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| For anyone interested
in the history, the art and the architecture of the western
world, to know something of the wonderful and fascinating city
of Rome is an essential requirement. The issue is when and how
best to accomplish this. |
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| We have chosen
November as the most suitable time for Learn Italy trips to
the Eternal City. In November the weather is cool, and there
is a slight lull in the number of visitors. As on our first
visit in 2005, we will stay in a three-star hotel in a quiet
residential area not far from Rome's most famous landmark, the
Colosseum. The hotel offers an evening meal, but there are also
many restaurants close by. As usual on our city trips, some
group meals will be organised. |
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| There is plenty
of interest to see within walking distance of our hotel. Nearby,
behind its eighteenth-century façade is the twelfth-century
church of San Clemente, decorated with beautiful mosaics. Below
the nave is an early Christian basilica, and yet further below
that is a Mithraic temple. Seventeen centuries of sacred architecture
are contained in one building. Within a quarter of an hour's
walk is San Giovanni in Laterano, seat of the papacy until the
fifteenth century and still Rome's cathedral. In the other direction
is the Colosseum, from where Mussolini's Via dei Fori Imperiali
divides the main public areas of ancient Rome and leads to the
Capitoline hill and Michelangelo's architectural masterpiece,
the Campidoglio. |
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| Rome is not a city
of one compact historic area, but of many districts each with
its own centre. To facilitate our visit we will have a minibus
to take us from place to place on four of our five full days
in Rome. With transport at our disposal, we can see the famous
tourist sights - St Peter's, the Vatican Museums and the Sistine
Chapel, the Pantheon, Piazza Navona, the Spanish Steps and the
Villa Borghese - and also visit less well known parts of town
where there are buildings or works of art of particular interest
- the mosaics of Santa Maria in Trastevere, for example, or
Bernini's masterpiece, the ecstasy of St Teresa in the Cornaro
Chapel of Santa Maria della Vittoria. |
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| Tutor for this
study week will be Alice Foster, a frequent lecturer for the
Oxford University Department for Continuing Education and NADFAS,
who has led many successful Learn Italy trips to Italian cities,
including our last visit to Rome. Martin Gray will be the tour
organiser. |
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| Rome is unfortunately
a very expensive city. The use of a minibus makes this study
holiday more expensive than our other city trips. The costs
of hiring the vehicle and driver have to be spread over a group
restricted to about twenty persons. However, we are sure the
resulting convenience will be well worth the extra cost. |
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Per person,
single use of double room:
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| Per person,
sharing a double room: |
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| six nights bed and breakfast
in a three-star hotel in Rome; |
| two dinners; |
| lectures on the art and
architecture of Rome; |
| entrance fees to museums
and churches; |
| four days of travel by
minibus to chosen sites in and around Rome; |
| coach transfers between
Rome Fiumicino airport and the hotel; |
| coach travel between
the Cotswolds and Oxford, and Heathrow (if enough people
are departing from the area). |
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| Flights from Heathrow
to Rome in November cost from about £100. Tickets on a
chosen flight can be bought from a designated travel agent;
the price will depend on when you choose to make your purchase,
as prices are likely to rise steadily. Further information about
these arrangements will be supplied on receipt of your booking
form. |
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If you wish to
join this study week, please contact Martin Gray
at
01865 860984 or
enquiries@learn-italy.com
to receive a booking form.
Places on the holiday will be first-come, first-served,
based on receipt of the booking form and deposit.
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