Day
1- Depart USA
Overnight flight to Rome.
Day 2 - Arrive Rome (2 nights)
On arrival at Rome Fiumicino Airport you
are met and transferred to your hotel,
where you will have time to relax and
unwind before we meet with our Tour
Director and fellow travellers this
evening. Find out more about your tour
and your travelling companions as you
all enjoy a Welcome Drink together with
your Tour Director.
Hotel: Villa Pamphili (2 nights)
Day 3 - Rome sightseeing & at leisure
This morning we will enjoy an included
sightseeing tour with a local guide
using our effective audio system, which
shows us the Forum, the Colosseum and
Circus Maximus and includes a visit to
St Peterís Basilica. Then sometime at
leisure. Later, we enjoy an evening
drive during which we discover a Hidden
Treasure with our Tour Director before
continuing to Piazza Navona where we
will be treated to a drink or ice-cream
of our choice! Then time to try out the
local restaurants. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 4 - Rome – Greve in Chianti –
Florence (4 nights)
This morning we travel into the northern
Lazio and continue over the border into
the rolling hills of Umbria and into
Tuscany where we visit the capital of
its food and wine ñ the charming town of
Greve. Here we visit a wine and olive
oil outlet, where we can taste a
plethora of excellent Chiantis and extra
virgin olive oils. On the town's main
square are some of the finest food shops
in Europe where you have the chance to
taste the 'salumi'. Finally after an
exhilarating drive through the Chianti
hills we arrive at our hotel in
Florence. This evening, over a glass of
wine in a well known restaurant, we will
have a short lecture on the basic
principals of Italian cuisine and learn
a few words of Italian, in preparation
for our shopping and cooking day!
Tonight we will have dinner at the
hotel. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Croce di Malta (4 nights)
Day 5 - Tuscan lifestyle experience
Our day begins first at a fruit and
vegetable market where we buy fresh
produce for our cooking lesson. Having
selected the best produce available at
this time of year, we will proceed to
the restaurant where we have use of the
kitchen and where we will all
participate in the preparation of
today's midday meal and the purchasing
of the wine to go with it! After a
hopefully delicious meal washed down
with the chiantis which we have
selected, we return to our hotel for the
night. Your evening is at leisure to do
as you please. (Buffet Breakfast /
Highlight Lunch)
Day 6 - Florence sightseeing
After breakfast, we will enjoy a walking
tour with a local guide, using our
effective audio system, which takes us
to the Accademia to see the recently
restored 'David' of Michelangelo as well
as Piazza Signoria and the multi-coloured
marble Duomo. The afternoon is free to
relax or to perhaps visit some of the
other fine museums the city has to
offer. This evening we enjoy a Tuscan
style barbecue in a farmhouse
restaurant. (Buffet Breakfast /
Highlight Dinner)
Day 7 - Excursion to Pisa
Today we will travel into the Tuscan
countryside and to the once maritime
city of Pisa, where we visit the Square
of Miracles with its monumental
Cathedral and famous Leaning Bell Tower.
Time to explore the other monuments in
the square or enjoy a glass of wine
before driving to a nearby olive-oil
mill for a delicious lunch and an
olive-oil tasting. We return to our
hotel with the evening at leisure. Your
Tour Director will be happy to suggest
dining options. (Buffet Breakfast /
Highlight Lunch)
Day 8 - Florence - Venice (Grand
Canal) (3 nights)
Enjoy the morning at leisure with time
to participate in various optional
activities which you can book through
your Tour Director. Choose from either
more sightseeing in Florence or an
excursion to San Gimignano, known as ëa
medieval Manhattaní because of its many
tall towers. Later, we will drive to the
floating city of Venice. This evening we
have dinner at our hotel located by the
Grand Canal. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Continental (3 nights)
Day 9 - Venice orientation & at
leisure
After breakfast this morning our visit
to the magical city of Venice would not
be complete without an orientation
cruise by private motor launch along the
Giudecca and over to St. Mark's Square.
Here we will witness a demonstration of
the ancient art of Murano glass-blowing
in one of the city's oldest workshops.
Then there's time on your own to perhaps
join the various optional activities on
offer. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 10 - Secret Venice walking tour &
visit to the market
Today with our local guide we enjoy a
guided commentary using our effective
audio system, which will bring the city
to life, as we cruise along the Grand
Canal to the Rialto Bridge. We cross the
Rialto and visit the colourful fish
market which has existed for centuries,
and then enjoy a walking tour through
the 'calle' seeing sites such as the
house of Marco Polo and other curious as
well as beautiful architectural works of
art. The balance of the day is at
leisure to perhaps take a trip to Burano
and enjoy eating some of the local
seafood. This evening we gather together
with our Tour Director and fellow
companions to celebrate our last night
with a Farewell Dinner at a local
restaurant. (Buffet Breakfast / Farewell
Dinner)
Day 11 - Venice (Grand Canal) - USA
It's time to say 'arrivederci Italia'
and 'till we meet again' to our newly
made friends. Your Trafalgar Tour
Director organises your transfer to
Venice Airport arriving at approximately
8.00am for your return flight to
America. (Buffet Breakfast)
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