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From Rome: Private Tour of Calcata & Bomarzo Thermal Baths

1. From Rome: Private Tour of Calcata & Bomarzo Thermal Baths

EXCLUSIVE TOUR Onboard a Deluxe vehicle (Car, Minivan, or for big groups Bus), you can enjoy your private trip from Rome with your English-speaking driver to reach your first stop in Calcata. You can admire beautiful landscapes surrounded by greenery from which stand out, like precious stones set on rocky heights and ancient villages with ancient charm. Once in Calcata, you will meet your private guide, who will take you to discover this small medieval village not far from Viterbo. You will walk in the maze of narrow alleys between the walls of ancient medieval houses covered with ivy and flowers. Every time you gaze at your view, a glimpse of the beautiful landscape surrounding this enchanted place will appear. Tiny houses with balconies overloaded with enchanting decorations, colored doors, and windows that look like eyes aimed at the horizon will surround your walk. Workshops of artists of all kinds, restaurants, small shops, and art galleries where works of art or typical handicrafts are on sale will be the seasoning for this exceptional tour. Calcata is a village with an ancient history and full of legends. Calcata was abandoned in the mid-1900s due to landslides and landslides of the tuff rock on which it was founded. Only in the 60s and 70s, some hippies, seduced by this place's pleasant and wild beauty, repopulated it, transforming it into a meeting place for artists and nature lovers. A small community of intellectuals has established itself by giving new life to an abandoned city by choosing it as a residence and reviving it with musical, theatrical, or prose events that often see the squares and alleys transformed into theatrical scenes. 10.30 a.m. approximately, leaving the enchanting medieval village behind, along a road through the woods of the Apennines, transported by your driver, you will comfortably reach the park of monsters in Bomarzo, an example of a garden of the Italian Mannerist artistic period. Visiting this enchanted garden will catapult you into a world of fairy tales, myths, and legends. Gigantic sculptures that sprout among trees, bushes, and rocks represent monsters, mythological characters, or those linked to the most famous codes that refer to the chivalric poem of Orlando furioso written by Ludovico Ariosto. 13 / 13.30 At the end of this fascinating guided tour, you will be transported to a typical restaurant in the immediate vicinity to taste local delicacies (Wine and food). (Lunch duration about 1 hour) End this trip in style; before returning to Rome, relax by immersing yourself in the thermal waters of the Terme Dei Papi. In a few minutes, you will reach the Terme Dei Papi, and in a few minutes, you will be able to satisfy your senses and immerse yourself in the beneficial warm waters (40 ° -58 ° C) of this ancient swimming pool. A therapeutic and refreshing bath, a unique opportunity to heal your body and relax in that healthy idleness that the ancient Romans loved so much. Duration 2 hours Return to Rome.

From Civitavecchia: the Dying City and Monster Park Tour

2. From Civitavecchia: the Dying City and Monster Park Tour

Civita di Bagnoregio is located in Tuscia on the border between Tuscany and Lazio. It is called the "dying city" because the land on which it stands is slowly falling away and will inevitably disappear when the final pieces crumble into the spectacular Valle dei Calanchi below. Knowing this, and knowing that nothing can be done to prevent it makes your visit all the more special, eternal and timeless. This is the feeling that makes it unique and marvelous to the people who have experienced the dying city. Connected to the rest of the world by a three hundred meter bridge, Civita di Bagnoregio is a charming village which will make you feel you are visiting a world that no longer exists. Made up of old houses, narrow streets and surrounded by beautiful landscapes, discover a walk through the scenes and stories of this place and choose the corner that sparks your intrigue the most. You can explore the Romanesque Arch at the entrance to Civita, the Renaissance Palace or the large Piazza (which is the site of donkey races on the first Sunday in June and the second Sunday of September and where all the remaining locals come to socialize in the evenings). After visit the dying city, you will head on to discover the Monster's Park situated in the town of Bomarzo. It is also called "Sacred Wood", and was designed by Prince Vicino Orsini and the great architect Pirro Ligorio in 1552. The park is unique and represents refined Italian style gardens that follow geometric and perspective rationality with embellishments such as wide terraces, fountains with water games and mannerist sculptures. You will also discover here eccentric wood blocks of peperino, emerging from the ground and sculpted into enigmatic figures of monsters, dragons, mythological subjects and exotic animals.

Renaissance&Gardens tour: Palazzo Farnese and more

3. Renaissance&Gardens tour: Palazzo Farnese and more

The tour depart from Civitavecchia port/area and after about an hour’s drive you will arrive to Palazzo Farnese. It is situated directly above the town of Caprarola, dominating its surroundings. Caprarola has always been an expression of Farnese’s power, the palace is one of the finest examples of Renaissance architecture. You will be able to walk the spiral staircase called Scala Regia or the "Royal Stairs" and see the Piano dei Prelati floor, which leads to the broad terrace. You will be witness the wonderful frescoes of the winter suite, the famous "Room of the World Map" or “Sala del Mappamondo”, displaying the world as it was in 1574 when the frescoes were completed. Gaze at the depiction of the continents on one side of the wall, while the wall opposite the planisphere is devoted to the lands where Christianity and the church originated, Judea and Italy. The Royal Staircase is next and is already being hailed as a masterpiece of Vignola's, having been imitated several times throughout history. The most original aspect of the structure is its helicoidal structure, inspired by Bramante's great "snail" in the Vatican. The gardens of the villa are as impressive as the building itself, a significant example of a Renaissance Italian garden. They sit behind the palace and are divided into a winter garden and a summer garden. A walk through the chestnut woods leads to the "giardino segreto", or secret garden, with its 28 statues. After the experience in Caprarola you arrive after 25 minutes by car in Bagnaia. Villa Lante is one of the greatest masterpieces of the Italian sixteenth century (22 hectares). Its extraordinary peculiarity is the predominance of the garden over the architectural building: the residence is divided into two small buildings that are symmetrical to the central axis of the garden that dominates the entire composition through the water path. The water comes from a triumph of geometries designed by evergreen hedges and Peperino statues and follows a path that creates special pools and water features. At the end, we ready to go to the last beauty: the Monsters Park at Bomarzo. It is also called "Sacred Wood", and was designed by Prince Vicino Orsini and the great architect Pirro Ligorio in 1552. The park is unique and represents refined Italian style gardens that follow geometric and perspective rationality with embellishments such as wide terraces, fountains with water games and mannerist sculptures. You will also discover here eccentric wood blocks of peperino, emerging from the ground and sculpted into enigmatic figures of monsters, dragons, mythological subjects and exotic animals. At the end it's time to come back to the port.

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What people are saying about Bomarzo

The places we visited were, without a doubt, wonderful; but the courtesy of our guide was exceptional. Thank you, Andrea, for providing us, in addition to information, a little piece of your heart and a little bit of the soul of your country. I hope life brings us together again.

A fantastic and eventful excursion with Erna, our German-speaking tour guide. Everything went extremely well from start to finish. We will not soon forget this great day. Annette & Natascha