Art and blood: the Mistery of Caravaggio

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Church of St. Louis of the French

  You'll visit churches that are monuments in itself: like the beautiful  Santa Maria del Popolo or San Luigi dei Francesi Incredibly realistic paintings and not at all in line with the iconography of his days will reveal their secrets! Would you believe that in the Conversion of St. Paul a horse occupies a larger space than the saint himself? This is just one of the many questions our guides will answer! Realism, audacity, talent, love and the tragic life of this genius will turn you on to the Rome of the 1600s, we are sure you will want to know even more!

  45 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Basilica S. Agostino

  Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, best know as simply CARAVAGGIO, was not only a painter, but a “star”! His adventurous life, full of sensational events, and his revolutionary style made him an undisputed leading figure of Italian art: you can find out everything about on our Caravaggio Tour. Caravaggio lived a short, dramatic life and knew the city of Rome in all its aspects, including the violent, sketchy and dangerous ones. Our guides are art historians and experts of Rome and they’ll show you Caravaggio’s paintings, a few hidden in some of the most beautiful churches in Rome…

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Chiesa di Santa Maria del Popolo

  ****IMPORTANT: From June 2023 to June 2024 Santa Maria del Popolo will be closed to the public for restaution****** Incredibly realistic paintings and not at all in line with the iconography of his days will reveal their secrets! Would you believe that in the Conversion of St. Paul a horse occupies a larger space than the saint himself? This is just one of the many questions our guides will answer! Realism, audacity, talent, love and the tragic life of this genius will turn you on to the Rome of the 1600s, we are sure you will want to know even more! Rome is an open-air museum, yes we mean it, and thanks to this tour you can appreciate it too!  You will not have to stand lines, pay tickets or stay indoors, to discover the wonders of art because … they are all around you! Just get the right guide! Our guides will show them to you and will share our love for their astonishing beauty with you! Have fun!

  25 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
• Children must be accompanied by an adult

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