Prices
listed are per person based on double
occupancy, and do not include airport
departure taxes. Other departure cities
are available.
Other departure cities are available. |
| Day
1 : |
Departure
from the USA |
| |
Evening departure.
Meals and refreshments served on board. |
| Day
2 : |
Milan |
| |
Morning
arrival at Milan Malpensa airport. Private
transfer to your hotel. Balance of day
on your own. Dinner on your own. |
| Day
3 : |
Milan
/ Bologna / San Marino |
| |
Morning
departure for San Marino via Bologna,
one of Italy’s most important
art cities. Visit this fascinating
medieval town with its squares Piazza
Maggiore and Piazza del Nettuno. Proceed
to San Marino, the world’s smallest
and oldest independent Republic, founded
in the year 301, as a Christian sanctuary.
Check-in and Dinner at the hotel.
|
| Day
4 : |
San
Marino / Perugia/Rome |
| |
Departure
for Perugia, the charming university
town. Visit the impressive Cathedral
and the Palazzo dei Priori. Proceed
to Rome. Check in at your hotel. Balance
of day at leisure. Dinner on your own. |
| Day
5 : |
Rome |
| |
Morning
guided tour takes you to the monuments
of the eternal city like Trevi Fountain,
Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Castel S.
Angelo and St. Peter’s Basilica.
Balance of day at leisure. Dinner
on your own. |
| Day
6 : |
Rome |
| |
Morning at leisure.
In the afternoon, guided tour of Ancient
Rome featuring the Colosseum, Circus
Maximus, and Basilica of St. Paul. Dinner
on your own. |
| Day
7 : |
Rome
|
| |
Day
at leisure for shopping or private sightseeing.
Possible optional tours to Naples, Pompei
and Capri. Dinner on your own. |
| Day
8 : |
Rome
/ Assisi / Siena / Florence |
| |
Early morning departure
for Assisi, the mystic town of Saint
Francis still surrounded by ancient
walls. Visit the Basilica of Saint Francis
with its early Renaissance masterpieces
by Giotto and Cimabue. Proceed on to
Siena, the beautiful medieval city renowned
for the Palio. Then on to Florence.
Dinner at the hotel. |
| Day
9 : |
Rome
|
| |
During your morning
guided tour of Florence, visit the beautiful
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore,
Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistery
of St. John, the Academy of Fine Arts
Gallery, housing “David “
by Michelangelo, and Santa Croce, the
13thntury Franciscan church with Cimabue’s
famous crucifix. Rest of the day a cet
leisure for optional sightseeing or
shopping. Dinner at the hotel. |
| Day
10 : |
Florence
/ Padua / Venice |
| |
Morning departure
for Venice via Padua, where you will
visit the famous Cathedral of St. Anthony.
Late morning arrival in Venice. Guided
tour of the Piazza and Basilica of St.
Mark, the Doge’s Palace, the Bridge
of Sighs, and the Prisons. Then visit
a glass factory to see the moulding
of glass. Dinner at the hotel in Venice |
| Day
11 : |
Venice |
| |
Day at leisure for
optional tour to the islands of Murano,Burano,
and Torcello by motorlaunch. Dinner
at the hotel. |
| Day
12 : |
Venice
/ Verona / Lake Como |
| |
Morning departure
for Verona to see the town of Romeo
and Juliet. Then continue on to Como.
Check-in and Dinner at the hotel |
| Day
13 : |
Lake
Como |
| |
Full day at leisure
to enjoy strolling around town. Dinner
on your own. |
| Day
14 : |
Return
to the USA |
| |
Transfer to Milan
Malpensa airport for your return flight
to the USA |
