VILLA FARNESINA
Half Day Tour in Rome
Villa Farnesina, in the heart of Trastevere, is the right place if you want to breathe the atmosphere of a real Renaissance residence. His owner, the banker Agostino Chigi (1466-1520), was the wealthiest man of his days, a great patron of arts and a big party lover. His villa was designed according to Vitruvius principles by the fashionable architect and painter Baldassarre Peruzzi, and the fresco decoration was realized by his good friend ........
SCUOLA GRANDE DI S. ROCCO E BASILICA ...
Half Day Tour in Venice
The Scuola Grande di San Rocco is the best preserved of the six Scuole Grandi (Major Guilds), that for many centuries were considered the leading institutions for charity and devotion in Venice. In the seat of the brotherhood (built from 1517 to 1549) Jacopo Tintoretto left the masterpiece of his lifetime: a group of 64 paintings realized in the span of 24 years, also including the amazing Crucifixion (a painting on canvas almost 13 meters long) and his most fascinating and "mysterious" works, St. Mary Magdalen and .......
JEWISH ROME
Half Day Tour in Rome
Your Roman holiday would not be complete without a visit to the Jewish Ghetto with the Jewish Museum and the Synagogue. It is a common misconception that Rome is just the city of Christianity. Jews are the most authentic Roman citizens and in Rome you will see more Jewish sites than you could ever imagine. We will walk through the remaining areas of the former Jewish Ghetto and down the 1st century b.C. lanes heading to the Portico d'Ottavia, ...........
BASILICA OF ST. CLEMENTE
Half Day Tour in Rome
The Basilica of San Clemente is not just another church in Rome, it is unique! Its magnificent frescoes and its 12th century mosaic depicting "The Cross as the Tree of Life" will engage both your mind and heart. Following the steps down to the underground level you can travel back in time and visit a 4th century basilica quite perfectly preserved, and after that, going even deeper to the Roman level, you will discover a former pagan temple dedicated to the Persian god Mithras .......