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Etruscan Tour Half Day: Necropolis of Cerveteri

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interno tomba etruscaAttracted by the mineral wealth found in the regions of Tuscany, Lazio and Umbria, the Etruscans made their way to Italy around 900 BC. Traces of Etruscan civilisation can be found in their burial sites and in the artefacts found in their tombs. They were preoccupied with the afterlife and dedicated much effort in building burial sites carved into rock or constructed from stone slab and reached by dedicated rock-cut roads.
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Ancient Ostia in half day

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Ostia_antica_anfiteatroPartenza dal vostro hotel, dal porto di Civitavecchia o dall'aeroporto si raggiunge Ostia. Antico e fiorente porto di Roma decadde ai tempi di Costantino ed in seguito alle invasioni barbariche scomparve sotto il terriccio trasportato dai venti e dal fiume. Sul suo sito nel 827 Gregorio IV fondava l'attuale borgo. Grazie agli scavi archeologici iniziati nel XIX secolo e' oggi importante testimonianza dell'edilizia, dell'organizzazione e della vita pubblica e privata di un grosso centro romano. E' infatti possibile visitare i pregiati mosaici delle Terme di Nettuno, il Teatro, il Tempio di Roma e Augusto ed il foro con i resti del Capitolium, massimo tempio della città, risalente al II secolo D.C.


Assisi and Orvieto Full Day

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A chance to spend a delightful day to visit Umbira, one of the most picturesque regions of Italy rich in vineyards, olive trees and the famous hill-top villages across the valley. A chance to spend a delightful day to visit Umbira, one of the most picturesque regions of Italy rich in vineyards, olive trees and the famous hill-top villages across the valley. 

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Exclusive Etruscan Musical Tour - Half Day

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cerveteri necropoli2 Set out on an exclusive tour to explore and discoverthe Etruscan world, a medieval village with its caslte savouring the reall Italian essence: Music,  Food and Wine.

 

 

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Horseback Riding Tours

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thumb_horse_ridingTravel on horseback leads to a deep discovery of our landscapes, historical background and people. Don’t miss the opportunity to be a knight for a day!

Enjoy the open air of the Etruscan countryside. No experience in riding is necessary. Riding on horseback is ideal for rides through the Latium and Roman woods, hills and lakes.

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Customized Tours

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Visitors who want a special, personalized and exclusive tours on any destination can confidently rely on Me. I organize all the details of every type of excursion, to meet the specific requirements of individuals and small or large groups.

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Hike at Monterano Reserve, Explore Bracciano’s Volcanic Park

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2041160938_5a8b7ab993_bMake time to see this site which is definitely one of the most wonderful places to be found in the vicinities of Rome.

The trip explores the town of Monterano and its Reserve, the volcanic phenomena of the caldera in  Manziana and Lake Bracciano with its Medieval city center and its magnificent castle.

 

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Hill - Towns of Tuscany Full Day

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SIENA. Visit Siena, built on three steep hills and unchanged since Medieval times. It is a must-see attraction of Tuscany. On a walking tour of his compact city you’ll see the major sites like the “Piazza del Campo”, where the famous Palio horse race take place every year. As well as exploring quiter back-streets to appreciate Siena’s complex and riche History.

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Canale Monterano

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A cavallo tra i monti della Tolfa ed i monti Sabatini, Canale di Monterano si impenna tra i tufi come un buttero ritroso. Ne denuncia così gli oltraggi di una terra ferita dal tempo che:

“non ha neanche più nome: un pezzo di Lazio, un pezzo di Toscana; ma fu Etruria, fino a oltre le porte di Roma, e poi Tuscia romana, di contro alla Tuscia dei longobardi. Finché nella parte costiera divenne Maremma.” (Cesare Brandi).

E verrebbe da gridare che Porsenna non abita più qui, ma tutto svela viceversa l’impronta lucumonica degli etruschi: grotte e ipogei, strade cave e arroccamenti rupestri. Tutto ne tradisce la matrice originaria di un insediamento che geneticamente etrusco si ritrovò poi nel Patrimonio di Pietro.
Dell’epoca romana conserva ben poco avendo preferito alle asprezze delle alture la più agile comunicazione sulla via Clodia timbrandosi di un toponimo assai eloquente: Forum Clodii.
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Lake Bracciano from Rome

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anguillara artisticaThis itinerary is outstanding in that, with-in just a few kilometres, it takes in places of unurpassed beauty in terms of both history-archeology and nature. In just a few minutes one can get from the Eternal city of Rome to the mysterious world of the Etruscan and Lake Bracciano, basically everything you could wish for just a stone’s throw from Rome.

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