Overview:
Special independent packages combining hotel accomodation, train connections and city tours in the main 'Art cities'.
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
- 3 nights hotel accommodation in Rome
- 3 nights hotel accommodation in Venice
- Train tickets Rome to Venice (2nd class)
- Half day Ancient Rome and Colosseum, walking tour
- Half day guided walking tour of the historical centre of Venice
- All transfers as mentioned
- Daily breakfast
PACKAGE EXCLUDES:
- Italian city hotel taxes
- Travel insurance
- International flights
- Personal expenses
- Gratuities
Itinerary
DAY 1: ROME
Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Balance of day at leisure.
DAY 2: ANCIENT ROME & COLOSSEUM HALF DAY (AFTERNOON WALKING TOUR)
A walk through the heart of Ancient Rome, an area rich with historical memories, where the great epic of Rome began. From Venice Square you will walk up the Capitol Hill from where you will enjoy an incredible view of the Forum. Continuing onwards we will first admire Trajan's Column with its gorgeous bas-relief sculptures to then walk through the Roman Forum, center of the public life of ancient Rome, until we finally arrive at the Colosseum (visit inside), where, thanks to a preferred entrance ticket, you will skip the entrance line. DURATION OF THE TOUR: approx. 3 hours.
DAY 3: ROME
Day at leisure to enjoy Rome.
An epic, monumental city, Rome gets under your skin fast.
Even on a short break, you’ll be smitten by its artistic masterpieces and iconic monuments, operatic piazzas and haunting ruins. Life is lived to the full here, and the city teems with trattorias and designer restaurants, street-side bars and glam fashion boutiques.
DAY 4: ROME / VENICE
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the train station. Departure to Venice. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Accomodation and overnight at hotel.
DAY 5: VENICE GUIDED TOUR
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning guided walking tour of the historical centre of Venice.
Have a walk outdoors (no entries)throught the most characteristic and important places for the history of Venice. An essential tour for the understanding of Venice! Route: Piazza San Marco,Origins, history and description of the main monuments: Basilica San Marco, Palazzo Ducale, Bell Tower, clock Tower and Procuratie.Santa Maria Formosa -History and anecdotes related to this wonderful and characteristic square. Campo SS. Giovanni e Paolo,the Pantheon of Venice, the great School of Charity, the Captains of Fortune.Marco Polo's House and Malibran Theatre, anecdotes and past and recent history cross each other in this beautiful corner of Venice.
Return to San Marco through the Mercerie, vital connection between Rialto and San Marco and the main street for the city shopping.
Clients have to go 15m before the tour start to Piazza San Marco inside the tourist information office, near the Correr museumAfternoon at disposal. Overnight at hotel.
DAY 6: VENICE
Free day to explore Venice
DAY 7: VENICE / AIRPORT
Breakfast at the hotel. According to your departure flight, you will be transferred to the airport.
Optional Tours
Vatican Museums Walking Tour
Your knowledgeable guide will escort you into the Vatican Museums to explore the world's most extensive collection of art. Brilliantly decorated and lined with masterpieces, the museums are brimming with treasures and history. Your guide will lead you through the 2000 rooms that stretch over almost nine miles, and share the stories and secrets contained within the Vatican's walls.
Highlights of the museums are Michelangelo's famous Creation of Adam fresco in the Sistine Chapel and Raphael's Rooms. After taking in the Vatican Museums, you will encounter another of Michelangelo's masterpieces, La Pieta, in St Peter's Basilica. For a fascinating finish to your small group guided walking tour, stop to admire magnificent St Peter's Square, as your guide points out Bernini's ingenious use of optical illusion.
Highlights of the museums are Michelangelo's famous Creation of Adam fresco in the Sistine Chapel and Raphael's Rooms. After taking in the Vatican Museums, you will encounter another of Michelangelo's masterpieces, La Pieta, in St Peter's Basilica. For a fascinating finish to your small group guided walking tour, stop to admire magnificent St Peter's Square, as your guide points out Bernini's ingenious use of optical illusion.
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