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Fun, informative tours exploring the historical and cultural stories behind the art and architecture of Rome with concierge guides who ensure that your experience is personal and memorable. Pat Ashton is an urban sociologist, professional mediator, and award-winning university professor who has been co-leading tours of Rome with Matt since 2011.
02/16/2026
Dear friends —
Each spring Pat and I return to Rome with a small group for a walking seminar — not a tour, but a slow reading of the city itself.
Rome is a teacher. In its stones you feel time, thermal mass, adaptation, memory. It holds lessons about durability and civilization that feel especially urgent now.
This year (May 29–June 9) we have two final openings in our group of ten.
If early June light in Rome — and a depth-oriented exploration of its architecture and urban intelligence — calls to you, I’d be glad to share more.
Warmly,
Matt
12/12/2025
ROME, ITALY: The Waters of Life
Rome with Day Trips to Ostia Antica and the hill town of Tivoli
MAY 29 - JUNE 9, 2026
LIMITED TO 10 TRAVELERS, $3900
HIGHLIGHTS
• Unique Aventine Hill Convent Accommodations
• Private guided electric cart city tour
• Exclusive guided tour of the Vatican Museum,
Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s
• Exclusive Neighborhood Art Walks
• Medieval hill town excursion to the water gardens
of Villa d’Este in Tivoli a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Tour of Ancient Roman Baths of Caracalla
• Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Pantheon, and Piazza Navona
• Italian pasta cooking class
• Italian life adventures: markets, gelato, meals and street life.
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