Italian Vista

Day 1 Welcome to Rome!

Welcome to Rome! In the evening, meet your Tour Director and travelling companions, then leave the hotel for a special welcome dinner at one of Rome's lively restaurants. Get ready for the first of many delicious Italian dinners!

Day 2 Rome

Fuel up with a delicious breakfast, then seize the day! Enjoy a unique guided sightseeing, including inside visits to all highlights of religious and ancient Rome: the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with Michelangelo's ceiling paintings and The Last Judgment, monumental St. Peter's Square and Basilica to admire Michelangelo's Pieta, the amazing Colosseum, and the Roman Forum, where Roman legions marched in triumph. To make the most of your stay, join our optional walking tour, and see the Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, and other sites and squares of medieval Rome made famous in the movie Angels & Demons. 

Day 3 Rome - Orvieto - Assisi

After breakfast, stop in Orvieto, perched high atop a volcanic rock. You'll have time this afternoon to browse through the charming shops in the lanes off Piazza del Duomo, and to visit the fabulous gothic Cathedral with its San Brizio Chapel. Taste local pastries in Caffa Montanucci, a historic pasticceria (bakery) for more than 100 years, before continuing to Assisi for your overnight stay. Your guided walking tour includes visits to St. Clare's Church and St. Francis' Basilica, the hub of a religious order devoted to the ideals of humility, forgiveness, simplicity, and love for all God's creatures. 

Day 4 Assisi - Florence - Padua

Grab your camera and get ready to explore Florence, the Cradle of the Renaissance. This morning, you will enjoy a walking tour with a local guide. Visit the Academy of Fine Arts to admire Michelangelo's celebrated David. Marvel at the magnificent marble cathedral, Giotto's Bell Tower, the Baptistry's heavy bronze Gate of Paradise, and sculpture-studded Signoria Square. Continue through the Apennine Mountains and the flat Po area to Padua for an orientation of St. Anthony's city and your overnight stay.

Day 5 Padua - Venice - Padua

A short drive brings you to Venice. Enter in style by private boat and meet your local guide. Highlights of your walking tour are St. Mark's Square and the Byzantine Basilica, lavish Doges' Palace and the Bridge of Sighs. Also watch a skilled Glassblower fashion delicate objects in an age-old traditional manner. Afterward, enjoy Venice at your own pace or join an optional cruise to the charming island of Burano.

Day 6 Padua - Verona - Milan

Journey to Verona, the medieval setting of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Take pictures of Juliet's balcony and rub the shining breast on her statue for good luck. Continue to the Arena, an incredibly well-preserved pink marble Roman amphitheater, where gladiators used to fight. Built in the 1st century AD, it is now the magical venue for world-famous opera performances. Then, on to the dynamic city of Milan, where you'll enjoy a visit to the Museum of the famous La Scala Opera House, and a walk to the glass-domed Galleria and the magnificent gothic Duomo.

Day 7 Milan - Lake Como - Milan

Lake Como is regarded as one of Europe's most beautiful lakes and has attracted many aristocrats and famous people to come and live there in one of the many villas that line the lakeshore. Enjoy a Boat Ride and visit picturesque Bellagio, the Pearl of Lake Como and already popular as a destination in Roman times.

This evening, back in Milan, a special farewell risotto dinner with wine awaits you at a local restaurant. 

Day 8 Depart Milan

Squeeze all your souvenirs into your luggage and say ciao to Italy! Enjoy a comfortable transfer to the airport, then board your flight home.