Dreaming of Italy? Why not book a Minerva Tours Rome Gift Voucher and be transported to the worlds most beautiful destination, blessed by Mother Nature with the best food, wine and museums, whenever you want. It makes an ideal gift or stocking filler and can be redeemed against tours, experiences or museum tickets. Book now to be added […]Read Post ›
At long, long last Rome’s historical centre reopens, and the Spanish steps are in sight and looking as lovely as ever. The long anticipated softening, so to speak, of the Covid 19 stay indoors lockdown rules began in Rome on the 4th of May, which means one step forward and a very much welcome resemblance […]Read Post ›
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 ›
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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
SHOPPING TOUR Boutiques. Appointment only tailors. Leather goods. One of our most popular tours. With the expertise and the knowledge of all the backstreets in Rome, and the local family run boutique institutions that have stood the test of time for generations. This tour culminates with cappucino’s and cocktails. MORELLINO AND MOZARELLA TOUR Take a […]Read Post ›
Where to begin. If you want to walk down memory lane and taste of slice of daily Roman life, then the port city of Ostia Antica, 30km South West of Rome, ticks all the boxes. Bigger than Pompeii, with minimal crowds, this is where the visitor can enter another world. Bakeries, fishmongers and restaurants dating […]Read Post ›
When tourists visit Rome and book a tour, one of the most asked questions we get asked is ‘Where did they film Roman Holiday?’ Why? Because Audrey Hepburn is to Rome what Jackie O was to Capri or what Elizabeth Taylor was to Acapulco. She was the epitome of elegance without excess. Little did she know […]Read Post ›
The Mausoleum of Augustus, was built in 28BC for Augustus, the first Roman Emperor (from 27 BC-14AD) and is now being restored with the financial assistance of the Italian mobile phone company TIM. A whopping 6 million Euros has been donated towards the project and an estimated 10 million will be needed to complete the […]Read Post ›
