Conclave, frescoed by Michelangelo
to end up in the Ancient Vatican Library.

ESCORTED GUIDE 3 hours (Italian, English, Spanish)
Sant Peter – Vatican Museums – Sistine Chapel