Artistic Italy 8 Days - 7 Nights

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Discover the history and beauty of Italy in this unique tour!

Inclusion

Deluxe Coach - 7 nights in Selected 4 star hotels: Rome – Beverly Hills, Florence – NH Firenze, Stresa (Lake Maggiore) – Zacchera Hotels, Venice (Downtown) – Bonvecchiati, Milan – NH Grand Hotel Verdi 7 breakfasts - 4 dinners with 1/4 wine and 1/2 mineral water included
Baggage handling, 1 piece of luggage per passenger
Dedicate local guides in Rome, Florence and Venice Private boat transfer to / from Venice Sojourn hotel taxes

Exclusion

Gratuity Fuel Surcharge

Hours of operation

Departs Sunday: April 14, 28; May 12, 26; June 9, 23, 30; July 7, 14, 21, 28; August 4, 11, 18, 25; September 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; October 6.

Itinerary Day 1: Sunday. Rome. Upon arrival, check into hotel and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. Tonight, a welcome dinner and an introduction by your tour escort. Overnight at your hotel.

Day 2: Monday. Rome. After breakfast you’ll have a guided tour of Rome. Classic sites include: Trevi Fountain, the Lungotevere, Castle of St. Angelo and St. Peter’s Basilica. Afternoon free time at leisure. Overnight at your hotel.

Day 3: Tuesday. Rome/Florence After breakfast you’ll depart for Florence, the “Cradle of the Renaissance”, crossing some of Italy’s most beautiful regions, including Lazio, Umbria and Tuscany, before arriving in Florence at approximately noon. In the early afternoon, a local guide will introduce you to Giotto’s bell tower, Piazza della Signoria and many other timeless highlights. Dinner & overnight at your hotel in Florence.

Day 4: Wednesday. Florence/Venice After breakfast departure to Venice and check-in at hotel in Venice downtown. Free time at leisure for lunch or personal discoveries. In the afternoon you’ll take a private boat across the Giudecca Canal to Piazza San Marco to meet a local expert for a guided walking tour of the city, taking in the Palace of the Doges, the Bridge of Sighs and many other highlights, concluding at a glass factory. Free time at leisure for dinner on your own. Back to your hotel where overnight.

Day 5: Thursday. Venice/Verona/Lake Maggiore Breakfast is followed by departure for Verona, one of Italy’s most fascinating cities featuring a wide array of monuments and historic buildings, such as Romeo and Juliet’s balcony and the Roman Theatre. Depart for Stresa, boasting an incredible number of churches, piazzas, historical buildings, canals, restaurants & shops. Dinner and overnight at your hotel

Day 6: Friday. Lake Maggiore/Lugano (Switzerland)/Lake Maggiore Breakfast is followed by a day-long excursion into the Alps and Switzerland,. Skirting Lake Maggiore you’ll pass Pallanza, Intra and Ghiffa before reaching Lugano, where you can enjoy leisure time shopping the elegant boutiques of Via Nassa or walking by the magnificent Civic Park. Return to Stresa/Baveno later in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

Day 7: Saturday. Lake Maggiore/Milan Breakfast at hotel, then departure to Milan. Upon arrival enjoy a panoramic tour of the city including Duomo and Palazzo Sforzesco from the bus. Ending at your hotel where overnight. Free time for dinner on your own.

Day 8: Sunday. Milan. Breakfast at hotel. Meet your driver and transfer to airport for your flight back home.

Itinerary

Day 1: Sunday. Rome. Upon arrival, check into hotel and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. Tonight, a welcome dinner and an introduction by your tour escort. Overnight at your hotel.

Day 2:

Monday. Rome. After breakfast you’ll have a guided tour of Rome. Classic sites include: Trevi Fountain, the Lungotevere, Castle of St. Angelo and St. Peter’s Basilica. Afternoon free time at leisure. Overnight at your hotel.

Day 3:

Tuesday. Rome/Florence After breakfast you’ll depart for Florence, the “Cradle of the Renaissance”, crossing some of Italy’s most beautiful regions, including Lazio, Umbria and Tuscany, before arriving in Florence at approximately noon. In the early afternoon, a local guide will introduce you to Giotto’s bell tower, Piazza della Signoria and many other timeless highlights. Dinner & overnight at your hotel in Florence.

Day 4:

Wednesday. Florence/Venice After breakfast departure to Venice and check-in at hotel in Venice downtown. Free time at leisure for lunch or personal discoveries. In the afternoon you’ll take a private boat across the Giudecca Canal to Piazza San Marco to meet a local expert for a guided walking tour of the city, taking in the Palace of the Doges, the Bridge of Sighs and many other highlights, concluding at a glass factory. Free time at leisure for dinner on your own. Back to your hotel where overnight.

Day 5:

Thursday. Venice/Verona/Lake Maggiore Breakfast is followed by departure for Verona, one of Italy’s most fascinating cities featuring a wide array of monuments and historic buildings, such as Romeo and Juliet’s balcony and the Roman Theatre. Depart for Stresa, boasting an incredible number of churches, piazzas, historical buildings, canals, restaurants & shops. Dinner and overnight at your hotel

Day 6:

Friday. Lake Maggiore/Lugano (Switzerland)/Lake Maggiore Breakfast is followed by a day-long excursion into the Alps and Switzerland,. Skirting Lake Maggiore you’ll pass Pallanza, Intra and Ghiffa before reaching Lugano, where you can enjoy leisure time shopping the elegant boutiques of Via Nassa or walking by the magnificent Civic Park. Return to Stresa/Baveno later in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

Day 7:

Saturday. Lake Maggiore/Milan Breakfast at hotel, then departure to Milan. Upon arrival enjoy a panoramic tour of the city including Duomo and Palazzo Sforzesco from the bus. Ending at your hotel where overnight. Free time for dinner on your own.

Day 8:

Sunday. Milan. Breakfast at hotel. Meet your driver and transfer to airport for your flight back home.

Policies Auratours Vacances Italia s.r.l. reserves the right to provide hotels of similar category if the circumstances make it necessary, at no additional cost or refund. For operational reasons, the order of excursions may be changes. Optional excursions not specified in our itinerary will be suggested by our tour leader

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