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Spend two nights in Rome. Your Local Guide takes you to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, where you will see Michelangelo’s The Last Judgment. And of course you’ll visit St. Peter’s Square and Basilica—with the artist’s marble-sculpted masterpiece, La Pietà. Drive to the Imperial Roman Forum area to visit the Colosseum—ancient arena of the gladiators, and be treated to a farewell dinner at a local restaurant. Your Bella Italia vacation offers historical sites, beautiful art, impressive architecture, delectable treats and many unforgettable memories.
Highlights
Welcome dinner; private boat ride; guided walking tour, visit St. Mark’s Square, Doges’ Palace and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblower’s demonstration
PISA Marvel at the legendary Leaning Tower
FLORENCE Guided walking tour, visit Michelangelo’s David and Signoria Square
ASSISI LF Visit St. Francis’ Basilica with a friar
ROME Guided sightseeing, visit the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Square and basilica; and the Colosseum; the Colosseum; farewell dinner at a local restaurant
2020 Tour itinerary
Inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges where applicable.
Total meals included:
- 6 breakfasts, 3 dinners
ARRIVE ON VENICE ISLAND, ITALY
Day1
Welcome to Venice! At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and traveling companions for a welcome dinner at at your hotel.
Meals included:
- Dinner
VENICE ISLAND
Day2
After a PRIVATE BOAT RIDE, follow your Local Guide on a walking tour and visit ST. MARK’S SQUARE with its byzantine Basilica, lavish DOGES’ PALACE, and the BRIDGE OF SIGHS. Also, watch a skilled GLASSBLOWER fashion delicate objects in an age-old traditional manner. You may wish to enjoy an optional gondola serenade.
Meals included:
- Breakfast
VENICE ISLAND–PISA–FLORENCE
Day3
A scenic drive across the Apennines brings you to Pisa. In the spectacular Square of Miracles, take the traditional picture pushing back the amazing Leaning Tower, 180 feet high and no less than 12 feet out of the perpendicular. Arrive in Florence, “Cradle of the Renaissance.” Tonight is your chance to try out Tuscan specialties.
Meals included:
- Breakfast
FLORENCE–ASSISI.
Day4
This morning, follow your Local Guide to the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS to see Michelangelo’s celebrated statue of David. Also admire the magnificent marble cathedral, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistry’s heavy bronze “Gates of Paradise,” and the sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. Continue to peaceful Assisi.
Meals included:
- Breakfast
- Dinner
ASSISI–ROME.
Day5
This morning, a friar will accompany you on a LF visit to the BASILICA OF ST. FRANCIS, the hub of a religious order devoted to the ideals of humility, forgiveness, simplicity, and love for all God’s creatures. Tonight, in the “Eternal City,” an optional dinner is available at one of Rome’s famous restaurants.
Meals included:
- Breakfast
ROME
Day6
Guided sightseeing includes inside visits to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL with Michelangelo’s The Last Judgment, monumental ST. PETER’S SQUARE, and BASILICA to admire Michelangelo’s Pietà. Drive to the area of the Imperial Roman Forum and visit the COLOSSEUM, where gladiators once fought. An optional walking tour with a Local Guide is available to further explore famous sites. This evening, a farewell dinner will be prepared at a local restaurant to celebrate your Bella Italia Escape.
Meals included:
- Breakfast
- Dinner
ROME
Day7
Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning.
Meals included:
- Breakfast
Things to note
- Hotels listed may occasionally be substituted with alternative hotels of equivalent standard.
Hotels
It may occasionally be necessary to use alternative hotels of a similar standard to those shown.
Carlton on the Grand Canal
First-Class
A plush traditional Venetian style hotel set in a majestic four story building with refined interiors such as Murano glass wall lamps and gilt-edged furniture. Perfectly placed on the Grand Canal, with a vaporetto stop right outside and close to the main train station, this property offers great transportation access with the Rialto Bridge close by. Free Wi-Fi access is available throughout the property which has an elegant fine-dining restaurant, a lobby bar, and a lovely rooftop terrace where drinks are served with views of the spired city skyline as a backdrop. 145 air-conditioned classically styled guestrooms offer coffee/tea-making facilities.
Location
Santa Croce, 578, Venezia, Italy
Hotel Facilities
- Bar/Lounge
- Laundry Available
- Restaurant On-Site
- Currency Exchange
- Luggage Storage
- Elevator
Room Facilities
- Mini-bar
- Television
- Internet Access
- Complimentary Toiletries
- Pay Movies
- Phone
- In-Room Safe
- Air Conditioning
- Climate Control
- Desk
- Hair Dryer
- Non-smoking Rooms
- Room Service
- Cable/Satellite
Bellini
First-Class
Hotel B4 Bellini is situated in an elegant 18th-century patrician palazzo in the Cannareggio quarter, transformed into a hotel at the turn of the last century. Inside, the luxurious splendour of the 18th and 19th centuries lives on in the ancient marbles and magnificent Murano glass chandeliers, all set against rich period decor. The restaurant offers local specialties served in a dining room illuminated by splendidly decorated windows, guests can also relax comfortably and sip a cocktail in the enclosed garden. Free Wi-Fi internet access is available in all guestrooms and public areas of the hotel.
Location
Lista Di Spagna 116/A, Venezia, Italy
Hotel Facilities
- Concierge desk
- Free WiFi
- Luggage Storage
- Bar/Lounge
- Elevator
Room Facilities
- Non-smoking Rooms
- Room Service
- In-Room Safe
- Window Opens
- Climate Control
- Hair Dryer
- Television
- Phone
- Internet Access
- Alarm Clock
- Wake-Up Calls
- Complimentary Toiletries
- Air Conditioning (Seasonal)
- Mini-bar
- Desk
Roma
First-Class
Housed in a stately 18th-century building overlooking Piazza Santa Maria Novella, this 52-room romantic hotel has a cozy atmosphere with classic Florentine design, including beautiful stained glass windows from the Art Nouveau period. A generous breakfast buffet is served each morning in the informal breakfast room and there is an elegant bar serving cocktails and other drinks in a classically appointed room with marble floors and frescoed walls and ceilings. Free Wi-Fi access is available in all public areas and guestrooms.
Location
Piazza Santa Maria Novella 8, Florence, Italy
Hotel Facilities
- Free WiFi
- Elevator
- Bar/Lounge
- Currency Exchange
- Laundry Available
- Luggage Storage
Room Facilities
- Air Conditioning
- Wake-Up Calls
- Window Opens
- Phone
- Non-smoking Rooms
- Smoking Rooms
- Complimentary Toiletries
- Climate Control
- Hair Dryer
- Cable/Satellite
- Air Conditioning (Seasonal)
- Room Service
- Mini-bar
- In-Room Safe
- Coffee Maker
- Desk
- Television
- Internet Access
Hotel Cellai
First-Class
Located in the historic heart of Florence, this upscale 55-room boutique property is housed in a restored 19th-century townhouse with elegant parlors, vaulted wooden ceilings and original Tuscan artwork. There is a bar in the antique library that works on an honor-system, a charming rooftop garden with city views and Free Wi-Fi internet access is available throughout. Breakfast is served in a lavish mirrored room on a long table decked out with silver candelabras and complimentary tea, coffee and cake are served between 5 and 7 pm daily.
Location
Via 27 Aprile, 14, 52r, Florence, Italy
Hotel Facilities
- Bar/Lounge
- Fitness Room
- Business Center
- Free WiFi
- Elevator
- Concierge desk
- Laundry Available
- Luggage Storage
Room Facilities
- Disabled Access / Rooms
- Mini-bar
- Room Service
- Window Opens
- Hair Dryer
- Complimentary Toiletries
- Air Conditioning
- Climate Control
- Television
- Cable/Satellite
- In-Room Safe
- Internet Access
- Air Conditioning (Seasonal)
- Non-smoking Rooms
- Wake-Up Calls
- Desk
- Complimentary Newspaper
- Phone
Cenacolo
First-Class
Hotel Cenacolo Assisi is a structure created from the accurate and careful renovation of an old Franciscan convent, located in Santa Maria degli Angeli, a short distance from the Porziuncola of St. Francis. The wonderful atmosphere of the place, a beautiful view of Assisi, the wide green spaces that call for reflection and the functionality and efficiency of the Hotel Cenacolo guarantee a perfect stay.
Location
V.Le Patrono D'italia 70, Assisi, Italy
Hotel Facilities
- Business Center
- Concierge desk
- Ice Machine
- Luggage Storage
- Restaurant On-Site
- Parking/Valet
- Bar/Lounge
- Gift Shop
- Currency Exchange
- Laundry Available
Room Facilities
- Room Service
- Mini-bar
- Hair Dryer
- Disabled Access / Rooms
- Desk
- In-Room Safe
- Cable/Satellite
- Internet Access
- Phone
- Television
- Non-smoking Rooms
- Air Conditioning
Cicerone
First-Class
A 250 room centrally located hotel in the Prati area within pleasant walking distance along the River Tiber to historic Castel Sant'Angelo. The hotel has an elegant restaurant, cozy sitting rooms, and an American bar.
Location
Via Cicerone, 55/C, Rome, Italy
Hotel Facilities
- Restaurant On-Site
- Ice Machine
- Parking/Valet
- Elevator
- Luggage Storage
- Bar/Lounge
- Business Center
- Laundry Available
- Currency Exchange
- Concierge desk
Room Facilities
- In-Room Safe
- Pay Movies
- Window Opens
- Air Conditioning
- Phone
- Complimentary Newspaper
- Smoking Rooms
- Alarm Clock
- Wake-Up Calls
- Desk
- Voicemail
- Mini-bar
- Hair Dryer
- Cable/Satellite
- Complimentary Toiletries
- Room Service
- Climate Control
- Television
- Internet Access
