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It is a lovely little town sitting right on the edge of what, millions of years ago, was the crater of a volcano and is now a beautiful lake. The town owes its name to the fact that it is developed around the castle of the Gandolfo family. Pope Urban VIII Barberini, in the 17th Century, made of it the Summer Residence of the popes. Still today the Pope spends there the hottest months of the year. Castel Gandolfo moreover is in the area that is famous for its wines. On request, we can reserve for you a place at one of the best restaurants and wineries of the small town, you will be able to enjoy a delicious dinner and an excellent wine in a beautiful scenery, memorable!!! On the way you can see ancient Appian way and the catacombs. |
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TIVOLI (about 30 – 40 minutes from Rome, depending on traffic). The town’s most famous sight is Villa d’Este, a sumptuous country residence created in the 16th century by Pirro Ligorio for Cardinal Ippolito d’Este, from the shell of a Benedictine monastery. It is known primarily for its gardens, steeply raked on terraces, and studded with spectacular, if somewhat faded and moss hung, fountains. Highlights include the Viale delle Cento Fontane and the Fontana dell’Organo Idraulico, which, thanks to an hydraulic system, once played music. You can also visit the ruins of Hadrian’s Villa, which used to be the winter residence of the Emperor built in the second century A.D. On request, we can reserve for you a place at one of the best restaurants of this ancient Roman town placed on the ruin of an ancient temple, in this charming background you will be able to taste an excellent food and wine, something to remember!
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OSTIA ANTICA ANCIENT OSTIA, the Roman city of the Imperial age whose Latin name "Ostium" means "mouth of the river", being situated at the mouth of the Tiber river. Ostia was founded around the 4th century by king Anco Marzio and became the harbour of Rome around which a flourishing trade and business centre developed throughout the following centuries. Ostia later gained prominence as the domestic landing for cargo boats. According to ancient sources it was the oldest Roman colony. Ostia is easily comparable to Pompeii: you walk through the ruins of a city that was abandoned in the fifth century A.D. It is in fact a magical alternative to the crowded, and far from Rome, Pompeii as well as it is complementary to it. Ostia was for one thousand and five hundred years a ghost town, covered by marshy swamp and infested with malaria. In the early nineteen hundreds, the Italian Government ordered the first systematic archaeological excavations, and to this day, with every unearthed stone, they add to our knowledge and understanding of a city that once stood next to Rome in grandeur. |
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CERI Getting away from Rome towards the North and leaving aside the shores of the Thyrrenian Sea, you will arrive at the medieval borough of Ceri, a tiny village settled on a tufaceous spur of volcanic origin. A crown of embattled walls embraces its ancient houses facing the tiny central square, tightened around both the Sanctuary of the Virgin Mary and the austere Palace of the noble FAMILIES Torlonia. A context of remarkable archeologic, historic and naturalistic interest forms the background of this charming agricultural settlement, creating altogether a picture of rare beauty. A fascinating and emotional stop in the immediate neighbourhood of the greater Rome and a few minutes away from the international airport of Fiumicino. A good lunch tasting the traditional roman cuisine before to reach the airport or the port will make your transfer more pleasant
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