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r ito d E F D P r e st a M ROME in d te a re C 2 GENERAL CONDITIONS r CONTRACTS. All tourism services contracts are governed by rules and regulations established by the Inter- national Convention on Travel Contracts (CCV) signed in Bruxelles on 23rd of April 1970 and ratified by Law no. o 1084 on 27th December 1977 and the statutes of the law 111/95. RATES. Rates are in EURO (€), based on present cost conditions and include VAT and taxes. Prices are validt from 01.01.2019 to 31.12.2019. Welcome Italy reserves the right to alter prices if major increases occur during thei course of the year. PAYMENTS. Payment for services must be made directly for the total amount at the moment of the booking.d You can pay with a credit card surcharge of 5%. RESERVATIONS AND CONFIRMATION. The services are subject to availability and acceptanceE of the Client or Agency. Reservations can be made with the Concierge or by calling the numbers below. PACKAGES (Train+Hotel). The conditions of packages are not valid during fair periods and special events. In these cases special conditions will be establishied in due course. Prices are subject to reconfirmation. Welcome Italy reserves the right to provide hotels of similar category if the circumstances make it necessary,F at no additio- nal cost or refund. BAGGAGE. Welcome Italy is not responsable for items left on the car or minivan by the customer. PROCEDURE. Partial cancellation of a previously confirmed booking must be followed by a new “Confirma- tion order” from Welcome Italy, confirming the modified booking. Full cancellationD of all services of a previously confirmed booking must be followed by Welcome Italy confirmation. The Agency will not be responsable for any cancellation not confirmed and no-show will be regularly charged. CANCELLATION FEE. Hotel bookings, sightseeing and tours cancellationsP without due notice are subject to a cancellation fee according to the following scale (please note that “days” are corresponding to the “Italian working days”). r SIGHTSEEING, TOURS, TRANSPORT: -For cancellations at least 72 hours before service: 10% of package price per person and admission tickets. -For cancellations at least 48 hours before service: 20% of packagee price per person and admission tickets. -For cancellations at least 24 hours before service: 50% of packaget price per person. PACKAGES (Train+Hotel). In case of cancellation same penalty will be applied as above, plus 100% train fare. s LIABILITY. Welcome Italy liability is limited and acts only as an agent for the passengers in all functions related to hotel bookings, accomodation, restaurants, meals and services, sightseeing tours and any kind of tran- sportation. Welcome Italy assumes no liability for injury,a loss, accident, delay or inconvenience that may occur for reason of defect, direct or indirect, or acts of government or other civil authorities (war, civil unrest, strikes, etc.) or from causes beyond the control of Welcome Italy. The Agency no liability or additional expenses due to loss, de- lays, schedule changes or other causes which affect the trip by plane, train, boat. Welcome Italy reserves the right to vary itineraries in order to improve the tours,M to the enjoyment and benefit of the members of the tour. Welco- me Italy reserves the right to cancel or re-schedule any tour departure in accordance with operating requirements. DISPUTES AND SKILLS. For any problems or complaints from customers, will be referred to the court where she would seat the Tour Operator. TECHNICAL ORGANIZATION.in Welcome Italy by Spare Tour s.r.l. Operative Headquarter: Via A. Cadlolo, 101 - 00136 Roma INFOLegalRMA &T AmministrativeION AND RE Office:SERV ViaAT Cavour,ION: 96 - 00184 Roma Head Tourd Operator: Via Luigi Rossi Danielli, 45 - 01100 Viterbo (VT) Autorizzazione det. R.U. 2772 del 24/09/2013 - Provincia di Viterbo (Italia) HoteInsurancel Lune tPolicyta R oR.C.Allianzme GlobalAssistance Policy number 194001 Piatzeza delTax Pa coderad /i sVATo, 6120875010088 - 00186 - REA:Rom RMe -1349208 Italy Tel.+Office39 06 6 Reservations:8395056- +39 em 0687760030ail: info@h /o +39tell u0687772364netta.com a (Mon-Fri 10am - 6.30pm / Sat 10am - 3pm) Emergency: +39 389 0055460 / +39 320 8216235 e (Mon-Sun 6.30am - 10.30pm) r E-MAIL: [email protected] - WEBSITE: www.welcome-italy.it C SUMMARY 3 r ROME CITY TOUR (max 12 people per guided tour) F2 THE GLORY OF ANCIENT ROME AND COLOSSEUM 4 o F1B MASTERS AND MYSTERIES IN ROME 5t F1 ROME, FOUNTAINS AND SQUARES i6 F9 ROME EVENING WALKING TOUR - TASTING OF ROMAN FLAVORS 7 F3 VATICAN MUSEUM AND ST. PETER’S d 8 F3N VATICAN MUSEUM BY NIGHT 9 F6 THE HEART OF ANCIENT ROME AND GHETTO 10 F6B SECRETS ROME - OFF THE BEATEN TRACK! E 11 F7 CHRISTIAN ROME AND UNDERGROUND BASILICAS 12 F2B ONCE UPON A TIME THE ROMANS 13 F1+F3 FOUNTAINS, SQUARES, VATICAN MUSEUM AND ST. PETER’S BASILICAF 14 F3+F2 VATICAN MUSEUMS, ST.PETER’S BASILICA AND COLOSSEUM 15 F6B+F7 SECRETS ROME AND UNDERGROUND BASILICAS 16 F5 COOKING LESSON D 17 ROME SURROUNDING (max 12 people per guided tour) F10 RELIVE ANCIENT OSTIA, THE OTHER POMPEI P 18 F11 TIVOLI, THE BEST OF HADRIAN VILLA AND VILLA D’ESTE 19 F21 ROMAN COUNTRYSIDE, FOOD AND WINE TASTINGr 20-21 ONE DAY TOUR FROM ROME (max 12 people pere tour/6 people per minivan) F16 AMALFI COAST AND POMPEI 24 F16B NAPLES AND POMPEI t 25 F12 FLORENCE AND PISA 26 F19 TUSCANY WINE TOUR, SIENA AND SAN sGIMIGNANO 27 F20 ASSISI AND ORVIETO 28 F22 CASCIA AND SPOLETO a 29 ITALY BY TRAIN, FROM ROME (max 10 people per tour) F12T FLORENCE BY TRAIN, ART ANDM SHOPPING 30 F41T VENICE BY TRAIN, HISTORY AND ROMANCE 31 PRIVATE ROME CITY TOUR 32-33-34-35 PRIVATE ROME SURROUNDINGn 36 PRIVATE ONE DAY TOUR FROMi ROME 37-38-39 Welcome Italy is specialized in small groups tours up to 12 people to offer high quality services. Transportationd is with air-conditioned minivans, up to 6 people. Our guidese and our tour assistants are all very professional and highly qualified. USEFUL INFORMATIONt - We suggest to wear comfortable shoes and remind it is not permitted to visit churces in shorts, miniskir- ts or with uncovereda shoulders. - All tours and excursions are in English and Spanish, other languages are on request and subject to an additional charge. - Seniorse and people with walking difficulties (wheelchairs, crutches, ect.) , are requested to inform the Agencyr in advance in order to be facilitated during the tour. C r ito d E F D P r te 4 s Mo Tu a We GLORY OF ANCIENT ROME AND COLOSSEUM Th Skip the line - half day walking tour - max 12 people M Fr Sa The tour starts from your hotel and continues with the visit to the famousSu Colosseum, whose correct name in reality is Flavian Amphitheater, due to the imperial family who built this oval shaped structure in only eight years, from 72 to 80 AD. This huge monu n ment, whose nickname comes from Colossus, a 35 meters statue representing the em i peror Nero, was able to seat up to 70,000 spectators. It has been immortalized over the centuries as the scene of wild and ferocious games between man and beasts: gladiators vs F2 animals & gladiators vs gladiators as well represented in the movie Gladiator. Close to the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, considered the real political, commercial, social, religious center of Rome at the time of the Monarchy and the Republican period. At the center of the Forum, even after 20 centuries, it is possible to walk on the same cobblestones of the d “Via Sacra” (Sacred Way) leading to the Capitol Hill and admiring the remaining of with its ancient basilicas, triumphal arches, honorary columns, ancient markets. Reaching Venice Square you will have the chance to admire the imposing monumental te complex, inaugurated in 1911, dedicated to the first King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel II. a Rates per person Adult € 89 e Child r (4-8 years) Included: pick-up and drop-off at hotel center) (min. 2 paying adults): Not included: C € 72 , Colosseum 3 entrance hours with fee, professional headsets. guide, Gratuities. (inside the city Language tour: On request with supplement € 20 per person Portuguese. Validity: - Duration: ( - Tour starts: max 2 fees ROME CITY TOUR Pick-up hotel: English or Spanish Departure days: All seasons of the month. 3 hours 9:30 am from Oct 1 to Mar): 31 French, German, Russian, 2:30 pm from Apr 1 to Sep 30 from 30/45 min. before daily, except the first Sunday r ito d E F D P r te s Mo We a Th Fr MASTERS AND MYSTERIES IN ROME M Sa Half day walking tour exclusive - max 12 people Su A delightful short walk in Roman squares away from the crowds, aimed to discover hidden masterpieces by Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Borromini, Raphael... If you were thinking you could appreciate Michelangelo and the great art masters only n in the Vatican, then let this exclusive tour prove you wrong! Michelangelo and the others left so many masterpieces in tiny palaces, secluded churches, huge squares...and in this i F1B tour you will discover them all! Let your guide take you to the Galleria Spada where you will see the the worldwide famous Galleria Prospettica built by the architect Borromini in the XVII Century. This corridor looks wide and long but you will see it is just an optic illusion. Walking a little further, you’ll enter the gothic church Santa Maria sopra la Mi nerva, where you’ll see the unparalleled “Standing Christ” by Michelangelo.
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  • Case Museo Palazzo Spada

    Case Museo Palazzo Spada

    ASSESSORATO ALLA CULTURA E POLITICHE GIOVANILI PALAZZO SPADA Il Palazzo Spada acquistato dallo Stato nel 1926, divenne sede del Consiglio di Stato. Nel 1927, l’annessa Galleria Spada, venne aperta al pubblico; dopo diversi anni di chiusura, venne riaperta nel 1951, quando il Prof. Federico Zeri, direttore del Museo, oltre a far rientrare in sede gran parte delle opere disperse durante la guerra, ne curò il riordino cercando di restituire alle quattro sale di cui si compone, il loro primitivo aspetto di piccola raccolta privata del Sei-Settecento. La Galleria Spada è un esempio di quadreria antica in cui i dipinti disposti sulle pareti in file successive, si integrano e si armonizzano con un ricco e vario apparato di arredi, mobili e sculture antiche e moderne. La varietà dei soggetti iconografici, dalle scene religiose a quelle mitologiche, dai ritratti ai paesaggi, dalle scene di genere alle nature morte, e la diversità delle scuole pittoriche rappresentate, consente di ottenere una visuale particolarmente viva del fenomeno del collezionismo nei sec. XVII e XVIII. E’ ubicata al primo piano in un’ala seicentesca del Palazzo appartenuto al Cardinale Girolamo Capodiferro (1502-1559) che, a partire dal 1548, lo aveva fatto edificare su edifici preesistenti della sua famiglia, dall’architetto Bartolomeo Baronino (1511-1554). Nel 1550 in occasione dell’anno giubilare, il Palazzo Capodiferro era quasi del tutto ultimato, sia relativamente alle decorazioni in stucco della facciata e il cortile interno, che a quelle parietali e in stucco delle stanze del piano nobili. In tale contesto ben s’intonano le diverse soluzioni seicentesche apportate da Bernardino Spada (1594-1662), il Cardinale che nel 1632 acquistò il Palazzo per farne stabile dimora, dando subito inizio ad una serie di interventi che ne modificarono in parte la sobria pianta quadrata.