Guided Tour Italy Great Cities
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Italy's Great Cities |
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| Rome, Pisa, Florence, Verona, Venice, Chianti Country | ||
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Italy's Great Cities |
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| Rome, Pisa, Florence, Verona, Venice, Chianti Country | ||
8 Days Rome to Rome |
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INCLUDED FEATURES... SIGHTSEEING HIGHLIGHTS
SCENIC HIGHLIGHTS Aurelian Way, Tuscany, Lombardian Plains, Apennine Mountains, Chianti wine region MEALS 7 buffet breakfasts (BB); 2 three-course dinners (D), including a special welcome dinner with wine in Rome AIRPORT TRANSFERS Airport transfers may be included when you make your flight arrangements with Globus Call us toll free for more information INSIDE VISITS Inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges when applicable QUALITY HOTELS ROME: Albani (F) FLORENCE: Hilton Florence Metropole (SF) VENICE: Carlton & Grand Canal (F) ROME: Holiday Inn Rome West (F) or Jolly Midas (F) or Villa Pamphili (F) or Albani (F)
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Day 1 - Departure: Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2: ARRIVAL IN ROME, ITALY. Time to rest or start exploring the Eternal City. At 6 p.m. meet your Tour Director and traveling companions and leave the hotel for a special welcome dinner with wine at one of Rome’s lively restaurants. (D) Day 3: ROME. Sightseeing with your Local Guide starts with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL (arranged next morning if closed today), world famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings and The Last Judgement. Continue to monumental ST. PETER’S SQUARE and BASILICA. Cross the Tiber and visit the COLOSSEUM and the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman Legions marched in triumph. Then time for independent activities and exciting optional excursion possibilities. (BB) Day 4: ROME - PISA - FLORENCE. Follow the Aurelian Way along the Tyrrhenian coast to Pisa. Here take your pictures of the amazing Leaning Tower, 180 feet high and no less than 12 feet out of the perpendicular. Then on to Florence, the splendid capital of Tuscany. (BB,D)
Day 6: FLORENCE - VERONA - VENICE. North to Verona, medieval setting of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. See Juliet’s Balcony and the well-preserved Arena. Stroll around the picturesque market square. Tonight you are in Venice, a powerful magnet for romantics and art lovers from around the globe. (BB)
Day 8: VENICE - ROME. A scenic drive today through the lush plains of the mighty River Po, across the wooded Apennine mountain range, and past the vine and olive clad Tuscan Hills, which are the home of the popular Chianti wines. An optional festive dinner may be just the way to celebrate the success of your Italian vacation. (BB) Day 9: Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (BB)
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Day 5: FLORENCE. Follow your Local Guide to the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS with Michelangelo’s celebrated David and the magnificent CATHEDRAL. Admire Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistry’s heavy bronze “Gate of Paradise,” and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. The afternoon is free. Florentine leather goods and gold jewelry sold by the ounce are attractive buys. You may wish to join an optional dinner outing to a fine Tuscan restaurant. (BB)
Day 7: VENICE. Start the day in style by PRIVATE BOAT to meet your Local Guide. Highlights of your walking tour are ST. MARK’S SQUARE and the BYZANTINE BASILICA, lavish DOGES' PALACE, and the BRIDGE OF SIGHS. Also watch skilled GLASSBLOWERS fashion their delicate objects in an age-old traditional manner. Afterwards enjoy Venice at your own pace or join an optional cruise to the charming island of Burano. Tonight is your chance to sample the city’s fine restaurants. (BB)