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| The name ROME and the word CLASSICAL are in many ways synonymous, yet few travel guides in the city attempt to make this connection clear. Join me, visual artist and graduate of St. John's College Great Books Program in the Classics, José Grave de Peralta ... for a unique series of walking tours of Rome highlighting the city's art, architecture, and ideas. |
Below are listed some of the TOUR OPTIONS I can offer. All tours are
led in English, Spanish, or Italian, and they are limited to small groups (6-
8 persons). Please wear comfortable footwear and appropriate dress for
itineraries including churches.
led in English, Spanish, or Italian, and they are limited to small groups (6-
8 persons). Please wear comfortable footwear and appropriate dress for
itineraries including churches.
 | Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum | |
| The life and footprints of Julius CAESAR in Rome | |
| The FORO BOARIO -- the first port of Rome -- and the myths of | |
| Hercules inside the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin (Bocca della Verita) | ||
| Isola Tiberina and Jewish Ghetto | |
| Campidoglio | |
| The Basilica and underground of Santa CECILIA in Old Trastevere | |
| (including frescoes by Cavallini) | ||
| Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Basilica | |
| The Paintings of Caravaggio (walk begins in Piazza del Popolo and | |
| ends in Churches of San Agostino and S.Luigi) | ||
| Raphael frescoes in the Villa Farnesina | |
| The Pantheon and Santa Maria Sopra Minerva | |
| TIVOLI: Hadrian's Villa and Villa D'Este | |
| Some older churches of Rome: San Clemente, SS. Giovanni e | |
| Paulo, Santo Stefano Rotondo, Santi Quattro Coronati, and the Baptistry at the Lateran | ||
| The Priorate of the Knights of Malta on the Aventine (the Gardens | |
| designed by PIRANESI) | ||
| The catacombs and basilica of St. Agnese, including the Mausoleum | |
| of Santa Costanza | ||
| Tha catacombs of PRISCILLA | |
| Bernini vs. Borromini (different approaches at the Baroque style) | |
| The MERIDIAN solar "clock" inside Santa Maria degli Angeli | |
| Galleria Borghese | |
| Basilicas of San Giovanni in Laterano and Santa Crocce in | |
| Gerusalemme...and the beginning of the Church in Rome | ||
| Roman aqueducts (Aqueduct Park, Porta Maggiore) | |
| Via Appia Antica (Tomb of Cecilia Metella and Stadium of Maxentius) | |
| Sketching in Rome (indoor or outdoor site chosen depending on | |
| level of expertise) | ||
| TOSCA Tour: a "musical" walking visit to the THREE places where | |
| Puccini's famous OPERA takes place in the Rome of Napoleon | ||
| Day trips to Pompeii and Naples (National Archaeological Museum) | |
| Day Trip to visit the painted Etruscan Tombs in Tarquinia | |
| The frescoes of Piero della Francesca (2-3 day itinerary, including | |
| Perugia, Arezzo, Urbino, and Rimini) | ||
| The Basilica and Place of Martyrdom of St. Paul (San Paolo fuori le | |
| Mura and San Paolo alle Tre Fontane) | ||
| P A E S T U M (overnight trip) and its Greek Temples (6th century | |
| B.C.) |
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