"It's exactly for moments like this that I love taking guided tours of a new-to-me city: to spot the small, easily missed details that offer so much insight and context to the place I'm visiting. But this morning, I've swapped my usual walking tour for something new. I'm 20 minutes into my first-ever running tour, and I already can't believe I've never done this before."
"Calidonna is a licensed tour guide, running coach, and archaeologist with a PhD in art history. She set up her company, ArcheoRunning, just before the pandemic, and combines her many hats to show travelers a new perspective of her city on private tours. "I've found many people like to get out for a morning jog when they travel, especially if they are trying to shake off jet lag," she tells me."
An early-morning running tour navigates Rome's quiet sampietrini streets and uncovers small public treasures such as Madonnelle mosaics at first-floor windows. Runners pass near-empty landmarks like the Trevi Fountain and encounter waking café owners, experiencing a calmer, more immediate sense of the city's history. Isa Calidonna, a licensed tour guide, running coach, and archaeologist with a PhD in art history, founded ArcheoRunning before the pandemic. The company offers private morning runs that combine local expertise and fitness, help travelers shake off jet lag, orient newcomers, and reveal easily missed architectural and cultural details.
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