If you are arriving in Italy today, You will be greeted at the Rome airport and taken to Soriano nel Cimino, where you will get settled in. If you are already in Italy, we can either meet at the Rome airport, the Orte train station (36 min north of Rome), or in Soriano if you have a car. That evening, we will all dine in Soriano’s best restaurant and talk about how the remainder of the week will unfold. At this time, if the group wishes to alter the itinerary, we can plan accordingly.

At around 9:00 in the morning we will have breakfast in Piazza.  We will then proceed to the nearby town of Bagnaia and visit the beautiful Villa Lante.  Then we will proceed to Viterbo and visit the San Pellegrino district, which is considered one of the best preserved medieval quarters in Italy.  We will also visit the Palazzo Papale (Papal Palace), which was the Vatican in the 13th century during troubled times in Rome, and was the location of the famous 33 month enclave (1269-1271) in which citizens tore the roof off the vatican to force them to elect a new pope. From Viterbo, we will go to the Faggeta and have a picnic lunch. In the late afternoon, we will take a tour of Soriano’s castle and medieval quarter.  That evening we will have dinner in a local Soriano trattoria.

At around 9:00 in the morning we will have breakfast in Piazza.  We will depart for Carsulae, an ancient Roman archeological site in Umbria.  There will be a little light hiking here.  From there, we will have lunch and spend the early afternoon at the beautiful Lake Piediluco.  Finally, we will visit the Marmore falls in Terni, the tallest man-made waterfall in the world, which was constructed by the ancient Romans.  Dinner will be at an extremely unique and fantastic pizzeria in a town called Gallese, which serves countless types of pizza 'by the meter'.

At around 9:00 in the morning we will have breakfast in Piazza.  We will then depart for the ancient Civita di Bagnoregio, which is a beautiful 3,500 year old ‘Dying’ city that is crubling away.  We will then cross over to Umbria and go to Orvieto, which is famous for its amazing cathedral, underground city and the world-famous white wine, Orvieto Classico.  We will then venture into southern Tuscany where we will drive through some beautiful hilltowns and visit the breathtaking Tuscan village of Pitigliano.

At around 8:30 in the morning we will have breakfast in Piazza.  We will then travel to the ancient ruins of Corviano, an ancient Etruscan village and necropolis in the outskirts of Soriano.  This will be roughly 2 ½ hours of light hiking through the woods, so you will have to dress appropriately.  We will picnic in the ruins of an ancient castle.  After we have rested up, we will proceed to the Monster Park at Bomarzo, which is a 14th century amusement park believed to have been designed by Michelangelo himself. Dinner Wednesday night will be a pizza cookout at our villa.

At around 9:00 in the morning we will have breakfast in Piazza.  We begin by visiting the ancient Etruscan tombs at Tarquinia.  We will then have lunch at an amazing Pizzeria in Vetralla, followed by a visit to an ancient roman amphitheater in Viterbo.  From there we will drive through the Cimini Mountains, visit Lake Vico, and back to Soriano. Dinner in Soriano.

At around 9:00 in the morning we will have breakfast in Piazza.  We will go to Ostia Antica, widely considered to be 'The Better Pompeii'. Ostia was Ancient Rome's port city, and is one of the best preserved ancient Roman sites, covering roughly 10,000 acres! Linch in Ostia, then back to Soriano where you can rest and prepare your bags.  That evening we will have a BBQ at our villa for our last evening together.

Today is departure day. How it unfolds will depend on your travel plans, but we will have breakfast and take you back to the Orte or Rome train station if you are travelling onward by rail, The Rome Airport if you are going home, or to the Civitavecchia Cruise terminal if you are proceeding on a cruise.