On this walking tour you will explore the lives of Renaissance courtesans — the women who helped shape Renaissance Italy’s cultural and political scene. Rather than a series of dates and facts, the experience focuses on seven unforgettable women, each immortalised in paintings by Caravaggio and Raphael. Along the way you’ll hear how these courtesans acted as muses for great artists and played visible roles in the politics of Renaissance Europe.
You will learn about their wider influence: not just beauty, but resourcefulness, intellect, poetry and fashion-setting that could affect courts and rulers. The stories you’ll hear mix passion and intrigue with scandal and dangerous ambition. As you move through the city, the guide will paint a balanced picture of women admired and condemned by their society, showing how their lives intersected with art, power and reputation in a time when those forces were tightly entwined.
Per què anar-hi?
- Walking tour with a live guide telling scandalous Renaissance courtesan stories
- Live storytelling about seven courtesans immortalized by Caravaggio and Raphael
- Portrait focus on paintings by Caravaggio and Raphael featuring these women
- Political intrigue, poetry and influence of courtesans revealed through vivid anecdotes
Què inclou?
- Guided tour
Què no inclou?
- Snack bar purchases
Accessibilitat
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accessible to pushchairs/prams
- Service animals welcome
- Public transport links nearby
- Infants must sit on an adult's lap
Tour disponible en l'idioma seleccionat
Informació addicional
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The itinerary of the tour is 95% accessible to wheelchairs. There's only 2 churches which are hard to get in with a wheelchair but that doesn't manage the content of the tour, since in that case we just tell the story outside of the church
Porta el tiquet a l'atracció turística.
Tingues en compte que l'operador podria cancel·lar l'activitat per motius imprevistos.
Has de tenir 18 anys o més per reservar. Els nens han d'anar acompanyats d'un adult.