First Families of Rome...
A bustling modern metropolis, today’s Rome is an amalgam of its many epochs. Archaeological remains from ancient Rome still reign in the city’s historical center to give us a window into the lives of its very first families. Artifacts and antiquities from the days of the Roman Republic visually chronicle life for the Caesars and their fellow emperors. Renaissance palaces and churches further enlighten our understanding of the power of the wealthy and the papal elite in the building of a truly eternal city. On this sightseeing track, you will visit three of the most beautiful palaces in Rome – while they provided star-crossed settings in Hollywood’s Roman Holiday, the general public has been granted limited access to the treasures inside Palazzo Brancaccio and Palazzo Colonna. Our special tour has the gates unlocked exclusively for Tauck when we take you for a red carpet walk through some of the most elaborate settings of all, the private palaces of the first families of Rome.
Before the eyes of the world fixed their gaze on Princess Ann and the outside of her palatial residence in Roman Holiday, Palazzo Barberini was the family home of the ever-powerful Barberini clan, relatives of Pope Urban VIII. A “villa suburbana” set in the heart of the city, it garnered acclaim as one of Rome’s most splendid 17th-century palaces and set an architectural precedent by being open to the outdoors with vast tiered windows. Inside art treasures are the show-stoppers, including Raphael’s La Fornarina, Caravaggio’s Judith and Holofernes and Pietro da Cortona’s masterpiece on the ceiling of the vast Gran Salone. See them before driving to Palazzo Brancaccio, featured on the big screen when we go inside Audrey Hepburn’s bedroom.
Go inside Palazzo Barberini to see a ceiling fresco by Cortona (above); discover the glamorous interior décor in Palazzo Brancaccio (right)
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