Trip Description
From classical villas to artist studios, and historic gardens to private art collections, this seven-day tour introduced the Eternal City in its private aspect, culminating in visits to spectacular residences not open to the public.
Highlights
• Palazzo Massimo di Pirro, received by Gianluca and Eleonora Semmola • The studio of artist Luigi Ontani, the former studio of Canova • Casino dell’Aurora Ludovisi, received by Principessa Boncompagni Ludovisi • The atelier of Soledad Twombly • Casa Franchetti, a post-war Italian art collection • The studio of artist Pietro Ruffo • Castello Ruspoli at Vignanello • A renowned private collection of contemporary art • A private villa in the heart of Rome • The Papal Villa and gardens in Castel Gandolfo • A garden in the Roman countryside designed by Dan Pearson • A private collection of 20th-century artist books, received by Duca Giovanni Aldobrandini • Palazzo Colonna, the Galleria and private apartments of Principessa Isabelle • A private island on Lake Bolsena •