ESSENTIAL ITALY

Day By Day Itinerary

DAY 1 - ROME

Arrive Rome International Airport and  transfer to your hotel. Check in and then enjoy the city at your leisure before spending your first night in Italy.

DAY 2 - ROME – ASSISI- SIENA -FLORENCE

After Breakfast depart by a deluxe coach, you will arrive in Assisi, where you can explore this tiny town, surrounded by walls built in the middle ages, at your own leisure. Make time to visit the basilica of St. Francis, where you will see masterpieces by Giotto and Ciambue, and to have lunch (not included). Board the bus for Siena, a medieval town surrounded by ancient walls that is known for the Palio, an annual summertime horse race around the shell-shaped town square, Piazza del Campo. Next, you will continue on to Florence, where you will check in to your hotel in Florence before enjoying dinner.

DAY 3 - FLORENCE

After breakfast, you will spend the day venturing around beautiful Florence, the “cradle of renaissance, where, with the help of Michelangelo, Italian art reached its pinnacle. You will be fascinated by its numerous monuments, churches, and buildings, as Santa Maria del Fiore, more commonly referred to as the Duomo. On your visit, you will be amazed by its magnificent dome built by Filippo Brunelleschi. Cross a small piazza to see the campanile tower  with its bronze doors that Michelangelo dubbed 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. Lunch in a typical Tuscany restaurant in Santa Croce square. Spend the afternoon strolling the cobblestone streets of Florence on your own or take a short trip to Pisa (optional), one of the four main historical marine republics of Italy. There, you will tour the square of miracles, which houses the Duomo, the leaning tower, and the baptistery. Dinner & Overnight stay in Florence.

DAY 4 -  FLORENCE – BOLOGNA- PADUA- VENICE

After breakfast in Florence depart for Bologna.  You will wander through the city’s 38 kilometers worth of elegant arcades for which Bologna is famous. From Piazza Malpighi, we will walk to Piazza del Nettuno and Piazza Maggiore (Neptune square and Major square) in the heart of the city, where you will find Neptune fountain; King Renzo Palace; Podestà Palace; and the basilica of San Petronio, one of the biggest in the world. In the afternoon, continue toward Padova, with its original Sant’Antonio basilica. Later, you will arrive in Venice, world-renowned for its classic gondola boats and its elegant, refined art. Check in to your hotel and enjoy your first venetian dinner and overnight stay in Venice.

DAY 5 - VENICE

After breakfast Hit the Water as you board a private water bus to enjoy St. Mark’s square, interior visit of the splendid cathedral , the Dogi palace, a symbol of the glory and authority of Venice as it housed the seat of the government and the court of justice. Nearby you will see the legendary bridge of sight. Spend the afternoon roaming along Venice’s canals at your leisure and then return to the hotel for dinner and relaxation. Overnight stay in Venice.

DAY 6 - VENICE- MONTEPULCIANO (TUSCANY WINE REGION)- ROME

After breakfast, depart from Piazzale Roma to Tuscany, known for its romantic churches and castles and its infamous wines. You will proceed to val di chiana with a stop in Montepulciano, a medieval town rich with history and art. Known for its “nobile” wine, which can be purchased in wine houses in town, Montepulciano is also the host of an annual jazz and wine festival every July. Spend the afternoon getting to know Montepulciano at your own pace. Free wine tasting in many shops and free time for shopping. That evening, you will check in to your new hotel in Rome.

DAY 7 - ROME

After breakfast depart from the hotel and enjoy the tour of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peters’s Basilica  and jump the queue! No stress to reach the area: upon arrival, your guide will lead you into the museums where you’ll visit one of the most important art collection of the world. Admire the beautiful spiral stairway, the gallery of tapestries and geographical maps, before arriving at the famous Sistine Chapel. The tour includes the visit of St. Peters’s Basilica (the visit ends in the city centre).Explore the rest of the city at your own leisure until you decide that you can’t do any more walking. Return to the hotel & overnight stay in Rome.

DAY 8 - ROME- NAPLES- POMPEII- SORRENTO

After breakfast at your hotel depart taking the highway “of the sun”through the regions of Lazio and Campania, where you will see a picturesque view of the abbey of Montecassino. Upon arriving in Naples, you will go on a short panoramic walking tour, seeing sites such as the Mergellina neighborhood, castel dell’ovo, Plebiscito square, the Royal palace, Maschio Angioino, and the port. Have lunch in a restaurant en route to Pompeii and then visit the excavations of the famous roman city, destroyed by the eruption of mount Vesuvius in 79 a.D. Leaving Pompeii, you will drive along the Sorrentine coast, arriving in Sorrento for dinner and an overnight in your new hotel in Sorrento.

DAY 9 - SORRENTO- CAPRI- ROME

After Breakfast board a boat for the island of Capri. Depending on weather and sea conditions, you will enter the infamous blue grotta in a small rowboat. After, enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and then roam the island at your own pace. Return to the mainland. Once Back to the mainland return to Rome. for your last overnight in Rome.

DAY 10 - DEPARTURE

Enjoy one final breakfast before the tour comes to an end. Transfer to airport for your flight to next destination.

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