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You can not miss the visit of the eternal city... but this tour will give you the chance to touch the essence of traditions, nature and typical Italian flavors. You will be traveling through villages, hills, art and good food, and why not... good wine!

Hotels selected by the agency, stays in historic villages and farmhouses

1° day - Rome

Arrival in Rome and check in at an hotel.

Guided visit to the Colosseum and the imperial fora accompanied. At the end of the visit lunch at a restaurant and in the afternoon stroll among the main roman roads: from Venetia square our guide will lead you along via del Corso with its shops, discovering the most famous and amazing attractions, such as Piazza di Spagna, Trevi’s fountain, the Pantheon and much more.

Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Experiences

Vespa tour If you would like to add more taste to your first day in Rome, you can combine this packet with an exciting tour by Vespa as in the movie roman holidays, following Audrey Hepburn’s example. From the city center, you will drive along the roman roads, reaching some of the most beautiful areas outside the city walls. You will ride among the typical houses from the 20s in the famous neighborhood of Garbatella, or among the big palaces from the 70s in the area of Spinaceto until to the beautiful villas in Casal Palocco, between the city and the sea of Ostia.
Every morning there are streets in each neighbourhood that get crowded and animated with the pitchmen’s benches and their products. We can grant a walk among vegetables, meats, cured meats and different kinds of cheese in the “flower market”, one of the oldest ones in the capital. This market, with its explosion of colors, smells and vivacity, has turned into a legend thanks to the cinema, the art and the poetry, that continue to use it in order to give a portray of Rome in its true essence.
Bike Tour accompanied by an expert guide along the Appia Road, admiring the most beautiful monuments and places of the park and discovering the less famous treasures of the city, in order to pass a peaceful day in contact with the nature, far away from the urban chaos.
The Caffarella valley reflects the history of Rome, of its culture, of the civilizations and the land on which they settled down. The valley lies just next to the Aurelian Walls, between two ancient main roads, the Latina road and the Appia road. The valley was the scenery of many myths and legends, probably inspired by its soft mountains that work as natural boundary, and certainly by the presence of the Almone, a small tributary of the river Tiber, that the Romans considered sacred.

2° day - Tivoli

Breakfast and departure for Tivoli, that is an interesting city, about 30 km far from Rome. Here we will visit Villa d ’Este, villa of the 16th century, famous for its terraced hillside Italian renaissance garden and especially for its profusion of fountains. It is now an Italian state museum, and listed as UNESCO world heritage site.

Lunch in a local restaurant. In the afternoon drive to Hadrian’s villa, built in the 2nd century by emperor Hadrian, and once greater than the center of imperial Rome. The largest and most luxurious residence ever built in Italy; it features an impressive array of imperial palaces, temples, theaters, thermal baths and pools. In the evening we will walk around a beautiful area called Trastevere, here we will have dibnner alltogether.

Return to the hotel for overnight.

Experiences

Castel Sant’Angelo
Castel Sant’Angelo If you prefer the color and vivacity of the city rather than the peace and silence of the countryside, you will be still on time to visit the famous Castel Sant’angelo, that arises in its majesty on the right side of the river Tiber, just in front of the Sant’Angelo bridge and next to the Vatican. The structure was initially commissioned by the roman emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family, in 125. The building was later used by the popes as a fortress and castle, and is now a museum.

3° day - Vatican

Breakfast and departure for the Vatican museums, with the Sistine chapel and the papal apartments that contain the fabulous frescos by Michelangelo and Raffaello. Packed lunch offered by the hotel. In the afternoon visit of the magnificent Saint Peter’s Basilica.

In the evening, we will lead you to the fascinating via Pigneto, a wide pedestrian street lined with cafés and bustling with young people enjoying the afternoon sun.

4° day - Garden of Ninfa and Orange Garden

Breakfast and departure to reach the Garden of Ninfa that is a landscape garden just outside the city of Rome, considered as an Italian natural monument, as it contains medieval ruins, and several kinds of plants, as well as several watercourses and a large variety of rambling roses growing over the stone walls. Ninfa has been described as "the most romantic garden in the world". At the end of the visit lunch in a local restaurant.

In the afternoon return to Rome for a stroll, at sunset, in the peaceful and romantic “Orange Garden”, from whose belvedere you can admire the entire city.

Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

5° day - Marche

Breakfast and departure for Ascoli Piceno and guided visit of the town. You will visit the famous “piazza del popolo” with its cafe’ Meletti, whose name comes from the famous anisette whose original inventor the Duomo and its famous underground basements, the piazza Arringo famous for the Quintana. Before leaving we will have a degustation of local food specialties and try the famous “olive all’ascolana”, that is a finger food whose receipt comes originally from Acoli Piceno, and became popular all around Marche and Abruzzo with small changes in the preparation.

Then we move to the beautiful village of Acquaviva Picena in order to reach the hotel where, after the check in we will have lunch with typical dishes of the region Marche.

Nel pomeriggio ci spostiamo nel bellissimo paese di Acquaviva picena, check in all’hotel e breve visita del suggestivo borgo. Cena a base di prodotti tipici locali.

6° day - Marche

Breakfast and departure for San Benedetto del Tronto. Stroll along the touristic harbor and visit to the nautic museum. In the afternoon, we visit the nice town of Offida with its beautiful church Santa Maria della Rocca. This area is very famous for the production of red, white and vin santo Italian, so you will have the opportunity to taste them together with some typical dishes of the area, as we will lead you to a good agro tourism of the area. Return to the hotel for dinner and over night.

Experiences

If the weather is good you can choose a boat trip along the Adriatic Coast in company of our guide, chilling at the sun and breathing the fresh and good sea breeze. Lunch on board trying the best fresh seafood.
In the region of Marche, September means Grape harvest, that is picking the best grapes that will ferment into good wines. You will live a real experience of grape harvest, working from the first hours of the morning in a farm, picking up grapes and following the next steps of the process. Then you will have lunch together with the farmers, enjoying the familiar atmosphere accompanied by the best traditional dishes.
The region Marche is also known as the region of truffle, as its geographical morphology, with mountains and woods, is the ideal condition for the growing of this special tuber. The better period to search and pick truffle is October. So in this period you can follow an expert with his dogs and go for a tour in the mountain looking for truffles and picking them up. At the end of the tour there is a degustation in order to taste the products of your working day, prepared following the authentic recipes.

7° day - Abruzzo

Breakfast and departure for Abruzzo, heading to Corropoli, small medieval village 5 km from the Adriatic coast. Check in at a local agritourism and visit of the town with its beautiful piazza pie’ di corte and its belltower on the background. Lunch in a local restaurant with traditional products. In the afternoon visit of

Tortoreto Alta, another medieval town, from whose belvedere you can admire the Adriatic Sea. You will have the opportunity to wander around the ancient romantic roads, passing under the beautiful archways and admiring the suggestive tower with the clock. Near the village, through an old road used by shepherds and their flocks in the past, we will reach a family- runned farming enterprise that produces its own DOP olive oil by organic agricolture. The enterprise has been reviewed by “Il Gambero Rosso”, an enogastronomy review among the most prestigious ones in Italy. We will visit the farm, walking among the olive trees and breathing the fresh air. At the end we will have a degustation of the different olive oils produced in the enterprise.

In the evening dinner in a local restaurant in order to try a delicious and unique speciality of the Abruzzo culinary tradition.

 

Experiences

To make your experience in Abruzzo more interesting and relaxing you could choose ride a horse in the peacefull countryside among trees and water streams, far away from the bursting noise of the town, just hearing the singing of the birds.
1) : if your idea of amusement is something different why don’t you fly over the beautiful landscape of Abruzzo in a helicopter tour? In this way you will be able to admire the beauty of Abruzzo landscape, and see how well the blue of the Adriatic Sea matches the lively and different colors of the cultivated fields across the sweet hills.
Are you feeling active? Get on your bike and follow our guide in an interesting tour along the olive oil roads. At the end of the tour, there will be a degustation of some of the best olive oils in the area.

8° day - Atri

Breakfast and departure towards the city of Atri, beautiful artistical city near the coast, rich in monuments and historical palaces, churches, museums and suggestive views. Lunch in a local restaurant.

In the afternoon visit of the Propezzano abbey and the herbs garden which includes:

  • Discovering the herbs and learning about their medical and cooking use
  • Practical-sensorial experience in recognizing herbs and natural perfumes that belong to the farming Mediterranean civilizations.
  • Break with the tasting of aromatic drinks
  • Real try of distillation of an essential oil from an aromatic plant.

Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight

Experiences

If you would like to bring a personal souvenir from Abruzzo come with us inside de perfume laboratory of atri, where the experts will introduce you to the different plants and aromas used in making a perfume, explaining the process in all its phases. Visitors will have the unique opportunity of creating the fragrance that more suites their own personality.

9° day - Torre di Cerrano

Breakfast, departure and guided visit to the tower of Cerrano and the marine museum. Fast lunch before heading home.

INCLUDED SERVICES

  • transfer from airport
  • bus
  • an expert travel director and separate driver
  • health insurance
  • tourist guide
  • full board
  • entry tickets to menctioned touristic attractions
  • vip entry to many sights
  • city tax
  • city parking

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