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Santa Prassede by Livioandronico2013. used under CC BY SA 4.0 / Cropped from original.
Tour Director
Andrew Wilson,
BA, BD, FSAScot
specialist in archaeology and ancient history
Itinerary
Day
1
Depart London Heathrow 1245, arriving Rome 1620. Transfer to Albergo Santa Chiara for five nights.
Day
2
Morning: San Crisogono (Paleochristian crypt), Santa Cecilia and the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere. Afternoon: Santa Sabina (fine example of an early Christian church in Rome), Santa Maria in Cosmedin and San Giorgio in Velabro. Evening talk: Early Christian Rome.
Day
3
Morning: Catacombs of Priscilla (frescoes including earliest image of Madonna and Child), Santa Costanza and Sant’Agnese. Afternoon: Santa Maria Maggiore (nave and triumphal arch mosaics), Santa Pudenziana and Santa Prassede. Evening talk: The Development of Early Christian Art.
Day
4
Morning: San Clemente and Santi Cosma e Damiano, followed by some free time in the area of the Colosseum and Roman Forum. Afternoon: San Giovanni in Laterano, Sancta Sanctorum cappella papale, Santi Quattro Coronati. Free evening.
Day
5
Visits in the Vatican City: St Peter’s Basilica and Necropolis. Afternoon: Castel Sant’Angelo.
Day
6
Morning walking tour: Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Santa Maria sopra Minerva and Campo de’ Fiori. Depart Rome 1430, arriving Heathrow 1620.
Tour Dates
21 Feb — 26 Feb 2022
Days
6
Cost
£1995
Tour Code
ECME-22
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Testimonial
“The content of the tour was excellent and Andrew’s input and anecdotes made subject come alive.” - ACE Customer on 2020 Early Christian & Medieval Rome tour
FITNESS/PRACTICALITIES
Please note that this tour has a full itinerary and involves extensive walking, including over many cobbled streets, so a good level of fitness is required.
FLIGHTS
For customers who wish to make their own travel arrangements, ACE is pleased to be able to offer a flight reduction of £150.
Cost of £1945 includes: return airfare, accommodation based on sharing a twin or double bedded room, breakfast, four dinners with wine, water & coffee, excursions & admissions, gratuities.
Not included: travel insurance, standard single room supplement £50, superior single room supplement £95.