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ROME-ASSISI-SIENA-FLORENCE-PADUA-VENICE
(5 Days/4 Nights)
3* Hotels
2 nights in Florence, 2 nights in Venice
GUARANTEED DEPARTURE
Price per person based on a double occupancy
Operate from April to October
Saturday Departure
INCLUSIONS
- Accommodation at 3 Star hotels with down-town location
- Continental breakfast daily
- Four dinners
- Service charges and taxes included
- Ground transportation by deluxe motor coach
- Our guide will assist you during the tour
- Sightseeing tours as indicated in the itinerary
- Pick up at hotel
HIGHLIGHTS
- Assisi: View of the Churches of St. Francis and St. Claire
- Siena: View of Piazza del Campo and the Municipal Palace
- Florence: Visit the Accademia home of Michelangelo's "David"
- Padua: See Donatello's masterpiece, the "Gattamelata"
- Venice: Visit the famous Square of St. Mark & the Bridge of Sighs
SCENIC DRIVES ALONG THE WAY
- The beautiful Autostrada del Sole
- The Tuscan countryside through medieval towns
- The lovely Emilia Romagna region
- The Veneto region, world famous for its Villa of Palladio
ITINERARY
Day 1 Saturday ROME - ASSISI - SIENA - FLORENCE
Early morning, departure for ASSISI, the mystic town of Saint Francis still
surrounded by ancient walls. Visit the Basilica of Saint Francis with its early
Renaissance masterpieces by Giotto and Cimabue. Proceed on to SIENA, the
beautiful medieval city renown for the Palio. Then on to FLORENCE. Dinner and
overnight. (Grifone hotel or similar)
Day 2 Sunday FLORENCE
Continental breakfast. Guided sightseeing tour of the cradle of the
Renaissance. Visit the beautiful Piazza del Duomo, the Cathedral of Santa Maria
del Fiore, Giotto's Bell Tower, the Baptistery of St. John, the Academy of Fine
Arts Gallery housing the "David" by Michelangelo, and Santa Croce, the 13th
century Franciscan church with Cimabue's famous crucifix. Rest of the day at
leisure for optional sightseeing or shopping. Dinner and overnight. (Grifone
hotel or similar)
Day 3 Monday FLORENCE - PADUA - VENICE
Continental breakfast. Departure for PADUA, where you will visit the famous
Cathedral of St. Anthony, guarded by Donatello's "Gattamelata". Continue on to
VENICE, and upon arrival enjoy a guided walking tour of this unique city. You
will see the Piazza and Basilica of St. Mark, the Doge's Palace, the Bridge of
Sighs and the Prisons. Then visit a glass factory to see the molding of glass.
Dinner and overnight. (Continental Hotel or similar)
Day 4 Tuesday VENICE
Continental breakfast. Morning at leisure for optional tour to the islands of
Murano, Burano and Torcello by motor launch or for shopping. Dinner and
overnight. (Continental hotel or similar )
Day 5 Wednesday VENICE
Continental breakfast. End of the tour
No Entrance fees to Museums included
Notes : We do pick up the clients from the hotels in the Vatican city area.
The pick up is 15 minutes earlier than centrally located. Tour available from
April to October - Saturday Departure
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