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Rates per vehicle for this tour:
sedan (1/4 persons) 650 €;
minivan (4 persons) 670 €.
minivan (5/6 persons) 730 €;
minivan (7/8 persons) 770 €. |
Driving times:
Civitavecchia to Tivoli: 1 hr 15'
Tivoli to Castelgandolfo: 45'
C.gandolfo/Civitavecchia: 1hr 15'
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The rates include:
9 hours of touring in the requested vehicle
conducted by experienced driving guide.
Each additional hour will be charged 1/9 of the total of the tour's
rate.
Rates do not include:
Entrance fees, meals, drinks, personal purchases or any thing not specifically
listed as included. |
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After meeting at the port at 8:30 a.m. (vehicle will
be parked on the pier with your name on its windshield) we drive to Tivoli.
We will be driving on the motorway towards Rome and then skirt the city driving
on the freeway (G.R.A.) that encircles it and finally turn on to the A24 by
which we will reach the town of Tivoli. Once in Tivoli we will visit Villa
D'Este, built in the 16th Century for the Cardinal Ippolito D'Este (son of the
famous Lucrezia Borgia) who had it built for himself when he became the governor
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The beautiful building is world known for
its astounding garden which is decorated by hundreds of artistic
water fountains. After visiting Villa D'Este re-descend the hill and
drive to Castelgandolfo. If there will be time, before getting
back on the main road to
go to Castelgandolfo, we will stop to look at the marble quarries at the foot of the
hill. Tivoli is in fact the place where the ancient Romans quarried the
Travertine marble which was used in the construction of the famous buildings
like the Colosseum. Castelgandolfo is lovely little town sitting right on the
edge of what, millions of years ago, was the crater of a volcano and
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The town owes its name to the fact that it
developed around the castle of the Gandolfo family. In the
17th Century the Pope Urban VIII Barberini made of it the
Summer Residence of the Popes and still today the Pope
spends there the hottest months of the year.The general area is also known for its outstanding foods and there's a
lovely little restaurant, right in the old part of town where, weather permitting,
one can have lunch
on a beautiful terrace overlooking the lake. It is a family run restaurant and all the
people that work there are really dedicated and will serve you an unforgettable lunch!
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Plus Castelgandolfo is in the area that's
famous for its wines, you probably heard of Frascati,
Marino, Velletri... And the young man in charge of the
restaurant is an expert sommelier that can help you make a
good choice!
Traffic plays an
important role in these itineraries. If it isn't too bad we can also add stops
in other places before we head back to the ship. Normally I like to include a
stop in the lovely little town of Nemi, not far from Castelgandolfo and
overlooking another beautiful lake. |
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