Venice – Florence – Rome- Amalfi Coast
12 Days - 11 Nights
Italy
July 7th 2024 - July 18th 2024
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Afternoon Free – Dinner at a restaurant just steps from St. Mark’s Square. Evening gondola ride.
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After breakfast. We will enjoy a morning guided tour of St. Mark’s Square, the great Byzantine Basilica, the Bridge of Sighs and an inside visit of the Doge’s Palace. Next, we’ll visit with motoscafi the beautiful island of Murano, where we will visit one of the oldest glass-blowing factories. In the afternoon we’ll have a chance to get lost in the city’s labyrinth of canals, bridges, and tiny piazzas. Being a small island, it’s impossible to stray very far. Dinner is on your own tonight and there are lots of great choices around your hotel.
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After breakfast we will depart for Florence. On our way to Florence, we will stop in Ferrara. There, we’ll have free time to eat lunch and explore the city’s historic center, home to beautiful Renaissance architecture including Este Castle and Palazzo dei Diamanti. Continue to Florence and enjoy a delicious Fiorentina dinner.
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After breakfast we will go on a guided tour of Florence, the city at the center of the Renaissance. Dinner on your own.
• View the legendary Florence Cathedral, known as the Duomo
• Pass Giotto’s Campanile, a masterpiece of Gothic architecture
• See the medieval Ponte Vecchio and Piazza della Signoria, center of Florentine life
• Step inside the Basilica of Santa Croce, burial site of Michelangelo, Machiavelli, and Galileo
• Visit the Accademia Gallery
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In the morning we will enjoy some free time for exploring and shopping. In the afternoon we’ll visit a winery in Tuscany, and we will learn about the grapes, the nose, food pairings and most importantly which glass to use with each wine! We will also get to experience an olive oil and truffle oil tasting…and of course have some fresh bread with it! This will all be followed by a fabulous early dinner and wine tasting.
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After breakfast we will enjoy our drive to Rome through Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio, the green heart of Italy. Soak up over 2,000 years of history in Imperial Rome, viewing the Arch of Constantine and the Arch of Titus
• Enter the Colosseum, the largest amphitheater of the Roman Empire
• Stop at the ruins of the Forum, once the setting of parades, elections, and trials
• Pass by Palatine Hill to see Circus Maximus, the stadium where ancient Romans raced chariots, and the Baths of Caracalla
• For dinner we'll be treated to a multi-course traditional Italian meal with a live musical entertainment.
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Includes breakfast and dinner. Skip the line and Visit Vatican City, St. Paul’s Basilica & the Catacombs
• Cooking class learn how to make gelato and pizza
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Free day in the morning to enjoy the city. Dinner you'll be treated to a multi-course traditional Italian meal with a live musical entertainment.
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Includes breakfast. Dinner on your own. En route to the Sorrento peninsula, stop in Pompeii for a guided tour of the city’s famed ruins.
• Discover how Roman citizens lived before Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D.
• View the excavated Roman ruins of theaters, villas, temples, and baths
• Pasta making and Tiramisu class.
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Includes breakfast and dinner. Capri: A Day on the Iconic Island
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Includes breakfast and dinner. Spend a day visiting Positano and the Amalfi coast and enjoy a Limoncello tasting tour near the Amalfi Coast.
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Transfers from your hotel to the airport. Flight back home.
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