About your guide—Diane Archibald Dates 9th,10th, 11th May 2014 Features Included: Rome Garden Tour 3 Days, 2 nights superior accommodation 2 Breakfasts 3 Lunches 2 Dinners Wine tasting Museum and site entry fees included Transportation by private van to sites Our Rome Garden tours are led by Dr. Diane Archibald Price €720 per person who holds a Doctorate in Interdisciplinary Studies in For full terms and conditions please see Architecture from the University of British Columbia and is a Visiting Scholar with the Faculty of Architec- http://www.culturalheritagetoursitaly.org/booking ture, Restoration and Conservation, University of -terms-and-conditions-for-excursions-2013-and- Rome, ‘Sapienza’. Dr. Archibald was a Research Fel- low at the British School at Rome, and recently ap- pointed to the ICOMOS (International Council of Monuments and Sites) Scientific Committee on Conservation and Restoration for architecture and historic urban centres. She has taught on heritage sites in Italy for 10 years and has led numerous educa- tional walking seminars in Rome, Tivoli, Tuscany, Um- bria, Venice and Veneto, and Southern Italy. About your tours—Cultural Heritage Walking Tours, Italy specializes in an accessible, sus- tainable, and immersive one of a kind experi- ence. Our walking tours and excursions are led by pro- fessors, scholars, architects, archaeologists, urban For more information, or to book, please contact, historians and heritage experts who are all dedicated www.beyondtheyalladog.com to safeguarding our cultural heritage. Our philosophy is based on learning about a culture and a people through witnessing, sharing, and experiencing the rich Italian cell +393273431681 heritage and daily life of a community, city, or region. UK mobile:(+44)07979464640 E-mail: [email protected] Italian cell +393273431681 © 2011 Cultural Heritage Tours Italy. All rights reserved. twitter.com/heritageitaly Rome garden Tour with Diane Archibald We are pleased to announce our NEW 3 Day 2 of the excursion begins at Villa Adriana, all Renaissance gardens that followed. Day Rome Garden Excursion beginning this Tivoli, the magnificent country estate of the May! Food, wine, and some of the most ancient Roman Emperor Hadrian. It is be- Day 3 of our excursion takes us to the stun- beautiful historic sites in the world will lieved to be one of the largest archaeological ning setting of “Villa Gregoriana” Park situ- make for an unforgettably authentic Italian sites in Europe covering 120 hectares, and ated on the side of the ravine that forms experience. since 1999 has been declared a UNESCO Tivoli. Day 1 of our tour begins with a morning The history of this site dates back to the visit to the internationally acclaimed early Roman era with architectural artifacts “Giardino Delle Rose Antiche”. This private of the temples of Vesta and Sybil still grac- garden outside of Rome spans 2 hectares ing the landscape. The famous Tivoli Cas- with over 3000 varieties of roses including cades became a destination point on the rareantiqueroses. Grand Tour and a source of inspiration for Our garden tour is followed by a four- many artists as Claude Lorrain and Poussin. course lunch featuring traditional Roman dishes (organic, seasonal, local produce) Our visit to this site is followed by lunch at a with paired wine tastings at an architectur- delightful restaurant adjacent to one of the ally restored medieval castle. Our experi- World Heritage site. temples of Sybil and overlooking the ravine. enced sommelier selects and discusses the On our way back to Rome our driver will wine pairings. In the afternoon, we visit the Our visit to Villa Adriana focuses on the intri- sweep by the Tivoli Cascades for one final, castle with the Earl of the estate discussing cate terraced gardens and water systems breathtaking view. the history and restoration of this iconic designed by Hadrian that have continued to location. influence architects and designers for close to two millennia. After our morning visit, we stop to enjoy a private lunch on the archaeological site. In the afternoon, we visit the famous Renais- sance villa and gardens of Villa d’Este inspired by Hadrian’s country estate. The design of the Renaissance gardens and fountains by Cardinal Ippolito II d’Este and his architect Pirro Ligorio soon became the prototype for .