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Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Siena, Ravenna, Verona

Best of Italy Tour Code: T002

BRIEF ITINERARY (Days 1-5)

  • Day 1 Arrive in Rome, Classic Tour of Rome Overnight in Rome
  • Day 2 Vatican Tour, Rome By Night Overnight in Rome
  • Day 3 Rome to Florence – chauffeur service Overnight in Florence
  • Day 4 Uffizi Tour, Florence By Night Overnight in Florence
  • Day 5 Florence to Venice – chauffeur service Overnight in Venice

BRIEF ITINERARY (Days 1-5)

  • Day 6 Doge’s palace Tour, Venice By Night Overnight in Venice
  • Day 7 Venice to Milan – chauffeur service Overnight in Milan
  • Day 8 Cenacolo Tour, Milan By Night Overnight in Milan
  • Day 9 Transfer to MXP, goodbye Italy!

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Discover Rome’s history, art and great food of the capital of Italy
  • Experience the jewel of the Renaissance, Florence
  • Explore Venice’s canals & grand palaces of La Serenissima
  • Experience the bustling business, cultural, and fashion capital of Milan
  • Stop on the way and brief visit in Siena, Ravenna, Verona
Entrance fees of the highlights as listed in the itineraries are included

Day 1 Arrive in Rome, Classic Tour of Rome

Welcome to Italy! Arrive in Rome Fiumicino International Airport Leonardo da Vinci, then transfer to the Hotel.

Dive into the Timeless Beauty Of Rome. The 3 hours guided tour starts from Piazza Esquilino and continues to Piazza della Repubblica where the Fountain of Naiads with the Nymph of the Lakes, the Nymph of the Rivers, Nymph of the Oceans and the Nymph of the Underground Waters will welcome you. With your guide you will walk along the Via Veneto Street stage of the famous films “La Dolce Vita” by Fellini and “Roman Holiday” with Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. The Bernini Fountain of Barcaccia and Trevi Fountain. You will have a stop at the Pantheon a former Roman temple and then to Piazza Navona, once a stadium under emperor Domitian in 94 a.C. where the Bernini’s Four River’s Fountain lies. Tour ends to St. Peter’s Square in Vatican with St. Peter’s Basilica. Return to your Hotel.

What’s included:
  • Private Transfer from Apt Fco /to the Hotel
  • 3 hours private chauffeur service, pick-up/drop-off at your Hotel
  • 3 hours private multi language speaking guide
  • Dinner in the Hotel
  • Overnight stay in a Classic Room

Day 2 Vatican Tour, Rome By Night

Discover the wonders of the Vatican Museum, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica. They are considered monuments of world culture and Skip the line ticket allows to have your planned entry. With your private guide you visit the Candelabra Gallery, the Tapestry Gallery, the Geographical Map Gallery, be charmed by Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel the Last Judgement, and hear from your guide the stories about the renowned “School of Athens”. Then marveling at the treasures inside St. Peter’s Basilica, from Bernini’s enormous bronze altar to Michelangelo’s Pietá.
In the evening enjoy a truly magical night-time experience in Rome with your own private driver while he take you to the Trastevere neighborhood for a typical dinner at an osteria or a trattoria.
What’s included:
  • Breakfast in the Hotel
  • Return transfer by chauffeur service, pick-up/drop-off at your hotel
  • 4 hours multi language speaking guide
  • Skip the line tickets to the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel
  • 3 hours private chauffeur service by night, pick-up/drop-off at your Hotel
  • Dinner in a typical restaurant (beverages excluded)
  • Overnight stay in a Classic Room

Day 3 Rome to Florence with stop in Siena

It’s time to say arrivederci to Italy’s capital! Meet your private driver at your hotel at a prearranged time. Destination: Florence. You will stop in Siena where are numerous “can’t miss” sites including Piazza del Campo where the famous horse race, the “Palio”, takes place twice a year. Enjoy the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, one of the most beautiful in Italy which is the collaborative creation of many artists throughout the centuries. You will see works by the greats such as Pinturrichio, Raphael, Bernini and Donatello. For those not faint of heart, you may want to stop in and visit the Torture Museum. For the adventurous traveler, you may opt to climb the tower, Torre del Mangia, for amazing panoramic views of the city and countryside. For lunch you’ll try local family run restaurant such as enoteca’s or small trattoria’s. Following lunch your driver will pick you to start back out on the road again to arrive at your destination in Florence, the Hotel.
What’s included:
  • Breakfast in the Hotel
  • Private Transfer from the Hotel in Rome to the Hotel in Florence
  • 3 hours multi language speaking guide in Siena
  • Lunch in a typical restaurant in Siena (beverages excluded)
  • Dinner in the Hotel
  • Overnight stay in a Classic Room

Day 4 Uffizi Tour, Florence By Night

Spend a wonderful half day in the heart of italian art and culture. The tour begins with an uphill road to Piazzale Michelangelo for the most beautiful view of Florence and continues with an external visit of Santa Croce Curch, Ponte Vecchio and Piazza della Signoria. With skip-the-line-ticket you will have your easy access to the Uffizi Gallery. The Gallery is located inside a large building designed by Giorgio Vasari and built between 1569 and 1580. You will meet a concentration of amazing masterpieces of Giotto, Botticelli, Mantegna, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Piero della Francesca. In the evening enjoy a truly magical night-time experience in Florence with your own private driver while he take you to an ancient and fascinating quarter of Florence, Oltrarno, in a typical Florentine tavern that has been converted from an ancient wine cellar.
What’s included:
  • Breakfast in the Hotel
  • 3 hours chauffeur service, pick-up/drop-off at your Hotel
  • 3 hours multi language speaking guide
  • Skip-the-line-ticket to Uffizi Gallery
  • 3 hours private chauffeur service by night, pick-up/drop-off at your Hotel
  • Dinner in a typical restaurant (beverages excluded)
  • Overnight stay in a Classic Room

Day 5 Florence to Venice with stop in Ravenna

Meet your private driver at your Hotel at a prearranged time, ready to travel to and discover not only one the most important art city in Italy, but also one of the world’s most sought-after destinations owing to its beauty, its uniqueness, and its culture: Venice. A comfortable and luxury transfer will take you from Florence to the most romantic city of the world, Venice, with a stop on the way to visit Ravenna, the Byzantine gem rich of remarkably well preserved mosaics, with the beautiful Basilica of S.Apollinare, the Duomo and its marvelous square and the Mausoleo di Galla Placidia. Ravenna is also the city where the great Italian poet Dante Alighieri spent the last years of his life. Dante’s tomb is in Ravenna and contains the poet’s remains.After a walk through the historic center with its unique churches and mausoleums, you will return to your vehicle and continue to Venice. Start your stay in Venice the easy and stylish way with a private water taxi transfer from the car terminal Piazzale Roma to the Hotel. Sit back and relax as you speed past the spectacular scenery of the Venetian Lagoon and canals in your comfortable, private ride.
What’s included: 
  • Breakfast in the Hotel
  • Private Transfer from the Hotel in Florence to Venice car terminal Piazzale Roma
  • 3 hours multi language speaking guide in Ravenna
  • Lunch in a typical restaurant in Ravenna (beverages excluded)
  • Private Transfer by motorboat from Venice car terminal Piazzale Roma to the Hotel
  • Dinner in the Hotel • Overnight stay in a Classic Room

Day 6 Doge’s Palace Tour, Venice By Night

You will meet your private guide at your Hotel for a 2 hours walking tour. The Doge’s Palace in its Gothic Architecture awaits you and with your skip-the-lineticket you will have a privileged access. In the past it was the luxurious and sumptuous Doge’s residence nowadays is the most important Museum in Venice. You will see the Hall of the Great Council, Sala dello Scrutinio, the Doge’s apartments, the Museo dell’Opera the Stairs of Gold and the Palace Armory and Prisons. Take a picture of Bridge of Sighs and have easy access into the Saint Mark’s Basilica. It was built in 820 to preserve Saint Mark’s relics back from Alexandria.
Enjoy a dinner in one of the best restaurant in Venice, in an intimate yet delightful location to experience authentic Venetian cuisine with the freshest seasonal ingredients.
What’s included:
  • Breakfast in the Hotel
  • 2 hours multi language speaking guide, meet the guide at your hotel (walking tour)
  • Skip the line tickets to the Doge’s Palace and Saint Mark’s Basilica
  • Dinner in a typical restaurant (beverages excluded)
  • Overnight stay in a Classic Room

Day 7 Venice to Milan with stop in Verona

Meet your private water taxi at your Hotel at a prearranged time. Sit back and relax as you speed past the spectacular scenery of the Venetian Lagoon and canals in your comfortable, private ride to Piazzale Roma. Your private driver will be waiting for you and you will travel comfortably to your Hotel. During the transfer you’ll have an en-route stop in Verona. You will meet your official local guide and start a walking tour in the charming center of Verona. Starting from Piazza Bra, the city’s biggest square which holds the Arena, the world’s most well-preserved Roman amphitheatre. You will then cross the Victory Bridge and enter the heart of the city through the Roman Borsari gate. After you’ll reach Piazza delle Erbe, the famous market square and Piazza dei Signori (also named Dante’s Square). Next you will see the Scaliger Tombs and of course Juliet’s house. Here, inside the courtyard, you will see the famous balcony with the walls underneath covered in love notes. After the visit of Verona the trip will then conclude with the transfer to your hotel in Milan, one of the world’s most important fashion capitals, but also known for the wealth of interesting museums and things to see and do.
What’s included:
  • Breakfast in the Hotel
  • Private Transfer by motorboat from the Hotel to Venice car terminal Piazzale Roma
  • Private Transfer from Venice car terminal Piazzale Roma to the Hotel in Milan
  • 3 hours multi language speaking guide in Verona
  • Lunch in a typical restaurant in Verona (beverages excluded)
  • Dinner in the Hotel
  • Overnight stay in a Classic Room

Day 8 Cenacolo Tour, Milan By Night

When you arrive to Milan you can’t miss a trip into the historical and artistic heart of the city. With your private guide and your skip-the-line-ticket you will have an easy access to the Duomo-Cathedral of Milan and to the amazing masterpiece of Leonardo Da Vinci, the “Last Supper”. The facade of the Duomo is a set of pillars, spires and statues in marble of Candoglia. The marble blocks were transported for hundred kms on the river from the cave to Milan. The “Last Supper” is not properly a fresco because Leonardo painted it with a mixed technique but the result is amazing. It shows the final meal of Jesus Christ with the twelve Apostles. In the evening enjoy a panoramic tour of Milan by night with chauffeur service and an exclusive dining experience in a trandy and cool restaurant in the center of the city.
What’s included:
  • Breakfast in the Hotel
  • 3 hours chauffeur service, pick-up/drop-off at your Hotel
  • 3 hours multi language speaking guide
  • Skip the line ticket to Leonardo’s Da Vinci masterpiece “Last Supper”, Church and Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan Duomo (excluding Sunday)
  • 3 hours private chauffeur service by night, pick-up/drop-off at your Hotel
  • Dinner in a typical restaurant (beverages excluded)
  • Overnight stay in a Classic Room

Day 9 Transfer to MXP, goodbye Italy!

Your journey in Italy will end after breakfast, with a transfer to the Malpensa airport to catch your flight home or to your next destination. Arrivederci!
What’s included :
  • Breakfast in the Hotel
  • Private Transfer from the Hotel to Milan International Airport Malpensa