experience us 200 steps from the coliseum

experience us 200 steps from the coliseum Experience the real Italian culture

Vacation Packages experience us 200steps from the coliseum ”La grande Bellezza” 3 nights/ 4 days

It’s your 1st day with us: • we will greet you at the airport when you arrive and take you home to Casa Grifone; • welcome cocktail and /or light lunch; • fee to relax and immerse yourself in the historic Rione Monti, location of Casa Grifone; • “archaeological walk”- our guided tour (about 3hrs.) where you will see - Teatro Marcello - Bocca della Verità - Circo Massimo - Palatino; • return home to Casa Grifone; experience us 200 steps from the coliseum • dinner will be in an authentic pizzeria “ Taverna dei Fori Imperiali” in Rione Monti • “a walk through history” your guide will take you for a stroll past: - Pantheon - Piazza di Pietra” at the end of the evening, you may enjoy our famous homemade “gelato”.

nd It’s your 2 day with us: • breakfast; • a visit to Palazzo Valentini where you will fnd the fascinating remains of the patrician “Domus” of imperial Rome, with mosaics, wall decorations, polychrome foors, paving blocks, and other artifacts. The past has been recreated by virtual reconstructions, graphics and videos. Visitor can see walls, rooms, peristyles, kitchens, baths furnishing.

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• lunch in the “Antica Birreria Peroni”, which is found in the building where the old roman postal station existed, for over 100 years historic restaurant in the heart of Rome • your 1st cooking class begins, after which you will enjoy the meal you have prepared: - bruschette con verdure miste - pasta alla gricia - quenelle di marscarpone. experience us 200steps from the coliseum It’s your 3rd day with us: • breakfast at the famous “Cafè Doria”; • we will visit The Vatican Museums and The ;

• short break for lunch; • your tour continues; • return home to Casa Grifone; • relax until 8:00pm; • arrivederci dinner… Hoping to see you again..! near the old meat market district “Testaccio”, at restaurant “Checchino since 1887” typical roman food. It’s your 4th day with us: • breakfast; • “today we will go to see fountains”, we will see beautiful ones, famous ones, important ones, unknown ones, hidden ones, all still fed with water from the old roman aqueducts. With us there will be a photographer to capture your most beautiful images and moments; experience us 200 steps from the coliseum

Prices

Suite “Bernini” euro 1250/per person Suite “Caravaggio” euro 1200/per person Room “San Pietro” euro 1150/per person

For groups of 6 persons please contact us for a special quote!

After these unforgettable days we await your sensations and your desires, that are very important to us in organizing new packages, with the sole interest of giving our friends unrepetable days in the Eternal City.

We can also create customized tours for travelers with specifc interests, such as architecture, archeology, art, etc. experience us 200steps from the coliseum

6 nights/ 7 days

It’s your 1st day with us: • we will greet you at the airport when you arrive and take you home to Casa Grifone; • welcome cocktail and /or light lunch; • free to relax and immerse yourself in the historic Rione Monti, location of Casa Grifone; • dinner will be in an authentic pizzeria in the heart of the city, close to home. experience us 200 steps from the coliseum nd It’s your 2 day with us: • breakfast; • “archaeological walk”- our guided tour (about 3hrs.) where you will see Piazza Venezia - Teatro Marcello - Bocca della Verità - Circo Massimo - Palatino; • return home to Casa Grifone;

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• enjoy a delicious lunch prepared by our professional chef; • free to relax; • your 1st cooking class begins, after which you will enjoy the meal you have prepared: - bruschette miste - carbonara - verdure grigliate, da accompagnare a dell’ottimo pane casereccio; • “a walk through history” your guide will take you for a stroll past: Piazza Navona - Pantheon - Piazza di Pietra” at the end of the evening, you may enjoy our famous homemade “gelato”. experience us 200steps from the coliseum It’s your 3rd day with us: • breakfast; • we will head out to the roman country side - “Castelli Romani” - to visit the local farms and wine cellars where the grapes are produced for the famous “vino dei Castelli”; • we will enjoy lunch in an authentic “fraschette” where in respect of italian tradition, we bring OUR own lunch ( sandwiches with porchetta from Ariccia) and are served THEIR wine; •

• return home to Casa Grifone; • free until 8:00 pm; • dinner in the “trattoria romana” Due Colonne. It’s your 4th day with us: • breakfast; • “it’s your day to shop”, your guide will take you through the streets and squares of the historic, world famous shopping centers: - Via Condotti - - and more; • lunch break “La Buvette” Piazza di Spagna; • relax until 4:30 pm; • your 2nd cooking class begins, after which you will enjoy the meal you have prepared: - focaccia, da accompagnare a profumati salumi - saltimbocca alla romana - puntarelle - tiramisu; • you are free… but return home… day 5 awaits you. experience us 200 steps from the coliseum It’s your 5th day with us:

• breakfast at the famous “Cafè Doria”; • we will visit The Vatican Museums and The Sistine Chapel; •

• short break for lunch; • your tour continues; • return home to Boutique B&B Grifone; • relax until 8:00pm; • dinner at the restaurant “Vecchia Roma”. It’s your 6th day with us: • breakfast; • a visit to Palazzo Valentini where you will fnd the fascinating remains of the patrician “Domus” of imperial Rome, with mosaics, wall decorations, polychrome foors, paving blocks, and other aritfacts. The past has been recreated by virtual reconstructions, graphics and videos. Visitor can see walls, rooms, peristyles, kitchens, baths furnishings and décor all come back to life; • return home to Casa Grifone; • your 3rd cooking class begins, after which you will enjoy the meal you have prepared: - salmone marinato - spaghetti con le vongole - fresca insalata di arance e fnocchi; • “ Rome by night “ you will take an evening walk to Piazza del Quirinale (residence of the president of the republic) and the Fountain, a one of a kind experience that you’ll remember forever; • arrivederci dinner … hoping to see you again..! at the restaurant “il Chianti”. experience us 200steps from the coliseum It’s your 7th day with us: • breakfast • transportation to the airport.

Prices 2.200 € - double occupancy (6 participants required) experience us 200 steps from the coliseum

Exclusive Rome 6 nights/7 days

It’s your 1st day with us: • we will greet you at the airport when you arrive and take you home to Casa Grifone • welcome cocktail and /or light lunch; • free to relax and immerse yourself in the historic Rione Monti, location of Casa Grifone; • dinner at the Hotel Forum Roof Top Garden, with a once in a life time view upon The , Coliseum, Campidoglio. experience us 200steps from the coliseum It’s your 2nd day with us: • breakfast; • a visit to Palazzo Valentini where you will fnd the fascinating remains of the patrician “Domus” of imperial Rome, with mosaics, wall decorations, polychrome foors, paving blocks, and other artifacts. The past has been recreated by virtual reconstructions, graphics and videos. Visitor can see walls, rooms, peristyles, kitchens, baths furnishings and décor all come back to life;

• your tour continues in the Prince’s of Doria Pamphilj, still occupied by the nobile Roman family who’s most important members were Cardinal Girlomo Pamphilj and Pope Innocenzo X .The Gallery holds a large number of seventeenth-century masterpieces (works by caravaggio,Annibale Carracci,Guido Reni,Guercino,jan Bruegel, Jusepe Ribera,Valázques,Claude Lorrain,Gaspard Dughet), and important Renaissance pieces (Tit ian,Raphael,Garofalo,Lorenzo Lotto,Pieter Bruegel,Correggio); • lunch in the “Antica Birreria Peroni”, which is found in the building where the old roman postal station existed, for over 100 years historic restaurant in The heart of Rome; • your 1st cooking class begins, after which you will enjoy the meal you have prepared: - bruschette con verdure miste - pasta alla gricia - quenelle di marscarpone • “Rome by night” exclusive tour of Foro di Nerva - Mercati dell’Imperatore Traiano - The Roman Forum - Campidoglio - . experience us 200 steps from the coliseum It’s your 3rd day with us:

• breakfast; • today we are going to Montalcino in the Tuscany valley, near Siena, the wine country where the famous Brunello is produced.We will visit the historic wine cellars and dine at Castello Banf, that was build between the IX and XIII century on the ruins of etruscan structures; • return home to Casa Grifone; • free until dinner ; • “apericena” (aperi-dinner) in a charasteristic club in the heart of Rome.

It’s your 4th day with us: • breakfast; • “it’s your day to shop”, your guide will take you through the streets and squares of the historic, world famous shopping centers: Piazza di Spagna - Via Condotti - Via Del Corso ... and more • lunch in a characteristic restaurant at the ; • your 2nd cooking class begins, after which you will enjoy the meal you have prepared: - agnello alla romana - carciof alla “giudia” - zuppa inglese; • together at dinner we will have an architect to respond to questions you may have on the city. experience us 200steps from the coliseum It’s your 5th day with us: • breakfast; • “today we will go to see fountains”, we will see beautiful ones, famous ones, important ones, unknown ones, hidden ones, all still fed with water from the old roman aqueducts. With us there will be a photographer to capture your most beautiful images and moments;

• your 3rd cooking class begins, after which you will enjoy the meal you have prepared: - gnocchi al ragù - verdure gratinate al forno - ciambelline al vino; • a visit to “Coppedè”, district born from the pencil of the famous architect Gino Coppedè built between 1915 and 1927. This jewel of art nouveau architecture, for its development is an example unique in the world of a residential district typical of the early 1900; • dinner at “CapoBoi”, for an exquisite taste of typical dishes from Sardegna; • after dinner, “kiosk of Lemoncocco” characteristic roman drink, served since 1946. experience us 200 steps from the coliseum

th It’s your 6 day with us:

• breakfast at the famous “Cafè Doria”; • we will visit The vatican Museums and The Sistine Chapel;

• short break for lunch; • and the visit continues; • return home to Casa Grifone; • free until 8:00 pm; • arrivederci dinner… Hoping to see you again..! near the old meat market district “Testaccio”, at restaurant “Checchino since 1887” typical roman food. It’s your 7th day with us: • breakfast; • transportation to the airport.

Prices 3.300 € - double occupancy (6 participants required)

experience us 200steps from the coliseum

After these unforgettable days we await your sensations and your desires, that are very important to us in organizing new packages, with the sole interest of giving our friends unrepeatable days in the Eternal City.

We can also create customized tours for travelers with specifc interests, such as architecture, archeology, art, etc. experience us 200 steps from the coliseum

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