Rome 2003/04 City tours of Rome and the surrondings in deluxe air-conditioned motorchoaches with English speaking guides.

Tivoli (2003 prices):

Villa Adriana Villa D'este and its Fountains.

At the foot of the Tiburtini hills which dominate the vast quarries of travertine marble and are host to the springs bringing the sulfurous waters to the spa town of Bagni di Tivoli, you will first stop to visit the Villa Adriana. The ruins can only hint at the grandeur and beauty of this Villa which the Emperor Hadrian had built to remind of the monuments and sites he had admired during his travels in the East. We then continue to the Villa D'Este, one of the most beautiful residences of the Renaissance. 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. Return to, or nearby your Hotel.

 Ask for tour schedule - Approx 4 hrs duration.

 
PRICE: 46 Euro

 

Assisi (2003 prices):

Leaving Rome in a northerly direction, you will cross the valley of the Tevere, before taking the Via Flaminia near the medieval village of Orte with it’s etruscan origins. You will pass typical medieval villages such as Spoleto, the ancient capital of the ‘Ducato Longobardo’, Trevi, Foligno, Spello, before arriving in Assisi at around 10.30-11.00 am. You will then start your walk with our guide through the narrow streets of the village to see the Church of Santa Chiara, the site where St Francis was born and then on to see the house where he spent the first years of his life. You will then proceed to see the Piazza del Comune (Town Hall square) with the Palazzo del Popolo (people’s palace) and the Roman Temple dedicated to Minerva. Then, near the ancient city walls you will see the Basilica of San Francesco which is internally decorated with frescoes from the 12th and 13th centuries. Now you will rejoin the coach and go to a typical restaurant situated in Santa Maria degli Angeli. After lunch you will then have the opportunity to visit the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli where there is the Porziuncola chapel and the site where St Francis died in 1226. The return journey will be via Perugia and Todi (approx 180 km) to arrive in Rome at around 5.30/6.00 pm and then return to, or nearby your Hotel.

 Full day duration - From 1 april to 31 october

 

  
PRICE: 88 Euro



                          

Morning Departure;

From Hotel:  h 8:00/8:40 AM

From Agency: h 9:00 AM

Afternoon Departure;

From Hotel:  h 2:00/2:40 PM

From Agency: h 3:00 PM

 

    


 

 

Departure;

From Hotel:  h 6:45 AM

From Agency: h 7:30 AM