Rome of the Caesars and Popes

ARRIVAL

Departure from the chosen airport, arrival to Rome and private transfer to the hotel.
Accommodation in a 4 * central hotel.
Afternoon at leisure for individual visits, overnight stay.

Optional: Dinner in a characteristic restaurant in Trastevere district. Price: 40€ per person

ROME

Breakfast at the hotel, meeting with the guide and visit to the largest archaeological area in the world: the Colosseum, the Imperial Forums and Mount Palatine (skip-the-line tickets included). We will trample the places dating back to the founding of Rome up to the imperial age. Among the other historical legacies of the route: the Arch of Constantine, the Arch of Titus, the Capanne Rotulee, the House of Livia, the House of Augustus, the Cryptoporticus of Nero and the Palace of Domitian.

Free time for lunch, afternoon at disposal for individual visit.

Optional: Visit of Borghese Gallery
A tour that will leave us amazed, between classical antiquities and works by the most important Renaissance artists. It can be considered unique in the world as regards to the number and importance of Bernini’s sculptures and Caravaggio’s canvases.
Price: 60€ per person (min 4 people

ROME

Breakfast at the hotel, meeting with the guide a guided tour of the city center. We will move to the heart of the historic center with a visit to Piazza di Spagna and the Trevi Fountain, Piazza Colonna and the palaces of Italian political power. Next to the square we find Via Condotti, symbol of the fashion discrict in Rome. From here, we’ll go to the Trevi Fountain, unforgettable location of “La Dolce Vita” by Fellini, in wich a very young Anita Ekberg invites Marcello Mastroianni into the fountain, using the famous: “Marcello, come here!”. After a short stop, we’ll visit to Piazza della Rotonda to admire the Pantheon, a temple built in 27 BC. later converted into a Basilica, and the Renaissence fountain of Bernini built in the square in 1575.

Free time for lunch, afternoon at disposal for individual visit. Dinner and overnight stay

Optional: visit of Vatican Museum
The Vatican Museums are one of the symbol of Rome, where various works are collected, that span from ancient to contemporaty times. Sarcophagi and mosaics share the space with masterpieces by great masters such as Giotto, Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael up to Dalì, Canova and Matisse. The tour ends in the Sistine Chapel where it is possible to admire the famous frescoes of the representation of the Last Judgment. Included entrance and English-speaking guide. Price: 40€ per person

DEPARTURE

Breakfast, check-out and end of the tour. Transfer to the airport/station.

OPTIONAL EXTENSION TO THE ROMAN CASTLES 1 NIGHT

ROME – FRASCATI

Breakfast, check-out and transfer to Frascati.

Meet with the guide and start of tour. We will stroll through the streets of one of the most renowned municipalities of the Roman Castles, famous for the various Tuscolan villas, once home to illustrious patrician families. The town is also known for the cathedral of St. Peter in neo-Renaissance baroque style and the church of Jesus built in the eighteenth century by the genius of Carlo Fontana.

In the late morning we will move to a local restaurant. With a visit the old farmhouse surrounded by nature, vineyards and olive groves. In this area vines have been cultivated since Roman times, it is possible to visit ancient caves where wine has been aged for millennia. We will talk about the techniques of working the vine and the winemaking processes. Time to taste the famous Frascati wine and llunch will be served, consisting of an appetizer and a first course of the Roman tradition. At the end of the visit, transfer to the 4* star hotel in the central city. Afternoon at leisure, overnight stay

Afternoon at disposal for individual visit, overnight stay.

DEPARTURE

Breakfast, check-out and end of the tour. Transfer to the airport/station.

OPTIONAL EXTENSION TO THE ROMAN CASTLES 2 NIGHTS

Breakfast, meet the guide for another day of guided tour.

We will move to Castel Gandolfo, a delightful town overlooking Lake Albano, one of the most beautiful villages in Italy, known for the presence of the Papal Palace, the pope’s summer residence.

Visit of the ancient city center with the Apostolic Palace, the Pontifical Villas and the beautiful gardens. A journey
that will tell us the history of the papacy from the seventeenth century to the Lateran Pacts, from the stay of John Paul II and Benedict XVI to the transformation into a museum by Pope Francis. This will be followed by a walk in the manicured gardens of the Parco delle Ville Pontificie with the remains of the ancient Roman villa.

At the end of the tour, continue to Nemi. Visit the ancient village of Nemi, the smallest town among the Roman Castles dating back to Roman times. Colorful, surrounded by nature and with a unique view of the lake of the same name, it offers noteworthy landscape views.

Afternoon at disposal for individual visit, overnight stay.

DEPARTURE

Breakfast at the hotel, check-out and transfer to the airport/station