8 days
Rome and Sorrento

Day 1: Rome

Arrive in Rome, Italy.

Upon your arrival at the Leonardo da Vinci Airport (Fiumicino), our local representative will be waiting to greet and escort you to your private car. Your driver will transfer you to your hotel.

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

4-Star Hotel: Hotel River Palace (or similar star rating hotel)

Other hotel options for Rome

Tour Price may vary with different Hotels

• De la Minerve
• D'inghilterra
• Sofitel Roma
• Rose garden
• Hotel Savoy
• Hotel Delle Nazioni
• Hotel Stendhal
• Starhotel Metropole

Day 2: Ancient Rome Tour

Your private guide will meet you at the hotel for your tour of Ancient Rome. Your tour will begin at the Piazza del Campidoglio, in the very heart of Rome. Walking to a terrace nearby, you will enjoy a breathtaking view of the Roman Forum and the Colosseum. You will approach the Forum by the Roman Road used by the emperors of the past for triumphal celebrations, and explore the ruins of this ancient political, religious and commercial center. Finally, visit the famed Colosseum and learn the history of the spectacle of gladiatorial combat.

Day 3: Vatican Tour

Today your guide will meet you at the hotel to take you on your private tour of the Vatican. This tour will take you through the galleries of the Vatican Museums, home to the most celebrated art collection in Europe. You will see Michelangelo’s incredible frescoed ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, and be awed by the regal majesty of the Basilica of St. Peter.

Day 4: Rome Countryside

Today you will go on a day-tour in the vicinity of Rome that will take you through scenic landscapes, inhabited since ancient Roman times, where you will be allowed to stroll through some of the small historic towns to see how the locals live.

The tour also offers you an opportunity to visit the two main hill towns of Castel Gandolfo and Frascati. The Castelli Romani hill towns, of ancient and medieval origin, are celebrated for their lush green scenery, volcanic lakes, authentic cuisine, and local white wines.

In medieval times, the towns became the domains of various powerful land-owning families. Many of these families also controlled the fortunes of Rome and the papacy during this epoch.

The town of Castel Gandolfo became the property of the popes. At the end of the 16th and early in the 17th centuries, aristocratic Romans began to build luxurious villas in and around the Castelli Romani Hill towns, just as the ancients had done.

The popes decided that they, too, should have a country villa in the Roman hill towns, and the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo is the result. The tour ends with a wine tasting and lunch at a local winery.