Our Shore Excursions
TOUR CV05: RENAISSANCE ROME
An interesting tour to enjoy a pleasant walk and visit some of the most famous attractive sights of Rome: will reach
Rome downtown area to leave busses and start our walk: ; the elegant Via Condotti, the shopping shrine in town, a
shadowy narrow street claiming the smartest and most exclusive boutiques and shops of the city and its charming “Caffe’
Greco”, one of the oldest in town, favourite spot of ancient artists and poets; the most celebrated “ Piazza di Spagna”,
dominated by 16th century Trinita’ dei Monti Church, and shaped like a crooked bow tie and surrounded by tall shuttered
houses painted in muted shades of ocher, cream and russet: with its curious “Barcaccia” fountain by Bernini, this area,
also known as “Spanish Steps” it has been representing for almost three centuries the chief meeting place for visitors
to Rome and one of the glories of late Baroque Rome; the “Palazzo di Spagna”, early 17th century residence of the Spanish
Ambassador to the Vatican: right in front of it stands a 19th Century column commemorating the dogma of the Immaculate Virgin.
Walking through the Via Propaganda, will pass by the Church of Sant’ Andrea delle Fratte, a superb work of Baroque Art,
to then continue on to the Via del Tritone leading down to the Rome most famous feat of combined sculpture and plumbing,
the Trevi Fountain, at its most spectacular when floodlit at night. See this glorious and majestic fountain where guests
will have the chance to follow the tradition and toss a coin to ensure their return to Rome; from there, a short walk will
take guests to Via del Corso: nearly 1,5 km(1 mile) in length, it is so called because the Romans used to race horses down
it, until this became hazardous for pedestrians.
Will keep walking passing by the Pantheon, to finally reach one of the most marvelous squares in the world, Piazza Navona,
the old Domitian Stadium, with its magnificent Fountain of Four Rivers by Bernini.
After enjoying a delicious lunch at a local restaurant will enjoy some free time for shopping and browsing before resuming
our return ride to the Civitavecchia dock.
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