Venice to Rome by Rail
Overview
Highlights
- Journey from the iconic sights of Venice, Florence and Rome to the fabulous Amalfi Coast
- Enjoy delicious Italian cuisine in the foodie's heaven of Bologna
- Travel by rail and on foot and minimise your carbon footprint
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Itinerary
The trip starts today in Venice, a city built on 118 islands linked by bridges and canals in the shallow Venetian lagoon. Once home to an empire, the city is now famous for its art, music and food culture; all of which we hope to experience during our stay. Your tr...
We'll waste no time this morning in getting to the know the city, heading out on a walking orientation tour through the backstreets of Cannaregio, across the Rialto Bridge into Saint Mark's Square, home to Saint Mark's Basilica, one of the city's most famous landmarks...
We travel by high speed train this morning to the historic city of Bologna, the capital of Emilia Romagna. The city is famous for its arched porticoes which make it possible to walk for long distances sheltered from the elements; there are over 45 kilometres of arcade...
Bologna's food markets are a must for any food lover and we'll head out first thing today to the medieval area called Quadrilatero where the street names; Drapperie, Pescherie, Orefici preserve their name from the old corporations that were here in the past. It's here...
It's around an hour by local train this morning to Pisa where your tour leader will take you on an orientation tour. The Campo dei Miracoli (Field of Dreams), of which the iconic Leaning Tower is but one part, also contains the Baptistery, Duomo and Camposanta, which ...
We catch another high speed train to Rome this morning. With a history spanning over two and half a thousand years, Rome is packed with iconic ancient sites, exhilarating architecture and artistic treasures. It's the perfect place to experience la dolce vita lifestyle...
The trip ends after breakfast at our hotel in Rome. There are no activities planned today, so you are free to depart at any time. If your flight is departing later in the day luggage storage facilities are available at our hotel. If you would like an airport transf...
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Explore! Reviews & Ratings
Kathleen
Oct 2024
Venice to Rome by Rail
My 1st time in Europe! Our tour leader Paris Bermuda was so organized and genuinely very pleasant and sweet. The stops along the way were fascinating, picturesque an...
Eileen
Sep 2024
Venice to Rome by Rail
Well-planned trip, full on but plenty of spare time to rest or do extra things. Nice mix of other travellers. Our leader dealt very professionally with enforced ch...
Fred
Jul 2024
Venice to Rome by Rail
This was an interesting tour. Viviana, our tour leader was excellent. All the hotels were excellent, except the one in Florence, which lacked a breakfast room so t...
Ronald
May 2024
Venice to Rome
Very good tour. Whilst we enjoyed the pasta making lesson in Bologna we thought we would have preferred to miss Bologna and add more days to one of the other cities....
Trusted Customer
May 2024
Venice to Rome
Great trip, well organised. Could have done without the stay over in Bologna and had another day in Rome, but the pasta making experience in Bologna was very good. G...
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