| 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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 On arrival at Rome’s Fiumicino
Leonardo da Vinci Airport, your
airport shuttle service leaves for
the tour hotel at 09:30, 12:30,
15:30 & 18:45. Your afternoon is
free to explore on your own. 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 before 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
fortifi ed 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. 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 Dinner Included |
| Day 9 Florence |
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 Today begins with a highlight
visit with our local expert to the
Uffi zi Gallery, one of the richest
museums of this Renaissance
capital, and home to one of the
greatest collections of Italian
paintings. See art treasures by Da
Vinci, Michelangelo and Botticelli.
Visit the Church of Santa
Croce, the fi nal resting place of
Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli
and Rossini. Then, enjoy the openair
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 fi nest 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 magnifi cent setting to
remember the very best of Italy!
Buffet Breakfast and Highlight Dinner
(Note: 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. Departure transfers arrive
at Milan airport at 07:00 and
09:00.
Buffet Breakfast Included |
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