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Discover the world through expert-led walking tours in over 60 cultural capitals and supplemental online learning for before and after your travel
Explore the Colosseum in Rome
In-person and online
Learn Before you Go: Colosseum and the Roman Forum in Context Seminar
Roma Antica: Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill Tour with Skip-the-Line Tickets
Explore the History of Venice
Introduction to Venice: St. Mark's to Rialto Walking Tour
Learn Before you Go: St. Mark’s Square and the Rialto Bridge in Context Online Seminar
In-person and online
Next week or next year, plan your learning journey with Context.
Where do you want to learn?
Since 2003, Context has run scholar-led walking tours around the globe. From the beginning, our biggest differentiator has been the quality of our experts — most of whom are PhD or MA-level scholars. With Context, you can walk the Roman Forum with an archaeologist who dug there, see the Sistine Chapel with a Renaissance art historian, or sample aperitivos with a native Venetian.
Our Experts are the Difference
Planning a visit to Rome? Explore with our expert archaeologists, art historians, Ancient Roman historians, and more.
Borghese Gallery Walking Tour
Savoring Rome Food Tour
Bernini & Borromini, Battle in Baroque Tour
Vatican Highlights Tour: Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums with Skip-the-Line Tickets
Meet Cecilia
Art Historian, Rome
Cecilia is an art historian and a native Roman with a Master's degree in Medieval and Renaissance Art from the Sapienza University of Rome. Although her specialty is painting and decorative arts, she has a broad knowledge and a personal passion for ancient history, which she shares on many antiquity-themed itineraries. Cecilia has worked actively as a lecturer, teacher, and curator of exhibitions. She had been a staff member of the didactive service of the Vatican Museums, the Galleria Doria Pamphili and the Galleria Colonna where she still frequently consults. Learn with Cecilia online or in-person.
Rome with Context
Before you Go: Borghese Gallery In Context with Cecilia Martini
Vatican City: Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica in Context with Cecilia Martini
The Water of Rome: From Ancient Aqueducts to Baroque Fountains with Dr. Dimosthenis Kosmopoulos
Rome: Ostia Antica Archaeological Site in Context with Livia Galante
Starting your learning at home? Get inspired for your future travel with our live-taught, expert-led online seminars, designed to get you in the know before you go.
Introduction to Florence: with Accademia and Michelangelo's David
Florence in a Day, with Context
Florence Night Tour
Uffizi Gallery Tour: Crash Course
Planning a visit to Florence? Explore with our experts in history, architecture, art history, culture, and more.
Florence with Context
Churches of Florence: Orsanmichele with Dr. Alessandra Becucci
Florence: Uffizi Gallery in Context with Dr. Alessandra Becucci
The Real History of ‘Medici Masters of Florence’: The Pazzi Conspiracy with Cecilia Martini
Churches of Florence: The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore with Dr. Alessandra Becucci
Starting your learning at home? Get inspired for your future travel with our live-taught, expert-led online seminars, designed to get you in the know before you go.
Introduction to Venice: St. Mark's to Rialto Tour
Venice in a Day, with Context
Venice Aperitivo Tour
Murano Island Tour: The History of Glass Making in Venice
Planning a visit to Venice? Explore with our experts in history, art history, ecology and more.
Venice with Context
Venice: Doge’s Palace in Context with Sara Grinzato
An Introduction to Venice with Matteo Gabbrielli
Lifestyles of the Venetian Rich and Famous: Palladian Villas with Sara Grinzato
Venetian Renaissance Painting at the Accademia Gallery with Dr. Susan Steer
Starting your learning at home? Get inspired for your future travel with our live-taught, expert-led online seminars, designed to get you in the know before you go.
See Venice in Context. Our Five Days in Venice itinerary is a curated selection of the best of our tours to ensure you get the most out of your time in the entrancing city.
Your Perfect Venice Itinerary
La Vita Napoletana Walking Tour
Ancient Naples: Above and Underground
Half Day Tour of Pompeii
Savoring Naples Food Tour
Planning a visit to Naples? Explore with our experts in archaeology, history, art history, food, and culture.
Naples with Context
An Introduction to Naples, Italy with Fiorella Squillante
Starting your learning at home? Get inspired for your future travel with our live-taught, expert-led online seminars, designed to get you in the know before you go.
Pompeii and the Naples Archaeological Museum in Context with Fiorella Squillante
"Dimosthenis is not only knowledgeable but his communication skills are formidable. He is affable, very aware of his audience and engaging. It was like having a conversation and not a lecture... He takes your questions seriously and in doing all of this makes the Forum come alive. His professional, academic, archaeological experience from digs at the Forum enables him to give insights and fun and interesting facts and information. Highly recommend him."
- Jane, Traveled in Rome with Dimo in Sept. 2021
Don't take our word for it:
Florence and Tuscany: Walking in History with Professor Kate Bolton-Porciatti
See Florence and Tuscany unlike ever before on our Context Journey with Professor Kate Bolton-Porciatti. Over the course of 6 fully planned days (including luxury accommodations, select meals, and local transportation) you'll experience a blend of art, history, while traversing the city and Tuscan hills — including stops at the Uffizi , Boboli Gardens, Florentine churches, Chianti Vineyards, Passignano and more!
Introduction to Milan: From the Duomo to the Castle
Duomo Rooftop Tour: Milan From Above
Alta Moda: Fashion In Milan
Half Day Lake Como Excursion
Planning a visit to Naples? Explore with our experts in history, art history, food, fashion, and culture.
Milan with Context
Milan, Italy: Top 10 Highlights for Curious Travelers with Laura Benitti
Milan and Food Traditions: A Culinary Love Story with Laura Benitti
Starting your learning at home? Get inspired for your future travel with our live-taught, expert-led online seminars, designed to get you in the know before you go.
Milan Museums: Masterpieces in Depth with Laura Benitti
The Marvels of Lake Como with Laura Benitti
Dreaming of spending the holidays in Rome? Learn about the must-do December activities in the Eternal City on our blog post: Four Days in Rome: Holiday Itinerary.
Your Rome Holiday Itinerary
Mount Etna and Sicilian Wine Full-Day Tour
Savoring Sicily: Palermo Street Food Tour
Palermo (and Monreale) in a Day, with Context
Agrigento Half-Day Tour: Valley of the Temples
Planning a visit to Sicily? Explore with our experts in history, archaeology, geography, food, and more.
Sicily with Context
Villa Romana del Casale: Luxury, Mosaics, and the Sicilian Countryside with Alice Bifarella
Savoring Sicily: 2,000 Years of History in 100 Dishes with Francine Segan
Starting your learning at home? Get inspired for your future travel with our live-taught, expert-led online seminars, designed to get you in the know before you go.
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