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Book a time to talk all things Italy!

Whether you want help planning your dream destination wedding, off the beaten track mini break, birthday trip or honeymoon in Italy. With exciting new 2026 tours and destinations in the mix…We can’t wait for you to witness the best of Italy…Where you can truly relax and unwind. Book your dream holiday today! But first, a […]Read Post ›

Book a Winter 2025 Shopping Tour!

Book a Winter Shopping Tour with Minerva in Rome, for the best Made in Italy treats to put under the tree. Be Merry and Bright, and get your Christmas shopping just right!

The Spanish steps in Rome

What’s your favourite monument in Rome? This is mine…The beautiful Spanish steps and the Keats & Shelley museum.

Museum musings

Daily inspirational quotes by artists “There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” Henri Matisse

Michelangelo’s drawings on display in Rome

Michelangelo’s architectural sketches and plans for St Peters Basilica and the Tomb of Pope Julius II, on loan from the Casa Buonarotti in Florence, are on display in Rome’s interesting new experimental art space, the Esperimenti […]Read Post ›

Delicious delicacies @ Rome’s new Sicilian bar

I didn’t think I had a sweet tooth until I entered Rome’s new buonissimo Sicilian deli and bar… and wow! A digestive Amaro di Montenegro. Don’t mind if I do.. Did you know that Sicily was famous for chocolate? Slices of candied Sicilian oranges and covered with dark chocolate… Delicious treats.. Below, on the […]Read Post ›

Rome’s beautiful department store (with an aqueduct in the basement)

Want to buy a Fendi bag, see an ancient Roman aqueduct, browse Italy’s best design brands and have a Campari all in the same building? Meet Rinascente, Rome’s new (well, newly reopened) department store. Rome’s answer to Harvey Nicks or Selfridges, the reopening of the popular Italian department store has been a long time coming, after the closure […]Read Post ›

Bella Roma

moda and made in Italy

Book a bespoke tour with Minerva Tours Rome and discover Made In Italy at it’s best. From Barilla to Benetton, Martini to Missoni, a brand ‘Made in Italy’ makes it immediately desirable. Whether it be wine, bags, mopeds or a well-tailored Italian suit. ”No other country has the fusion between style and fashion”. Beppe Modenese