Theme Tours

The Barolo with Borges visiting

The traditional circuit of the building is toured (Read “Daytime guided tours”) deepening the connection between literature and architecture. Jorge Luis Borges´ poems are added to the Dantesque imprint that Barolo has.

Description of the guided tour:
The celebrated Argentinian writer was a fervent admirer of The Divine Comedy and, since the Barolo Palace is inspired in that Italian Poem and Borges had special appreciation for this building, this tour was created as a tribute to culture.

Prof. María Kodama (Borges’ widow) personally selected the poems that are recited during the guided tour, to create an unforgettable experience.

Exploring the Barolo Palace through Borges’ verses is a different way to amalgamate the arts and appreciate them from a different point of view.

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Activity details

During your tour of the Barolo Palace, all stories are told in Spanish and English, but the poems of Borges will be quoted by the narrator only in Spanish.

All visitors will get to the 14th floor by using elevators. However, they will have to climb 8 floors through narrow stairs to get to the top of the building.

Guided Tours with Dante

The traditional circuit of the building is toured (READ “Daytime guided tours”) with the picturesque appearance of an actor who highlights, with his participation and recitations in ancient Italian, the profound connection between the poem The Divine Comedy and the Barolo.

Dante (the actor who plays him) expresses himself as a spirit who wanders through the Palace in search of Beatrice, his muse and also unrequited love.

Description of the guided tour:
A guided tour that remains forever in the memory of our visitors given that, if the Barolo is the architectural representation of the Italian Poem, Dante acquires his well-deserved protagonism on this tour.

DAYS AND TIMES

DURATION

IMPORTANT

DAYS AND TIMES

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IMPORTANT

FEE

Activity details

All stories told by our guides during the guided tour of the Barolo Palac are told in Spanish and English – however, the actor performing Dante will deliver his verses in old Italian, for the enjoyment of our visitors.

All visitors will get to the 14th floor by using elevators. However, they will have to climb 8 floors through narrow stairs to get to the top of the building.