PhotoSleuths© Photography Tours in Rome
Some of the things you will learn:
how to work with light and
shadows in a creative way
how to use photographic
techniques to create your personal vision
how to get the best photos
in every situation
how to be ready to capture
the moment.
Private Tour
PhotoSleuths© Tours - Off the Beaten Path in Rome
We begin our adventure at Ponte Sant'Angelo the chief site of executions in Rome
built by the Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd Century A.D. The most celebrated being the 22 year old Beatrice Cenci who was decapitated by the sword along with her step mother
in 1599 for murdering their lecherous father. Legend has it that every year on the night before her death, she came back to the bridge carrying her severed head. It
appeared in Dan Brown's 2000 novel Angels and Demons, the location was the secret lair for the Hassassin and is the last existing church of the Illuminati.
We will walk to Via dei Banchi Nuovi and discover why the Spanish ambassador spat in his valet's face. Our route takes us through Piazza Navona and Piazza Pasquino site
of one of the talking statues and Via dei Banchi Vecchian ancient street once home to Florentine bankers as well as Via Giulia where there are and plenty of interesting
churches.
We’ll visit Piazza Farnese the setting of Puccini's opera Tosca, with its 16th Century Palazzo and two magnificent fountains made from two giant basins originally from
the Baths of Caracalla.
Then off to Campo di Fiori, where we will see where Giordano Bruno was burnt at the stake as a heretic.
You’ll walk through winding streets and arrive at Palazzo Spada and see Boromino's "perspective" before crossing the Ponte Sisto to Trastevere with its labyrinth of
streets, refurbished buildings, art galleries, trendy bars and local atmosphere like Piazza Trilussa a popular meeting place for locals.
We finish at the Piazza Santa Maria the eponymous church in the square which is thought to be the first Christian temple in Rome. Built on the spot where in 38 B.C. oil
sprang from the ground which was said to be a sign of the coming of Christ.
VALID FROM:
November 1, 2007
STARTING POINT:
East Side (Piazza Ponte S.Angelo) of the Sant'Angelo bridge
ENDING POINT:
Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere
Everyday:
9:00am - 1:00pm
Languages: English, Italian
Tour Fee
:
300 Euros (1-4
pax)
Blackout Dates:
None
Group Tour
PhotoSleuths© Tours - Off the Beaten Path in Rome
We begin our adventure at Ponte Sant'Angelo the chief site of executions in Rome
built by the Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd Century A.D. The most celebrated being the 22 year old Beatrice Cenci who was decapitated by the sword along with her step mother
in 1599 for murdering their lecherous father. Legend has it that every year on the night before her death, she came back to the bridge carrying her severed head. It
appeared in Dan Brown's 2000 novel Angels and Demons, the location was the secret lair for the Hassassin and is the last existing church of the Illuminati.
We will walk to Via dei Banchi Nuovi and discover why the Spanish ambassador spat in his valet's face. Our route takes us through Piazza Navona and Piazza Pasquino site
of one of the talking statues and Via dei Banchi Vecchian ancient street once home to Florentine bankers as well as Via Giulia where there are and plenty of interesting
churches.
We’ll visit Piazza Farnese the setting of Puccini's opera Tosca, with its 16th Century Palazzo and two magnificent fountains made from two giant basins originally from
the Baths of Caracalla.
Then off to Campo di Fiori, where we will see where Giordano Bruno was burnt at the stake as a heretic.
You’ll walk through winding streets and arrive at Palazzo Spada and see Boromino's "perspective" before crossing the Ponte Sisto to Trastevere with its labyrinth of
streets, refurbished buildings, art galleries, trendy bars and local atmosphere like Piazza Trilussa a popular meeting place for locals.
We finish at the Piazza Santa Maria the eponymous church in the square which is thought to be the first Christian temple in Rome. Built on the spot where in 38 B.C. oil
sprang from the ground which was said to be a sign of the coming of Christ.
VALID FROM:
March 1, 2008
STARTING POINT:
East Side (Piazza Ponte S.Angelo) of the Sant'Angelo bridge
ENDING POINT:
Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere
March Saturday
April/May/June Monday, Saturday
July/Aug/Sept/ Oct Sunday
Starting/Ending Times: 9:00am - 1:00pm
Languages: English, Italian
Tour Fee per person
:
125 Euros
Blackout Dates:
None
Group Tour
PhotoSleuths© Tours - Above and Below
You will see the Campidolio Piazza Navona Pantheon, Temple Adriano, Trevi Fountain,
Spanish Steps, Villa Medici, Piazza dei Popolo from Pincio:
The Piazza Campidoglio, or in English, Capitol Square, was the religious centre of
ancient Rome. Pope Clement Vll commissioned Michelangelo to restore the square to make a setting fit to receive Charles V Holy Roman Emperor on his visit to Rome in
1538. Michelangelo turned the square around to face the modern city rather than the Roman Forum.
Piazza Navona is a long narrow square built over Domitian’s stadium and splendid setting for Bernini’s Fountain of the Rivers, and Saint Agnes in Agone. Always lively
and full of portrait painters, mime artists and balloon sellers. From the middle of the 17th century to the 1850’s the fountains’ drains were blocked on July and August
weekends, much to the delight of the Romans.
A must for Roman families at Christmas to see and buy from the stalls selling figurines for the Italian nativity displays.
The Pantheon was first built by Agrippa in 27BC and dedicated to all the gods. Hadrian restored it in the 2nd Century AD after it had been badly damaged. The entrance is
under a porch supported by sixteen monolithic granite columns. Its most famous feature is the self supporting antique dome with its round central opening. Situated in
the lively and bustling Piazza della Rotonda full of pavement cafes surrounded by Renaissance buildings.
The Temple of Hadrian in Piazza di Pietro is now incorporated into another building which used to be the central Customs House in the XVlll century.
Trevi Fountain is Nicolà Salvi’s masterpiece built in 1732 to mark the end of the Aqua Vergine, a twenty mile long ancient Roman aquaduct and canal. Famous for being the
setting for many film scenes, the most famous of which of course “La Dolce Vita” by Fellini. Tourists throw a coin into the fountain to ensure their return to Rome.
The Spanish Steps are located in Piazza di Spagna, which lies at the foot to the stairs. Piazza di Spagna took its name from the Spanish ambassador to the Holy See
who took up residence in the Palazzo di Spagna and the area around became Spanish territory. Popular with English on the grand tour of the 18th century and later
associated with Keats, Goethe and Stenhal. The steps up to the church of the Holy Trinity were built purposely to exagerate the effect of perspective and create a tromp
l’œil illusion popular with the Baroque. The flight of steps are sometimes covered in flowers.
Villa Medici was built in the Mannerist style, construction commenced on the villa in 1540 for Cardinal Ricci da Montepulciano and passed to the powerful Medici family.
Since 1801, it houses the French Academy of Arts.
The Pincio overlooks the Piazza del Popolo and provides a grand panoramic view of Rome.
VALID FROM:
March
1, 2008
STARTING POINT:
Campidoglio - Under the Bronze Statuee of Marcus Aurelius
ENDING POINT:
Pincio
March/April/May Wednesday
June Wednesday &
Thursday
Starting/Ending Times: 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Languages: English, Italian
Tour Fee per person
:
125 Euros
Blackout Dates:
July thru January
Additional Information
• Participants must have a basic knowledge of their cameras.
• We reserve the right to change the route based on local conditions.
• Tours leave rain or shine. In extreme conditions please call the local number.
• We suggest good walking shoes, a lightweight poncho, in case it rains and in high temperatures a small bottle of water & sun hat.
• A lightweight tripod is recommended for evening sessions
• Clients who have not booked this activity in conjunction with a hotel are advised to provide contact details.
• Cancellation fees may apply.
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