Tours around Rome
FLORENCE |
The cradle of the Renaissance period, where you breath art in the Medieval streets, the craftsmens' workshops and in the Renaissance Palaces. Here, the memories of the Medici family are united with the splendour of the works of the reknowned artists: Michelangelo, Leonardo and Botticelli. Full Day - Approx 15 hours -Departure from Rome.
POMPEII | and Amalfi Coast (optional)
In the gulf of Naples we find the Isle of Capri, the pearl of the mediterranean sea. Capri, situated in an emerald and turquoise sea, the Island of Dreams, has enchanted many people with the incomparable beauty of its rugged landscape, the mildness of its climate, the richness of its vegetation and its characteristic small white houses. Every day - Full day Approx 9 hours. Departure from Rome. Tour also available with departure from Naples.
TIVOLI | Hadrian's Villa and the Villa d'Este
This tour allows you to visit and compare two very splendid villas from two different ages .
The Villa Adriana dating back to the ancient Roman Times and the Villa D’Este from the Renaissance period.
Joining the motorway a 24 that follow the ancient Via Tiburtina after 30 Km east of Rome,we will reach Tivoli. At the foot of the Tiburtini hills, source of the springs that supply the spa town of Bagni di Tivoli and which are dominated by vast quarries of travertine marble, you will stop first to visit the ruins of Villa Adriana which can only hint at the grandeur and beauty of this Villa built by Emperor Hadrian to remind him of the monuments and sites he had admired during his travels around the roman empire.
We continue then to the Villa D’Este, with its frescos is one of the most beautiful residences of the Renaissance built by the cardinal Ippolito D’Este.
The Villa’s countless fountains, set in the heart of magnificent Italian style gardens, create a delightfully graceful symphony of carved stone, shade, sunlight and water coming directly from the Aniene river.
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