The Tours of Valeria Simeone
The Ulysses Riviera is waiting for you to make you experience the unique feelings of walking through history with Homer, Virgil and ancient Romans, surrounded by a spectacular neture between sea and mountains.
Guided by a licensed tour guide then… ÈTUTTaUN’ALTRaSTORIa
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Gaeta told by its fortified walls
Gaeta told by its fortified walls
The walls of Gaeta have many stories to tell.
The walking tour starts from the so called Porta Carlo III, next to the Main Post Office in Gaeta and ends in the medieval area of the town where the very first defensive walls had been built by the Doges of Gaeta in the 9th century AD.
A tour backwards in history following the steps of Emperors and Kings who changed the look of the town.
At the end, relaxing time with a tasting of our best street food and a glass of wine!Durata: 3 hoursDifficolta: Low -
Gaeta: The Angevine Castle
Gaeta: The Angevine Castle
The walking tour starts in the small square Commestibili in the medieval Gaeta proceeding along the ancient steps of the medieval town to the top of the headland where the Angevine-Aragonese Castle stands.
Visit of the Castle built by the will of the King Charles D’Anjou in the same period of the one in Naples. A fortress which sadly became a famous military prison until 1990 and where two famous nazi criminals were kept after WW2.
Stories of castles and prisons, breathtaking view over the Gulf of Gaeta!Durata: 3 hoursDifficolta: Low -
Itri
Itri
The walking tour starts from the ancient medieval gate getting into the medieval town of Itri and proceeds along the narrow alleys to the Castle built in the 9th century AD as an outpost along the passage of the Appian Way.
An impressive fortress, the Queen of the Roads, a water snake and an outlaw: stories and secrets of Hydra.
At the end, local products tastingDurata: 3 hoursDifficolta: Low -
The Appian Way and the wine of Monti Cecubi
The Appian Way and the wine of Monti Cecubi
The walking tour starts from the renaissance bridge and proceed for less than 2 miles along the old course of the Appian Way into the Gorge of St Andrew.
Experience the unique feeling of stepping on the Regina Viarum following a story started in the 4th century bC and continued until the time of the Bourbon Kings.Durata: 5 hrs wine tasting includedDifficolta: Low -
Monte Orlando walking tour
Monte Orlando walking tour
Historical and naturalistic walking tour starting from the legendary Split Mountain. The tour proceeds up to the headland with breathtaking views of the cliffs and the story of how the Mountain was turned from a natural defence of the town of Gaeta into a perfect war machine along the centuries.
On the top, we take our time to taste the typical Gaeta’ tiella right in front at the Roman Mausoleum of the 1st century bC belonged to Lucius Munatius Plancus.
Gorgeous nature and curiousness.Durata: 3 hoursDifficolta: Medium
ARCHEOLOGY AND NATURE
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Sperlonga and the Marble Odyssey
Sperlonga and the Marble Odyssey
The course of the ancient Flacca Way and the sensational discovery of the Marble Odyssey.
An unusual Museum where history and legend merge in a unique scenery.
Sperlonga and its whitewashed houses overlooking the sea, a place to relax with a tasting of the wine loved by the Romans.Durata: 3 hoursDifficolta: Low -
Terracina and the Appian Way
Terracina and the Appian Way
A little Rome: the ancient town of Anxur and the course of the Appian Way.
The Forum and the last archeological discoveries from the Roman time. A town where history is an open book to leaf through! At the end, Happy Hour in a typical restaurant.Durata: 3 hoursDifficolta: Low -
The ancient Minturnae
The ancient Minturnae
The old roman town of Minturnae, located at the mouth of the Garigliano river and crossed by the Appian Way, still preserves the evidence of the past splendour like the roman theatre hosting an audience of more than 5.000 people. The impressive Bourbon bridge which still crosses the river, stands like the first example of suspended bridge, an engineering miracle from the 1800s.
At the end, enjoy a tasting of the wines loved by the Romans in a winery placed in the ancient Ager Falernum, at the foot of the extinct volcano of Roccamonfina.Durata: 5 hours wine tasting includedDifficolta: Low
ÈTUTTaUN’aLTRaSTORIa…
…visiting the charming places of the Ulysses Riviera with a local licensed tour guide.
I’m a licensed tour guide and tour leader with a well-established know-how in the Province of Latina and Latium Region and I will be happy to welcome you and make you experience the unique feeling of walking through history with Homer, Virgil and ancient Romans, surrounded by spectacular nature between sea and mountains.
Valeria Simeone
Cell: 328.0871699
E-mail: vale.ria@libero.it
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