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Renaissance Scarlet Ladies Tour: Caravaggio's and Borgia's Women

5.0(69)3 hModerately active

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Overview

Duration: 3 h
Languages: English
Group size: Up to 10 travelers
Suitable for: Ages 0–90
Pace: Moderately active

Good for

Couples
First-time visitors
Groups of friends
History buffs
Solo travelers

Discover the scandalous and fascinating side of the Italian Renaissance on a walking tour dedicated to the women who shaped the era. Meet seven unforgettable figures, muses who inspired artists like Caravaggio and Raphael, and played key roles in European politics.

Highlights

Renaissance Women
Art and History

What's included

Guided tour

Not included

Snacks

Itinerary

1
Basilica San Marco Evangelista
20min
The 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
2
Villa Doria Pamphilj
20min
We 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
3
Chiesa Di Santa Maria Sopra Minerva
25min
We 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
4

Before you go

Ticket & redemption

Mobile or paper ticket accepted
One ticket covers the whole booking

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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Basilica S. Agostino

20min

Sant'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

Via dei Coronari

10min

On 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

Campo De' Fiori

20min

Are 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.

Piazza Farnese

20min

Here 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...

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

The itinerary of the tour is 95% accessible to wheelchairs. There's only 2 churches which are hard to get in with a wheelchair but that doesn't manage the content of the tour, since in that case we just tell the story outside of the church

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Renaissance Scarlet Ladies Tour: Caravaggio's and Borgia's Women

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