ARRIVE IN ROME, ITALY. Benvenuti a Roma! Welcome! Time to rest or start exploring the "Eternal City." At 5 pm, get acquainted with your Tour Director and the other families, then enjoy an Italian WELCOME PARTY & DINNER at your hotel. (D)
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DISCOVER ROME'S HISTORY. This morning your Local Guide will take you on a journey through Rome's dramatic history. Start with a trip to the smallest country in the world, Vatican City, the papal enclave inside Rome. Visit the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, famous for Michelangelo's ceiling paintings. Continue to monumental ST. PETER'S SQUARE with it's 25-metre-high (83-foot-high) obelisk and visit the impressive BASILICA that covers an area of 1.5 hectares (almost 4 acres). Cross the Tiber River to visit the imposing COLOSSEUM, which could seat 50,000 spectators. Learn about life as a gladiator and get a FAMILY PICTURE WITH A GLADIATOR (if available). The remainder of the day is at leisure for an optional excursion. (B)
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MICHELANGELO'S DAVID & PIZZA PARTY IN FLORENCE. Travel to Renaissance Florence, the capital of Tuscany, where your Local Guide will take you to the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS to see Michelangelo's celebrated David. Also admire the magnificent cathedral, Giotto's Bell Tower, the Baptistry's heavy bronze "Gate of Paradise" and visit sculpture-filled SIGNORIA SQUARE. Enjoy a festive PIZZA PARTY lunch at a local restaurant, where a chef demonstrates just how Italian pizzas are made! Later, drive to the famous Tuscan spa town of Montecatini, where your hotel is located. (B,L,D)
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EXCURSION TO PISA & A GELATO IN MONTECATINI. Today, journey to Pisa to admire the cathedral, the baptistry on Campo dei Miracoli, and take pictures of the amazing Leaning Tower, 55 metres (180 feet) high and no less than 3.6 metres (12 feet) out of the perpendicular. Later, back in Montecatini, enjoy a homemade GELATO at a typical gelateria. Time to relax at the pool or to check out the medieval village of Montecatini Alto. This evening, taste this famous region's specialties at an optional Tuscan dinner in a local agriturismo farm. (B)
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DISCOVER VENICE. Drive across the Apennine Hills to magical Venice. Enter the city in style by PRIVATE BOAT to meet your Local Guide for a walking tour that includes ST. MARK'S SQUARE and BASILICA, famous for its spectacular mosaics; the Clock Tower; DOGES' PALACE and the BRIDGE OF SIGHS, which connects the palace's former interrogation room to the prison where convicts caught their final glimpse of Venice from the barred windows overlooking the canal. (B)
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VENETIAN CARNIVAL MASK, GONDOLA SERENADE & BURANO ISLAND. Enjoy the unique experience of decorating your own VENETIAN CARNIVAL MASK at an authentic Venetian workshop. When your mask is finished, use the included vaporetto ticket to return to the hotel or find a cozy trattoria for lunch. Later, admire Venice's bridges and canals while being serenaded by live music on your included GONDOLA RIDE, then a SEND-OFF CELEBRATION DINNER on picturesque BURANO ISLAND, famous for its lace-making and colourful houses. (B,D)
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VENICE. Arriverderci. Your holiday ends with breakfast this morning. (B)
ROME: Welcome Party & Dinner; guided sightseeing, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Square and Basilica, and the Colosseum; family picture with a gladiator (if available).
FLORENCE: Guided walking tour, visit the Academy of Fine Arts to see Michelangelo's David, admire the cathedral and Signoria Square; pizza party at a local restaurant.
PISA: Take pictures of the Leaning Tower.
MONTECATINI: Taste Italian gelato.
VENICE: Private boat ride; guided walking tour, visit St. Mark's Square and Basilica, Doges' Palace and the Bridge of Sighs; Venetian Carnival mask decorating; vaporetto ride; gondola ride; Send-Off Celebration Dinner on Burano Island.
MEALS: Full buffet breakfast (B); 1 pizza party lunch in Florence (L); 3 three-course dinners (D), including a welcome dinner in Rome and a Send-Off Celebration Dinner on Burano Island.
Inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges where applicable.
Meals Breakfast - 6 Lunch - 1 Dinner - 3
Optional Excursions
To help plan your leisure time, as well as your pre-tour budgeting, here is a list of optional excursions that may be offered on this tour.
Availability is subject to sufficient participation, weather conditions, seasonal suitability, group interests, and general feasibility for your tour. Please note prices may be based on the previous year and are subject to change. Full terms and conditions are contained in the important travel documents.
Cost
Description
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Name:ORIENTATION DRIVE Location:ROME Details:Enjoy an unforgettable drive through some of the more exclusive streets of the "Eternal City". Marvel at the impressive piazzas, fountains and ancient buildings in all their majesty and much more�
38
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Name:ROMAN HIGHLIGHTS Location:ROME Details:A guided stroll through the historical centre of Rome: your Tour Director will propose a tailor-made itinerary featuring some of the city's authentic jewels. For instance: Trastevere and its basilica of Santa Maria, or the baroque district, Campo de' Fiori, the Pantheon, San Luigi dei Francesi, famous Piazza Navona, Via dei Condotti, Piazza del Popolo with its church of Santa Maria del Popolo and displays of Caravaggio paintings.
68
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Name:ROMAN HIGHLIGHTS & DINNER Location:ROME Details:A guided stroll through the historical centre of Rome: your Tour Director will propose a tailor-made itinerary featuring some of the city's authentic jewels. For instance: Trastevere and its basilica of Santa Maria, the baroque district, Campo de' Fiori, the Pantheon, and San Luigi dei Francesi, famous Piazza Navona, Via dei Condotti, Piazza del Popolo with its church of Santa Maria del Popolo and displays of Caravaggio paintings. After your walk, relax and enjoy a four-course dinner, including drinks, at a popular Roman restaurant.
56
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Name:TUSCAN DINNER Location:MONTECATINI Details:Savour a traditional Italian four-course meal in the warm atmosphere of a famous agriturismo, amidst the green hills of Valdinievole.
28
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Name:GHOST WALKING TOUR Location:VENICE Details:Discover hidden Venice, a place of romance, history, and ghosts of the past, on a walking tour with a Local Guide.
71
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Name:A VENETIAN NIGHT OUT INCLUDING TRANSFER Location:VENICE Details:Travel by private water taxi along the splendid Grand Canal to a fine Venetian restaurant. Taste four mouth-watering courses of local specialties and wine or soft drinks. After dinner, time to explore romantic Venice.
Optional Excursions
