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Tivoli
RM5
Piazza dell'Esquilino - Castro Pretorio - III century Walls - Via
Tiburtina - Hadrian's Villa
(visit), the most beautiful imperial Villa designed and built by
emperor Hadrian at the beginning of the 2nd Century A.D. -
Tivoli - Villa d'Este (visit),
enchanting Renaissance Villa, housing a multitude of sublime
fountains and superbly arranged Italian flower gardens.
Duration 4 hours every Tue/Thu/Fri/Sat
at 8.30 Am
Price 58 euros
Free hotel pick-up
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Roman Countryside
RM6
Piazza dell’Esquilino > Baths of Caracalla >
Appian
Way (312B.C.), the oldest Roman Road > Albano,
the historical town of Albalonga, a modern village
which looks across the ancient volcanic Lake >
Castelgandolfo, the summer residence of the
Pope > Ariccia, a small village once isolated high
in the mountains but now easily reached by a
large bridge constructed by Pope Pio IX >
Genzano, the birth place of Marco Antonio
Colonna, the famous General of the battle of
Lepanto in 1571 > Nemi, famous in all the world
for its strawberries > Grottaferrata with its
Millenary Monastery founded on the ruins of an
old roman villa > Frascati famous for the
production of white wine. From the height of 400
meters it is possible to enjoy a beautiful
panoramic view. Here a stop will be made.
Duration 3 hours Mon. to Sat at 3:00
pm
Price 43 euros
Free bus hotel pick-up
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OSTIA ANTICA
RM10
Not everybody realizes that, at only 20 minutes from the Capital, an
extraordinary archaeological site, as important and enticing as
Pompeii, awaits us: the impressive excavations of
Ancient Ostia. This was the
city-harbour funded by ancient Romans, at the mouth of the Tiber,
and which later was hidden by floods and oblivion at to our days.
Its remnants are thus better preserved than in Rome itself and offer
us an extraordinary testimonial of the Roman civilisation along its
whole evolution. By walking trough the ancient roads we will plunge
straight into the past every day's life of a refined and dynamic
city where the cult for arts and pleasures was sovereign. You will
admire in fact the ruins of majestic public buildings, like
temples, theatres, fora
or basilicas as
well as of the private ones, like houses,
shops, inns, workshops etc., ranging from
the sumptuous to the humblest. Particularly attractive are the
famous mosaics of the 12 thermal baths and of the various harbour
offices (Corporations Square). A further bonus: archaeology spared
the whole area from modern artefacts turning it into a delicious
natural oasis, constantly cooled by healthy
sea breezes.
Duration 4 hours Every Sunday at 8.30
AM
Price 55 euros
Free hotel bus pick-up
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