THE MOST AMAZING AND IMPORTANT PARKS, GARDENS AND IN THE LATIUM REGION AND () FOR GARDEN LOVERS GUIDED BY OUR GARDEN LOVER (P-23)

September 13-19,2021 or other dates on request

Villa Medici-Rome

DAY 1 Arrival in Rome - Guided Park and City Walk - Visit to Medici - (Monday)

Between 10.00-10.30 am, meet our guide at the arrival airport Rome FCO and drive with our minivan / minibus to the hotel in Rome; check in without moving into the room. Time for lunch Private walking tour with our English speaking city guide/garden lover from Viale delle Belle Arti through the Villa Borghese park, passing in front of the small lake to the Pincio terrace from where you have a unique view on , passing in front of Casina Valadier and exclusive guided visit to the Gardens of . Cappuccino break in the Caffetteria of Villa Medici. We continue with Trinità dei Monti church, , Trevi . End of the tour and return to the hotel on your own. Dinner at the hotel and overnight in Rome.

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Villa Lante – Bagnaia – Courtesy of the MIC - Regional Museum Directorate

Villa Farnese – Courtesy of the MIC - Lazio Regional Museum Directorate Monster garden –

DAY 2 Villa Farnese in Caprarola - in Bagnaia - Monster Garden in Bomarzo (Tuesday) only if the weather is good

Breakfast buffet at the hotel. Meet with our guide/garden lover at the hotel and transfer with our minivan /minibus to Caprarola, north of Rome. Our garden lover will guide you through the gardens of Villa Farnese in Caprarola, which are as impressive as the building itself. An important example of the Italian garden period. Labyrinth garden with a view of Caprarola. Drive to Bagnaia and privately guided tour of Villa Lante: every aspect of the garden is perfectly proportioned, divided into squares, water , beautiful and various . The garden of Villa Lante is an enchanted place that was built in the second half of the 16th Century at the behest of Cardinal Gambara near a forest that was already a hunting ground. It is one of the most beautiful Italian Renaissance gardens. Time for lunch on your own in Bagnaia and drive to Bomarzo. Privately guided tour of the Monster Garden in Bomarzo. The Park is made up of bizarre and fascinating sculptures, such as the huge, screaming mouth, the enormous turtle and the crooked house. The Sacro Bosco was created in the 16th Century by Pierfrancesco Orsini, better known as Vicino, and is different from the Italian gardens; it is unique, bringing a hermeneutic labyrinth of silence, allusions and illusions to life. Drive back to the hotel in Rome. Time for dinner. Overnight at the hotel

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Villa Adriana-Tivoli

Villa D’Este-Tivoli

DAY 3 Hadrian's Villa and Villa D’Este, lunch in an excellent restaurant in Tivoli (Wednesday)

Breakfast buffet at the hotel Meet with our guide/garden lover at the hotel and transfer with our private minivan/minibus to Tivoli. Private guided tour of Villa Hadrian (Villa Adriana); one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Villa Hadrian was built in AD 118-134 and was the summer residence of Emperor Hadrian. The impressive ruins are surrounded by cypress and pine trees. Drive to Villa D’Este and privately guided tour of Villa D'Este: The villa is a jewel of architectural and scenic splendor. The extraordinary complex is famous all over the world for its magnificent fountains, which are characterized by wonderful and impressive water features and is considered the most beautiful example of the Italian Renaissance Garden in Europe. The organ fountain sounds every 2 hours from 10.30 a.m. Light lunch with delicious Italian antipasti, salad, and Italian wine on the terrace of the restaurant overlooking the Sibilles Temple and the gorge of Villa Gregoriana. Return to the hotel in Rome and time to relax and have dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel in Rome

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Vatican gardens

St. Peter Basilica

DAY 4 Vatican Gardens - Vatican Museums - - St. Peter's Basilica (Thursday)

Breakfast buffet at the hotel Meet with our private guide and drive with our minivan/minibus to the Vatican or by walk (depends from the location of the hotel). Introduction to the tour of the Vatican Gardens by our guide/garden lover and Vatican Gardens Tour with an electric minibus and audio guide; duration about 45 minutes. Private guided tour of the impressive St. Peter's Basilica with its frescoes, mosaics and religious figures. St. Peter's Square with the obelisk, columns, and fountains. Time for lunch on your own. Private guided tour of the Vatican Museums / Sistine Chapel. Return to the hotel on your own and dinner and time for dinner. Overnight at the hotel in Rome

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DAY 5 Shopping day in Rome (Friday)

Breakfast buffet at the hotel Leisure time in Rome for a walk, additional sightseeing on your own, shopping, a hop-on-hop-off trip or similar. Lunch and dinner on your own Overnight at the hotel in Rome

Villa Barberini Gardens

DAY 6 Apostolic Palace – Villa Barberini Gardens in Castel Gandolfo (Saturday)

Breakfast buffet at the hotel. Meet with our private guide/garden lover at the hotel and drive with our minivan / minibus to Castel Gandolfo. The privately guided tour of the Apostolic Summer Palace begins with the unique Papal Gallery, the liturgical vestments and shoes, insight into the papal writing and bedroom with the image of Holy Mother and Child. Wonderful frescoes, tapestries and jambs of white marble. From the palace terrace you have a unique view of the crater lake. The summer residence was last used by Pope Benedict XVI as a summer resort. Visit the Barberini Gardens with the electric minibus and our guide/garden lover: wonderful mix of botanical and archaeological beauty. Enjoy the carefully tended gardens with the rose avenue, the aromatic herbs, magnolias, the olive grove passing by the papal farm. From the “Giardino all’italiano” with the nymph ponds you can see the Sea when the weather is nice, time to take some picture without getting off the minivan. Picnic lunch: Sandwich with the famous and fine suckling pig meat, called Porchetta from Ariccia or a vegetarian variant, at the outdoor tables of the restaurant in the gardens of Villa Barberini. Delos Holidays - Via P.Togliatti, 31 - 00065 Fiano Romano-Roma-Italy Tel.+39.0765.480457 Fax. +39.06.62277384; https://www.delosholidays.com/ 5 Mail: [email protected]

Transfer with our guide and our minivan/minibus to the lake shore and time for a walk. Return to the hotel in Rome in the early afternoon and leisure time. Dinner on your own and overnight at the hotel in Rome

DAY 7 Rome - Departure (Sunday)

Breakfast buffet at the hotel Transfer with our private minivan, no assistant, to Rome FCO airport End of program

Package price per person, in EURO:

With 7 participants EURO 1.597,00 per person With 10 participants EURO 1.520,00 per person Single room supplement EURO 546,00 Price reduction in a triple room on request Child reduction on request

Rates for 2-6 participants on request

The package price includes: 6 nights in a good 4 star hotel in Rome 6 Breakfast buffet in the hotel 1 lunch in an excellent restaurant in Tivoli (7 Italian starters, spinach salad with nuts / oranges, mineral water, ¼ wine per person) 1 picnic lunch in the outdoor restaurant in the gardens of Villa Barberini (1 sandwich, 1 drink, 1 cookie) 1 dinner at the hotel on the 1st day - 3-course menu without drinks Private guided tours with our English speaking, licensed guide/garden lover according to the program Entrance fees according to the program Comfortable minivan / mini coach according to the program Transfer airport-hotel-airport City taxes

The package price does not include: Luggage handling, tips, personal expenses Meals not mentioned Drinks not mentioned during the meals Additional entrance fees Additional tours Travel and health insurance; advisable Flights All not above mentioned

Payment terms: 30% deposit of travel package when booking Final payment 45 days before arrival

Cancellation: The booking can be canceled up to 60 days before arrival

General information:

Arrival transfer / departure transfer: Those who arrive earlier and want to go to the hotel without waiting for the other participants or who arrives at the airport after the specified meeting time can take a taxi or our private transfer with a surcharge (the private transfer has to be booked in advance). This also applies to departure.

Number of participants: Minimum 7 people, maximum 10 people We reserve the right to withdraw from the travel contract if the minimum number of participants is not reached up to 8 weeks before the travel date. The paid travel price will be refunded or used for a replacement offer. If the number of registrations exceeds 10 people, a second travel date will be proposed for minimum 7 people, maximum 10 people.

Mobility: Please let us know when registering if a participant has a restricted mobility. Not all of the sites listed in the program are barrier- free. Delos Holidays - Via P.Togliatti, 31 - 00065 Fiano Romano-Roma-Italy Tel.+39.0765.480457 Fax. +39.06.62277384; https://www.delosholidays.com/ 6 Mail: [email protected]

Health advice: All participants must be vaccinated against Covid-19 (Green certificate; QR code) or have a valid negative test. Customers without valid certificates cannot be accepted; all payments will be lost.

Program changes: We reserve the right to make changes to the program without reducing the value of the trip.

Emergency: We are available 24 hours a day throughout the week for our customers in case of emergency.

Tour Operator: Delos Holidays, Fiano Romano - Rome (Italy) Tel. 0039 0765 480457 - mail: [email protected] - contact person: Ursula Keller

As of 6/2021 - all information without guarantee

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