  This
is the vacation you’ve been dreaming about! See
Italy’s diverse beauty with this ideal fully
escorted program.
 Friday — USA Departure
Departure from the USA on to Rome.
 Saturday — Rome
Upon
arrival in Rome, our staff will assist you in transferring to the
hotel. The rest of the day is yours to enjoy at leisure.
 Sunday — Rome
After
breakfast at your hotel, your program includes a half-day guided
sightseeing tour of the Eternal City that includes the Trevi Fountain,
Piazza Barberini, the Pantheon, Piazza Navona and the Vatican Basilica. The
afternoon is at leisure.
 Monday — Rome
The entire day is yours to
enjoy at leisure.
 Tuesday — Florence/Assisi/Siena/Florence
After breakfast at your
hotel, depart for Florence by deluxe motorcoach via the region of Umbria. Here
you will stop in Assisi to see the Basilica of St. Francis, containing masterpieces by
Giotto and Camille. Lunch is on your own. The next stop is Siena, in Tuscany,
where you will enjoy a brief tour of this lovely city. Then on to Florence — "Cradle of the
Renaissance" — home of Dante and
Michelangelo — and your home for the next
2 nights. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
 Wednesday — Florence
After breakfast at your
hotel, you will enjoy a guided sightseeing tour of this beautiful city that
holds art treasures beyond the imagination. Your tour includes a visit to Piazza
del Duomo, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto's Bell Tower, the
Baptistery of Saint John, the Accademia which houses Michelangelo's famous
statue of David, and the Church of Santa Croce. The rest of the evening is yours
to enjoy at leisure. Dinner and overnight in Florence.
 Thursday — Florence/Padua/Venice
After breakfast at your
hotel, you will depart for magical Venice by way of the Appenine mountains. On
the way you will stop in Padua for a visit of the magnificent Basilica of St.
Anthony. Proceed to Venice and enjoy a tour of the Piazza and Basilica of St.
Mark as well as a visit of the Doge's Palace. Dinner and overnight in Venice.
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“For me who stand in
Italy to-day,
Where worthier poets stood and sang before,
I kiss their footsteps, yet their words gainsay.
I can but muse in hope upon this shore
Of golden Arno as it shoots away.
Through Florence’s heart beneath her bridges
four!”
— Elizabeth Barret Browning,
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 Friday — Venice
The entire day is yours to enjoy at leisure. Dinner and overnight at
your hotel.
 Saturday —
Venice/Verona/Lake Como
After breakfast at your hotel, depart by private motorcoach to
Lake Como via Verona, the city of Romeo and Juliet, where you will
visit the magnificent amphitheater. Drive through the Veneto
countryside to beautiful Lake Como nestled in the majestic Alps.
Dinner and overnight in Lake Como.
 Sunday
— Lake Como/Milan
After breakfast at your hotel, you will make a short trip via
private motorcoach to Milan, Italy's fashion and business capital.
After checking into your hotel, you will enjoy a city tour
highlighting Milan's most treasured sites. The remainder of the
evening is at leisure. Overnight in Milan.
 Monday
— Milan/USA
"Arrivederci!" After breakfast at your hotel, your transfer
will take you to Milan's Malpensa or Linate Airports for your
flight to the USA.
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