La Dolce Vite
Italy Told Through Art, History and the Table
Rome was not built in a day. But it can be understood on an expedition.
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€ 3.650 / person
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15–22 Maio 2028
FOTOS ILUSTRATIVAS
THE JOURNEY
Italy is not a country. It is a civilisation. And understanding it requires going beyond the Colosseum and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. This expedition travels through Rome, Florence, Tuscany, San Gimignano, Montepulciano and Montalcino seeking to understand the layers of history that make Italy unique — the Roman Empire, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the wars between city-states and the late unification that created an extraordinarily diverse nation. Wine and gastronomy appear not as tourist attractions but as cultural expressions of a civilisation that learned to live well.
ITINERARY
Arrival in Rome
The Eternal City. First meeting of the group on the banks of the Tiber.
Rome — The Empire
Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, Colosseum. The history of the greatest empire of Antiquity told through the monuments that survived it.
Rome — The Republic and the Renaissance
The Vatican, the Sistine Chapel and Castel Sant'Angelo. How Rome became the capital of Christendom.
Orvieto and the Etruscans
The Etruscan city perched on tufa rock. The history of the people who preceded the Romans — and the Orvieto Classico that grows on these slopes.
Florence — The Capital of the Renaissance
The Medici, Brunelleschi, Botticelli and Michelangelo. How a family of bankers financed the rebirth of civilisation.
Florence — The Museums
The Uffizi, the Galleria dell'Accademia and the history of art as an instrument of power.
Siena and the Tuscan Rivalry
Florence's rival that froze in time. The Campo, the Palio and the history of the Italian medieval republics.
San Gimignano and the Towers of Power
Tuscany's medieval towers — the 13th-century equivalent of Manhattan skyscrapers. Status, power and family rivalry.
Montepulciano — Vino Nobile
A Renaissance town perched on a Tuscan ridge. Visits to Vino Nobile di Montepulciano producers — Sangiovese in its most elegant expression.
Val d'Orcia — The Tuscan Landscape
UNESCO World Cultural Heritage. Cypresses, rolling hills and white roads that look painted by a Renaissance master — because they essentially were.
Montalcino — Brunello
The medieval fortress and Italy's most celebrated wine. Visits to historic Brunello di Montalcino estates.
Closing in Florence
Group closing. Final dinner together before transfer to the airport.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Does the expedition include Venice or Milan?
Not on this itinerary. The focus is Rome, Florence and the wine country of Tuscany. Venice will be the subject of a future expedition.
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Limited to 6 guests.
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