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$1,779 Day by Day details
This 9-day trip will show you the highlight cities of Italy, covering all the notable features from St. Peter’s, the Sistine Chapel, the Colosseum and the Forum in Rome to Michelangelo’s David in Florence and St. Mark’s Basilica and Doges’ Palace with the Bridge of Sighs in Venice. Loca Guides in these cities will answer all your questions. Also included are a special welcome dinner in a lively Roman restaurant, and stops in Pisa to admire the Leaning Tower, and in Verona to see Juliet’s balcony. Scenic rides will show you the Tyrrhenian coast, the Lombardian plains, the flat Po area, the wooded Etruscan Apennine mountain range, and Tuscany’s Chianti wine country. In Venice a private boat ride and a glassblowers’ demonstration are included.
Day 1 
Rome
Rome Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2 Rome
Rome Time to rest or start exploring the Eternal City. At 6 p.m. meet your Tour Director and traveling companions and leave the hotel for a special welcome dinner with wine at one of Rome’s lively restaurants. (D)
Day 3 Rome
Rome Sightseeing with your Local Guide starts with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL (arranged next morning if closed today), world famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings and The Last Judgement. Continue to monumental ST. PETER’S SQUARE and BASILICA. Cross the Tiber and visit the COLOSSEUM and the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman Legions marched in triumph. Then time for independent activities and exciting optional excursion possibilities. (BB)
Day 4 Florence
Florence Follow the Aurelian Way along the Tyrrhenian coast to Pisa. Here take your pictures of the amazing Leaning Tower, 180 feet high and no less than 12 feet out of the perpendicular. Then on to Florence, the splendid capital of Tuscany. (BB,D)
Day 5 Florence
Florence Follow your Local Guide to the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS with Michelangelo’s celebrated David and the magnificent CATHEDRAL. Admire Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistry’s heavy bronze “Gate of Paradise,” and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. The afternoon is free. Florentine leather goods and gold jewelry sold by the ounce are attractive buys. You may wish to join an optional dinner outing to a fine Tuscan restaurant. (BB)
Day 6 Venice
Venice North to Verona, medieval setting of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. See Juliet’s Balcony and the well-preserved Arena. Stroll around the picturesque market square. Tonight you are in Venice, a powerful magnet for romantics and art lovers from around the globe. (BB)
Day 7 Venice
Venice Start the day in style by PRIVATE BOAT to meet your Local Guide. Highlights of your walking tour are St. Mark’s Square in Venice and the byzantine BASILICA, lavish DOGES’ PALACE and the BRIDGE OF SIGHS. Also watch skilled GLASSBLOWERS fashion their delicate objects in an age-old traditional manner. Afterwards, enjoy Venice at your own pace or join an optional cruise to the charming island of Burano. Tonight is your chance to sample the city’s fine restaurants. (BB)
Day 8 Rome
Rome A scenic drive today through the lush plains of the mighty River Po, across the wooded Apennine mountain range, and past the vine- and olive-clad Tuscan Hills, which are the home of the popular Chianti wines. An optional festive dinner may be just the way to celebrate the success of your Italian vacation. (BB)
Day 9 Rome
Rome Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (BB)
Price per person starts at: US $1,779 based on double occupancy.
HIGHLIGHTS:
ROME:
Welcome dinner at a local restaurant
Guided sightseeing including headsets
Visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and Roman Forum
PISA:
Picture stop at the Leaning Tower
FLORENCE:
Guided sightseeing including headsets
Visit Michelangelo’s David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square
VERONA:
Orientation including Juliet’s Balcony and the Arena
VENICE:
Private boat ride
Guided sightseeing including headsets
Visit St. Mark’s Square and Basilica, Doges’ Palace and the Bridge of Sighs
Glassblowers’ demonstration
THIS TOUR INCLUDES
NOT INCLUDED:
Prices are accurate at time of tour posting. Should major fluctuations
occur in the exchange rate, a currency supplement may apply.
ROME:
Welcome dinner at a local restaurant
Guided sightseeing including headsets
Visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and Roman Forum
PISA:
Picture stop at the Leaning Tower
FLORENCE:
Guided sightseeing including headsets
Visit Michelangelo’s David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square
VERONA:
Orientation including Juliet’s Balcony and the Arena
VENICE:
Private boat ride
Guided sightseeing including headsets
Visit St. Mark’s Square and Basilica, Doges’ Palace and the Bridge of Sighs
Glassblowers’ demonstration
THIS TOUR INCLUDES
- Meals: 7 buffet breakfasts (BB); 2 three-course dinners (D), including a special welcome dinner with wine in Rome
- Hotel Accommodations while on tour
- Airport transfers may be included when you make your flight arrangements.
- Transportation
NOT INCLUDED:
- International airfare
- Items of a personal nature
Prices are accurate at time of tour posting. Should major fluctuations
occur in the exchange rate, a currency supplement may apply.
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