Tour Italia with Theresa: In vino veritas

Thursday, October 6, 2011

In vino veritas

Discovering the culinary arts in Tuscany. Aftering sipping the "vino nobile di Montepulciano" we wandered into all those Renaissance churches I studied in art history class. What a wonder to find the buildings supported by pre-Roman Etruscan walls!

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LIST OF THERESA'S TOURS

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The VATICAN

Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica

The VATICAN Behind-the-Scenes

St. Peter's Basilica and behind-the-scenes visit to the prestigious mosaic workshop and gallery.

Ancient Rome

The Coliseum, San Clemente archaeological area, Circus Maximus, overview of Roman Forum and Palatine Hill.

The Birth of Rome

Circus Maximus racetrack, Palatine Hill, Medieval churches with underground ruins, ancient temples along the river banks in the city's ancient commercial marketplace, parts of the historic and charming Jewish Ghetto, Tiber island and Capitol Hill.

City Highlights

Piazza Navona, Pantheon, Piazza del Popolo, and the best latent ruins, fountains and unique churches of the historic center.

Appian Way

Mysterious underground Christian catacomb of San Callisto, mile markings along Rome's oldest road the Appian Way, Fosse Ardeatine World War II memorial site, ancient Aurelian Walls and inside the fortification gate of St. Sebastian.

Family-style Italian dinner

and cooking demonstration

Home-cooked typical Italian dinner made up of several courses from archival family recipes accompanied with a cooking demonstration in “Mamma’s Casa”, the kitchen of a Roman family located in the affluent residential neighborhood of Parioli.

The Mysterious Etruscans

at the Villa Giulia
Villa Giulia National Etruscan Museum, housed in a Renaissance Villa with thousands of Etruscan materials such as bronzes and pottery, as well sarcophagi and tomb re-installments with fine fresco paintings.

Borghese Gallery
The best of Italian 17th Century masterpieces including Caravaggio and Bernini, hundreds of antiquities, a Baroque palace, and a grande public park

Etruscan day trip-Ceverteri

Traveling with a private driver, journey 30 miles north of Rome to the Bandidaccia necropolis in the city of Cerveteri, the largest burial site in the Mediterranean. Tour an extensive collection of unique tombs modeled on and decorated as domestic architecture lined along routes designed as a city plan. Include also the option to dine along the seaside in a Renaissance palace La Posta Vecchia, built on top of the Etruscan port.

Wine excursion-Tuscany

Journey by car a couple of hours outside the bustle of Rome into the landscape of Tuscany. Witness rolling hills, manicured vineyards and stop for wine tastings and cultural visits in a couple picturesque Medieval Tuscan cities, such as San Gimignano and Siena.

Villas of Tivoli

Journey 20 miles outside Rome with a private driver and discover 2 of most spectacular and well maintained villas from the Renaissance and antiquity. First tour the beautifully manicured Renaissance gardens of Villa D'Este and saunter down the lane of 100 fountains. Then visit hundreds of acres of Hadrian's Villa meant to be the emperor's refuge from the bustle of Rome that now serves as yours while you get lost in a series of ruins of bath complexes, temples, and residences.

Scavenger Hunt for kids-"Safari d'Arte"

Designed for curious elementary aged kids, covering several different itineraries including main city highlights, while participating in an interactive scavenger hunt searching for clues at each main attraction with book and map in hand.

*Also consider any customized tour you can imagine focusing on the specifics of Ancient, Renaissance, and Baroque Rome.

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

In vino veritas

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