10 Day Northern Italy with Venice and Tuscany

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• Flights NYC Milan, Florence NYC
  Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for selection and prices
• Airline taxes & fuel surcharges
• 8 nights First Class accommodations
• 2 nights <, Como
• 2 nights < or <, Venice
• 4 nights
• Italian city hotel taxes
• All transfers
• 12 meals: 8 buffet breakfasts, 4 dinners with wine
• Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air conditioned motor coach
• Services of English speaking tour manager throughout
• Services of local guides in all major cities
• Entrance fees per itinerary

Special Features

• Excursion to Bellagio
• Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper, Milan
• Doge's Palace, Venice
• Walking Tour of Lucca
• Excursion to Cinque Terre
• Dinner with Wine & Olive Oil tasting at Tuscan Vineyard
• Wine & mineral water with all dinners
• Whisper technology enhanced touring

Day DAY 1: Depart The USA
Depart From the USA to this location, enjoy your travel, meals include breakfast

Day DAY 2: Depart the USA
Depart the USA for Italy. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in flight entertainment for your journey


Day DAY 3: Arrive in Milan, Transfer to Como
Arrive in Milan and transfer to your hotel in Como. Balance of the day at leisure. This evening, enjoy an orientation meeting with your tour escort, followed by a welcome dinner at a local restaurant
Overnight: Como
Meals: Dinner

Day DAY 4: Lake Como Cruise to Bellagio & Milan City Tour
Today, cruise the scenic waters of Lake Como to the quiet village of Bellagio. With the Italian Alps in view to the north, enjoy time at leisure to saunter the slender streets and alleyways, lined with craft shops, villas, boutiques and cafes. This afternoon, sail back to Como and enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure
Overnight: Como
Meals: Breakfast

Day DAY 5: Milan City Tour, Travel to Venice
This morning, depart for an exciting city tour of Milan, famous for its La Scala Theatre. Upon arrival, begin your tour of the city at Sforza Castle, and continue for a visit to Santa Maria delle Grazie to view Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper**. Proceed to Duomo Cathedral Square and walk the Victor Emmanuel Galleria, a pedestrian mall built in the 1800s, featuring a large arched glass ceiling. Continue to Venice
**Important: Please note that the Museum to view the Last Supper has a limited maximum capacity and therefore reserves the right to restrict admission. In this case we may not be able to offer the tour. Instead, you will visit the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, one of the oldest museums in the world. Visit the temporary exhibition of the Atlantic Codex, the largest collection of Leonardo da Vinci' drawings in the world. Lasting six years only, the very exclusive exhibition shows sets of his drawings and writings displayed in rotation, until it will be put back in the museum's safe in 2015. The museum also includes a great collection of masterpieces by Caravaggio, Tiziano, Raffaello, Leonardo da Vinci and a copy of the Last Supper by Vespino
Overnight: Venice
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day DAY 6: Venice City Tour
Today begins with a boat ride to the Island of Murano, known throughout the world for its fine glasswork industry. Then, visit St. Mark's Square to begin a guided walking tour of romantic Venice. View the Golden Basilica of San Marco, the Bridge of Sighs and visit the Doge's Palace, whose facade features a massive late Gothic gate, known as the Porta della Carta. Take the remainder of the day to explore Venice on your own
Optional: Gondola Ride with Music (PM)
Overnight: Venice
Meals: Breakfast

Day DAY 7: Lucca Sightseeing En Route to Montecatini
Travel through the stunning panorama of Tuscany to Lucca, one of Italy's finest medieval cities. Walk the narrow streets of the original Roman grid to San Michele and its beautiful piazza, which occupies the site of the ancient Roman Forum. Continue to Montecatini
Overnight: Montecatini
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day DAY 8: Tour of Cinque Terre
Today visit the spectacular Cinque Terre, one of the most beautiful areas of the Liguria region. Here, five small villages are suspended between sea and earth, nestled in the cliffs overlooking the sea, set beside hills where the land's finest wine grapes are grown. Return to Montecatini and enjoy the evening at leisure. This evening, enjoy a cooking demonstration and dinner of the local specialties
Overnight: Montecatini
Meals: Breakfast

Day DAY 9: Full Day in Montecatini
Full Day at leisure to explore Montecatini and its surroundings on your own
Optional: Full Day Florence from Montecatini
Overnight: Montecatini
Meals: Breakfast

Day DAY 10: Full Day in Montecatini, Evening Dinner at Tuscan Vineyard
Enjoy a full day at leisure in Montecatini. In the late afternoon, depart for a Tuscan farm in the countryside. Enjoy a tour of the farm's vineyards before settling in for a rustic Tuscan Paesana dinner, including wine and olive oil tastings
Optional: Siena Tour
Overnight: Montecatini
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day DAY 11: Depart for the USA
Transfer to the airport in Florence for your departure flight
Meals: Breakfast

Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
5/26/2012 - 6/5/2012	$2,099
6/2/2012 - 6/12/2012	$2,099
6/16/2012 - 6/26/2012	$2,099
6/30/2012 - 7/10/2012	$2,099
7/28/2012 - 8/7/2012	$1,999
8/11/2012 - 8/21/2012	$1,999
8/25/2012 - 9/4/2012	$1,999
9/15/2012 - 9/25/2012	$2,099
9/22/2012 - 10/2/2012	$2,099
10/6/2012 - 10/16/2012	$2,099
10/20/2012 - 10/30/2012	$2,099
11/3/2012 - 11/13/2012	$1,899
3/23/2013 - 4/2/2013	$1,899
Note: Departures appearing above in green are guaranteed to operate by the tour operator.
Airfare Disclaimer A NOTE ABOUT AIRFARE: We encourage you to buy your airfare from the tour operator, because if your tour cancels then your airlines tickets will be covered. Purchasing flights separately at a lesser rate and incorporating it with a Non-Guaranteed Departure Date can result in loss of total cost of your flight investment. Depending on the fare rules, flights may be Non-Refundable and/or Non-Transferable. Neither the tour operator and/or Atlas Cruises & Tours will be held responsible for loss if a tour is cancelled for Lack of Participation. If you would like to check for discounted fares on Guaranteed Departures or for competitive pricing on air and hotel packages, we invite you to follow this link. Documents TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: Necessary Travel Documents such as Passports and Visas is the responsibility of the traveler. Passports must be valid six months from your return travel date.

Hotel Information:

Hotel Metropole Suisse
Grand Hotel Plaza
Hotel Carlton & Grand Canal

*Not Included:
Optional tours and gratuities.

Additional Information:
Land only price does not include arrival/departure transfers.

Milan Linate Airport to Como transfers available at an additional cost.

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