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

Itinerary 1 itinerary

Day 1

Meet at meeting point: Basilica of St Mark Evangelist at Campidoglio Palazzo Venezia, Piazza di S. Marco, 48, 00186 Roma RM, Italy The meeting point for this tour is adjacent to Piazza Venezia. In this piazza, you will see Rome's biggest monument. The locals call it the "Wedding Cake Monument," although its proper name is the "Victorian." Facing it, you will find our meeting point, Basilica San Marco, on your right.
Attractions and Activities: Basilica San Marco Evangelista (Free entry) 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 20 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Doria Pamphili Gallery (Free entry) 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 20 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Santa Maria Sopra Minerva (Free entry) 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 25 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Basilica of Saint Augustine (Free entry) 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 20 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Via dei Coronari (Free entry) 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 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Campo de' Fiori (Free entry) 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. 20 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Piazza Farnese (Free entry) 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... 20 min(s)
Guests leave on their own: End the tour on your own and bring your trip to a happy conclusion The Scarlet Ladies walking tour ends in Piazza Farnese, a very central location adjacent to Campo de' Fiori square and very close to Piazza Navona too. Nearby the ending point of this tour there's a taxi stand, as well as many bus stops.


*Itinerary times are in the local time of the place of visit and may be subject to changes due to weather conditions, road conditions, and other factors. We appreciate your understanding.