Venice (2 nights) Florence (4) Rome (3) Here's a chance to splurge just a little. While all of our tours feature First Class hotels, our "Aristocrat" hotels are a degree higher in quality. Also, this tour includes most dinners out at fine restaurants. Feeling aristocratic? This is the tour for you!
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Begin your tour in Venice. This will be your home base for your first two nights. Sightsee Venice with its awesome Grand Canal and St. Mark's Square. We're off to Padua to visit the Basilica where the remains of St. Anthony are interred. Then spend four nights in Florence, and take a sightseeing tour of the city. On your fun-filled excursions to Pisa, see the home of the incredible Leaning Tower. Back in Florence; delight in our exclusive enchanted dinner. Off to Siena, the famous medieval city.Our final stop is Rome, the Eternal City, where you will visit some fabulous places like the Vatican and the grandiose Colosseum. Your last day in Rome is a day of leisure. Depart Rome for the USA after eleven stupendous days in the lovely land of Italy!
Off-Season Departures Venice will be your home base for your first two nights in Italia. You'll sightsee Venice's awesome Grand Canal and St. Marks' Square. Enjoy your very own gondola ride which is included! Leaving Venice we make a short stop at Padua to visit the Basilica. Four nights in Florence is a living dream. We sightsee all that Florence has to offer including the majestic Duomo built in 1296! One of the highlights will be an extensive tour of the Uffizi gallery. During our stay in Florence we travel a short distance to visit Pisa. We also visit Siena, considered the best preserved medieval city in Italy. We'll have plenty of time to relax, shop or explore on our own. Three memorable nights in Rome. We'll be personally escorted to all the sights; St. Peter's Basilica, Imperial Rome & the Colosseum, the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel and so much more. While all of our tours feature fine First Class hotels, our "Aristocrat" Hotels are a degree higher in quality. Also, this tour includes most dinners out at fine restaurants. Feeling Aristocratic? This is the tour for you!