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EARLY MORNING PRIVATE VATICAN TOUR
Private Vatican tour in the morning before the crowds arrive.
This early morning Vatican tour will offer you an unforgettable experience with special reservations and skip the line priority entrance.
Imagine yourself in the Sistine Chapel - almost alone.
No pushy crowds with the ability to jump the queue.
We’ll enter among the first, reaching and enjoying the Sistine Chapel before the...
ANCIENT ROME FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES
Our tour 'Ancient Rome for Kids and Families' is a three hour walking tour taking in three very special sites in the Eternal City - the Forum, Colosseum and the Church of San Clemente.
It is a unique experience through the centuries where Rome will come alive for your family. This private tour, with no waiting in line, is designed for children of any age, but will also be appreciated by the rest of the family, and...
VATICAN TOUR WITH KIDS - NO LINE
THIS TOUR CAN ALSO BE AN EARLY MORNING VATICAN TOUR FOR KIDS ENTERING BEFORE THE CROWDS
Your children may get a bit impatient if they have to queue too much during your Rome stay, so we are now offering this Vatican Tour for Kids without having to wait in line.
It is a fun-paced visit with a qualified licensed Vatican guide who appreciates the needs of young ones in what can be a mesmerizing place to...
ROME SHORE EXCURSION - The Eternal City in one day
With private driver and native professional guide
You'll be picked up from the dock by our driver and, with private limo or minivan, will arrive to the Eternal City of Rome for a memorable day of discoveries and emotions.
There you'll meet our guide to start your own personalized experience of this unforgettable and unique city.
Of course Rome history is millenary and a life is not enough to see all...
TRASTEVERE & JEWISH GHETTO
Walking tour of Trastevere, Jewish Quarter and Campo de' Fiori
An 'off the beaten path' tour to the atmospheric quarters of Trastevere and the Jewish Ghetto.
After exploring the Colosseum and the Vatican, it is time to get away from the crowds and discover a different Rome.
We will head to the Roman “Greenwich Village” (Trastevere). Complete with winding narrow streets and medieval...
ROME: ART FOOD AND FUN! A GOURMET TOUR
Market tour of Rome with food shop visits and tastings
A Rome food tour to discover in a fun way the daily markets, shops and gastronomy of the city.
Join us to experience Rome as the Romans dp. Strolling through open-air markets, visiting food stores, going to an old bakery to see firsthand how pizza is made, stepping into one of the most famous delicatessen stores in Rome that has been there since...
FLORENCE IN ONE DAY
If you’re fortunate enough to visit Florence, but unfortunate enough to have only a single day to savour the delights of this city, you need to ensure that you have a carefully planned itinerary.
So allow us to be your guide for the day and take you on a tour of the sights and sounds of Florence.
We can’t promise that you'll see all the monuments in a day, but hopefully by the end of the tour you’ll feel...
ARTISANS AND SHOPPING IN FLORENCE
This is a tour designed for travellers who wish to scratch a little more under the surface of the city, to get an idea of Florentine artisans’ production that has made Florence the capital of handicraft.
The Florentine tradition of producing handcrafted goods is centuries old and remains one of the cornerstones of Florence's artistic and social history today, as much as it was in the times of the trade...
THE SCENTS AND FLAVOURS OF FLORENCE
Our itinerary focuses on physical sensations, such as scents and flavours.
We start with one of the most striking views in Florence: the square of Santa Maria Novella.
The gothic church, with its elegant green and white marble façade occupies the north side of the square: it’s an example of how two different styles ( Gothic in the lower part, Renaissance in the upper section ), can blend beautifully...
FLORENCE AND THE JEWS - AN ART & HISTORY TOUR
Florence is a famous center for Talmudic studies and has had a continuous Jewish presence since the Roman times.
In 1430's the Medici family officially invited Jews to the city to act as moneylenders. At that time, Jews lived opposite the city center, across the river Arno which divides the city and the life of the Community was relatively stable under the Medici family.
Lorenzo il Magnifico defended...
A TASTE OF FLORENCE: AN EVENING PROMENADE
When you arrive in a city like Florence, brimming with art and history, you may feel that your time here is just too short.
The best way to get a real taste of Florence’s unique atmosphere is to join our evening promenade, or as the Italians would say, a “passeggiata.” Here, we offer a late afternoon tour through the heart of the city. You will encounter the city center during a truly magic moment – sunset -...
THE HILLS OF FLORENCE: FIESOLE AND MICHELANGELO SQUARE
.. Tired of rushing from one monument to the next on your Italian 'Grand Tour'?
.. Not in the mood for walking ?
It is not a coincidence if the old guidebooks advised the visitors to remain in Florence for at least ten days and take a leisurely tour! Now visitors try to squeeze it all into one or two days often with the result that, instead of being enlightened, they're merely exhausted.
You can enjoy the...
A DAY IN SIENA
Siena is a delightful little shrine of art, one of the best preserved and unspoilt towns in Italy:
It fits like a pearl on the rose “shell” of the Campo Square.
The city is rather small and its highlights can be seen in a 3 to 5 hour tour. This would include: the church of S. Domenico with its beautiful frescoes and St. Catherine’s holy relic; it would then take us through the real heart of the city, the Campo...
VENICE FOR BEGINNERS - YOUR FIRST WALK IN TOWN
The best approach to Venice, if you are here for the first time, is an introductory tour that begins with some of the 'must sees', such as St Mark's Square, the former political centre of the Venetian Republic, and St.Mark's Basilica, a 900 year old marvel of architecture, unique in Italy for its golden Byzantine and Medieval mosaics, its intricate stone and marble traceries and exuberant orientalizing...
VENICE, THE POWER OF THE PAST, THE EVERLASTING MYTH
The Basilica, the Doge’s Palace, the Bridge of Sighs, the Prisons - not to be missed.
St Mark’s Basilica with the spiritual, all-pervading light of its golden mosaics,
with its sumptuously colored marble floor, will introduce the theme of Venice’s
intense relations with Constantinople and the Eastern world.
We shall then enter the Doge’s Palace, seat of the Venetian power for over...
VENICE WITH THE KIDS: WHO SAID THAT HISTORY IS BORING ?
Who says Venice is boring for children? With all its boats, canals, islands, ancient mansions, mysterious alleyways, this labyrinth-like city is a big fantasy world. And with no cars and scooters to bother you, the whole family can relax and enjoy the tour.
After the ritual visit to St. Mark’s Square – inhabited by pigeons, winged lions, golden horses and other creatures, we’ll be riding for an hour...
THE JEWS IN VENICE
Both Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews arrived for different reasons in
Venice during the course of the centuries, and, although the Ghetto
wasn't established until 1516, the Jewish presence was already of great
relevance in Venice since the second half of the 14th century.
Our walk will start with a short visit to St Mark's Square, where all main
political decisions about the Jews and the...
THE VENETIAN SCHOOL OF COLOR: FRARI & SAN ROCCO
Absolute masterpieces of Bellini, Titian, Tinroretto -
Not to be missed, especially by art lovers. The huge church of the Frari possesses some absolute masterpieces of Venetian painting: Giovanni Bellini's 1488 "Sacra Conversazione", Titian's revolutionary "Assumption of the Virgin", and his "Pala Pesaro", still on their original altars. Just a few steps away we find the marble façade of the...
A DAY IN VICENZA, CITY OF PALLADIO
Your guide will meet you at Vicenza train station if you're coming from Venice or Verona.
Piazza dei Signori with the Basilica and the Loggia del Capitanio, will work as an introduction to Vicenza, city of Palladio and UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994.
A stroll in the elegant streets lined with noble private residences, such as Palazzo Porto and Palazzo Chiericati, will lead us to the Gothic Church of...
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