SOCIAL PROGRAMME
DAY
HOUR
EVENT
COST
LOCATION
Sunday
29 May 2015
3:00 pm
WELCOME DRINK
Included in the
registration fee
Pontificia Università
Urbaniana
Monday
30 May 2015
7:00 pm
WELCOME RECEPTION
AT
CASTEL SANT'ANGELO
Included in the
registration fee
Castel Sant'Angelo
Wednesday
1 June 2015
2:30 pm
SOCIAL GUIDED TOUR
TO COLOSSEUM AND
ROMAN FORUM
Included in the
registration fee
Thursday
2 June 2015
7:30 pm
GALA DINNER AT
BALAZZO BRANCACCIO
Included in the
registration fee
Meeting point:
Pontificia Università San
Tommaso D'Aquino
Palazzo Brancaccio
SOCIAL PROGRAMME FOR ACCOMPANYING PERSONS
DAY
TIME
EVENT
COST
Tuesday
31 May 2015
57 euros tax including
WALKING IN THE HEART An English speaking guide
A Tour Leader
OF ROME SEARCHING
7:00 pm
FOR DARK STORIES AND Dinner in a typical pizzeria
VAT (10%)
OBSCURE CRIMES
Thursday
2 June 2015
57 euros including:
An English speaking guide
A Tour Leader
Lunch in typical Roman
restaurant
VAT (10%)
Friday
3 June 2015
10:30
am
10:00
am
GUIDED TOUR AND
LUNCH IN THE JEWISH
GHETTO OF ROME
BAROQUE ROME
40 euros including:
An English speaking guide
A Tour Leader
Entrance ticket to
Altemps Palace
VAT (22%)
LOCATION
Accompanied walk
between Saint’Angel
Bridge and Sisto Bridge
Accompanied walk
between Saint’Angel
Castel and the Roman
Jewish Quarter
Guided tour to
Piazza Navona,
Sant'Agnese in Agone
and Altemps Palace
SOCIAL PROGRAMME
Welcome Drink
Sunday, May 29th - 03.00-08.00 pm
On Sunday 29th, starting from 3.00 pm, a Welcome Drink will be offered to all participants at Pontificia Università
Urbaniana.
The Pontifical Urbaniana University is an academic institution belonging to the Congregation for the Evangelisation
of Peoples.
The origins of the Urbaniana date back to 1st August 1627, when Pope Urban Urban VIII decided to establish the
Urban College with the Bull Immortalis Dei Filius, which was the very first educational institution within the
Congregation De Propaganda Fide. The University is located in the heart of Rome, close to S. Peter's Church, on the
Gianicolo hill, inside a large green park, which ensures its guests quiteness and concentration.
Location:
Pontificia Università Urbaniana
Via Urbano VIII, 16
00165 Rome
Welcome Reception at Castel Sant'Angelo
Monday, May 30th - 07.00 pm
On Monday 30th, from 07.00 pm, a welcome cocktail will be offered at Castel Sant’Angelo Terrace.
Castel Sant’Angelo, on the west bank of the Tiber river and close to Saint Peter’s Church, is one of the most
impressive sites in Rome, linked inextricably with the history of the city itself.
Begun originally by the Emperor Hadrian in the early second century AD, it was completed by Antoninus Pius in 139
and intended as a mausoleum for members of the Imperial family. During the troubled third century, the Emperor
Aurelian fortified the structure and included it as part of its walls, and it remained of vital defensive importance.
On the ground floor the winding ramp designed for the funeral cortege is an impressive piece of Roman engineering,
whilst on the upper floors, features include a display of ancient weapons, some impressive trompe l’oeil frescoes and
the small but exquisitely decorated bathroom of pope Clement VII.
Location:
Castel Sant'Angelo
Lungotevere Castello, 50
00193 Rome
Social Guided Tour
Colosseum and Roman Forum
Wednesday, June 1st - 02.30 pm
“As long as the Colosseum stands, Rome will stand; and when Rome falls,
so will the world”. One of the seven wonders of the world, the Colosseum,
a mammoth amphitheater, was begun by Emperor Vespasian and
inaugurated by Titus in the year 80. Today it is the symbol of Rome
worldwide and is a major tourist attraction.
Close to the Colosseum, it takes place the ancient Roman Forum.
Before becoming the political, administrative and religious centre of Rome,
the Forum was an inhospitable marshland.
From the late 7th century CE, after the area was drained and reclaimed,
several monuments were progressively built on it: first the buildings for
political, religious and commercial activities, then, during the 2nd c. BCE,
the civilian basilicas, where judicial activities took place.
By the end of the Republican era, the ancient Roman Forum was already
fully built up so that only a few monuments were added during the
Empire: the Temple of Vespasian, that of Antoninus and Faustina, the
monumental Arch of Septimius Severus, the imposing Basilica of
Maxentius.
The visit will include a short explanation of the Trajan's Market.
Trajan's Market is a large complex of ruins located on the Via dei Fori
Imperiali, at the opposite end to the Colosseum. The surviving buildings
and structures, built as an integral part of Trajan's Forum and nestled
against the excavated flank of the Quirinal Hill, present a living model of
life in the Roman capital and a glimpse at the continuing restoration in the
city, which reveals new treasures and insights about Ancient Roman
architecture.
Meeting point:
Pontificia Università San Tommaso D'Aquino
Largo Angelicum, 1
00184 Rome
Gala Dinner at Palazzo Brancaccio
Thursday, June 2nd - 07.30 pm
Brancaccio Palace is the last Roman Patrician Palace built in 1880 in the heart of the eternal city.
Located on Colle Oppio, near Emperor Nero's "Domus Aurea" and the seven hills, between Colosseum and the
famous Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
Princess Mary Elisabeth Field, American wife of Salvatore Brancaccio, in 1879 relied on architect Gaetano Koch for
the construction of the palace located in a beautiful, natural old park among roman ruins, centuries old plants and
fountains.
In the Park you can also admire the small and charming Hunting Lodge turned into a Coffee House, rich in
decorations and painted by Francesco Gay.
Location:
Palazzo Brancaccio
Viale del Monte Oppio, 7
00184 Rome
OPTIONAL TOURS FOR ACCOMPANYING PERSONS
Walking in the heart of Rome
searching for dark stories and obscures crimes
Tuesday, June 31th - 07.00 pm
A suggestive walk from Ponte S. Angelo to Ponte Sisto,
passing through Piazza Navona and Campo de’ Fiori. The
trip will allow us to relive the lives, tragically ended, of
famous characters such as Beatrice Cenci, Giordano
Bruno, Alessandro VI Borgia and “Umberto I di Savoia” .
The urban scenario, made of squares, narrow lanes and
fragments of a Rome which does belong to the past ,
gives the area a misterious and magical atmosphere.
The walk will end with a typical Italian pizza and beer.
The visit includes:
•
English speaking Tour Leader
•
English speaking Official Guide of Rome
•
Dinner in a typical Roman pizzeria
Meeting point: main entrance of Castel Sant'Angelo at 07.00 pm.
Price per person: € 57,00 (VAT 10% included).
Mandatory reservation. The tour will only be held with a minimum of 25 participants.
Guided Tour and Lunch in the Jewish Ghetto of Rome
Thursday, June 2nd - 10.30 am
From Castel Sant’Angelo, with a guided tour, you will be
accompanied through Via dei Banchi Vecchi, Campo dei Fiori,
Piazza Farnese and Piazzetta Mattei. The tour will end with a
Lunch in a typical restaurant of the ancient “Ghetto”. It will
offer you the opportunity to know the variety of historical
architecture and traditions of this area which is one of the
most fascinating of Rome.
The Roman Ghetto was a Jewish ghetto established in 1555 in
the Rione Sant'Angelo, in the area surrounded by present-day
Via del Portico d'Ottavia, Lungotevere dei Cenci, Via del
Progresso and Via di Santa Maria del Pianto, close to the River
Tiber and the Theatre of Marcellus. With the exception of
brief periods under Napoleon from 1808 to 1815 and under
the Roman Republics of 1798-99 and 1849, the ghetto of
Rome was controlled by the papacy until the capture of
Rome in 1870.
The visit includes:
•
•
•
English speaking Tour Leader
English speaking Official Guide of Rome
Lunch in a typical Roman-Jewish restaurant
Meeting point: main entrance of Castel Sant'Angelo at 10.30 am.
Price per person: € 57,00 (VAT 10% included).
Mandatory reservation. The tour will only be held with a minimum of 20 participants.
Baroque Rome
Piazza Navona, Sant’Agnese in Agone, Altemps Palace
Friday, June 3rd - 10.00 am
Navona Square, which displays the genius of Bernini and
Borromini, is one of the finest Baroque masterpieces in papal
Rome. The site for today’s square is built on the ancient
Stadium of Domitian. The magnificent church of Sant’Agnese
in Agone was designed by Francesco Borromini.
The Altemps Palace, originally built by a Roman noble family,
is built around a delightful courtyard decorated by a
monumental fountain standing in the middle.
This magnificent palace hosts a remarkable collection
of antiquities from the classical world as well as from Egypt.
The visit includes:
•
English speaking Tour Leader
•
English speaking Official Guide of Rome
•
Entrance ticket to the Altemps Palace
Meeting point: Navona Square (in front of the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone) at 10.30 am.
Price per person: € 40,00 (VAT 22% included).
Mandatory reservation. The tour will only be held with a minimum of 20 participants.
Papal Audience
Wednesday, June 1st
We have forwarded our request for attending the public papal audience on June 1st.
We will receive a confirmation starting from January 2016.
If you are interested, please let us know by filling up the "Events" section of the online registration form.