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The Unusuals
- Jewish Rome
- Underground Rome
- Angel and Demons
- Disappeared Rome
- Aventine
- Trastevere and the Tiberine Island
- Rome and Cinema
- Ostia
Jewish Rome
Not everybody knows that Rome has always hosted the oldest permanent Jewish community in the world.
The jewish tradition, culture and cuisine embedded with roman influences.
Let's discover together the fascinating old "Ghetto" area starting from the Tiberine Island along the Tiber river, the Synagogue, Octavia's Portico, Marcello's Theatre built in the I century B.C. Mattei's piazza with the celebrated Turtles fountain, Argentina Square.
For those who are interested in the Jewish Rome a stop is required at the Fosse Ardeatine, the site, today a mausoleum, celebrating the Jews and Romans that had been killed during the second world war by the Nazis, in one of the worse passage of the modern history of the city.
Upon request a private special visit of the Jewish Catacombs is possible (extra hour).
Tour length: 3 hours.
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Underground Rome
Rome is known to be a city built in layers. This tour retraces in details the mysterious underground levels of Rome. A Tour in both the Christian and Pagan Rome. The Catacombs will reveal the funerary habits of the early Christian communities during persecutions time.
The visit of the Basilica of St. Clement will show you an example of the recycling of the buildings typical of Rome. It is the only church in the City where you can see the three different historical levels dating from the I to the IV and XII century A.D.. A journey back in time.
Tour length: 3 hours.
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Angels and Demons
Live the emotions of the book discovering for real the "Illuminati Path".
We will follow the traces of Mr. Langdon throughout the wonders of Rome and its artists.
From the Pantheon to St. Peter passing along some of the most beautiful churches of the city in a journey among some of the most fascinating works of art in the world.
Tour length: 3 hours.
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Disappeared Rome: The Rioni
The "Rione" is the old quarter of the city. This tour offers a series of strolls along the historical quarters.
It is part of the discovery of a city, getting lost along the small alleys, visit the palaces of the nobles and the houses of common people, the fountains, the squares, history and anecdotes of Rome.
Tour length: 3 hours.
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Aventine
Rome is known as the city of the 7 hills. The Aventine is the one linked to Remo, one of the twins founders of Rome. At the beginning the hill was inhabited by the mob, here is where they struck against the Patricians. Through the centuries it has been transformed in an exclusive quarter.
Still today a very exclusive residential area of the city.
In the Middle Ages became the seat of oriental monks, we can visit here some of the most beautiful paleocristian churches of Rome: St. Sabina with the oldest wood door, St. Anselmo with the ancient herboristery and St. Alessio. In the square of the Knights of Malta you can also see through the famous "Key hole"….
Tour length: 3 hours.
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Trastevere and the Tiberine Island
From the latin word "Trans-Tiberim", this was the only quarter on the right side of the river. It was born with Augustus as the quarter of the poor and foreigners. It is the first residence of the Jewish community after the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem. It kept the popular appeal up to the '60s and then transforms itself in the most picturesque quarter of the city.
A stroll along Trastevere discovering the small alleys, the people, the churches it is a must-see in Rome. The "trasteverini" (the inhabitants of the quarter) consider themselves the true romans: in summer the "Noantri" feast is one of the evening attractions with live music and the flea market. In front of Trastevere the link to the rest of the city: The Tiberine Island with the oldest bridges "Fabricio" and "Cestio".
The island has the shape of a boat in the middle of the river. The Romans dedicated it to the God of Medicine Esculapio for this reason always linked to the cure of people, still today hosting a famous hospital. In the island we can visit the Medieval Church founded in 1000 with the relics of St. Bartholomew.
Tour length: 3 hours.
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Roma and Cinema
Rome is for sure one of the most popular city in the history of Cinema such as Paris and New York.
Used for hundreds movies, some of which are now "classics" such as "Roman Holidays", "La Dolce Vita" or more recent ones as "Gladiator", "Portrait of a Lady". Along the tour we will recall the main magic scenes of the movies and visit the locations that made them famous.
Tour length: 3 hours.
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Ostia
A terrific alternative to Pompei, for anyone that want to live the same experience without having to go too far. Ancient port of Rome, Ostia was born as a military camp and developed in time as the commercial scale of Rome. We will visit the ancient city, walking along the ancient streets, living the everyday life of one of the biggest port of the Mediterranean Sea: the Baths, the restaurants, the toilets, the houses and the Forum…
Tour length: 4 hours.
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