Sample Itinerary…
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The Classic Tour
The classic cities of Rome, Florence
and Venice will excite each of your senses with
centuries of history and art, some of the world’s best shopping
and restaurants to please every palate.
• Arrive at Rome’s Leonardo da
Vinci Airport. Meet your tour escort and driver and transfer to
Rome’s center as you start your introductory tour of Italy.
• Meet your local guide on your second
day as you relive the glory that was ancient Rome
with visits to the Forum, the Coliseum,
and the Campidoglio.
• On your third day your guide will
introduce you to the Vatican with visits to the
Sistine Chapel, the Vatican Museum,
and St. Peter’s Basilica. The rest of Rome’s
beautiful piazzas are yours to explore with or without your escort.
• On the fourth day our driver
will transfer you to Florence with your choice
of stops to either the Umbrian hill town of Orvieto
or Assisi. Spend the rest of your day relaxing
in Florence.
As the birthplace of the Renaissance, Florence
(Firenze) will rock your senses as you're presented with its pedestrian
center, filled with a dazzling display of the world's greatest art,
shops, beautiful churches and piazzas.
• On day five your guide will take you on a walking tour through
Florence’s elegant center with visits to the Uffizi
and Accademia galleries. Your driver will escort
you on day six for a day trip into Tuscany’s beautiful countryside
including Siena and San Gimignano.
• Meet your driver on day seven and transfer to remarkable
Venice with a stop in Bologna
or Ferrara in the region of Emilia
Romagna. Arrive in Venice and board your private
boat for a transfer through the canals to your hotel.
Considered by many to be the world’s most beautiful city,
the sites of Venice (Venezia) will take your breath
away, with Piazza San Marco and its famous Basilica
and Doge’s Palace, to the Grand Canal
with its sumptuous palaces, to the small tranquil canals.
• Meet your guide on day eight for a walking tour of the districts
of Venice. Gain insight into the lives of modern day Venetians and
the centuries of its glorious history.
• On day nine your escort will arrange a private boat tour
of Venice to transport you through the Grand Canal, through the
lagoon to the Isle of Murano for a demonstration on glassblowing,
and to the colorful village of Burano. The rest of your time in
Venice can be spent exploring its amazing wonders or just relaxing
at its beautiful piazzas.
• On day ten, you will board your private boat for a transfer
to Marco Polo Airport. Arrivederci to your tour escort and to Italy
... for now. You may decide to continue your tour with an extension
to any other part of Italy.