News flash: there is a picture-perfect medieval Italian city with astounding architecture, farm-fresh cuisine and welcoming locals…that isn't overrun with tourists. Better still, it's located between Rome and Florence for easy access. Don't believe us? Book a private Viterbo tour and discover this ancient city with a local.

Viterbo was made for walking, so hit the cobblestones with your guide and head for the magnificent Palazzo dei Papi. Relax beside the burbling Fontana Grande before slipping away to sip espresso at your guide's favorite café.

Viturbo is a city of brick and stone, but there's greenery at the exquisitely-manicured Villa Lante gardens. After communing with nature, connect with the divine at the Cathedral of San Lorenzo, featuring a Gothic belfry, a Romanesque interior and a post-WWII repair job.

At night, feast on Porchetta, a savory pork dish, and Pecorino Romano, a firm salty cheese. Pour some Lazio wine, and you've got it made. Salud!

Viterbo

After your busy days in Rome, you might want to enjoy a leisurely day in the country of Saint Francis. Spoleto has always been an idyllic town at the feet of the Apennines. Roman citizens loved to spend a few days in Umbria to enjoy both nature and its products: forests, waterfalls, mushrooms, truffles, wild boar and pheasants.
Our walk combines historical monuments starting from the huge medieval aqueduct all the way down to the cathedral with views over the valley: olive groves and vineyards, villages and monasteries.

the sources of the Clitumnus river near Montefalco

A bucolic stroll

Spoleto at the feet of the Apennines

The Green and Relaxing Tuscia Visiting Civita di Bagnoregio and the Bolsena Lake

We will drive through my favorite places, the great Etruscan towns of Tarquinia and Tuscania and through the lush countryside to Bolsena, which is a charming medieval town on the shore of Europe's largest Vulcan lake. Bolsena is on the pilgrimage road to Rome and a visit to St. Cristina is a must. I will tell you about the miracle of Corpus Domini and have a coffee in the central square with local people. From there we will make a short trip to the famous and fascinating "dying town" Civita di Bagnoregio, which can be reached only by foot over a bridge. The town is slowly disappearing because it is perched on a rock that is sliding into the surrounding valley. After this unique experience, we will proceed through the beautiful winery landscape and discover the hilltop town Montefiascone with its local winery and have lunch with local products and out of mamma's kitchen. On our way back we'll drive through the beautiful historical center of Viterbo, home, in the past, to popes and emperors.

Enjoy Bolsena Lake-Civita di Bagnoregio with a private guide!

Orvieto: History and Art in a Golden Framework and Amid Great Shops and Wine Cellars spread all over the town.

We will see the evidence left by some of the greatest artists both in the Middle Ages and in the Reaissance on top of this Rock made of golden volcanic tufa stones. The bright golden mosaic tiles of the Duomo, Signorelli's outstanding Last Judgment frescoes, as well as the Fortress with its "mysterious" well are only some of the beauties of this gorgeous town I will have the pleasure to show you in details.
Don't forget that Orvieto's wine has always been praised as one of the best in the country and its shops and gastronomy will of course attract you.

From the Etruscans to the present day glamour I will unveil the secrets of a gem of Italy.

Private Full-Day Tours in the Heartland of the Etruscans

We will start our day together at the chosen time and meeting point and travel through beautiful countryside to Viterbo, a magnificent medieval town but largely ignored by mass tourism.
It lies on the road between two of the best-known tourist destinations in the world, Rome and Florence. This calm and rich town can claim to have been time ago at the centre of the world when the popes were residing there. After a visit to the renaissance townhall and a stop for a capuccino in the neoclassical Caffè Schenardi, we will visit Europe's best-preserved medieval quarters and the imposing papal residence. After lunch break we travel tothe beautiful hilltop town Tuscania and visit its two ancient churches.
The mysterious people, the Etruscans, the "forefathers" of the Romans will claim our full attentionwhen we visit Tarquinia. This town is home to the world-famous UNESCO heritage site of the unique painted tombs and to one of the principal Etruscan archaeological museums in Italy.

Enjoy a Tour of Viterbo-Tuscania-Tarquinia with a Local Guide - (Necropoli-Museum-Old town)

Beautiful Castiglion del Lago and lake boat cruise

Most Tuscan and Umbrian towns are in landlocked agricultural areas. By taking this tour you will visit a gorgeous town with a view on the water and take a lake boat cruise to see beautiful Isola Maggiore.

The per person fee includes admission tickets to the Palazzo Ducale and the Medieval fortress, private boat to and from.Isola Maggiore including aperitivo onboard while enjoying the ride ...

A different day spent by the water

Wine and Food Trail in Montefalco and Bevagna

In a wonderful setting, amid vinyards and olive grows, "far from the madding crowd" enjoy these wonderful little towns of Umbria. Feast your eyes on the beauty of the region from Montefalco, the balcony of Umbria. Enjoy its little streets embellished with flowers, browse the shelves in the many linen stores this place is famous for. Stop at an olive mill to learn more and to taste this finger licking green gold of Italy. Enjoy the countryside and the life of a small town like Bevagna with its rich historical and artistic patrimony. Taste porchetta and salami from a local producer and then head to a winery and talk to a wine producer. Have a look at his vineyards and understand more about wine making and the differences of wines, above all drink some of the best wines of the region combined with the proper cheese, bruschetta, cured meat and sweet cookies. This tour is food for your eyes, for your mouth and above all for yourself.

Eat, drink, learn and shop, above all enjoy yourself in this walking tour for foodies

The tour will take you inside Città della Pieve, visiting some of the most interesting historic sites and scenic views present in the area.

Native home to Pietro Vannucci, aka Perugino, one of the most accomplished painters of the Renaissance

Città della Pieve

Lake Trasimeno is nowadays a favourite touristic destination on account of the great food, wine and sights available to the visitor, beautiful beaches included in the Summer time. However it was also the site n 217 BC of a famous battle between the Romans and Hannibal's Carthaginians.

site of a famous battle, great food and sights

Lake Trasimeno tour

The Undiscovered Italy Between Rome and Tuscany

We will start this private day-tour driving to the first Italian Renaissance Garden Villa Lante in Bagnaia and then visit one of my favourite places ,its so authentic medieval borgo.

After a nice lunch in one of the traditional restaurants we will discover the hidden treasure of the Renaissance Gardens of Bomarzo the so-called Monster Park with its amazing huge statues of 16th century. A treat!

The Gardens of Bagnaia and Bomarzo tour with a Private Guide!

Visit the Green and Relaxing Tuscia not far from Civitavecchia

Tuscia is the still hidden area between two of the best-known tourist destinations in the world, Rome and Florence. It is calm and green and has a lot of history starting from the Etruscans, then Romans throughout to the medieval times and the luxury Renaissance period.

Together, we'll discover the hidden places and my favourite little hilltop towns and enjoy a lunch at my place in the historic centre within the medieval walls and a historical garden in Vetralla, a town founded by the Etruscans. This is a perfect day of relax and having fun together in "Italian style" of Dolce vita!

Enjoy a Tour of hidden Tuscia with a Private Guide

Visit the Wonderful Renaissance Gardens and Palaces in the Beautiful Tuscia

We are going to discover some superb hidden places out of the path of the mass tourism.

That my area with its incredible treasures is undiscovered, is mainly because it lies between two of the best-known tourist destinations in the world, Rome and Florence.

We'll have a relaxing stroll in Villa Lante's renaissance gardens with its joyous fountains in my favorite Etruscan town of Bagnaia. Villa Lante was the no. 1 design of renassaince gardens in Europe, inspiring Villa d'Este and Versailles.

A short drive through the forest surrounding the Vico lake brings us to a hilltop town called Caprarola.

Lunch, will take place in the restaurant with the locals we'll visit in the same town the splendid Farnese palace and its gardens on the green Cimini hills. This imposing castle, built by Pope Paul III, was transformed by his 18-year-old nephew cardinal into a renaissance luxury residence for popes and princes, which has been a location for many film.

Viterbo will be visited on our way back.

Villa Lante (Bagnaia)-Palazzo Farnese (Caprarola)- and Villages on the Slope of the Cimini Mountains with a private guide!

Chiusi, Etruscan town off the beaten track

Chiusi is located in Tuscany not far from wine destinations such as Montalcino and Montepulciano. It offers various attractions to the visitor, all located a short walking distance from one another. You will explore an ancient underground Etruscan acqueduct, visit a medieval chathedral, climb to the top of an ancient bell tower, see Etruscan masterpieces at the local museum.

Entrance tickets to the Etruscan underground acqueduct and the Chiusi Etruscan Museum.

Orvieto tours

Explore with 15 tours and 6 guides.

Werner R.

$ 321 (USD)

Rudolph H.

$ 606 (USD)

Marco B.

$ 347 (USD)

Rudolph H.

$ 571 (USD)

Fabrizio F.

$ 431 (USD)

Marco B.

$ 504 (USD)

Fabrizio F.

$ 291 (USD)

Fabrizio F.

$ 350 (USD)

Susanna O.

$ 571 (USD)

Susanna O.

$ 559 (USD)

Rudolph H.

$ 559 (USD)

Fabrizio F.

$ 379 (USD)

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