Rome by European Study Tours

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History & Poli cs

CityHighlights and Day Trips Trevi Fountain Spanish steps Guided Sightseeing Tour Day Trip to Assisi Day Trip to Tivoli Day Trip to Cerveteri Day Trip to Tarquinia Day Trip to Ancient Os a

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Art & Design Va can—The Holy See Capitoline Museums Galleria Nazionale d'Arte An ca di Palazzo Barberini Na onal Gallery of Modern Art Borghese Museum and Gallery Keats Shelly Memorial House Maxxi Art Macro Museum of Contemporary Art Na onal Roman Museum

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Colosseum Pala ne Hill Roman Forum Arch of Constan ne Imperial Forums Circo Massimo The Appian Way Pantheon (Church of Santa Maria ad Martyres) Chris an Catacombs Time Elevator Rome

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Language & Culture Language Course Baths of Caracalla

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Restaurants

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City Highlights and Day Trips Trevi Fountain The Trevi Fountain stands 85 feet high and 65 feet wide, it is the largest Baroque fountain in Rome. A tradi onal legend holds that if visitors throw a coin into the fountain, they are sure to return to Rome. Spanish steps Designed by Italian Francesco De Sanc s, financed by a French diplomat and named a>er the nearby Spanish Embassy, the 135 Spanish Steps are Rome's most famous stair case. Guided Sightseeing Tour A sightseeing tour of Rome will offer your group the opportunity to see the city's main aCrac ons. A professional, experienced, English-speaking guide will give an insight into the history and culture of the city and will be able to answer any ques ons you may have. You can take a tour by foot or by coach. Day Trip to Assisi Approximately 90 miles north of Rome, in the rolling hills of Umbria, stands the excep onally well preserved medieval town of Assisi. Known primarily as the birthplace of St. Francis (1182-1226 AD), the town has been a sacred place since long before the Fransiscan era. The Basilica of San Francesco, one of Italy's foremost monuments, was built between 1228 and 1253 AD. Day Trip to Tivoli Tivoli is located not far from Rome, Italy. Known as Tibur in ancient mes, Tivoli was a favourite resort for Roman travellers, and home to Villa Adriana (Hadrian's Villa). It took ten years to complete the largest and most sumptuous palace in the Roman Empire (135 AD.) Built on Roman ruins in 1550, the nearby Villa d'Este boasts one of the finest gardens in all of Italy. It's a magical place where five hundred fountains keep tons of water flowing. Day Trip to Cerveteri Cerveteri is situated close to the coast north of Rome and if you visit you will find a veritable city of the dead (area known as the Banditaccia necropolis). Vaguely reminiscent of ancient Egyp an burials you will walk around an ancient city, the housing being made up of a huge number of burial mounds. It is said that the inspira on for the Pantheon of Rome is to be found here. The inside of these mounds was structured very much like the ancient homes of the Etruscan people with stairs, rooms, chairs and even utensils being carved out of the volcanic rock. Day Trip to Tarquinia Busy, present-day Tarquinia did not spring from Etruscan Tarchna it rose on to nearby hill, away from the town of the Lucumons, in the early middle ages, perhaps during the age of Charlemagne. It has preserved its mediaeval appearance, perched as it is on top to hill in stony defence and enclosed within an intact circle of walls from which towers, palaces and churches look out towards the sea. Day Trip to Ancient Os a A visit to Os a An ca with Michael or Dennis will give you the once-in-a-life me chance to feel what life in ancient Rome was really like. Leave the city behind and travel back over two thousand years. For children and adults alike, this is a fascina ng way to step closer to the historical founda ons of the Western World. Please contact us for more informa on about booking an excursion to these places.

Please contact us for more informa on about booking an excursion to these places.

Art & Design Va can—The Holy See www.va can.va

Va can & Sis ne Chapel self guided incl headsets £16.30per person

The Va can Museums house one of the ﬁnest art collec ons in the world. Marvel at St. Peter’s Square and the Oberlisk, the Papal Swiss Guards, the Sis ne Chapel and the Basilica of Saint Peters.

Open Monday—Saturday 9.00—18.00 Closed Sundays

Capitoline Museums www.museicapitolini.org

Free of charge

Nearest metro: O*aviano Line A

Open Daily 09.30—19.30 The Capitoline Museums boasts ancient sculptural marvels and pain ngs, including works by Van Dyck and Rubens. Na onal Gallery of Ancient Arts of Barberini Palace www.barberinicorsini.org

Nearest metro: O*aviano Line A EU groups free if pre-booked Closed Mondays

The Palazzo Barberini was once home to Queen Chris na of Sweden and now houses a collec on of Italian Renaissance pain ngs from the 15th—17th Century. The gallery contains works from Caravaggio, Ti an, Guernico, Lippi and Raphael. Na onal Gallery of Modern Art www.lagallerianazionale.com This Gallery is packed with a collec on of mostly Italian pain ngs and sculptures from the 19th and 20th Centuries. The Gallery includes work by Balla, Morandi, Pirandello, Carra, de Chirico, de Pisisi, GuCoso, Fontana, Burri, Mastroianni, Turcato, Kandinsky and Cézanne. Borghese Museum and Gallery www.galleriaborghese.it The Borghese Museum typiﬁes the style of villa owned by a great Roman family of the period. The Gallery contains works by Raﬀaello, Canova, Bernini and Romano.

Open Tues– Sun: 08.30—19.00 Nearest metro: Barberini Line A Free of charge Tuesday to Sunday 08.30 - 19.30 (Last entry at 18.45) Closed on Mondays Nearest metro: Flaminio Line A

€1 headphone rental per person Under 18s: free (+ €2 service charge) Adults :€5.50 (+ €2 service charge) Reserva on is mandatory Open Tuesday to Sunday: 09.00—19.00 Closed Mondays

Please note we are unable to make this reserva on. The school must book ckets direct

Nearest Metro– Spagna or Barberini Line A

Keats Shelly Memorial House www.keats-shelley-house.org

Adults: €5, Under 18’s: €4 Piazza di Spagna

Tobias SmolleC, George Eliot, Goethe, Coleridge, Shelley, Byron, the Brownings, Henry James, Edith Wharton, Oscar Wilde and Joyce were just a few of the English Roman c poets, who were spellbound by the Eternal City. The collec on contains a great many treasures and curiosi es associated with the lives and works of the Roman c poets.

Open Monday—Saturday: 10.00—13.00 and 14.00—18.00 Closed Sundays Nearest Metro: Spagna Line A

Maxxi Art www.maxxi.art

Under 14’s : Free Over 14’s: €4

MAXXI, the Na onal Museum of 21st Century Arts, is the ﬁrst Italian na onal ins tu on devoted to contemporary art and architecture. The MAXXI building is a major architectural work designed by Zaha Hadid, located in Rome’s Flaminio quarter and featuring innova ve and spectacular forms.

Open Daily: 11.00 –19.00 (un l 22.00 on Thursday) Closed Mondays

Macro Museum of Contemporary Art en.museomacro.org

School Groups: £20 per person

Macro’s permanent collec on offers a selec on of some of the most significant expressions characterising the Italian art scene since the 1960s. Na onal Roman Museum The Roman Na onal Museum, founded in 1889, illustrates the history of the city and its cultural aspects in the an quity. It is a must for any younger students studying classics as you will see ancient hairstyles, mosaics and frescos, ancient cash and a mummified Roman child.

Centrally located

Open Tuesday—Sunday 11.00—19.00 Saturday 11.00—22.00, Closed Mondays Centrally located EU ci zens under 18 & over 65- free EU 18-24 €7.50 Standard price €11 (+ booking fee £2 per person) Open Tuesday—Sunday 09.00—19.30 Closed Mondays Nearest metro: Termini

History & Poli cs Colosseum www.coopculture.it The largest monument of Ancient Rome, the Amphitheatrum Flavium seated more than 50,000 spectators in its day. It was used for gladiatorial contest and public spectacles, including re-enactments of famous baCles and dramas

To include the Pala ne and Roman Forum Under 18’ free €15 booking fee per school group with le*er from school Max group size : 50 Open daily, seasonal hours may apply Nearest metro- Colosseo

Pala ne Hill Pala ne Hill is one of the most ancient parts of the city. It stands 40 metres above the Roman Forum looking down on one side, with the Circus Maximus on the other. According to Roman mythology, the Pala e Hill was the loca on of the cave where Romulus and Remus were found by the she-wolf who kept them alive.

To include the Colosseum and Roman Forum Under 18’ free €15 booking fee per school group with le*er from school Max group size : 50 Open daily, seasonal hours may apply Nearest metro- Colosseo

Roman Forum This sprawl of ancient ruins used to be the centre of life in Rome during the Roman Empire. The forum served as a city square and central hub where the people of Rome gathered for jus ce and faith. It was also the economic hub of the city and considered to be the centre of the Republic and Empire. Arch of Constan ne (Arco di Costan no) Standing alongside the Colosseum, Constan nes triumphal arch was one of the last great Roman monuments, erected in AD 315, shortly before he abandoned the city for Byzan um.

To include the Colosseum and Pala ne Under 18’ free €15 booking fee per school group with le*er from school Max group size : 50 Open daily, seasonal hours may apply Nearest metro- Colosseo Free admission

Imperial Forums The Imperial Forums, around 1AD, were the centre of Roman society and consisted of temples and public squares. Nowadays all that remains are ruins, although it is s ll a very impressive site.

Circo Massimo From the 4th century BC, Circus Maximus was the place where the chariot races were held, holding up to 300,000 people. The Appian Way The Appian way is the oldest and most famous road built by the ancient Romans. It was built in 312 BC by the Roman censor Appius Claudius Caecus. Near Rome the road was lined with tombs, of which the ruins of many can s ll be seen. Parts of the road are s ll in use. Pantheon (Church of Santa Maria ad Martyres)

Free admission

Built in 27BC by Hardian as a temple, the Pantheon has also been used as a church and a market. It is one of the best preserved of all the ancient Roman buildings and is considered the forerunner of all modern places of worship. It’s main feature is its dome with a circular hole open to the sky which casts down a beam of light.

Open daily Monday—Saturday 08.30— 19.30 Sunday 9.00—16.00

Chris an Catacombs www.catacombe.roma.it

Students €5 / Adults €8

In Rome there are miles of catacombs holding thousands of dead. The catacombs of St.Callixtus are among the greatest and most important of Rome. They originated about the middle of the second century and are part of a cemeterial complex. In it were buried tens of martyrs, 16 popes and very many Chris ans. The most popular catacombs are SanCallisto and San Sebas ano, both located on the old Appian Way.

Centrally located

Supplement for coach hire: please contact us for details. Several loca ons, oEen combined with airport transfers

Time Elevator Roma www. me-elevator.it

General admission Adults €12, Children €9

The Time Elevator Roma is a mul -sensorial aCrac on that tells 3000 years of Roman History, from Romolus and Remus up to the present day, in an exi ng and fun way. Time Elevator Roma combines educa on and entertainment in such a unique way that it has become an essen al part of any visit to Rome for all ages. The seats are on special moving plaPorms, there is a panoramic screen, as well digital surround sound with individual head-sets available per person and English spoken throughout.

Open daily Show mes: Every hour from 10.30 to 19.30 Capacity 50 people Closest Metro: Barberini or Spagna

Language & Culture Language Course We have contacts with language schools in Rome who can oﬀer a short course or programme (usually a minimum of 10 - 15 hours) according to your requirements. Includes: copy book and work book, 2 lessons out and about in Rome, an evening meal in a central restaurant and a mee ng with Italian students to prac ce language. Baths of Caracalla One of the most beau ful and luxurious bath complexes in Rome. Equipped with sophis cated plumbing systems, they could hold up to 1,600 persons. Built during the reign of Caracalla, the extensive ruins of the baths have become a popular tourist aCrac on. Basilica Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Mar ri A beau ful church designed by Michelangelo and Luigi Vanvitelli, this basilica is dedicated to the Chris an martyrs, known and unknown. Pope Clement XI commissioned Francesco Bianchini to build a meridian line in the 18th century, to check the accuracy of the Gregorian calendar and to predict the coming of Easter exactly.

Language courses can be arranged in advance. Please enquire for details.

Under 18’s = Free of charge 18-25 years = €3,00 per person Standard Price: €6 per person Open daily Nearest Metro: Circo Massimo (B) Free entry Located in Piazza della Repubblica, close to Termini sta on Appropriate dress is enforced (no bare shoulders or knees) Shawls available for a dona on to the church.

Restaurants The Hard Rock Cafe oﬀers authen c American Cuisine and one of the largest, most valued collec ons of rock n’ roll memorabilia in the world. A crowd pleaser that oﬀers an alterna ve to Pizza & Pasta. 1 course meal including so9 drink: £12.00 per person

Located in Termini Sta on, Ristorante Gusto is a self-service style restaurant that oﬀers great value and healthy por ons. 3 course meal inc. Mineral Water: £13.00 per person

Pasta & Social is a restaurant chain specialising in pizza and pasta dishes in a modern and trendy bistro style. 2 course meal: £12.00 per person, 3 course meal: £14.00 per person

Insalata Ricca Pasquino is named a>er the same piazza in which it is located. It is a large restaurant arranged over two ﬂoors so is ideal for groups. The Restaurant also a Pizzeria and includes a large selec on of pizzas in its lunch and dinner menu. 2 course meal: £12.00 per person. 3 course meal: £15.00 per person At La BruscheCeria (also known as La Famiglia) you will enjoy great hospitality and friendliness, as well as Italian cuisine of course! Diﬀerent pastas and pizzas are their speciality 3 course meal with tap water : £13.50 per person

Last Updated August 2018