Excursions & Sights
�??�?�·�??�?� Visit the Trevi Fountain, Colosseum, Forum & St Peter\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Basilica in Rome
�??�?�·�??�?� Visit Orvieto cathedral
�??�?�·�??�?� Visit Piazzale Michelangelo�?� 
Visit Michelangelo\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s tomb, see the Duomo, Gates of Paradise�?� 
Florentine Leatherwork Demonstration
See Juliet\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Balcony and the Roman arena in Verona
Cruise to St Mark\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Square to see the Doges\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' Palace, Basilica, Bridge of Sighs, in Venice

Guided City Tours
�??�?�·�??�?� In depth sightseeing tour in Rome & Florence
Orientation tours of Orvieto and Venice
Tour Company\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s First Class Services
Professional Tour Director to escort you
�??�?�·�??�?� Luxury touring coach with extra legroom & onboard toilet
�??�?�·�??�?� First Class hotels with all service charges, taxes and porterage
�??�?�·�??�?� Airport arrival transfer on Day 2 and departure transfer Day 9 between Rome Airport and your Tour Company tour hotel (Air & land package only)
Quality Dining
�??�?�·�??�?� Highlight Dinner in Rome at a local restaurant (HD)
�??�?�·�??�?� 7 buffet breakfasts (Buffet Breakfast), 2 three course table d\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'h�??�?�´te dinners, or buffets, plus tea or coffee (Dinner)
Tour Itinerary

Tour Duration: 9 days

DAY 1 �?�¢??Overnight flight to Rome.
DAY 2 �?�¢?? ARRIVE ROME
Welcome to Italy! If you have purchased our Air & Land package you are transferred to your tour hotel. Tonight, join your Tour Director for a Welcome Drink.
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DAY 3 �?�¢?? ROME SIGHTSEEING
This morning we walk with a local guide through the superb Vatican Museums, treasure house of the Catholic faith, with vast collections of ancient and Renaissance art, gathered by Popes over the ages. Our guide leads us into the Sistine Chapel, glorious masterpiece of Michelangelo\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s fresco skills. Then we visit the vast St Peter\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Basilica. We cross the River Tiber to visit the Colosseum and the Forum. Plus there\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s ample free time to explore the city or to shop! (Buffet Breakfast)
DAY 4 �?�¢?? ROME �?�¢?? FLORENCE
We ascend the Apennine Mountains to the hilltop town of Orvieto, which looks down from its cliff edged balcony over a vineyard covered plain. Here we visit the impressive cathedral, with its breathtaking facade, considered one of Italy\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s finest! Then, a beautiful drive takes us through the Tuscan vineyards to Florence. Our first view of the city is from the hilltop Piazzale Michelangelo �?�¢?? a great photo opportunity! We then continue to our hotel in time for dinner.
Hotel: Mediterraneo. (Buffet Breakfast/Dinner)
DAY 5 �?�¢?? FLORENCE SIGHTSEEING
On our guided walking tour we visit the Academy Gallery to see Michelangelo\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s original statue of David. We then continue to the Cathedral and see the Gates of Paradise on the Baptistery. Our last stop is the Basilica of Santa Croce which houses the tombs of Michelangelo and Galileo. We finish with a demonstration of leather work. The rest of the day is at leisure. (Buffet Breakfast)
DAY 6 �?�¢?? FLORENCE �?�¢?? VENICE
This morning we travel to Verona, setting for one of history\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s saddest love stories. Here we view Juliet\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s balcony and the well-preserved Roman Arena (still used for open-air opera performances) . We then continue to the romantic city of Venice �?�¢?? a step back in time to the 16th century!
Hotel: Continental/Sant\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'Elena. (Buffet Breakfast/Dinner)
DAY 7 �?�¢?? VENICE SIGHTSEEING
Venice - a living treasure! Appreciate her splendouras we cruise by the Church of the Redentore and Palladio\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s San Giorgio Maggiore, to St Mark\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Square. Once one of the greatest trading centres of the world, importing goods especially from the Orient, the city\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s wealth and power is evidenced by the riches of St Mark\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Basilica. We also see the Doges\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' Palace and its adjoining Bridge of Sighs. Later we visit one of the glass showrooms for a demonstration of traditional craftsmanship, unchanged for centuries. Now time to relax and watch the gondolas as they slip beneath the bridges. Don\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'t miss the chance to try the delicious seafood, freshly caught in the lagoon! (Buffet Breakfast)
DAY 8 �?�¢?? VENICE �?�¢?? ROME
We bid farewell to Venice and follow the \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'Highway of the Sun\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' back to Rome. Tonight, we drop a coin in the glittering Trevi Fountain to ensure our return to the \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'Eternal City\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\', before enjoying a Highlight Dinner including wine and live entertainment!
Hotel: Melia Aurelia Antica/Villa Pamphili. (Buffet Breakfast/Highlight Dinner)
DAY 9 �?�¢?? RETURN FLIGHT
Sadly,our tour comes to an end after breakfast today. Transfers to Rome\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci airport are included in the Air and Land package. (Buffet Breakfast)