10 days
Classical Italy From Venice

Day 1: Venice

Upon your arrival to Venice Airport, our local representative will be waiting to greet you. You will be transferred by private motor launch to your hotel in the city.

The balance of this first day is at leisure. Relax after your trip, or begin to explore the sights of this extraordinary city.

4-Star Hotel: Saturnia

(or similar star rating hotel)

Day 2: Venice Tour

This morning, your personal English-speaking guide will meet you at the hotel for your private walking tour of the city. Venice's charm lies both in its unique civil engineering achievements, and in the harmony of Eastern and Western artistic styles that have flourished here over the centuries. Your tour highlights some of the major sites that define the look and history of Venice, and includes visits to Doges Palace, St. Mark's Basilica and St. Mark's Square.

Day 3: Venice - Florence

After check-out from your hotel this morning, our representative will transfer you to the rail station for your train to Florence. You will have first class rail tickets with seat reservations. The journey will take two and a half hours on the comfortable Eurostar train.

Upon arrival in Florence you will be met by your driver who will transfer you to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to enjoy.

4-Star Hotel: Hotel Pierre

(or similar star rating hotel)

Day 4: Florence

This morning your English-speaking guide will meet you at your hotel to take you on a private walking tour of the city. Florence’s rich past as the cultural center of the Italian Renaissance can still be seen today in the wealth of art gathered here, and in the preservation of its splendid architecture. The tour includes visits of the Duomo and the Baptistry, the Piazza della Signori, the Ponte Vecchio, and the famous Accademia Gallery (entrance fees included). Reservations will also be made for you at the Uffizi Gallery in the afternoon.

Day 5: Pisa & Lucca

Today, your English-speaking driver will pick you up from the hotel for a full-day, private excursion to the famous towns of Pisa and Lucca.

Your tour takes you through the fertile and picturesque Tuscan countryside towards the historic university city of Pisa, famous for its architectural beauty.

Together with a local guide you will visit the famous Piazza dei Miracoli and the celebrated Leaning Tower, the Cathedral, an unequalled masterpiece of Romanesque art carried out between the 11th and 12th centuries, as well as the Baptistry and Piazza dei Cavalieri.

Continue to Lucca where you will be able to visit on your own this interesting city housing invaluable historic and artistic treasures.

In Lucca you can visit the city by walking or cycling along its wide walls that surround it.  From this vantage you can view the beautiful towers, piazzas and park grounds.

You will enjoy a typical lunch at a local restaurant before returning to Florence.