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Cultural Capitals with Tuscany
Venice
Thursday, Mar 11Saturday, Mar 13, 2021
itItaly
2 nights
Your program overview

Day 1: Arrival in Venice
Welcome to Venice - one of the most charming cities of Italy. Upon arrival, you have a private water-taxi transfer to the hotel for the check-in. The rest of the day is at your own leisure to relax after the trip.

Day 2: Venice Sightseeing 
After breakfast at your hotel, meet your guide in the lobby and enjoy a wonderful walking city tour of all the must-see places.

Your sightseeing program starts with a visit to St. Mark's Basilica, where you can see the astonishing Pala D'Oro altar. Next you go up to Loggia dei Cavalli to enjoy the best panoramic views of St. Mark's Square.

Next on your list is the tour of the Doges Palace that includes crossing the Bridge of Sighs, visiting the old prisons and lushly decorated chambers of the Palace.

After the tour return to the hotel and have the rest of the day at leisure or may go on an optional 1-hour gondola ride (170 USD per person).

Day 3: Day at Leisure & Departure
After breakfast and check-out you can explore and enjoy Venice on your own. We suggest visiting the Peggy Guggenheim Collection or joining a carefully planned optional group day trip to the islands of Murano & Burano (55 USD per person).

In the afternoon you are met at your hotel by an assistant for a transfer by a water-taxi.  

Day 1 VeniceThu, Mar 11
Al Theatro Palace
Al Theatro Palace
IT, Campiello Fenice, 1925/A, Venice, 30124
Comfort Double
Up to 2 guests
1 double / twin beds
18 m²
Breakfast included
2 Adults
1 Room
Arrival: Private Water Taxi Transfer with Assistant
Day 2 VeniceFri, Mar 12
You don't have any pre-planned program for this day
Day 3 VeniceSat, Mar 13
Al Theatro Palace
Departure: Private Water Taxi Transfer with Assistant
Included
Venice Comprehensive Walking Tour
Included
4h
Private tour
Venice Comprehensive Walking Tour
Highlights of your Venice experiences
Venice
St. Mark's Basilica
St. Mark's Basilica
Venice
St. Mark's Square
St. Mark's Square
Venice
Doge's Palace
Doge's Palace
Venice
Bridge of Sighs
Bridge of Sighs
Train from Venice to FlorencePremium Class Seat
Departure
Mar 13, 2021
Saturday
Venice, ItalySanta Lucia
2 h 3 min
Arrival
Mar 13, 2021
Saturday
Florence, ItalySanta Maria Novella
Florence
Saturday, Mar 13Tuesday, Mar 16, 2021
itItaly
3 nights
Your program overview

Day 3: Arrival in Florence
Welcome to Florence! Upon arrival, your driver transfers you to the hotel for check-in. The rest of the day is at your own leisure to relax after the trip.

Day 4: Florence Sightseeing 
After breakfast in your hotel, meet with your guide and go on a comprehensive walking tour of Florence's highlights.

Today's program includes exploration of the Piazza del Duomo with a visit to the Baptistery dedicated to St. John the Baptist.

Your ticket to the Grande Museo del Duomo allows you to visit the other magnificent monuments of Piazza del Duomo in your free time within 72 hours: the Cathedral itself, the Dome and its famous Bell Tower.

As you proceed to the main square of the city - Piazza della Repubblica - you pass by the touristic area of the Strozzi Palace a bustling shopping street, via Tornabuoni.

Then you enter in Oltrarno where you see numerous local craftsmen shops and beautiful Santo Spirito Church and Convent, built for the Agostinian monks. In this very part of the city you can find the first official work of Michelangelo dating back to the age when he was 17 years old.

We also visit the Galleria dell'Accademia to see the famous Michelangelo's statue David as well before ending the tour on the Ponte Vecchio.

After the tour you return to the hotel and have the rest of the day at leisure or may go on an optional Uffizi Gallery guided tour (160 USD per person).

Day 5: Day at Leisure in Florence 
Today is reserved for you to explore and enjoy Florence on your own. After breakfast you can do some independent sightseeing, shop for souvenirs or have a good rest.

Today you have a chance to join our carefully planned optional cooking class and market tour (191 USD per person) or a day trip to Pisa (150 USD per person).

Day 6: Departure
Following breakfast in your hotel, you check out and transferred to the station to take a train to Rome. 

Day 3 FlorenceSat, Mar 13
Hotel De La Ville
Hotel De La Ville
IT, Piazza degli Antinori, 1/r, Florence, 50123
Classic Double
Up to 2 guests
1 double / twin beds
19 m²
Breakfast included
2 Adults
1 Room
Arrival: Private Transfer Sedan
Day 4 FlorenceSun, Mar 14
You don't have any pre-planned program for this day
Day 5 FlorenceMon, Mar 15
You don't have any pre-planned program for this day
Day 6 FlorenceTue, Mar 16
Hotel De La Ville
Departure: Private Transfer Sedan
Included
Comprehensive Guided Walking Tour
Included
4h
Private tour
Comprehensive Guided Walking Tour
Highlights of your Florence experiences
Florence
Galleria dell'Accademia
Galleria dell'Accademia
Florence
Piazza della Repubblica
Piazza della Repubblica
Florence
Piazza del Duomo Florence
Piazza del Duomo Florence
Florence
Piazza della Signoria
Piazza della Signoria
Florence
Strozzi Palace
Strozzi Palace
Florence
Ponte Vecchio
Ponte Vecchio
Train from Florence to RomePremium Class Seat
Departure
Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday
Florence, ItalyFirenze S.M. Novella
1 h 30 min
Arrival
Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday
Rome, ItalyRoma Termini
Rome
Tuesday, Mar 16Friday, Mar 19, 2021
itItaly
3 nights
Your program overview

Day 6: Arrival & Highlights of Rome 
Welcome to Rome!  Your driver takes you directly to your downtown hotel where you meet with your guide and embark on a tour to discover the famous ancient treasures of the Eternal City.

You see the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, the famous Fountain of the Four Rivers, as well as witness the masterpieces by Bernini, Borromini, and many others.

After the tour, your guide takes you back to the hotel and you have the evening at leisure.

Day 7: Discovering Ancient Rome 
In the morning after breakfast, you meet your guide to discover the famous ancient treasures of the Eternal City on a walking tour. Your first stop today is the iconic Roman Forum, situated on low ground between the Palatine and Capitoline hills. Dating back to the 3rd century A.D., the landmark served as the key political and ritual center of ancient Rome.

Today you can see columns and remains of ancient temples, arches, and buildings, such as the Temple of Caesar and the Arch of Septimius Severus, as well as the adjacent Palatine Hill, which was the site of the city’s first settlements.

The next place you discover today is Rome's hallmark site - the Colosseum. Originally known by the name of Flavius amphitheater, it was the biggest and most imposing building of its kind in the Roman world, designed as an arena for the fights of Roman gladiators and could hold up to 70 thousand spectators.

After the tour, your guide takes you back to the hotel and you have the evening at leisure.

Day 8: Vatican Sightseeing 
In the morning after breakfast, you meet your guide and walk to a walled enclave and the world’s smallest independent state - Vatican*. When inside the Vatican, you visit private apartments of Julius II, Pinecone Courtyard, Gallery of the Maps, Gallery of the Tapestries and Gallery of Candelabra.


Next, you proceed to the Sistine Chapel, where you have enough time to admire Michelangelo's famous frescoes and learn about the intense relationship between Pope Julius II and Michelangelo that drove the artist to create the greatest work of art the world has ever known.


After a coffee break, your tour continues in the vast open spaces of St. Peter’s Basilica where you see a stunning Pieta - a world-famous work of Renaissance sculpture by Michelangelo, and Bernini's impressive Papal Canopy, a legacy left to the Basilica by the Barberini family.


The ending point of your tour is in St. Peter’s Square, where you can admire Michelangelo's Dome and the gorgeous colonnades designed by Bernini. 


After the tour of the Vatican, you enjoy a leisurely walk to the hotel with your guide and have a photo stop at the legendary Castel Sant'Angelo, built originally as a mausoleum, and then used by the popes as a fortress, refuge and a prison.

Upon your return to the hotel, you have the rest of the day at leisure to enjoy the beauty of Rome on your own.

*Please note: the Vatican is a sacred religious site thus the dress code for visiting it is applied just as when you visit any church in Italy: no shorts – no uncovered knees and shoulders, no backpacks. Due to religious services St. Peters Basilica may be spontaneously closed, thus entrance to St. Peters Basilica may not be guaranteed.

Day 9: Departure to Tuscany
Today after breakfast you meet your driver and continue your trip to beautiful Tuscany. 

Day 6 RomeTue, Mar 16
Hotel Dei Mellini
Hotel Dei Mellini
IT, Via Muzio Clementi, 81, Rome, 00193
Superior Double
Up to 2 guests
1 double / twin beds
25 m²
Breakfast included
2 Adults
1 Room
Arrival: Private Transfer Sedan
Day 7 RomeWed, Mar 17
You don't have any pre-planned program for this day
Day 8 RomeThu, Mar 18
You don't have any pre-planned program for this day
Day 9 RomeFri, Mar 19
Hotel Dei Mellini
Included
Highlights of Rome Tour
Included
3h
Private tour
Highlights of Rome Tour
Discovering Ancient Rome Tour
Included
4h
Private tour
Discovering Ancient Rome Tour
Vatican Museums Tour
Included
4h
Private tour
Vatican Museums Tour
Highlights of your Rome experiences
Rome
Spanish Steps
Spanish Steps
Rome
Trevi Fountain
Trevi Fountain
Rome
Pantheon
Pantheon
Rome
Piazza Navona
Piazza Navona
Rome
Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
Rome
Colosseum
Colosseum
Rome
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica
Rome
Castel San'Angelo
Castel San'Angelo
Rome
Vatican & Sistine Chapel
Vatican & Sistine Chapel
Car from Rome to Tuscany (Castiglione d'Orcia)Private Transfer
Departure
Mar 19, 2021
Friday
Rome, Italy
10 h
Arrival
Mar 19, 2021
Friday
Tuscany (Castiglione d'Orcia), Italy

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The first destination on your route today is San Gimignano where you have some free time for independent sightseeing.

Often called the town of towers as it is home to 14 well-preserved towers from the medieval times. These towers vary in height and form the international identity of the town. San Gimignano boasts many churches, such as the Collegiata and the Sant'Agostino. Moreover, the heart of the town contains 4 Piazzas - Cisterna, Duomo, Pecori and Erbe.

Then you continue to Siena, Italy's loveliest medieval city. During
a 3-hour walking tour with a local guide, you visit all of the major sights including the Cathedral of the Duomo, which houses the works of artists like Nicola Pisano, Ghirlandaio, Ghiberti, Donatello and Jacopo della Quercia. You then see the Piazza del Campo - a shell-shaped structure, which is also a major attraction famous for hosting horse races. After the tour you continue the trip to the hotel.

Castiglione d'Orcia
Friday, Mar 19Sunday, Mar 21, 2021
itItaly
2 nights
Your program overview

Day 9: Arrival in Tuscany Hotel
Upon arrival you have a check-in in a charming hotel.

Day 10: Tour to Cheese Farm and Montepulciano Winery
Following breakfast in the hotel, meet your guide and driver and start the day with a visit of Pienza, the area known for the wonderful Pecorino di Pienza cheese, which gets its name from the word Pecora, Italian for "sheep". You visit the rustic organic cheese farm that sits on top of a hill overlooking the entire Val d’Orcia and even Pienza itself. Here the local cheese producer shows you how the pecorino sheep cheese is made and the many stages of aging from soft and fresh to hard and complex. Following the tour at the farm, you have a cheese tasting. 

Later you carry on to Montepulciano, a small village of Etruscan origin and one of the most beautiful hill towns in Tuscany. After a short walking tour in the Montepulciano historical center, you have time for lunch and then visit a traditional winery. Here you enjoy tasting one of the most famous Italian wines: Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. The Nobile wines of Montepulciano were the first to be given the ultimate quality level of DOCG certification.

After the tour you return to the hotel and have the rest of the evening at leisure.

Cheese tasting included.

Day 11: Departure to Rome
This is the last day of your amazing tour of Italy! After breakfast, your driver meets you at the hotel lobby and takes you to Rome airport for your flight back home. We wish you a safe flight and hope to work on your future vacations!

Day 9 Castiglione d'OrciaFri, Mar 19
Hotel Osteria Dell'Orcia
Hotel Osteria Dell'Orcia
IT, Podere Osteria, 15, Castiglione d’Orcia, 53023
Classic Double
Up to 2 guests
1 double / twin beds
18 m²
Breakfast included
2 Adults
1 Room
Day 10 Castiglione d'OrciaSat, Mar 20
You don't have any pre-planned program for this day
Day 11 Castiglione d'OrciaSun, Mar 21
Hotel Osteria Dell'Orcia
Departure: Private Transfer Sedan
Included
Full Day Tour to Pienza Cheese Farm and Montepulciano
Included
Full day
Full Day Tour to Pienza Cheese Farm and Montepulciano
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