Tour 1: Villa Farnesina – Tour In Love
-Hotel pick up
In this tour we will visit one of the noblest and most harmonious works of the Italian Renaissance, Villa Farnesina in Rome (Trastevere), commissioned by Agostino Chigi to Baldassarre Peruzzi, and decorated with frescoes inspired by the classical myths by Raphael, Sebastiano del Piombo, Giovanni from Udine, Giovanni Bazzi known as Sodoma, Giulio Romano and Giovan Francesco Penni. The Villa is also used for official representative purposes by the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.
The Villa celebrates love: sacred love and profane love. Like the love story of Alexander the Great and his wife Roxane, the myth of Love and psyche by Apuleio both depicted in the frescoes but also the love story of the famous banker Agostino Chigi, called “the Magnificent”, who falls in love with Francesca Ordeazzi, an humble woman, and the love of Raphael and the “fornarina” that will be the inspiration of all the female figures of his paintings.
The tour includes:
- the Loggia di Galatea, where there are frescoes by Raphael, Sebastiano del Piombo and Baldassarre Peruzzi
- the Loggia di Amore e Psiche, where on the vault stands the fresco realized in 1518 by Raphael and his workshop;
- the adjoining Room of the Frieze, so called from the frieze painted at the top of the walls by Baldassarre Peruzzi.
- the Sala delle Prospettive, facing south and frescoed by Baldassarre Peruzzi and his workshop.It represents the ideal continuation of the great loggias on the ground floor; through painted ‘imitation’ loggias you can see painted panoramic views.
- the Wedding Room of Alexander the Great and Roxane, the adjoining bedroom of Agostino Chigi whose decoration is owed to the painter “Sodoma”
- breed in the park, an example of Italian garden
- aperitif garde
- Romantic dinner in the loggia of love and psych
- Hotel drop-off.
The tour is conducted by an exclusive guide
Tour 2: 1 day tour – Romantic Breakfast of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel + Villa Farnesina – Valentine’s Day tour
-Hotel pick up
Exclusive special early entry from 7.15 a.m. With the Museums still closed to the public at large, a group of early risers (maximum 10) can enjoy a rich Americanbuffet breakfast served, subject to the weather or other conditions, in the evocative Courtyard of the Pine Cone or in the spacious restaurant area. This special experience will then culminate in an open tour, with exclusive guide, of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel.
Itinerary of Tour of the Museums & Breakfast with exclusive guide: Pio Clementino Museum, Gallery of the Candelabra, Gallery of the Tapestries, Gallery of the Geographical Maps, Raphael’s Rooms, Sistine Chapel.
– Fine Lunch in one of the best restaurants in Rome
– Break for resting
– Hotel pick up (afternoon)
– Coffee in the center
In this tour we will visit one of the noblest and most harmonious works of the Italian Renaissance, Villa Farnesina in Rome (Trastevere), commissioned by Agostino Chigi to Baldassarre Peruzzi, and decorated with frescoes inspired by the classical myths by Raphael, Sebastiano del Piombo, Giovanni from Udine, Giovanni Bazzi known as Sodoma, Giulio Romano and Giovan Francesco Penni. The Villa is also used for official representative purposes by the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.
The Villa celebrates love: sacred love and profane love. Like the love story of Alexander the Great and his wife Roxane, the myth of Love and psyche by Apuleio both depicted in the frescoes but also the love story of the famous banker Agostino Chigi, called “the Magnificent”, who falls in love with Francesca Ordeazzi, an humble woman, and the love of Raphael and the “fornarina” that will be the inspiration of all the female figures of his paintings.
The tour includes:
- the Loggia di Galatea, where there are frescoes by Raphael, Sebastiano del Piombo and Baldassarre Peruzzi
- the Loggia di Amore e Psiche, where on the vault stands the fresco realized in 1518 by Raphael and his workshop;
- the adjoining Room of the Frieze, so called from the frieze painted at the top of the walls by Baldassarre Peruzzi.
- the Sala delle Prospettive, facing south and frescoed by Baldassarre Peruzzi and his workshop.It represents the ideal continuation of the great loggias on the ground floor; through painted ‘imitation’ loggias you can see painted panoramic views.
- the Wedding Room of Alexander the Great and Roxane, the adjoining bedroom of Agostino Chigi whose decoration is owed to the painter “Sodoma”.
- breed in the park, an example of Italian garden
- Aperitif garden
- Romantic dinner in the loggia of love and psyche
- Hotel drop-off.
The tour is conducted by an exclusive guide
For more info and for the organization about our romantic and dreamy Valentine’s Day tours write to info@romaluxury.com
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- Galatea
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- Raffaello – Loggia di Amore e Psiche Venere Cerere-e Giunione
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- Villa Farnesina
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- Villa Farnesina
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- villa Farnesina
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- Raffaello – Loggia di Amore e Psiche – Cerere e Giunone
