The best of Italy
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  • Italy:Rome, Florence, Venice
  • The name Italy conjures up so many different primal travel images: art, food, wine, Mediterranean islands and ancient ruins, restaurants in Rome and museums in Florence, picture-postcard Tuscan country sides and gondolas on Venice’s canals. While most visitors want a taste of all of it, everyone has their own vision of the perfect Italy, and everyone comes looking for different things…
  • Day 1-Rome
  • Rome ,Meet at Rome Airport and transfer to the hotel. Arrival at the hotel and overnight.
  • Day 2-Discovering Rome
  • As you will immediately note during your stay in Rome, the landscape of the city is punctuated by a never-ending series of picturesque squares and monuments that are meeting places for the Romans and the perfect place for travellers to pause as they make their way across the centre of Rome. With this 3 hours walking tour you will see the most famous sites of the city. This itinerary begins at Campo dei Fiori, certainly one of the most characteristic squares in Rome with its “open-air” market and the statue of Giordano Bruno in the centre. Next to Campo de’ Fiori we will admire the magical charm of Piazza Farnese, which takes its name from the imposing Palazzo Farnese facing the square. The building is now the site of the French Embassy. A few steps from Palazzo Farnese stands Palazzo Spada. The building is worth a stop thanks to the brilliance of forced prospective introduced by the famous architect Borromini. The arcade courtyard is an optical illusion, in which diminishing rows of columns and a rising floor create the illusion of a gallery 37 meters long (it is 8 meters). Proceed then to Piazza Navona, one of the most famous squares in the world. Its original shape repeats with extreme faithfulness the perimeter of the ancient stadium of Domitian built in 89 A.D. for athletic competitions. The symbol of the square is the “Fountains of Four Rivers”, designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and competing with Borromini’s famed church S.Agnese in Agone. In a ten minute walk we reach Piazza della Rotonda housing the unmistakable structure of the Pantheon (inside visit). The Pantheon, a building of ancient Rome, has been well preserved and is a true masterpiece of architecture. 5 minutes we are at the Trevi Fountain, a true masterpiece and certainly the most famous and spectacular fountain in Rome. The last stop of our itinerary will be Piazza di Spagna, (Spanish Steps). Extremely original in shape, with a narrowing at the centre which divides it in two parts, it has always been the meeting place for travellers coming from all over the world. In the centre of the square you will admire the Fontana della Barcaccia made by Pietro Bernini (father of the more famous Gian Lorenzo). The walking tour ends here. Overnight at the hotel .
  • Day 3-Florence
  • Buffet breakfast. Departure to Florence by train. Free day ,Overnight at the hotel .
  • Day 4-Medieval & renaissance Florence walking tour
  • The most complete and thrilling guided walking tour starts from the peculiar Central market zone, characterised by its workshops and multicoloured stalls,where the Medici Chapels, and Basilica di S. Lorenzo, the church of Medici’s Family, are located. In a short time you can reach Piazza del Duomo, where you can admire the Cathedral* (inside visit) and its dome by Brunelleschi, the belltower by Giotto, Saint John Baptistery with its Paradise Door. The tour continues by visiting the medieval quarters where Dante Alighieri and Beatrice lived. Further on you can find Palazzo del Bargello. Not too far, there is Piazza della Signoria, a great “open-air sculpture museum”, overlooked by the imposing Palazzo Vecchio. Next to it the Uffizi Gallery, one of the most important museum all over the world. Then you proceed to the picturesque Mercato della Paglia (Straw market), where the famous Piglet Fountain is located. You walk along the street that leads to Ponte Vecchio, the “jewels bridge”. By crossing the bridge, you will reach the wonderful Pitti Palace where our tour ends.free afternoon overnight at the hotel ..
  • Day 5-Florence-Venice
  • Depart to Venice by train .walking tour of venice. On this creative, informative and interactive guided photography tour, our Have a walk outdoors (no entries) through the most characteristicand important places for the history of Venice. A qualified and experienced guide will escort you through the millennium of life of the Serenissima Republic, recalling the past full of charm of this unique city. An essential tour for the understanding of Venice !! Route: Piazza San Marco – Origins, history and description of the main monuments: Basilica San Marco, Palazzo Ducale, Bell Tower, Clock Tower and procuratie. Santa Maria Formosa – History and anecdotes related to this wonderful and characteristic square. Campo SS. Giovanni e Paolo – The “Pantheon” of Venice, the Great School of Charity, the Captains of fortune. Marco Polo’s House and Malibran Theatre – Anecdotes and past and recent history cross each other in this beautiful corner of Venice. Return to San Marco through the Mercerie, vital connection between Rialto and San Marco and the main street for the city shopping.overnight at the hotel . .
  • Day 6-Departure to Rome
  • Free day and overnight at the hotel .
  • Day 7-Rome
  • After breakfast, transfer to the airport for departure..
  • WHAT'S INCLUDED
  • Round trip economy class flights as per the lowest booking fare
  • Transportation by deluxe motor coach throughout the tour
  • 3 nights stay in Rome with breakfast
  • 2 nights stay in Florence with breakfast
  • 1 night stay in Venice with breakfast
  • Train tickets from Rome to Florence to Venice to Rome
  • Visits and tours as per the itinerary
  • All taxes included
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