Fresco Workshop
Offered: Year-round
For travelers looking for something very unsual, Context:Florence offers a three-hour fresco workshop led by a practicing fresco artist at his studio in Florence. This is a hands-on, get dirty…
Taste of Italy Wine Walk
Offered: Year-round
Wine bars, or enoteche, are an integral part of life in Rome. Our Taste of Italy wine walk is led by a trained sommelier who will take you to several…
Medici Power and Imagination
Offered: Year-round
The Medici family was pivotal to the development of Florence as a world power during the Renaissance. Their fascinating family history provides the focal point of this walking seminar of…
Caravaggio Seminar
Offered: Year-round
This three and a half hour, thematic itinerary is designed to explore the art of the Baroque painter Caravaggio whose groundbreaking work in the 17th century set art history on…
Appian Way, Queen of Roads
Offered: Year-round
This four-hour walk along the Via Appia, ancient Rome's most famous road, provides a thrilling encounter with archaeology, ancient history, and Rome in all its splendor. It is led by…
Underground Rome: The Hidden City
Offered: Year-round
With several of its docents licensed speleologists for the city of Rome and its founder the author of National Geographic's "In Rome's Basement" (July 2006), Context Rome has an extensive…