The Best of Italy

ARRIVE IN ROME, ITALY

Rome/Italy, Italy

Welcome to Rome! At 5 pm, meet your Tour Director and traveling companions, and enjoy a welcome dinner at a local restaurant.

Dinner

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ROME

Rome/Italy, Italy

Guided sightseeing of the ‟Eternal Cityˮ starts with a visit to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings and The Last Judgment, followed by a visit to monumental Saint Peter's Square and Basilica to admire Michelangelo’s Pietà. Then, enjoy views of other major sites as you drive to the Roman Forum and visit the ancient Colosseum, where gladiators once fought. An optional walking tour with a Local Guide is available to further explore Rome's famous sites.

Breakfast

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ROME–ORVIETO–TUSCANY

Orvieto, Italy

Following the Tiber Valley, reach Orvieto, perched high atop a volcanic rock. Time to browse through tempting shops in the lanes off Piazza del Duomo and to visit the gothic Cathedral with its San Brizio Chapel.

Montecatini, Italy

Enter Tuscany, Italy’s most famous and popular province, and drive through the Chianti wine area to the spa resort of Montecatini in Tuscany.

Breakfast

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TUSCANY - EXCURSION TO FLORENCE

Florence/Italy, Italy

Look forward to a full day in Florence, “Cradle of the Renaissance.” Meet your Local Guide, and visit the Academy of Fine Arts with Michelangelo’s celebrated David. Continue your walking tour through the historic center and stand in awe in front of the magnificent cathedral, admire Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistry’s heavy bronze “Gates of Paradise,” and sculpture-studded Signoria Square. Afterwards, you may wish to shop for Florentine leather goods and gold jewelry, sold by the ounce. For art lovers, an optional excursion to the Uffizi Gallery is available.

Breakfast, Dinner

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TUSCANY–PISA–VENICE ISLAND

Pisa, Italy

Drive towards the Mediterranean coast following the valley of the Arno to Pisa. Take the traditional picture pushing back the amazing Leaning Tower, 180 feet high and at least 12 feet out of the perpendicular.

Venice/Italy, Italy

Next is Venice, a powerful magnet for romantics and art lovers from around the world. Board your private boat to Lido Island. Later, ride in style by private water-taxi to St. Marks Square to discover Venice by night, and to maybe join a traditional optional gondola serenade.

Breakfast

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VENICE ISLAND

Venice/Italy, Italy

Follow your Local Guide for a walking tour and visit the byzantine St. Mark's Basilica, lavish Doges' Palace, and the Bridge of Sighs. Also watch a skilled glassblower fashion delicate objects in an age-old tradition. Time to wander through narrow streets and explore the various shops, and you may wish to join an exciting optional excursion to the island of Burano.

Breakfast

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VENICE ISLAND–ASSISI

Assisi, Italy

Sit back and relax during a scenic drive through the Apennine Mountains to peaceful Assisi, where your Local Guide will take you for a visit to St. Clare's Church and St. Francis’ Basilica built above the Saint’s grave and the hub of a religious order devoted to the ideals of humility, forgiveness, simplicity, and love for all God’s creatures. Hear about monastic life and admire the priceless frescoes adorning the walls of the church.

Breakfast, Dinner

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ASSISI–POMPEII–NAPLES–CAPRI

Pompei, Italy

Head south along the Highway of the Sun to fascinating Pompeii. Join your Local Guide for a highlight visit of this Roman city both destroyed and preserved by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. See a patrician home, public baths, and shops that give a striking picture of what day-to-day life was like in Rome at its apex of power.

Capri, Italy

Head to Naples and cross the blue bay by jetfoil to the Isle of Capri for your 2-night stay, and ride the funicular to Capri village.

Breakfast, Dinner

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CAPRI

Capri, Italy

Look forward to your Capri experience: sightseeing with a Local Guide, an open-taxi ride to Anacapri to visit famous Villa San Michele, and a relaxing boat cruise (weather permitting) around the island. Balance of the day is at leisure, to immerse yourself in the wonderful atmosphere of this beautiful island, to browse through the little shops on the piazzetta, or to just relax.

Breakfast

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CAPRI–SORRENTO–ROME

Sorrento/Italy, Italy

Speed across the glittering bay to the charming resort of Sorrento. Enjoy time to stroll around and check out the local shops before returning to Rome.

Rome/Italy, Italy

This evening, farewell dinner at a local restaurant has been prepared to say arrivederci Italia.

Breakfast, Dinner

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ROME

Rome/Italy, Italy

Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning.

Breakfast

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