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We will depart by bus to … airport (for an extra charge) where we will fly to Milan, Italy.
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Arrival to Rome?? and proceed to hotel Check-in.
Afternoon orientation tour around medieval Rome.
Evening welcome dinner.
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We dedicate the morning hours to a visit of the Vatican Museums highlighting the Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica.
Whereas the afternoon on a sightseeing tour with our local guide exploring the Ancient Rome anchored around the Forum Romano and the Colosseum, Circus Maximus, Caracalla Baths and more.
This evening, you may decide to join us to a typical Roman dinner followed by a Rome by Night stroll through the city's medieval and vibrant center.
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Enjoy the day exploring the eternal city or else you may choose to an excursion to the Roma port of Ostia and/or Tivoli famous for its Villa D’Este regarded as the most admired renaissance architectural marvel.
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We leave Rome today for the Bay of Naples to visit the reminiscence of one human history's most dramatic events when the thriving Roman city of Pompeii was suddenly obliterated by the first eruption of its nearby volcano.
A guided tour will remind us of the vivid details of the tragic events that also preserved the city for us to admire. We then continue to one Italy's most darling towns of Sorrento for our next overnight stay.
This evening you may choose to attend a Tarantella show.
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Day6
Positano - Capri Island
Enjoy the morning hours to explore Sorrento or else you may choose to take a hay trip to stunning Island of Capri.
You may even opt to visit the famous Blue Grotto.
Afternoon visit of Positano one of Italy’s most exquisite Amalfi towns. There will be an opportunity to tip toe into sunset glittering Tyrrhenian Sea before having a specialty dinner before returning to Sorrento.
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Day7
Montecasino – Assisi - Perugia
We leave in this morning and head north to Montecasino a beautifully nested monastery that witnessed some of WWII most ferocious fighting that eventually expedited the way for the allied forces towards the Dolomites.
. Following some free time for lunch, we continue to Assisi and have chance to visit the iconic two-story Basilica home of the crypt of St Francis tomb.
b. We later continue to Perugia where we have dinner and overnight stay.
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Day8
Assisi - Siena – San Gimignano - Florence
We leave this morning for Siena once a thriving banking and commercial rival of Florence, today a major attraction to its unique Pizza Del Campo home of the famous Palio Race.
Enjoy lunch at one the great trattoria surrounding the pizza. We then continue to one Italy's rejuvenated cities of San Gimignano one the home of 72 tower houses at the height of the pilgrimage era. Today it’s a darling and welcoming town that claims to have the best ice creams in the county.
Our next 2-overnight stays are Florence.
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Joined by our local guide, we tour Florence’s most decorated sight from its majestic Duomo to its famous Santa Croce we visit to see Michelangelo and a dozen of the Renaissance intellectual and artistic giants are buried.
Enjoy the afternoon, exploring the city perhaps visit treasure trove of the Uffizi.
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We head north today to another charming city of Verona so much so that it has become synonymous with love and romance cemented into history with its Romeo & Juliet’s balcony. There is in reality a lot more to this town embraced by the Adagio that our local guide would like to share.
Enjoy the afternoon indulging upon the regional specialties before continuing to Venice for our next overnight stay.
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A full day in Venice will offer the perfect balance between sightseeing and exploring of the world's most intriguing and charming cities.
Whether you decide to visit nearby charming Murano or Burano islands or stay in to cruise a Gondola and be serenaded in the glittering canals of Venice you are to have a most memorable experience.
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