Rome Trip Overview
If you have already been to Rome and want to see tha the most incredible historical and archaeological wonders typical of the countryside this is your tour. An “off the beaten path” trip, out of the normal tourist routes to visit ancient villages where traces of the ancient Etruscans are still evident. A civilization disappeared after a thousand years of its history, absorbed by the Roman one of which it influenced many aspects of political and social life. Still existing in the hidden corners of the Roman countryside you will walk inside the underground tombs richly decorated with reliefs and paintings. The necropolis of Banditaccia is the largest Etruscan cemetery in existence. You will enter the monumental tombs that the aristocracy commissioned for their families and you can admire the traces of the original 2500 year old decorations still existing. If you want we can book for you a local restaurant in the ancient village of Ceri where you can have lunch and wine tasting.
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Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Rome, Italy
Trip Category: Shore Excursions >> Ports of Call Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Rome, Lazio, Italy
If you have already been to Rome and want to see tha the most incredible historical and archaeological wonders typical of the countryside this is your tour. An “off the beaten path” trip, out of the normal tourist routes to visit ancient villages where traces of the ancient Etruscans are still evident. A civilization disappeared after a thousand years of its history, absorbed by the Roman one of which it influenced many aspects of political and social life. Still existing in the hidden corners of the Roman countryside you will walk inside the underground tombs richly decorated with reliefs and paintings. The necropolis of Banditaccia is the largest Etruscan cemetery in existence. You will enter the monumental tombs that the aristocracy commissioned for their families and you can admire the traces of the original 2500 year old decorations still existing. If you want we can book for you a local restaurant in the ancient village of Ceri where you can have lunch and wine tasting.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Limousine Service in Italy, Via Domenico Vietri 20, 00149 Rome Italy
We offer our clients only private tours. It will be easy for you to meet your driver who will be at the exit of your ship with a sign with your name. You can have lunch at a local restaurant and add the wine tasting in the ancient village of Ceri. If you wish you can skip the visit of the necropolis of Tarquinia and visit the Lake of Bracciano and the Medieval castle.
After booking you can ask our office how you prefer to organize your tour.
Duration: 10 hours
Stop At: Necropoli di Tarquinia, Strada Provinciale 43, 01016, Tarquinia Italy
The Necropolis of the Monterozzi extends over a hill just east of Tarquinia and consists of 6,000 sepulchers, some of which date back to the 7th century BC. The great artistic and archaeological value of the necropolis is due to the magnificent group of frescoes present in more than 200 tombs, in which funeral banquets, dancers, jugglers and landscapes are depicted using pictorial techniques of great visual impact, and a style that gives an animated and harmonious movement.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Borgo di Ceri, Piazza Immacolata, 00052 Ceri, Cerveteri Italy
Lazio hides some small pearls, from the hidden villages, a few kilometers from the centers affected by the great tourist flows. The village of Ceri is one of these. Located north of Rome, in the Municipality of Cerveteri, Ceri develops within the crenellated walls of its Rocca. Built using the tuff cliffs of which the surrounding territory is constituted, the village has been affected by various vicissitudes. Inhabited by the Etruscan and Roman civilizations, it experienced a period of abandonment during the Early Middle Ages.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Castello Odescalchi di Bracciano, Piazza Giuseppe Mazzini 14, 00062, Bracciano Italy
Built by the Orsini family by the end of the 15th century, the Castle looks outside like an impregnable fortress refined by the hanging gardens from where you can enjoy unique views, where the intense smells from the lake melt with the surrounding nature, giving as a result a picture of a rare beauty.
Inside, the large reception halls preserve lively decorations by painter Antoniazzo Romano, precious frescoes by the Zuccari brothers, family portrays that tell the story of the noble Orsini family – rulers and lords of Bracciano – and the story of their guests, popes, kings and intellectuals of that times, who where invited there to share the splendour of the castle, from pope Sixtus IV della Rovere to Christina, Queen of Sweeden.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Necropoli della Banditaccia, Via della Necropoli 43/45, 00052, Cerveteri Italy
It is the site of the ancient Etruscan city which was one of the most important Etruscan cities with an area more than 15 times larger than today’s town.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Lago di Bracciano, Italy
The lake is an important tourist attraction situated near Rome.In the last few years the lake and its surroundings have been brought under further protection by the creation of a regional park, the Parco Regionale del complesso lacuale di Bracciano Martignano.
Duration: 1 hour
