BondFanEvents has led 31 multiday fan events featuring actor and author meets, location tours, fine food and drink, tantalizing trivia and fun . . . and our 32nd tour will be one of our best . . . CIAO, OO7!
Now, pay attention, OO7! You must learn to say “Ciao!” properly, like the Veneziani do. After all, “Ciao” was originally Venetian slang for both “Hello” and “Goodbye”, making our 2025 BondFanEvent both HELLO, MR BOND . . . and GOODBYE, MR BOND!
So say “Ciao, bella!” with BondFanEvents across the Italian peninsula, as we enjoy marvelous meals and lots of location selfies:
Thursday, September 4. 2025: Most flights depart for CIAO, OO7! and “The Eternal City”, Rome, Italy.
Friday, September 5: Arrive at FIUMICINO AIRPORT from John Gardner’s COLD, then meet fellow fans from worldwide at our beautiful host hotel a few feet from the TIBER RIVER in the heart of Rome’s historic district, before we tour the TREVI FOUNTAIN, PIAZZA DEL QUIRINALE and the SPANISH STEPS, and locations from Ian Fleming’s RISICO and Anthony Horowitz’s FOREVER AND A DAY, refreshing at our fan celebration, the BOND BAR FANDEMONIUM.
Saturday, September 6: Tour fabulous, famous Roman sights in “The Eternal City”, including the PIAZZA NAVONA, ROMAN FORUM, the COLOSSEUM, and much more, along with sights from John Pearson’s JAMES BOND: THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY OF OO7 and John Gardner’s NOBODY LIVES FOR EVER, and of course, SPECTRE.
Sunday, September 7: We’ll relish ST. PETER’S BASILICA and thrilling locations from SPECTRE, THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, and Sebastian Faulks’s DEVIL MAY CARE, on our way to beautiful, storied Siena, Italy.
Monday: September 8: Get ready for two dozen “horse rocking” locations from QUANTUM OF SOLACE and the world-famous PALIO DI SIENA, the astonishing horserace dating to the 14th century, from the dashing Bond pre-titles sequence, and enjoy free time, too, since our host hotel is a short stroll from the PIAZZA DEL CAMPO.
Tuesday, September 9: QUANTUM OF SOLACE locations continue with bonus locations from Ian Fleming’s THRILLING CITIES, the MEDIEVAL HISTORY OF SPIES, and an evening you’ll remember, at a unique meal with an unusual special guest.
Wednesday, September 10: Enjoy local shopping at LA LIZZA, and astonishing art with the group at the PINACOTECA NAZIONALE, before we depart for amazing food in the stunning (or is it sinking with Bond?) city of Venice, Italy.
Thursday, September 11: You wouldn’t believe us if we told you how many locations (guess how many?!) we’ll tour in Venice, “The Floating City,” but Roger Moore, Sean Connery and Daniel Craig scenes are on tap for days on end, starting with our gorgeously appointed GRAND CANAL BOND TOUR, and strolling to locations that beckon from MOONRAKER, TOMORROW NEVER DIES, and Christopher Wood’s novelization, JAMES BOND AND MOONRAKER.
Friday, September 12: Our day includes fine food (farfalle? filletto? frutti di mare?) and fascinating fan locations from Ian Fleming’s FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, John Gardner’s DEATH IS FOREVER, and, of course, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE.
Saturday, September 13: Some of the best is saved for last, with amazing locations from CASINO ROYALE, and Ian Fleming’s FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE and THUNDERBALL, before a delicious farewell meal together.
Sunday, September 14: Depart for home, with a suitcase of memories, your locations photos from 17 (!) Bond movies and books, and new, lifelong friendships with fellow fans from CIAO, OO7! and BondFanEvents!
BondFanEvents experts guide all the CIAO, OO7! tours . . .
Matt Sherman has “strong Bonds”:
- Matt has visited 1,500 location scenes from the Bond books and films on 5 continents
- He has led 31 multiday fan tours in 8 countries, hosting more than 100 Bond actors, authors, and filmmakers
- He has created 22 Bond displays for 9 museums, has written or contributed to 12 Bond books, and appeared on 12 TV networks
- He has presented at 11 Bond symphonic concert presentations, 11 Bond film screenings, and 10 academic conferences
Shana Beth Mason is an active member of the Nobile Contrada dell’Aquila (Siena) since 2017:
- Shana is a published Bond researcher specializing in OO7’s women and female villains
- She is Editor-In-Chief of FRONTRUNNER Magazine (New York/London)
- She is an art historian by training, graduating from The University of Glasgow in 2008
Lucas Townsend is a researcher with special interest in works of espionage, thriller, and detective fiction:
- Lucas is a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of James Bond Studies
- He is a Trustee of former SIS agent Graham Greene’s Birthplace Trust charity
- He lectures in British literature at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany
CIAO, OO7!
Includes: All admissions, ground transportation, lodging, and expert-led tours, in Rome, Siena, and Venice, continental breakfast and lunch or dinner daily, and tour surprises (which typically include celebrity appearances, collectible gifts, trivia games).
$2395 (Double Occupancy Lodging)
$3095 (Single Occupancy or save, with our Roommate Matching)
To secure this tour, a minimum of 10 people must deposit $1000 per person, by December 15, 2024.
Tour deposits are nonrefundable, since many group expenses must be prepaid. If you need to cancel, you may ask a friend to replace your tour spot, and we will also work to replace you with a waitlisted guest, in an effort to refund your deposit.
Balance of payment is due by May 5, 2025.
Tour space is very limited. BondFanEvents expects to sell out space in full, even by or before December 15!
Contact M for CIAO, 007! Questions
For now . . . CIAO!
