Depart the U.S.A. on your flight for Rome, Italy. Sit-back, relax and enjoy the in-flight services, and get some rest as you arrive the next morning in Rome.

Once arrived in Rome Airport, after the luggage claim area, we will meet our representative and find our private bus. Time to sit back relax and enjoy our time in Italy. Before heading to the hotel and settle in we will have a panoramic tour of Rome to start familiarizing with the Eternal City. The tour will end at the hotel for check in. Overnight in Rome.

Time to get excited, today we explore the Vatican! We will have breakfast at the hotel before the tour and take our private bus to the Vatican Museums. The Museum is amongst the greatest in the world with an average of 30.000 visitors a day. The Museum features art, manufacts, relics and objects from different eras and cultures of the world. The highlight of the tour is undoubtedly the Sistine Chapel with Michelangelo’s frescos, recently restored to their full splendor. In the afternoon we are free to explore the city on our own, buy souvenirs for friends and family or just relax enjoying a glass of wine. Finally, we will meet up with the private bus and get back to the hotel. Overnight in Rome.

Another fantastic day of discovery awaits, today we will visit the Coliseum! We will have breakfast at the hotel before heading out for a full day of tours. In the morning we begin our discovery of the eternal City starting from Ancient Rome, we will reach by private bus the Coliseum, visit the arena and walk across the Roman Forum, pass by Arches of Constantine and Titus and finish by the Capitol Hill. We will learn the history, culture, architecture of this great civilization that set the foundation for Western culture. We’ll end the visit the Mamertine Prison: according to a 4th century tradition it served as a place of detention during Paul’s second imprisonment in Rome. Some scholars believe this is where Paul wrote 2 Timothy just prior to his execution. Probably Peter was also imprisoned there. The day continues with a walking tour through Baroque Rome including: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon and Navona Square. We will admire and learn about the architectural masterpieces that made Rome famous throughout the centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire. After the tour we will catch up with our private bus back to the hotel.
Overnight in Rome.

Say goodbye to Rome, today we head to Siena! We will have breakfast at the hotel before checking out and travel with our private bus North across Lazio and Umbria region, called the green heart of Italy. On the way we will stop to visit Orvieto, a medieval town situated on top of a rock, where we can enjoy breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape. We meet our local guide ad start the tour of the city, including the Cathedral, a masterpiece of Italian Gothic architecture. Finished the tour, we will have some free time for a stroll along the narrow streets. In the afternoon we get back in the private bus and head to Siena. Once arrived we will meet a local guide and start a tour of this city including the Famous Piazza del Campo. The square has been for centuries (and still is) the focal point of the city as both a meeting place and marketplace. The square is known also for being the venue of the renowned horse race held in Siena, the “Palio”, where Siena’s 17 contradas (small neighborhoods) race each other over 2 races during Summer. After the tour we will head over the hotel for check in. Overnight in Siena (or surroundings in Tuscany).

Time to head to our next stop, Florence! We will have breakfast at the hotel before checking out. In the morning will board the private bus and keep heading North, on our way to Florence we will stop in San Gimignano, recently named the “Manhattan of the Middle ages” because of its medieval towers, once numbering more than 70 but now only 14 remain. After some free time to explore it’s time to get back on the bus and go to our final destination for today, Florence. As soon as we arrive, we will meet an expert local guide and start our walking tour of Florence’s masterpieces. We will walk by and learn about Piazza della Signoria with its Neptune Fountain and Palazzo Vecchio, the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral which houses Michelangelo’s unfinished Pietà and the Baptistery with Ghiberti’s famous Gates of Paradise. After the tour we will head over the hotel for check in. Overnight in Montecatini/ Florence (or surrounding area).

Time to head to our next stop, Venice Mestre! We will have breakfast at the hotel before checking out. We will board our private bus and travel North crossing the Emilia-Romagna region. Arrival in Mestre where we will check in at the hotel. Overnight in Venice Mestre (or surroundings).

Today you will get to know Venice, the Floating City! After a healthy breakfast at the hotel we will take the private bus to “Tronchetto bus Area” where a Vaporetto (waterbus) will take us to the center of Venice. As soon as you board the boat you will start to understand why Venice is a such a unique city, made of 118 islands separated by more than 150 canals. Once arrived in Piazza S. Marco we will meet a local guide and start our tour of the most important highlights including: the square with the famous Bell Tower and Clock, the Basilica with its treasure of marble and gold-background mosaics, finally we will admire the Doge’s Palace and the infamous Bridge of Sighs. After the tour we will have free time for some shopping, a stroll along the bridges and canals or even a gondola ride along the Grand Canal. After, we will take a Vaporetto back to Tronchetto to meet the private bus and make our way back to the hotel. Overnight in Venice Mestre (or surroundings).

This morning, after breakfast we check out of our hotel and transfer to the Airport for our return flight or extend your stay in Italy.