LUXURY TOURS OF EUROPE WITH I.T.L

FULL ITINARARY

Day 1 Arrive Rome, Italy, where you are met and transferred to your hotel. Tonight, join your Resident Tour Director for dinner.

Day 2 Rome | Essence of the Eternal City

This morning, begin with early access to the Vatican Museums, before visiting St. Peter’s Basillica. After lunch, discover the Eternal City, starting at the Palatine Hill, where your local guide brings to life the city’s origin. Pass the Arch of Constantine to visit the mighty Colosseum, opened in AD 80.

Day 3 Rome | Artistic Masterpieces

Today, explore the Montemartini Museum, set in a building that once housed Rome’s first electric power station, to view a grand collection of classical statues depicting early Roman life, all displayed in thought0provoking juxtaposition with the extraordinary industrial architecture surrounding them. Pause in Rome’s Eataly emporium to taste local specialties. This afternoon, enjoy time at leisure. Later, get a hand-on feel for an Italian culinaey tradition, when you take part in a pizza-making class ina top Roman neighborhood pizzeria.

Day 4 Florence | Tuscan Landscapes & Wine Tasting

Drive to Florence, roaming through the run-splashed Tuscan countryside. Along the way, stop at a distinctive winery for a guided tasting of Brunello di Montalcino and a light lunch. Continue to Florence and check in to your historic hotel in the city center.

Day 5 Florence | Accademia & Farm-To-Table-Dinner

Walk in the lively streets of Florence with your local guide, an art specialist, who accompanies you to fascinating sites, including the Accademia, where you behold striking masterworks such as Michelangelo’s incomparable to David. Next, visit the Cappella di San Luca of the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata to meet with a restorer working on the precious Renaissance art within, a project supported by A&K Philanthropy. Dine at a local Tuscan-style restaurant on a delectable Chef’s Table experience.

Day 6 Venice | Mountain Views & Wondrous Mosaics

Today. Cross the Appennines by express train to the valley of the Po and onward to Venice. Upon arrival, Ride Like a Local in a water taxi along the Grand Canal, and then board a gondola for a quintessential Venetian experience. Break for lunch, before visiting St. Mark’s Square, St. Mark’s Basilica, beholding its mosaics; and the Doge’s Palace. Later, check in to your hotel.

Day 7 Venice | Design you day

Today, enjoy one of these Design Your Day activities:

Visit One of the City’s Last Gondola Workshop to learn about this time-honored boating building craft.

• Marvel at the Textile Weavers of Tessitura Bevilacqua and take a walking tour of Venice’s historic Jewish ghetto.

• Learn the Art of Venetian-Style Rowing form the city’s most decorated female rowing champion.

• Explore Sites Featured in Famous Films, visiting the shooting locations of scenes from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Italian Job and others.

Follow up your exciting experience with an afternoon at leisure, free to relaxe or further explore the city. Tonight, savor a Scenic Sundowner overlooking the Venetian Lagoon, setting the mood for you farewEll dinner.

Day 8 Depart Venice