Rome: Guided visit of the
Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica in the
Vatican City. Visit the mighty Colosseum.
Florence: Guided walking tour
including entrance fees to Santa Croce Basilica.
Pisa: Visit the Square of
Miracles, seeing the Leaning Tower.
Pavia: Guided visit of the
Cistercian Abbey (when available).
Verona: See the Roman arena and
Juliet’s balcony.
Venice: Private boat cruise and
visit to a Murano glass-blowing workshop.
Mantua: Visit the city of
arcades and palaces.
Bologna: See ‘Neptune’s
Fountain’, the ‘Kissing Towers’ and Piazza Maggiore.
Assisi: Visit St Francis’
Basilica and the Church of St. Mary of the Angels.
Dining Highlights
1 Welcome Drink with your Tour Director in Rome
9 hot buffet breakfasts on tour
3 three-course dinners
Farewell Dinner with wine in Rome
First Class Travel Highlights
First Class hotel accommodation includes
twin-bedded rooms with private facilities, all hotel
service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and
local taxes.
Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with
reclining seats and a washroom onboard.
Rome Fiumicino Airport transfers are provided on
Days 1 and 10.
Professional, multi-lingual Tour Director on
tour.
Guided Sightseeing in Rome, Florence, Pavia,
Bologna and Assisi.
Orientation in Turin, Milan, Verona, Venice,
Mantua and Pisa.
A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book
journal.
Airport Transfers
London Gateways: Transfers can
be expensive, particularly between the Airport and
central London. When you book your tour with
Trafalgar your transfers to and from the airport are
included. It''s that simple. Trafalgar has included
a Free transfer to and from your airport and Central
London.
Important – Please Note:
Passengers will only be entitled to transfers to and
from London Airports providing the following
conditions are met:
You are staying at a London hotel, booked by
Trafalgar, on the night of your arrival and the
night prior to the date of your departure.
Flights are either booked by Trafalgar or
detailed information on flights is provided by your
Travel Agent not less than 21 days prior to
departure.
Only one included transfer both inbound and
outbound per tour is included by Trafalgar.
Transfers are by express train to a Central London
Rail Station.
Heathrow Airport: Inbound transfers operate
between 06.00-21.30. Outbound transfers are timed to
connect with scheduled flights departing between
08.00-23.00. Transfers will be by coach. Gatwick
Airport: Inbound transfers operate between
06.00-12.30. Outbound transfers are timed to connect
with scheduled flights departing between
08.00-23.00. Transfers will be by express train and
coach. Transfers outside these times will be at the
passengers own expense.
In the event of unforeseen events (road or rail
works, demonstrations, strikes) Trafalgar will not
be held responsible for delayed or cancelled
transfers.
No refund is available for passengers not
utilising this service.
Why not upgrade to a Hotelink transfer from the
Airport to-the-door of your Trafalgar London hotel?
(please ask Trafalgar or your travel agent of the
additional upgrade price per person when booking)
European Gateways: With
Trafalgar all passengers will receive complimentary
arrival and departure transfers on the scheduled
arrival and departure day of their tour at the times
specified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent
reserves your flight to co-ordinate with the
transfer times shown.
Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book
Trafalgar''s Land+Air package and who arrive or
depart outside of these specified times on the
scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will
also be provided with a transfer.
Passengers arriving before or leaving after the
scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer
but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar
providing that they also purchase the additional pre
and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar.
Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of
booking your extra night accommodation.
Land only passengers arriving or departing on
the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but
whose flights don''t coincide with the listed
transfer times below may also book and purchase
these transfers. Flight details must be provided to
Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight
departure.
Day 2 - Arrive Rome (2 nights)
‘Benvenuti’ to the warmth of the Italian peninsula!
Warm greetings from Trafalgar on arrival at
Fiumicino Airport before we drive you to your
comfortable hotel. You will have time to relax this
afternoon before enjoying a Welcome Drink with our
Tour Director and fellow passengers.
Hotel: Ateneo Garden Palace
Day 3 - Rome sightseeing & at leisure
Our first highlight today is a trip to Vatican City
to visit the Sistine Chapel, enhanced by the use of
our audio equipment and our local guide. We’ll hear
of the many years Michelangelo spent on his back
painting the scenes of the Creation on to the
ceiling of this significant building before we
continue our discovery of his great work in St
Peter’s Basilica. We’ll be moved by the ‘Pieta’ and
amazed by the massive cupola of the Church before we
cross the river Tiber and to quite another aspect of
this city on the Seven Hills – ancient Rome. Listen
to tales of Julius Caesar and other great emperors
as we stop to overlook the Forum and continue along
the Via Sacra to visit the Colosseum.
Finally we will see the Circus Maximus where Ben Hur
style chariot races are said to have taken place.
Then you are free to perhaps take an excursion to
the Catacombs or simply enjoy ‘la dolce vita’ as you
sip a glass of wine at a pavement café on the Via
Veneto. Tonight, why not indulge in some delicious
Roman cuisine? (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 4 - Rome – Florence A drive
through the regions of Latium and Umbria brings us
into Tuscany and Renaissance Florence, where our
Tour Director will show us a Hidden Treasure of this
beautiful city. We’ll admire views over the city
across to elegant Fiesole from Piazzale Michelangelo
and then enter the ancient centre of the city for a
guided walking tour. We’ll visit the Basilica of
Santa Croce, where so many of Italy’s great men are
buried, particularly Michelangelo, Piazza Signoria
with its beautiful cafés and sculptures, and, of
course, see the Duomo with its Bell Tower and famous
Baptistery. Then time at leisure to explore the city
further or to shop for fashionable leather and
18-carat gold jewellery. (Buffet Breakfast)
Hotel: Ambasciatori
Day 5 - Florence – Pisa – Turin
After breakfast we drive to Pisa to see the famous
Leaning Tower and Cathedral in the Square of
Miracles; make sure to pick up a souvenir or two
before an exhilarating drive along the Ligurian
coast. We’ll see the Carrara Marble quarries where
Michelangelo chose the stone for so many of his
great sculptures as well as views of the magnificent
coastline. Passing Genoa, birthplace of Christopher
Columbus, we turn inland to travel toward the Alps
and Turin, home of Fiat, Capuccino and Martini! On
arrival orientation will show us the Antonelliana
Building and the Piazza San Carlo before dinner in
our hotel. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Atahotel Concord
Day 6 - Turin – Lake Maggiore – Milan
First we travel to Lake Maggiore making a stop in
elegant Stresa, facing the pretty Borromean Islands.
Time to take a trip across the lake or enjoy a
lakeside stroll before continuing to Milan, home of
the Italian fashion industry. An orientation of the
city includes the Galleria, the first shopping
arcade in Europe, and views of La Scala Opera House
and of course the Gothic Cathedral bristling with
saintly statues. Tonight we enjoy dinner together in
a local restaurant. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Grand Hotel Brun
Day 7 - Milan – Pavia – Verona – Venice
(Island) (2 nights) First stop today is at
the Cistercian Abbey of Pavia where we enjoy a
guided visit with one of the monks (when available).
Later we continue our journey into the Veneto
stopping to see Juliet’s Balcony in the city of the
star-crossed lovers, Verona. We will also see the
2,000 year old Roman arena, still in use today and
then we continue to the magical city of Venice. On
arrival we walk together to our charming hotel
crossing over several ornate bridges that span the
fascinating network of canals for which Venice is
renowned. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Belle Epoque
Day 8 - Venice sightseeing and at
leisure After breakfast, a stroll through
the narrow streets brings us to one of the oldest
Murano glass-blowing workshops on the island where
we will witness a demonstration of this ancient
craft. The balance of the day is at your leisure to
perhaps take an excursion to the fishermen’s island
of Burano for a fresh seafood lunch, or to visit one
of the many art galleries and museums for which this
city is justifiably renowned. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 9 - Venice – Mantua – Bologna
First we visit Mantua with its arcaded streets,
palaces and cathedral. Later we arrive in Bologna,
famous for its architecture, its ancient university
and wonderful sausages! Bologna is a feast for the
senses – and the stomach! Sightseeing with a local
guide shows us Neptune’s fountain, the ‘kissing
towers’ and Piazza Maggiore. Later don’t miss the
chance of sampling some of the city’s reputed
cuisine in an atmospheric trattoria. (Buffet
Breakfast)
Hotel: Golden Tulip Aemilia
Day 10 - Bologna - Assisi -Rome
Our journey takes us over the glorious Apennine
Mountains to the Umbrian town of Assisi set atop the
Mount Subasio. With a local expert we’ll enjoy a
guided walking tour of the town of St. Francis on
foot – enhanced by the use of our excellent audio
system. We’ll visit St. Francis’ Basilica and the
Church of
St. Mary of the Angels – with its delightful
thornless rose garden. From here it is but a short
drive to the Eternal City past the hilltop town of
Orte. This evening, we celebrate the end of our tour
together with a Farewell Dinner with wine in a local
restaurant. ( Buffet Breakfast / Farwell Dinner)
Hotel: Sheraton Golf
Day 11 Rome – USA This morning
it’s ‘buon viaggio’ to your Tour Director and newly
made friends, as we transfer you to Fiumicino
Airport for your return flight to the USA. (Buffet
Breakfast)
Christmas & New Year''s Eve Highlights
Tour departures 18 Dec will be accommodated in
Venice over Christmas and tour departures 26 Dec
will be accommodated in Milan on New Year''s Eve
giving you the opportunity to celebrate in true
Italian style.
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