We recommend this tour if you desire an intense and authentic overview of the area spanning from Rome to Orvieto, in the fascinating territory of the ancient Etruscans. In addition to visiting the main sites and monuments of this area, you will enjoy full immersion in local traditions and get to know some of the native locals while experiencing the pleasures of tasting wine under the tutelage of a sommelier and attending a didactic cooking experience creating typical traditional local dishes.

Right after breakfast we will leave for the famous Etruscan necropolises of Tarquinia, Unesco world heritage site, where the extraordinary tomb paintings bring to light the values of a great civilization. We will then reach the beautiful hilltown of Tuscania and we will have lunch at a local restaurant. Our explorations continue with a visit to some of the thermal springs in the area around Viterbo. With our guide we will walk through the medieval quarter San Pellegrino and we will end the evening with dinner at a local restaurant.

Back to Rome, once more, we will admire the great marble colonnade by Bernini that embraces St. Peter’s square. Inside the basilica of St. Peter we will see, among other masterpieces, the poignant Pietà by Michelangelo and the great altar canopy by Borromini. After lunch in trattoria in the Vatican quarter, the afternoon will be free to visit the nearby Castel Sant’Angelo or the Vatican Museums with the Sistine Chapel, or to simply take a walk in the historic center to do some shopping and take a break at one of the cafés in the fantastic squares of Piazza Navona or Piazza del Pantheon. We will be back in Orte in time for dinner at the villa.