| Trip Itinerary |
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| Day 1 USA - Rome |
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| VIP Door-to-Door Transfer to your local airport for your overnight flight to Rome. |
| Day 2 Arrive Rome |
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| Arrive in Italy’s capital, Rome, for a relaxing three-night stay. This evening enjoy a Welcome Drink with your Tour Director. |
| Day 3 Rome |
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This morning visit St. Peter’s Basilica, the largest church in the Christian world, before continuing on to the famous Colosseum. See the Roman Forum and Circus Maximus en route. Today, enjoy a very special, privately guided tour of the priceless collection of art and treasures found in the Sistine Chapel and Vatican museum. See the beautiful frescoes created by Michelangelo, Perugino and Botticelli and marvel at the unique ceiling of the Sistine Chapel: surely one of Michelangelo’s greatest achievements.
Buffet Breakfast Included |
| Day 4 Rome |
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Day 4 is at leisure to explore this mecca of art and history.
Buffet Breaksfast Included |
| Day 5 Rome - Sorrento Peninsula (Pompeii Included) |
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We travel past the Roman Hills this morning with a stop at the Benedictine Abbey of Montecassino. Then, on to the Bay of Naples, where we visit the archaeological treasures of Pompeii, the Roman city both destroyed and preserved by an eruption of Mt. Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago. Our scenic drive continues to the beautiful Sorrento Coast where we spend two relaxing nights. This evening’s Explore & Discover™ event is an enjoyable dinner with a local family.
Buffet Breakfast and Highlight Dinner Included |
| Day 6 Sorrento Peninsula |
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Visit the legendary and idyllic Isle of Capri, once the summer home of Roman Emperors. There is plenty of time to explore this enchanting island with whitewashed houses, orange and lemon trees, fashionable shops and restaurants. Later, our jetfoil takes us back to Sorrento.
Buffet Breakfast Included |
| Day 7 Sorrento Peninsula - Orvieto - Assisi |
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Today we journey north to the fortified hilltop town of Orvieto standing proud on a crag of volcanic rock. The ornately decorated Cathedral is a gothic wonder and the narrow streets are a maze of shops. An unusual sight here is the magnificent St. Patrick’s Well which used to supply water to the city. Continue on to the rose-tinted stone town of Assisi.
Buffet Breakfast and Dinner Included |
| Day 8 Assisi - Florence |
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The day begins with a relaxing morning in this medieval Umbrian town with time to visit the amazing 13th-century Basilica of St. Francis with its impressive fresco paintings by Giotto. Continue through famous, local vineyards to Florence - home of the Renaissance! For dinner this evening, enjoy the freedom of your Dine-Around program, and choose from a selection of restaurants recommended by your Tour Director.
Buffet Breakfast and Dine-Around Included |
| Day 9 Florence |
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Today begins with a highlight visit with our local expert to the Uffizi Gallery, one of the richest museums of this Renaissance capital, and home to one of the greatest collections of Italian painting. See art treasures by Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Botticelli. Visit the Church of Santa Croce, the final resting place of Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli and Rossini. Then, enjoy the open-air museum of Signoria Square and view the great Cathedral and Gates of Paradise. The afternoon is at leisure to browse in this shopper’s paradise.
Buffet Breakfast Included |
| Day 10 Florence - San Gimignano - Venice |
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This morning, relax on a leisurely drive to San Gimignano, 'the Manhattan of Tuscany,' before we cross the River Po and the Veneto Plain to the Adriatic Coast and the Venetian Lagoon to our hotel in nearby Lido.
Buffet Breakfast and Dinner Included |
| Day 11 Venice |
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The finest way to absorb Venice’s unusual sights and sounds and unique Byzantine atmosphere is on an included canal cruise by private boat to St. Mark’s Square. View the Bridge of Sighs with your local guide and see traditional Venetian glassblowers at work. Enjoy plenty of time free to explore narrow alleyways or join an optional Venetian Lagoon cruise.
Buffet Breakfast Included |
| Day 12 Venice - Baveno |
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This morning we head across the plains of Lombardy to the spectacular Italian Lake District. Tonight, we enjoy a Highlight Farewell Dinner in Isola Bella, one of the beautiful Borromean Islands of Lake Maggiore with splendid views of the surrounding Alps. A truly magnificent setting to remember the very best of Italy!
Buffet Breakfast and Highlight Dinner
(March & November departures will have Farewell Dinner at the hotel) |
| Day 13 Baveno - Milan - USA |
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We bid farewell to Unforgettable Italy.
Buffet Breakfast Included |
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