Globus Guided Winter Tours: Italy's Great Cities
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Italy's Great Cities (Winter Tour) |
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| Rome, Pisa, Florence, Verona, Venice, Chianti Country | ||
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Italy's Great Cities (Winter Tour) |
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| Rome, Pisa, Florence, Verona, Venice, Chianti Country | ||
8 Days Rome to Rome |
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INCLUDED FEATURES... SIGHTSEEING HIGHLIGHTS ROME: Welcome dinner; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and Roman Forum PISA: Picture stop at the Leaning Tower FLORENCE: Guided sightseeing including headsets, visit Michelangelo's David, the Cathedral, and Signoria Square VERONA: Orientation including Juliet's Balcony and the Arena VENICE: Private boat ride, guided sightseeing including headsets, visit St. Mark's Square and Basilica, Doges' Palace, and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblowers' demonstration
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, including admission charges when applicable. QUALITY HOTELS ROME: Albani (F) FLORENCE: Raffaello (F) or Hilton Florence Metropole (SF) VENICE: Carlton & Grand Canal (F), ROME Villa Pamphili (F) or Albani (F) or Jolly Midas (F)
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Day 1: Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
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. Time for independent activities and exciting optional excursion possibilities. (BB) Day 4: ROME - PISA - FLORENCE. Drive along the Aurelian Way and 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 5: FLORENCE. Follow your Local Guide and visit 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 6: FLORENCE - VERONA - VENICE. North to Verona, medieval setting of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. See Juliet's Balcony, take pictures of the Arena, and 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. Speed south along the Highway of the Sun through the lush plains of the mighty River Po, across the wooded Etruscan 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 at one of Rome's fine restaurants may be just the way to celebrate the success of your Italian vacation. (BB) Day 9: Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (BB) |
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 in one of Rome's lively restaurants. (D)
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 BYZANTINE BASILICA, lavish DOGES' PALACE and the BRIDGE OF SIGHS. Also watch 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)