Florence Escorted Tours

Rome & Florence - 8 Days
Escorted Tour

• Day 1 - Depart the U.S. for Italy.
• Day 2 - Rome: Upon arrival, proceed to baggage claim and after clearing customs you will be met by your Tour Escort. Transfer to your hotel for check in and lunch. The rest of the afternoon is at leisure. Romans say the "Rome wasn't built in a day", nor can Rome be seen in a day. One could live in the Eternal City for years and still not see everything. It's hard to say what you'll find most breathtaking: Etruscan tombs, Republican meeting rooms, imperial temples, early Christian churches, medieval bell towers, baroque basilicas or Renaissance palaces. (Lunch)
• Day 3 - Rome: After breakfast enjoy a half-day guided tour of Rome. See the Pantheon with its intact perfectly proportioned dome built between AD 118 and 125. Continue to Piazza Navona, one of Rome's grandest squares, known as much for its street performers and sketch artists as for its Berning fountains. Pass by Castel Sant'Angelo, a drum-shaped fortress on the banks of the Tiber where the popes took refuge when they fell victim to politics and persecution. The rest of the afternoon is at leisure. (Breakfast)
• Day 4 - Rome: Today is at leisure to take optional tour or to discover the ancient and modern aspects of this cosmopolitan city. Stop at a "trattoria" in Trastevere to try the local cuisine, sit outside of a caffé on elegant Via Veneto or maybe shop in fashionable Via Condotti or, for a wonderful range of art, antiques and antiquities shops, visit Via Margutta. The day is yours to enjoy and to live the city like the locals do. (Breakfast)
• Day 5 - Rome/Florence: After breakfast depart for Florence, the Cradle of Renaissance. Its striking buildings, formidable galleries and treasure-crammed churches attest to the Florentine love of display. Its elegant appearance the skyline, with its russet rooftops and lofty domes, contributed to give this city its role of important center for culture and arts. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and the rest of the afternoon at leisure. Tonight dinner is at a local restaurant. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
• Day 6 - Florence: After breakfast, depart for a walking tour of Florence. Marvel at the Duomo, the city's geographical and focus point, ideally placed to see the Giotto's Bell Tower and the Baptistery. Stop in Piazza della Signoria, the political heart of the city and see Palazzo Vecchio and the Uffizi Gallery. Visit the Academy of Fine Arts to see Michelangelo's "David". The remainder of today is at leisure. (Breakfast)
• Day 7 - Florence: Enjoy this full day excursion to the Chianti region and the hilltop town of Vinci, birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci. A highlight of the tour will be a wine tasting followed by snacks. Tonight dinner is at a local restaurant. (Breakfast, Dinner)
• Day 8 - Florence/Rome/U.S.: After breakfast transfer to Rome airport for your return flight home. (Breakfast)

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