Italy

The ancient sun-warmed land pulses with secrets and messages from a rich and enigmatic past. In Italy one peels the centuries even as on explores a country wreathed in myth and legend. Time rests lightly on this seductively beautiful land and yet it has left behind an indelible imprint.

The nation has spawned intellectual giants in the fields of literature, art, and science. Homer, Virgil, Dante, Columbus. Michelangelo, Vivaldi, etc. have straddled the national stage and held the world in thrall for centuries and continue to do so even today.

The larger-than life conquests of Julius-Caesar, the magnificent Roman Empire, and the creative outpourings of the Renaissance … Italy has seen it all. The country morphed into a modern state in the 1800s and continues to be high seat of Christendom. Indeed the past stalks the present here and is captured and distilled in the great works of literature, music, art, architecture and even its gifted people.

BEST OF ITALY

Rome - Florence - Pisa – Venice 6 Days/ 5 Nights Accommodation in centrally located Hotels + Transfers + Sightseeing Tours Rates are not valid during fairs, holidays, events, Carnival, Easter, New Year period
Day 1	Rome and City tour by night Arrival to the Eternal City- Rome, private car transfer to your hotel in the city centre. In the evening take part to group excursion Rome by Night. Overnight.
Day 2	Imperial Rome Breakfast at the Hotel. The day is free to explore the city on you own. In the afternoon group excursion Imperial Rome. Time at leisure. Overnight.
Day 3	Florence and Pisa After breakfast, transfer by train to Florence - one of the most beautiful and ancient cities in Italy and the world. Accomodation at the hotel, in the afternoon EXCURSION TO PISA. Time at your disposal. Back to Florence. Evening at leisure. Overnight.
Day 4	Venice and Gondola Serenade Breakfast in the Hotel. In the morning departure by train to Venice, city of canals and palaces. Check-in at hotel. In the evening take a GONDOLA SERENADE - a romantic "promenade" by gondola with music and songs which will take you along the canals of Venice. Evening is free to explore the city on your own. Overnight.
Day 5	Venice Island Tour After breakfast, excursion by motor boat in the Venetian lagoon with visit to Murano, Burano and Torcello island, famous for handicraft. Return to St Mark's Square. Day is free and at leisure. Overnight.
Day 6	Departure Breakfast. In the morning, according to your flight, private transfer to Venice airport. End of the services.

WINE AND TASTING IN ROMAGNA
4 days/3 nights
Day 1	Accomodation in Imola. Brunch "Welcome to Romagna" with typical wine tasting and typical ham, salami and cheese Parmigiano. In the afternoon, transfer to Imola's city centre and visit to Rocca Sforzesca, Palazzo Tozzoni. Transfer to the hotel. Typical dinner “Romagna's flavours” (4 main courses with 4 varieties of Sangiovese di Romagna red wine, dessert). Overnight.
Day 2	Breakfast. Transfer to Ravenna, wonderful mosaic city which hosts eight UNESCO monuments: Battistero Neoniano, Mausoleo di Galla Placidia, Battistero degli Ariani, Cappella Arcivescovile, Basilica di Sant’Apollinare Nuovo, Mausoleo di Teodorico, Basilica di San Vitale e Basilica di Sant’Apollinare in Classe. Facultative excursion with english-speaking guide . Transfer to the hotel. Typical lunch with a selection of Romagna's soups. After lunch, transfer to Umberto Cesari wine producer. Visit to the vineyards and the production, wine-tasting of three typical wines. Transfer to the hotel. Typical dinner. Overnight.
Day 3	Breakfast at the hotel. Free time at leisure, or possibility to spend the morning to thermal baths Terme di Riolo/Castel San Pietro Terme (entrance not included - 35 euro per person) or excursion to the shopping outlet Castel Guelfo.Transfer to the hotel. Typical lunch with Romagna's meat dishes. Free time or possibility of booking facultative visits to wine-producers. Typical dinner at the hotel. Overnight

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