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Associazione “Terre da Gustare” Loc.Cimbano Vaiano n° 12 - 06060 - Castiglione del Lago (PG)

10,30 a.m.

Arrival in Bagnaia, meet the local guide and visit to the beautiful Villa Lante with its gardens.
Villa Lante was done in the XVI century in Renaissance style and wanted by a cardinal. Inside are presents many rooms full of frescoes,dated back to the XVI and XVII century.
The garden is considered one of the most beautiful examples of Renaissance italian-style garden, divided in 5 terraces, full of fountains and geometrical figures.

1,00 p.m.

Delicious lunch in a charming farm-house, based on typical local recipes and good wine near the Vico lake.

3,00 p.m.
Visit, with the local guide, the splendid Farnese Palace in Caprarola and its famous gardens.

Farnese Palace

This noble residence was created in the XVI century and is considered on of the masterpieces of the Manierism style.
The residence was wanted by the Cardinal Farnese and designed by the great architect Jacopo Vignola.
Inside the palace has beautiful frescoes by different artists.
The splendid garden is a typical late Renaissance style.

5,00 p.m.
End of services.

 

INFORMATIONS:

  • In this program is possible to have lunch in the farmhouse just on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and it is not a private lunch;
  • The farmhouse has a big production of hazelnuts and with this they create, with a complete traditional system, the hazelnut chocolate in many creative shapes, sometimes real works of art in chocolate;
  • For the rest of the week it is possible a particular light lunch in Caprarola based on the typical local products and good wine inside an old impressive cellar all escavated in the tufa stone (or lunch in a local trattoria);
  • All the visited area (part of the upper Lazio region) is beautiful and part is protected from the naturalistic point of view;
  • This program can be easily done along a transfer Rome-Florence and contrary;
  • Distances: Roma 70 km - Orvieto 35 km - Firenze 170 km - Siena 130 km - Perugia 130 km.

VILLAS AND GARDENS IN THE PROVINCE OF VITERBO
(SECOND TOUR VERSION)

10,30 a.m.
Arrival in Bagnaia, meet the local guide and visit to the beautiful Villa Lante with its gardens.
Villa Lante was done in the XVI century in Renaissance style and wanted by a cardinal. Inside are presents many rooms full of frescoes, dated back to the XVI and XVII century.
The garden is considered one of the most beautiful examples of Renaissance italian-style garden, divided in 5 terraces, full of fountains and geometrical figures.

1,00 p.m.
Delicious light lunch in an impressive cellar all ascavated on the tufa stone (or in a local trattoria) based on typical local recipes and good wine.

3,00 p.m.
Visit, with the local guide, the splendid Farnese Palace in Caprarola and its famous gardens.

This noble residence was created in the XVI century and is considered on of the masterpieces of the Manierism style.
The residence was wanted by the Cardinal Farnese and designed by the great architect Jacopo Vignola. Inside the palace has beautiful frescoes by different artists.
The splendid garden is a typical late Renaissance style.

5,00 p.m.
End of service.

 

TECHNICAL INFORMATION:

  • In this program is possible to have lunch in the farmhouse just on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and it is not a private lunch;
  • The farmhouse has a big production of hazelnuts and with this they create, with a complete traditional system, the hazelnut chocolate in many creative shapes, sometimes real works of art in chocolate;
  • For the rest of the week it is possible a particular light lunch in Caprarola based on the typical local products and good wine inside an old impressive cellar all escavated in the tufa stone (or lunch in a local trattoria);
  • All the visited area (part of the upper Lazio region) is beautiful and part is protected from the naturalistic point of view;
  • This program can be easily done along a transfer Rome-Florence and contrary;
  • Distances: Roma 70 km - Orvieto 35 km - Firenze 170 km - Siena 130 km - Perugia 130 km.



OUR LANDS - THE PROJECT - WHO WE ARE - WHERE WE ARE - FOR TOUR OPERATORS -

SUGGESTED ACCOMODATIONS - NEWS - THE RECIPES - INFO-POINT - LINKS - E-MAIL