Rome & Best Of Italy

( 5 Star )

Visit: Rome - Florence - Cinque Terre - Venice - Verona - Siena - Wine Tasting & San Gimignano - Pompeii Excavations - Capri Island

GUARANTEED DEPARTURE in ENGLISH - Sunday (date specific)

Upon arrival, meet and greet by your tour leader and transfer to Rome. Check-in at hotel and balance of the day at leisure. Tonight, enjoy a welcome dinner at local restaurant. Overnight. (D)

After breakfast, your local guide will make you discover highlights of religious and ancient Rome: The Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel where you’ll admire the Last Judgment and the Creation by Michelangelo, St. Peter's Square and Basilica. You will also admire the majestic Coliseum (outside) and the Roman Forum (outside). To make the most of your stay, join our optional Rome-By-Night excursion . Overnight at hotel. (B)

At 07.30 am pick-up at your hotel in Rome and transfer to the meeting point to join the group. Departure to the Cradle of the Renaissance. First you will stop in Michelangelo’s square for a photo opportunity, then your local guide will make you discover Florence during a walking tour of the city including beauties such as Piazza della Signoria with Loggia dei Lanzi (a real open-air museum), the Cathedral (outside), Giotto’s Bell Tower (outside), the doors of the Baptistery and the Church of Santa Croce. Lunch at local restaurant. Overnight in Florence. (L)

Breakfast at hotel. Today discover by train the highlights of one of the most amazing and enchanting landscapes in the world. Five (cinque) villages, suspended between sea and land listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. You will first reach Manarola. Your journey will continue to Monterosso, an ancient fishing village considered the pearl of the Cinque Terre, where you will be overcome by its enchanting beaches. Back to Florence where overnight. (B)

After breakfast departure to the Door of the Orient. Upon arrival in Venice enjoy a guided tour of this unique and romantic city. Strolling through the ancient and narrow streets of Venice, you will reach the Rialto Bridge (outside) and St-Mark’s Square with the impressive Basilica (outside). Overnight at hotel. (B)

After breakfast departure to Verona where your tour leader will make you discover the wide array of monuments and historic buildings of this romantic city, such as Juliet’s Balcony (the star-crossed lover from the masterpiece by Shakespeare) and the Roman Theatre (outside). Then leave to the beautiful hilltop town of San Gimignano, famous all over the world for the skyline of its medieval towers. Today you’ll have the chance to visit a wine estate and taste the world-known Chianti wine accompanied with light dinner. Continuation to the hilltop town of Siena where overnight. (B, WT)

After breakfast enjoy a walking tour of the city with your tour escort to admire the Dome (outside), the magnificent square known as Il Campo, where twice a year the “Palio” race is run on bareback horses. Time at leisure for personal discoveries. Continuation to Rome where you will enjoy dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel. (B, D)

After breakfast, departure to Sorrentine Peninsula, visit of cameo factory before arriving in Pompeii, where your local guide will make you discover this ancient Roman city destroyed and buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD. Then proceed to Sorrento. Dinner and overnight. (B, D)

After breakfast, transfer to the harbour and cross to the Isle of Capri, famous since Roman times and favourite vacation spot of the Emperor Tiberius and – in modern era – of many VIP. Arrive at the port of Marina Grande take the funicular up to La Piazzetta. Time at leisure to explore the Island. Return to Sorrento where you’ll have the chance to taste “Limoncello”, the liquor made from the fragrant lemon of Sorrentine Area. Dinner and overnight. (B, T, D)

After breakfast at hotel, time at leisure to explore the area. Around noon, depart to Rome where overnight. (B)

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Fiumicino Airport to catch your flight back home. (B)

Inclusion

• Deluxe Transportation • Bus city permits as per itinerary • Licensed English-speaking tour escort (until Sorrento) • 10 nights in Selected 4**** hotels • 10 breakfast, 1 lunch, 2 dinners • 1 wine tasting with light lunch • 1 welcome dinner with music and ¼ wine + ½ water p.p. included • 1 Special dinner with ¼ wine + ½ water included in Rome • 1 Limoncello tasting • Admission fees: Church of Santa Croce in Florence, Pompeii Excavations • Dedicated and licensed local guides (Rome, Florence, Venice, Pompeii) • Headsets in Rome , Florence, Venice, Pompeii • Sharing transfer from hotel in Rome to meeting point • Local train ticket in Cinque Terre • Boat Transfer to/from Venice • Hydrofoil to/from Capri • Transfer to/from Fiumicino Airport • Baggage handling at hotel – 1 piece of luggage per passenger

Exclusion

•Tips • Extras • Hotel city tax • Drinks at meals if not specified • Optional excursions • Anything not mentioned in “Price Includes”

Note

For operational reasons, the order of excursions may be changed. Optional excursions not specified in the Itinerary, will be suggested by your tour leader. Cost for Optional excursions is available on request Child supplement cost is available on request HOTELS OR SIMILAR Rome American Palace Florence Grand Hotel Mediterraneo Venice (Downtown) Casanova Siena Four Points Siena Rome Airport Sheraton Parco de Medici Sorrento Grand Hotel Flora MEALS - B - Breakfast, L - Lunch, D - Dinner, WT - Wine tasting, T - Tasting

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