A Week In... Venice, Florence & Rome 2016
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- After hours guided visit to the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
- guided tour of the Uffizi with local expert
- art history lecture
- special cellar tour with wine pairing lunch in Chianti Hills
- gondola ride in Venice
- travel by high-speed rail
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- TAUCK'S YELLOW ROADS! Travel from Florence through the Chianti Hills, in the heart of the Chianti Classico region, on a day trip to Badia di Passignano; the hilly landscape, basking in golds and greens, is filled with vineyards and olive groves. TAUCK EXCLUSIVE! - After-hours guided visit to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, without the crowds; see the treasures of the Vatican unhurried, at your own pace TAUCK EXCLUSIVE! - Special cellar tour and wine-pairing lunch featuring traditional Tuscan cuisine and local wine plus an olive-oil tasting at the osteria of a famed monastery in the Chianti Hills A lecture by an art historian introducing Renaissance art and a guided tour of the Uffizi Gallery with a local expert A guided tour through the must-see sites of Old Rome as seen through the eyes of a local guide A gondola ride on the legendary canals of Venice Travel by high-speed train Venice to Florence, Florence to Rome Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted 13 meals (7 breakfasts, 3 lunches & 3 dinners), service charges, gratuities to local guides, drivers, admission fees, taxes and porterage Note: The Vatican is unavailable for the after-hours visit on the March 20 and September 23 departures; we have arranged priority early morning entry (ahead of regular visitors).
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