Rome.
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS: Arrival. Transfer to the hotel. Welcome to Europe!!!. Transfer to hotel and free time. You will receive information about the start of the circuit during the afternoon, or you can check the informative panels in the hotel reception area.
Rome.
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS: City tour of Rome. Night transfer to Trastevere area. In the morning, we include a two and a half hours scenic tour of the Rome with a local guide, a great introduction to "The Eternal city", in which we will know, among other places, the Caracalla Baths, Venice Square, Circo Massimo, the Capitoline Hills or St. John Lateran. The tour ends in the Vatican City, the principal centre of Christianity in the world. You will be able to visit St. Peter's Basilica. In the evening we provide transport to the Trastevere district area, where you will find restaurants serving Italian, Indian, Chinese and interna¬tional food. Return to hotel.
Rome.
Free day in the city of Rome, the ¨Eternal City¨. You can take the opportunity to visit one of the oldest cities in Europe.
Rome - Florence.
TODAY'S HIGLIGHTS: Tour with a local expert from Florence. View from Piazzale Michelangelo. We will leave Rome, heading north. This route is graced with beautiful landscapes. Upon arrival in FLORENCE, we head straight to Piazzale Michelangelo, an impressive site in the city and then we provide a panoramic tour with a local expert and walk through the historic centre. In the afternoon, we recommend a visit to its famous markets. Florence is one of the most recommendable Italian cities for shopping or for visiting any of its important museums.
Florence - Pisa - Cinque Terre- Genoa.
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT: Wonderful Ligurian coast. Pisa. Train to Cinque terre. We travel to PISA, where we include a little train from the tourist parking to take us to the monumental Field of Miracles where we can find the popular Leaning Tower. After this we will visit the LIGURIAN COAST, with some of the prettiest coastlines in Europe. CINQUE TERRE has been declared Unesco World Heritage, and comprises five villages almost isolated by road, which live on fishing and tourism. Given the difficult access by road, we go by train, with a ticket included to VERNAZZA, which maintains its appearance of a citadel, with its outstanding church of Santa Margarita built in 1318, overlooking the sea. Time for lunch. We go on by train to LEVANTOwhere we are awaited by the coach to go on to GENOA. It centre reminds us that it was an uprising Republic in the Middle Ages.
Genoa- Santa Margarita - Portofino- Milan.
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT: Boat trip to Portofino. Milan. We travel to the nearby city of SANTA MARGARITA LIGURE, where we embark for PORTOFINO, one of the most exclusive places in Europe, and a stroll by the sea and free time. After lunch, we go on to MILAN, the busy northern city in which we recommend a visit to the cathedral.
Milan - Lakes Region - Verona.
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT: Lakes region. Mountain landscapes, alpine lakes, villages of great beauty. Today we see one of the most beautiful scenic areas of Europe, the region of the Italian lakes. First we travel to LAKE ORTA, in ORTA DE SAN GIULIO we find a mediaeval city preserved intact. We include a train ride to reach the centre of the mediaeval town, and then a boat to the ISLAND OF SAN GIULIO, a little island on the lake with a monastery. After this we go on to LAKE MAGGIORE, and on its shores, we stop in STRESSA, where, if we want, we can optionally visit the Borromeas islands, and especially ISOLA BELLA with its gardens and palace (closed in the winter). Time for lunch. After lunch, we go on to VERONA. Accommodation.
Verona - Venice.
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT: Visit of Venice. Murano glass factory in Venice. We will have time to see the city of Romeo and Juliet before leaving for VENICE, where we arrive at about 13.00 hrs-. We include a boat trip to the area of St Mark's Square, where with a local guide, we take a stroll around the city of canals. There will also be a chance to admire the glasswork of Murano. Free time afterwards, maybe for a trip in a gondola. Accommodation in the Mestre district.
Venice- Padua - San Marino - Gubbio - Perugia.
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT: San Marino and its fortress. Beautiful landscapes crossing the Apennines. We leave for PADOVA, the destination of many pilgrims, where we will see the Saint's Basilica. Then we will go on to the Adriatic coast to see SAN MARINO, a small independent country on top of a strongly fortified mountain. Time for lunch. We go on our way amidst pretty mountain countryside, crossing the Apennines to GUBBIO, a marvellously preserved town in which the Palace of Consuls and the twelfth century cathedral stand out. Continuation to a PERUGIA.
Perugia - Assisi - Rome.
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT: Umbria region. PERUGIA is a historic city also name as the city of chocolate, and we will see it with a local guide, climbing its ramps that cross the rocky outcrop, and we will be surprised by its squares and stone streets. After this we travel to ASSISI, where we will have time for lunch and to see the Basilica of St Francis. In the afternoon, we travel to ROME. Arrival at the end of the afternoon. End of our services. Check the time of your flight in case you need an additional night.TERMS AND CONDITION
Inclusions
General Services: Travel by bus with English speaking guide, basic travel insurance, and breakfast buffet.
Includes arrival transfer
Boat: To Island of St. Giulio, To the area of St Marks in Venice.
City tour in : Rome, Florence, Venice, Perugia.
Evening Transfer: Trastevere in Rome.
Transfer: Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence.
Ticket admission: Murano glasswork in Venice.
Train: to the monumental field of Miracles in Pisa, Cinqueterre region, To Orta.
Ferry: Rapallo/ Portofino.
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