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Renaissance Scarlet Ladies Tour: Caravaggio's and Borgia's Women
Rome, Italy
$45.36
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Overview
The Women of Renaissance Italy walking tour reveals the captivating stories of influential courtesans who shaped the cultural landscape of their time. This engaging three-hour journey will take you through the lives of seven remarkable women, blending art, history, and a touch of scandal.
- 🗽 Begin at Basilica San Marco Evangelista, featuring the statue of "Lady Lucrezia," a courtesan from the 15th century with a colorful life story.
- 🎨 Visit Villa Doria Pamphilj, where you'll hear about Anna Bianchini, Caravaggio's first and most frequent model, who inspired countless masterpieces.
- ⛪ Enter Chiesa Di Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, a magnificent church where you'll learn about the most successful courtesan in early 16th-century Europe.
- 🏛️ Explore Basilica S. Agostino, rich in women's history, including the original "Virgin Mary and the Pilgrims" canvas painted by Caravaggio.
- 🏘️ Stroll along Via dei Coronari, where you’ll walk among original 15th and 16th-century buildings once owned by courtesans, bringing their stories to life.
- 🌸 Discover the tale of Vannozza Cattanei at Campo De' Fiori, the mother of Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia, whose story captivates all who hear it.
- 🏰 Conclude at Piazza Farnese, near the stunning Palazzo designed by Michelangelo, with the poignant story of Giulia Farnese as the tour's emotional finale.
- 🍴 A guided tour includes a mid-way stop at a snack bar, where refreshments are available at an extra cost.
- ♿ Wheelchair accessible, with prams and strollers welcome, making it suitable for all physical fitness levels.
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Season 2025
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 3 hours
- 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
Meeting point
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.
Return details
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.
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Basilica San Marco EvangelistaThe 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
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Villa Doria PamphiljWe 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
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Chiesa Di Santa Maria Sopra MinervaWe 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
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Basilica S. AgostinoSant'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
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Via dei CoronariOn 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
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Campo De' FioriAre 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.
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Piazza FarneseHere 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...
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Renaissance Scarlet Ladies Tour: Caravaggio's and Borgia's Women
Rome, Italy
$45.36
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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