Discovery Italy

Rome, the eternal city and the Vatican Museums
Art, Culture and good Lazio cuisine
...among myth and history, gardens and ancient roman patrician villas, elegant squares and fountains, baroque churches and luxurious noble palaces...

Duration: 4 days and 3 nights
Accommodation: 3 nights in 3* Hotel or B&B with breakfast

Short description: you are going to discover the wonderful surprises and magical atmosphere that offers the charming eternal city of Rome: from Colosseum to Vatican, from Pantheon to Tiber, from the ruins of the Roman Forum and Palatine to gardens of the roman era and cool oasis of aristocratic villas.
... a wonderful heroic past that amazes with masterpieces of great masters such as Michelangelo, Raffaello, Caravaggio just to name a few ... famous squares, elegant fountains, baroque churches and luxurious nobility palaces and lots of good traditional cuisine..
It is going to be an exciting week-end journey to discover the historical and cultural heritage that ranges from ancient times up to present day and wonderful culinary traditions ... it is going to be an unforgettable journey!

Information:

• Trip to Rome and the Alban Hills
• Closest airport: Roma Fiumicino Airport
• Period: all year round
• Duration: 3 nights
• Flights: to book separately from our site. You can find both scheduled standard flights and low cost flights. You receive booking assistance on request
• Guided tour: on request

Price: 355 euro*
*The price may vary according to season
All prices include VAT
Breakfasts: all accomodation rates include a cooked or continental breakfast. Special dietary requirements need to be booked in advance

Included in the price:

• Accommodation: 3 nights in centrally located 3* Hotel or B & B in double room with breakfast (supplement for single room)
• Transfer to/from the airport drink
• 2 dinners in restaurants
• 2 wine tasting and local gastronomic products
• Telephone assistance
• Free entrance to museums and cultural events
• Supplement: If you want to stay in 4* Hotel

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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT ROME
Description: Rome, capital of Lazio Region and of Italy is located on the shores of Tiber river, not far from the Tyrrhenian coast.
The legend tells us that Rome has its origin in 753 b.c and that it took its name from Romolo, the brother of Remus, descendants of the trojan Aeneas.
In reality it developed gradually, extending itself up on seven hills whose inhabitants, after having merged in form of a league, founded the town and gave birth to the ancient history of the "eternal city".
The testimonies of two thousand years of history can be seen in magnificent monuments in every corner of the city. The first to begin major works was the Emperor Augustus that started the construction of the Imperial Forums; with the flavians the city reached its final appearance with the erection of Colosseum and Arch of Titus.From architectural and artistic point of view, Rome offers a great heritage of monuments from different historical periods. We mention Basilica of San Clemente and Santa Maria Trastevere when it comes to the medieval period and the beautiful Piazza Navona, Piazza di Spagna and Piazza San Pietro (Navona square, Spanish square with the spanish stairs and St. Peter's Square) that date back to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Cuisine and Wine: The Roman cuisine is based on simple and natural ingredients. Among the first courses we find: “fettuccine alla romana”, seasoned with a sauce of tomato, ham, mushrooms and chicken giblets; “bucatini all’amatriciana” with bacon and hot pepper; “gnocchi alla romana” with semolina cooked in milk and baked afterwards with eggs, butter and cheese.Among the main courses we find “abbacchio” famous lamb (young lamb) roasted or “alla cacciatora” and scaloppine alla romana”, veal stuffed with prosciutto and sage and finally “pajata”, made with calf's gut. Other specialties are “carciofi alla romana” artichokes with herbs soaked in olive oil.