Ciao, Italia!

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Spend a week in Italy with your family! Start in Rome with a welcome dinner, then enjoy a guided visit to the Roman Forum and the Colosseum, where you can get a family picture taken with a gladiator (if available). The afternoon and evening are free for independent activities. The next morning is dedicated to religious Rome: follow your Local Guide to visit the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel, followed by St. Peter's Square and Basilica. Then drive to Florence to enjoy a festive pizza party and learn how pizzas are made! Sightseeing with a Local Guide features a visit to the Academy of Fine Arts with Michelangelo's celebrated David. Also admire the cathedral, Giotto's Bell Tower, the Baptistry's heavy bronze “Gate of Paradise," and sculpture-studded Signoria Square. In the late afternoon, enjoy a gelato tasting. Continue to Venice, ride a private boat, and visit St. Mark's Square and Basilica, and lavish Doges' Palace with its Bridge of Sighs. The next day, a unique experience: create your own Venetian mask! Then enjoy an included gondola ride plus a farewell dinner on Burano Island. A wonderful vacation!

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Trip Itinerary

Day 1 - On the Plane

 
Flight to Rome, Italy.
Commercial Flights

Board your overnight transatlantic flight.

On the Plane Commercial Flights picture

Day 2 - Rome, Italy

 
Arrive in Rome, Italy.
Relaxation

Time to rest or start exploring the Eternal City.

At 6 p.m. meet your Tour Director and traveling companions for a special welcome dinner at a local restaurant. (D)


Day 3 - Rome, Italy

 
Unearth Ancient Rome.
Sightseeing

Morning sightseeing with a Local Guide focuses on the ancient part of the city. Visit the imposing COLOSSEUM, one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. Here you will learn about life as a gladiator and get a FAMILY PICTURE WITH A GLADIATOR (if available). Continue to the ruins of the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman legions marched in triumph. The afternoon is at leisure”your Tour Director will have suggestions for exciting optional excursions. (BB)


Day 4 - Florence, Italy

 
From the Vatican to Pisas Leaning Tower & Florence.
Sightseeing

This morning your Local Guide introduces you to Vatican City, the heart of the Roman Catholic Church. Visit the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for Michelangelos ceiling paintings and The Last Judgement, before continuing to monumental ST. PETERS SQUARE and BASILICA. Depart for Pisa to admire the cathedral, the baptistry on Campo dei Miracoli, and take pictures of the amazing Leaning Tower, 180 feet high and no less than 12 feet out of the perpendicular. Then on to Florence, the splendid capital of Tuscany and the cradle of the Renaissance.

Tonight, have a festive PIZZA PARTY at a local restaurant where an Italian chef demonstrates just how Italian pizzas are made! (BB,D)


Day 5 - Florence, Italy

 
Explore Renaissance Florence & See the Famous David.
Sightseeing

This morning, follow your Local Guide to visit the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS with Michelangelos celebrated David and admire the magnificent cathedral, Giottos Bell Tower, the Baptistrys heavy bronze Gate of Paradise, and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE.

Shopping

In the afternoon, time to check out the enticing shops with Florentine leather goods and gold jewelry. Later, sample flavors of cioccolato, nocciola, or maybe stracciatella at an exclusive GELATO TASTING. (BB)


Day 6 - Venice, Italy

 
Cruise Venices Canals & Discover the Bridge of Sighs.
Sightseeing

Drive across the Apennine Hills and through the plains of the mighty River Po to Venice. Enter the city in style by PRIVATE BOAT to meet your Local Guide. Highlights of your walking tour are ST. MARKS SQUARE and its BASILICA, the Clock Tower, lavish DOGES PALACE and the BRIDGE OF SIGHS, where doomed prisoners caught their final glimpse of the world. (BB)


Day 7 - Venice, Italy

 
Create Your Own Venetian Mask & Enjoy a Gondola Ride.
Sightseeing

This morning, enjoy a unique experience: create your own VENETIAN CARNIVAL MASK. Then walk through narrow streets along the canals and across scenic bridges to St. Marks Square and enjoy an included GONDOLA RIDE.

Time to rest or to enjoy the Lido beaches before joining your Tour Director and fellow travel companions for a festive farewell dinner on Burano Island. (BB,D)


Day 8 - Venice, Italy

 
Depart Venice.
Airport Transfers

Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (BB)


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