Renaissance Scarlet Ladies Tour: Caravaggio's and Borgia's Women

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| Rome, Italy

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Free Cancellation

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Mobile Ticket

Pickup available

Duration

3 hours

Wheelchair accessible

Audio guide

Live guide

Guided tour

Halfway through of the storytelling walking tour, there is chance to make a stop in a Snack Bar but the cost is not included in the tour

Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The itinerary of the tour is 95% accessible to wheelchairs. There's only 2 churches which are hard to get in with a wheelchair but that doesn't manage the content of the tour, since in that case we just tell the story outside of the church

Welcome, to the most scandalous, jaw-dropping, and utterly fascinating walking tour you never knew you needed! Forget the dry history lectures—this is a tour about the women who made Renaissance Italy sizzle.

We will dive deep into the world of Renaissance courtesans, scarlet ladies who played a significant role in...

Duration 3 Hours
Group Tour
Max 18 people in the group

1
Basilica San Marco Evangelista
The tour begins with a massive statue that in 1477 was named after a famous Courtesan. The statue nowadays is indeed known as "Lady Lucrezia". This XV century woman who lived an incredibly colorful life, is the first story of this storytelling tour
- Duration 20 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
2
Villa Doria Pamphilj
We make a stop in the courtyard of the Doria Pamphilj, to talk about our second woman named Anna Bianchini, who modeled many times for a famous italian painter known as Caravaggio.

Anna was indeed Caravaggio's first model and also the one who modeled for him most of the times
- Duration 20 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required

Chiesa Di Santa Maria Sopra Minerva

We enter a this magnificent church which is full of important and beautiful artworks and tell we tell the story of the most successful courtesan in all of Europe, back in the early XVI Century

Duration 25 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Basilica S. Agostino

Sant'Agostino church is another fantastic site included in this storytelling walking tour. This church is historically related to women, there's so many stories about the women in here and plus, there is the original "Virgin Mary and the Pilgrims" canvas painted by Caravaggio

Duration 20 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Via dei Coronari

On this storytelling walking tour, we walk amongst original XVI and XV century building that back in the day, were owned by Courtesans. This is the Best Way to bing the stories to Life, since we are really able to eye-witness what their daily life was really like

Duration 10 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Campo De' Fiori

Are you a Borgia Family fan? oh well, you will love the story of Vannozza Cattanei, mother of Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia. Her story is incredible and usually is people's favorite story in all of the tour.

Duration 20 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Piazza Farnese

Here in Piazza Farnese, right by the beautiful Palazzo designed by Michelangelo which is the French Embassy today, the tour ends with the sad story of Giulia Farnese. We don't spoil anything but the finale of the tour is really moving...