Food in ancient Rome
Master2019-05-17T17:08:52+01:00A tour to the Roman Forum, one of the most significant public spaces in Ancient Rome, where we will learn what it meant for art, food and wine. Then we will go to the [...]
The origins of Roman culinary tradition
Master2019-05-17T17:11:19+01:00A very special tour to discover the origins of the Roman culinary tradition. We will visit the Jewish Ghetto, where there is evidence of a fish market among the Roman ruins, and the Trastevere [...]
The sublime art of wine: Villa Farnesina
Master2019-05-17T17:14:12+01:00A tour to the awesome Villa designed by the architect and painter Baldassarre Peruzzi for Agostino Chigi, a rich banker of Pope Julius II. The interior was decorated by some of the best Renaissance [...]
Popes, art and food: the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel
Master2019-05-17T17:18:30+01:00Not many tourists know that food also played a key role in the Vatican City: for example, do you know that a very famous painting in the Vatican Pinacoteca (Art Gallery) portrays the author [...]
Ostia Antica: feeding the empire
Master2019-05-17T16:50:28+01:00A very relaxing walking tour to discover Ostia Antica, the most important harbor of the Roman Empire. Ostia is also one of the best places to get better understanding of the food and drink [...]
Discovering food symbolism
Master2019-05-17T17:02:25+01:00The beautiful house of Cardinal Borghese holds many surprises: what is the significance of the different fruits and other food depicted in many paintings of the Virgin Mary, Jesus and the “Last Supper” or [...]
Architecture and Urban Planning of Fascism
Master2019-05-17T17:27:14+01:00Hop on the Metro to experience a modern vision of Rome envisioned as the new civic center under Mussolini’s Fascist regime, which has gracefully transformed into a post-war business district and leafy residential quarter, [...]
The Jewish Quarter
Master2019-05-17T17:34:41+01:00A stroll through the medieval streets of the first "ghetto" (dialect for "the discarded"), centering on the role of Jews in the city of Rome since the 2nd century BC and their eventual confinement [...]
Worker Housing and the Garden City Ideal
Master2019-05-17T17:37:20+01:00Garbatella, the unique and charming 1920s worker-housing district just beyond Rome’s ancient walls, feels like a small village in the heart of the city. Visit this popular housing and hip commercial enclave, along with [...]