Day 1: Fly overnight to Italy
Day 2: Milan • Venice
Meet your Tour Director at the airportTravel to Venice
Day 3: Venice
Take a ferry to Venice
Take a guided tour of Venice
With your expert local guide you will see:
- St. Mark’s Square
- Grand Canal
Enjoy a gondola ride
Travel by water taxi to the island of Burano
Explore Burano on your own
See a glass-blowing demonstration
Day 4: Venice • Florence
Travel to Florence
Take a guided tour of Florence
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Piazza della Signoria
- Ponte Vecchio
- Basilica of Santa Croce
- Gates of Paradise
Day 5: Florence
Add this in-depth excursion:
Pisa
Journey to Pisa on this half-day excursion. Enjoy a guided tour of the city’s Field of Miracles, where you can snap a picture of the 12th-century Leaning Tower, aslant ever since the third floor was built. This is where Galileo was said to have developed his laws of gravity. Also visit the adjacent cathedral and baptistery, which contain exquisite marble pulpits carved in the Gothic style.
Day 6: Florence • Assisi • Rome
Travel via Assisi to Rome
Visit the Basilica of St. FrancisTour Assisi with an expert local guide
Day 7: Rome
Take a guided tour of Rome
With your expert local guide you will visit:
- Colosseum
- Roman Forum
Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome
Day 8: Rome
Add this in-depth excursion:
Castel Gandolfo
Venture outside Rome’s city center to the summer residence of the Pope, Castel Gandolfo. Stroll through this charming hilltop village’s winding streets and look down upon the crystalline Lake Albano below. After enjoying a delicious included lunch, embark on a tour through the pristine Barberini Gardens and inside the halls of the Papal Palace.
Take a guided tour of Vatican City
With your expert local guide you will visit:
- Sistine Chapel
- St. Peter's Basilica
Visit the Vatican
Day 9: Depart for home
Add 2 more days
Day 9: Rome • Pompeii • Sorrento region
Travel via Pompeii to Sorrento
Tour the ruins of Pompeii with an expert local guide
Snap a photo of seaside Sorrento
Day 10: Sorrento region • Capri • Rome
Travel via Capri to Rome
Enjoy a boat cruise around Capri
Tour Capri with an expert local guide
Day 11: Depart for home