Globus Tours: Escorted Vacation Package
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A Taste of Italy |
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| Rome, Florence, Venice | ||
7 Days Rome to Venice |
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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 FLORENCE: Guided sightseeing including headsets; visit Michelangelo's David, the Cathedral, and Signoria Square VENICE: Private boat ride, guided sightseeing including headsets; visit St. Mark's Square and Basilica, Doges' Palace, and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblowers' demonstration INCLUDED MEALS 6 buffet breakfasts (BB); 1 special welcome dinner (D) with wine in Rome AIRPORT TRANSFERS Airport transfers may be included when you make your flight arrangements. 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: Grand Hotel Beverly Hills (F) FLORENCE: Grand Hotel Mediterraneo (F) VENICE: Boscolo Bellini (F)
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Day 1: (SUN.) Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 3: ROME. (TUE.) Sightseeing with your Local Guide starts with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, 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 - FLORENCE. (WED.) The morning is at leisure to relax, browse through Rome's attractive shops, or join the locals at the sidewalk cafés. After an early lunch, drive along the Highway of the Sun north into Tuscany and its hill-clad vineyards, which house the famous Chianti wine, to Florence, cradle of the Renaissance (BB)
Day 6: FLORENCE - VENICE. (FRI.) Through the wooded Apennine Hills and the lush plains of the River Po, the largest river in Italy, to Venice, a powerful magnet for romantics and art lovers from around the globe. Enter 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. (BB) Day 7: AT LEISURE IN VENICE. (SAT.) A whole day to explore Venice on your own: join the locals and ride the Vaporetto, have a cappuccino at a sidewalk café, or wander through the narrow streets and discover Rialto Bridge. To top it all, why not join an optional cruise to the charming island of Burano, followed by dinner with local specialties to celebrate the success of your Italian vacation. (BB) Day 8: (SUN.) Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (BB) |
Day 2: ARRIVAL IN ROME, ITALY. (MON.) 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 5: FLORENCE. (THU.) 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 and try out the Chianti wines. (BB) 