Roman Road Walks by David Morton - Newsletter Twenty-One

13-19 October 2013

Treja Basin

Six days • Book by 30 June

Price: 1300 euros per person (about US$1700), double occupancy. Includes daily guided walks, lodging and meals for six days and nights, and transportation to and from Rome. Single supplement 20%. Excludes air fare to Rome.

Ruggedly beautiful canyons and charming hilltop towns first strike the eye. A closer look takes you far into the past. Throughout history, this landscape has witnessed pivotal developments that shaped European civilization. The precocious Etruscan and Faliscan peoples thrived here, trading with the Greeks and building urban centers with great art, architecture and advanced technologies. The Romans built two major roads which survive in impressive tracts. Tradition holds that King Charlemagne lodged in Sutri on his way to Rome to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor, and met the youth Orlando, who would become his faithful paladin. Powerful feudal castles arose to secure the territory in the tenth century, and early foreshadowings of the Renaissance began to take shape at Santa Maria ad Rupes, one of Europe’s earliest monastic communities.

We’ll enjoy delicious meals in my favorite restaurants, stay at the beautiful Palace Hotel Relais Falisco and meet gifted artist Justin Bradshaw.

For more information see Newsletter 14 or write to me.
• book by 30 June • optional days in Rome can be included

Piazza, Sutri
Town gate, Sutri
Ancient amphitheater, Sutri
Tombs, Sutri
Tombs, Sutri
Mithraeum door, Sutri
Mithraeum, Sutri
Mithraeum, Sutri
Mithraeum, Sutri
Farmer, Sutri
Nepi
Piazza, Nepi
Nepi
Nepi
Castel d'Ischia
Treja gorge
Etruscan water tunnel
Fortress, Civita Castellana
Piazza, Civita Castellana
La Torre dell'Isola
Below La Torre dell'Isola
Via Amerina
Tombs, Via Amerina
Tombs, Via Amerina
Via Amerina
Roman gate, Falerii Novi
Medieval church, Falerii Novi
Via Flaminia, Civita
Corchiano
Corchiano
Corchiano
Church, Corchiano
Mount Soracte

5-12 October 2013

Autumn Pleasures in Umbria

Seven days • Book by 30 June

From 1550 Euros per person (about US$2000) for a party of four with double room occupancy. Includes all meals and lodging for seven days and nights, daily guided walks, and pickup/return to Rome. Excludes air fare to Rome. Price varies with group configuration and amenities chosen.

A week of walking and other sensory delights, with splendid accommodations at Le Logge di Silvignano, a luxuriously restored historic house with private apartments, garden patio and pool overlooking scenic Valle Umbra, renowned for wine and food. We’ll enjoy plenty of both, including an afternoon strolling through the vineyards to sample the offerings. Bordering the valley, terraced olive groves cascade down the hills and medieval castles (below) guard an ancient route from Rome to the Adriatic; hiking between them we’ll enjoy a succession of grand vistas. Most of the towns have Roman or earlier origins and significant ancient remains. Best known are Spoleto, with its huge fortress and aqueduct, and Assisi, birthplace of Saint Francis. more details

Write to me with questions or to start planning your trip
• book by 30 June • optional days in Rome can be included

Campello Alto
Vineyards
Monteleone
Assisi San Francesco Basilica Superiore
Assisi
Eremo delle Carceri, Assisi
Eggi
Olive grove path
Colle Ciocco Vineyard, Montefalco
Bevagna
Bevagna
Roman aqueduct, Spello
Countryside, Spello
Spello
Country church
Spoleto
Vallo di Nera

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