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This trip will show you the highlight cities of Italy, covering all the notable features from St. Peter’s, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, the Colosseum and the Forum in Rome to Michelangelo’s David and Signoria Square in Florence, plus St. Mark’s Square and Basilica, and Doges’ Palace with the Bridge of Sighs in Venice. Local Guides in these cities will answer all your questions. Also included are: special welcome and farewell dinners with wine at lively Roman restaurants; a stop in Pisa to admire the Leaning Tower; a break in Romeo & Juliet’s Verona to see Juliet’s balcony and the Arena, as well as a tortellini lunch at Rubiani restaurant on lively Piazza Bra; and a traditional gelato in Florence! Scenic rides will show you the Tyrrhenian coast, the Lombardian plains, the flat Po area, the wooded Apennine mountain range, and Tuscany’s Chianti wine country.

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Summarized Tour Details

Tour Duration:	8 Days
Depart From:	Rome
Arrive in:	Rome
Tour Style:
Tour Supplier:	GLOBUS
Tour Type:	Escorted
Breakfast:	7
Lunch:	1
Dinner:	2

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Departure Date	Return Date	Price(CAD)

2024-05-10	2024-05-19	4729
2024-05-24	2024-06-02	5559
2024-06-07	2024-06-16	4729
2024-06-21	2024-06-30	4789
2024-07-05	2024-07-14	5359
2024-07-19	2024-07-28	4529
2024-08-02	2024-08-11	4989
2024-08-16	2024-08-25	4399
2024-08-30	2024-09-08	4659
2024-09-13	2024-09-22	4659
2024-09-27	2024-10-06	4659
2024-10-11	2024-10-20	5299
2025-03-28	2025-04-06	5129
2025-04-04	2025-04-13	6209
2025-04-11	2025-04-20	5129
2025-04-18	2025-04-27	6049
2025-04-25	2025-05-04	5129
2025-05-02	2025-05-11	6049
2025-05-09	2025-05-18	5209
2025-05-16	2025-05-25	6119
2025-05-23	2025-06-01	5209
2025-05-30	2025-06-08	6119
2025-06-06	2025-06-15	5209
2025-06-13	2025-06-22	6199
2025-06-20	2025-06-29	5269
2025-06-27	2025-07-06	6199
2025-07-04	2025-07-13	4989
2025-07-11	2025-07-20	5899
2025-07-18	2025-07-27	4989
2025-07-25	2025-08-03	5889
2025-08-01	2025-08-10	4629
2025-08-15	2025-08-24	4829
2025-08-29	2025-09-07	5129
2025-09-05	2025-09-14	6049
2025-09-12	2025-09-21	5129
2025-09-19	2025-09-28	6049
2025-09-26	2025-10-05	5129
2025-10-03	2025-10-12	6149
2025-10-10	2025-10-19	4989

Overview
Itinerary
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Trip Highlights
Trip Summary

Overview:

Overview
Itinerary
Other Inclusions
Trip Highlights
Trip Summary

Day : 1

Arrive in Rome, Italy

Number of Days : 1

Welcome to Rome! At 5 pm, meet your Tour Director and traveling companions, and leave the hotel for a special welcome dinner at one of Rome’s lively restaurants. (D)

Day : 2

Rome

Number of Days : 1

Enjoy Globus’ unique guided sightseeing, including inside visits to all highlights of religious and ancient Rome: the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL with Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings and The Last Judgment, monumental ST. PETER’S SQUARE and BASILICA to admire Michelangelo’s Pietà, the amazing COLOSSEUM, and the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman legions marched in triumph. To make the most of your stay, join our optional walking tour, and see the Spanish Steps, and other sites and squares of medieval Rome made famous in the movie Angels & Demons. (B)

Day : 3

Rome–Pisa–Florence

Number of Days : 1

Follow the Aurelian Way along the Tyrrhenian coast and enter Tuscany. In Pisa, take the traditional picture pushing back the amazing Leaning Tower, then continue to Florence, “Cradle of the Renaissance.” Tonight is your chance to try out local specialties on an optional dinner outing to a fine Tuscan restaurant. (B)

Day : 4

Florence

Number of Days : 1

Guided sightseeing features a visit to the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS to see Michelangelo’s celebrated David. Admire the magnificent marble cathedral, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistry’s heavy bronze “Gate of Paradise,” and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. [LF] Taste a gelato artigianale (traditional ice cream). (B)

Day : 5

Florence–Verona–Venice Island

Number of Days : 1

A special visit to Verona, medieval setting of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Take pictures of Juliet’s balcony and rub the shining breast on her statue for good luck. Next, admire the Arena, an incredibly well-preserved pink marble Roman amphitheater, where gladiators used to fight. Built in the 1st century AD, it is now the magical venue for world-famous opera performances. [LF] Enjoy a tortellini lunch at Rubiani restaurant on lively Piazza Bra. Arrive in Venice, a powerful magnet for romantics and art lovers from around the globe. (B,L)

Day : 6

Venice Island

Number of Days : 1

Start the day in style by PRIVATE BOAT and meet your Local Guide. Highlights of your walking tour are ST. MARK’S SQUARE and the byzantine BASILICA, lavish DOGES’ PALACE and the BRIDGE OF SIGHS. Also watch a skilled GLASSBLOWER fashion delicate objects in an age-old traditional manner. Afterwards, enjoy Venice at your own pace or join an optional cruise to the charming island of Burano. (B)

Day : 7

Venice Island–Ferrara–Rome

Number of Days : 1

A scenic drive today through the lush plains of the mighty Po River to Ferrara. Stroll past imposing Este Castle to the marble cathedral before continuing to Rome across the wooded Apennine mountain range, past the vine- and olive-clad Tuscan Hills, home of the popular Chianti wine. This evening, [LF] a special farewell dinner with wine is the best way to say “Arrivederci, Roma.” (B,D)

Day : 8

Rome

Number of Days : 1

Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B)

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