ECIS 2016 Social Programme

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30 ECIS CONFERENCE SOCIAL PROGRAM Welcome Cocktail Sunday, September 4 th -­‐ 6.00 pm On Sunday, from 6.00 to 8.00 pm, a Welcome aperitif will be offered to all participants at Sapienza University -­‐ Piazzale Aldo Moro. Conference dinner Wednesday, September 7 th Brancaccio Palace is the last Roman Patrician Palace built in 1880 in the heart of the eternal city, Rome. Located on Colle Oppio, near Emperor Nero's,"Domus Aurea" and the seven hills, between Colosseum and the famous Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Princess Mary Elisabeth Field, american wife of Salvatore Brancaccio, in 1879 relied on architect Gaetano Koch for the construction of the palace located in a beautiful, natural old park among roman ruins, centuries old plants and fountains, mixed by vegetable essence. In the Park you can also admire the small and charming Hunting Lodge turned into a Coffee House, rich in decorations and painted by Francesco Gay. Cost per person: Delegate or accompanying person : € 65 (10% VAT included) Student : € 45 (10% VAT included) OPTIONAL TOURS RESERVED TO ACCOMPANYING PERSONS Borghese Art Gallery Monday, September 5 th -­‐ 10.00 am The Borghese Art Gallery includes twenty rooms across two floors. The main floor is mostly devoted to classical antiquities of the 1st-­‐3rd centuries AD (including a famous 320-­‐30 AD mosaic of gladiators found on the Borghese estate at Terranova, on the Via Casilina outside Rome, in 1834 BC), and classical and neo-­‐classical sculpture such as the Venus Victrix. The visit includes: • Tour leader • Official guide of Rome • Ticket for the Borghese Museum Meeting point: Piazzale del Museo Borghese, 5 (in front of the ticket office) at 10.00 am. The tour will only be held with a minimum of 20 participants. Online registration with individual invoice; possibility to buy on site. Capitoline Museums and shopping downtown Tuesday, September 6 th -­‐ 10.00 am The creation of the Capitoline Museums has been traced back to 1471, when Pope Sixtus IV donated a group of bronze statues of great symbolic value to the People of Rome. The collections are closely linked to the city of Rome, and most of the exhibits come from the city itself. It is considered the most ancient collection in the world. In the afternoon, shopping downtown with a professional tour leader: from Venice Square, through Via del Corso and Via dei Condotti, an accompanied walk in the heart of Rome, which will end in Piazza del Popolo. The visit includes: • Tour Leader • Official Guide of Rome • Entrance ticket to the Capitoline Museums Event Programme: • 10.00 am: visit of the Capitoline Museums • 12.00 pm: free lunch • 02.00 pm: accompanied shopping downtown Meeting point: Capitoline Museums (in front of the statue of Marco Aurelio) at 10.00 am. The tour will only be held with a minimum of 20 participants. Online registration with individual invoice; possibility to buy on site. OPTIONAL TOURS FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS Villa Adriana Thursday, September 8 th -­‐ 2.00 pm The Hadrian's Villa (Villa Adriana in Italian) is a large Roman archeological complex located in Tivoli. It is a property of the Republic of Italy, and directed and run by the Polo Museale del Lazio since December 2014. The villa was constructed at Tibur (modern-­‐day Tivoli) as a retreat from Rome for Roman Emperor Hadrian during the second and third decades of the 2nd century AD. Hadrian was said to dislike the palace on the Palatine Hill in Rome, leading to the construction of the retreat. During the later years of his reign, he actually governed the empire from the villa. Hadrian moved to the Villa as his official residence around AD 128. A large court therefore lived there permanently. The postal service kept it in contact with Rome 29 km (18 mi) away. Hadrian's Villa is a vast area of land with many pools, baths, fountains and classical Greek architecture. The site buildings are constructed in travertine, lime, pozzolana, and tufa. The complex contains over 30 buildings, covering an area of at least 1 square kilometre (c. 250 acres (100 ha)) of which much is still unexcavated. The land was chosen due to its abundant waters and readily available aqueducts that passed through Rome, including Anio Vetus, Anio Nobus, Aqua Marcia and Aqua Claudia. The villa was the greatest Roman example of an Alexandrian garden, recreating a sacred landscape. The visit includes: • • • • Tour Leader Official Guide of Rome Private transfer from/to the meeting venue Entrance ticket to Villa Adriana Meeting point: Piazzale Aldo Moro (main entrance of Sapienza University) at 2.00 pm. The tour will only be held with a minimum of 20 participants. Online registration with individual invoice; possibility to buy on site. Ancient Ostia Thursday, September 8 th -­‐ 2.00 pm The ancient Roman city of Ostia was in antiquity situated at the mouth of the river Tiber, some 30 kilometres to the west of Rome. The shoreline moved seawards, due to silting, from the Middle Ages until the 19th century. Therefore Ostia is today still lying next to the Tiber, but at a distance of some three kilometers from the beach. Ostia is Latin for "mouth", the mouth of the Tiber. The river was used as harbour, but in the Imperial period two harbour basins were added to the north, near Leonardo da Vinci airport. The harbour district was called Portus, Latin for "harbour". The visit includes: • • • • Tour Leader Official Guide of Rome Private transfer from/to the meeting venue Entrance ticket to Ostia Antica Meeting point: Piazzale Aldo Moro (main entrance of Sapienza University) at 2.00 pm. The tour will only be held with a minimum of 20 participants. Online registration with individual invoice; possibility to buy on site. Colosseum and Roman Forum Thursday, September 8 th -­‐ 2.00 pm “As long as the Colosseum stands, Rome will stand; and when Rome falls, so will the world”. One of the seven wonders of the world, the Colosseum, a mammoth amphitheater, was begun by Emperor Vespasian and inaugurated by Titus in the year 80. Today it is the symbol of Rome worldwide and is a major tourist attraction. Close to the Colosseum, it takes place the ancient Roman Forum. Before becoming the political, administrative and religious centre of Rome, the Forum was an inhospitable marshland. From the late 7th century CE, after the area was drained and reclaimed, several monuments were progressively built on it: first the buildings for political, religious and commercial activities, then, during the 2nd c. BCE, the civilian basilicas, where judicial activities took place. By the end of the Republican era, the ancient Roman Forum was already fully built up so that only a few monuments were added during the Empire: the Temple of Vespasian, that of Antoninus and Faustina, the monumental Arch of Septimius Severus, the imposing Basilica of Maxentius. The visit will include a short explanation of the Trajan's Market. Trajan's Market is a large complex of ruins located on the Via dei Fori Imperiali, at the opposite end to the Colosseum. The surviving buildings and structures, built as an integral part of Trajan's Forum and nestled against the excavated flank of the Quirinal Hill, present a living model of life in the Roman capital and a glimpse at the continuing restoration in the city, which reveals new treasures and insights about Ancient Roman architecture. The visit includes: • • • • Tour Leader Official Guide of Rome Private transfer from/to the meeting venue Entrance ticket to Colosseum and Roman Forum Meeting point: Piazzale Aldo Moro (main entrance of Sapienza University) at 2.00 pm. The tour will only be held with a minimum of 20 participants. Online registration with individual invoice; possibility to buy on site. POST CONFERENCE TOURS FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS Basilica of St. Paul and Vatican Museums by night Friday, September 9 th -­‐ 4.30 pm In the afternoon, the group will visit the Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls, one of Rome's four ancient, major basilicas along with the Basilicas of St. John in the Lateran, St. Peter's and St. Mary Major. Originally founded by Emperor Constantine in the 4th century, the Basilica di San Paolo is the burial place of Saint Paul the Apostle. It features a fascinating array of historical, religious and artistic sights to explore. Free dinner.
After dinner, a special occasion to visit the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel in a 3 hours visit held by an Official Guide of Rome. The visit includes: • • • • Tour Leader Official Guide of Rome Private transfer Entrance ticket to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Meeting point: Piazzale Aldo Moro (main entrance of Sapienza University) at 4.30 pm. The tour will only be held with a minimum of 20 participants. Online registration with individual invoice; possibility to buy on site. Villa D'Este Saturday, September 10 th -­‐ 2.00 pm Villa d’Este, masterpiece of the Italian Garden, is included in the UNESCO world heritage list. With its impressive concentration of fountains, nymphs, grottoes, plays of water, and music, it constitutes a much-­‐copied model for European gardens in the mannerist and baroque styles. The garden is generally considered within the larger -­‐ and altogether extraordinary -­‐ context of Tivoli itself: its landscape, art and history which includes the important ruins of ancient villas such as the Villa Adriana, as well as a zone rich in caves and waterfalls displaying the unending battle between water and stone. The imposing constructions and the series of terraces above terraces bring to mind the hanging gardens of Babylon, one of the wonders of the ancient world. The addition of water -­‐ including an aqueduct tunneling beneath the city -­‐ evokes the engineering skill of the Romans themselves. The visit includes: • • • • Tour Leader Official Guide of Rome Private transfer from/to the meeting venue Entrance ticket to Villa D'Este Meeting point: Piazzale Aldo Moro (main entrance of Sapienza University) at 2.00 pm. The tour will only be held with a minimum of 20 participants. Online registration with individual invoice; possibility to buy on site.