Escapade in Italy

Day 1

Rome, Italy

Meet and assist at Rome International Airport by our representative and transfer to the selected hotel. Assistance through check in and installation in the room

Evening free at leisure and overnight at the hotel

Day 2

Rome, Assisi, Siena, Florence

Check out after breakfast at the hotel

Departure by motor-coach to Assisi where you will be free to explore, on your own, this tiny town surrounded by walls, built in the Middle Ages. Take your time to visit the Basilica of St. Francis, where you will see masterpieces by Giotto and Cimabue and, then, have free time for lunch.

After lunch time, you will board the bus to reach Siena, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, world-known for the Palio, the historical horse race around the shell-shaped town square: Piazza del Campo.

Continue the drive to Florence where you will check in at your hotel

Overnight at the hotel

Day 3

Florence

Breakfast at the hotel

You will spend the day venturing around beautiful Florence, the “Cradle of Renaissance”, where, with the help of Michelangelo, Italian art reached its pinnacle. Based on Etruscan-Roman origins, the city flourished in the Middle Ages as a free “Comune” and was further refined during the Renaissance.

You will be fascinated by the uncountable monuments, churches and buildings as Santa Maria del Fiore, more commonly referred to as the Duomo. On your own visit, you will be amazed by its magnificent dome built by Filippo Brunelleschi. You will cross a small piazza to see the “Campanile” Tower (partly designed by Giotto) and the Baptistery, with its bronze doors where Michelangelo imagined the “Gates of Paradise”.

In the heart of the city, you will see Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo della Signoria (also known as Palazzo Vecchio), and the Basilica of Santa Croce. You will spend the afternoon strolling the cobblestone streets of Florence on your own or take a short trip to Pisa (optional tour with supplement), one of the four main historical Marine Republics of Italy. There, you will tour the Piazza dei Miracoli with the Duomo, Pisa’s symbol “the Leaning Tower” and the Baptistery.

Lunch and dinner on your own that day
Overnight at the hotel in Florence

Day 4

Florence, Bologna, Padua, Venice

Check out after breakfast at the hotel

Departure to Bologna. There, you will discover on your own the elegant city centre with its “porticos” and shopping streets.

From Piazza Malpighi, you will walk to Piazza del Nettuno and Piazza Maggiore (Neptune square and Major square) in the heart of the city, then King Renzo’s Palace; Palazzo Podesta and the Basilica of San Petronio, one of the biggest in the world.

Bologna is a real gourmet’s heaven… Don’t miss a tasty meal there!

In the afternoon, continue towards Padova, with Saint Antonio’s Basilica: one of the most visited churches by pilgrims of the Catholic World.

Later in the afternoon, you will arrive in Venice: the City of Love, one of the most romantic cities of the whole world and, undoubtedly, the most beautiful city built by man!

Check in, installation in the room and overnight at the hotel

Day 5

Venice

Check out after breakfast at the hotel

Transfer to the airport for departure flight to destination

** You may opt for an extension in Venice or for other location (i.e. North Lakes or Milan)

 

Distance between cities
Rome – Assisi	340 km	211 MI	3 hrs
Assisi – Siena	270 km	167 MI	2 hrs
Siena – Florence	100 km	52 MI	1:50 hrs
Florence – Bologna	140 km	86 MI	2 hrs
Bologna – Padua	140 km	124 MI	1:50 hrs
Padua – Venezia	200 km	142 MI	1 hr