Rome and Florence Tour

07 days trip to Italy in the art cities of Rome and Florence and day trip to explore the famousTuscany countryside.

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Itinerary

Day 1 Arrival in Rome

Arrival in Rome.

Private car transfer to your hotel.
4 star hotel in center of Rome.

Day 2 Ancient Rome day Tour

Three hour group tour of Ancient Rome.

Skip the line small group walking tour of Ancient Rome majors sights
maximum 25 people
Colosseum
Roman Forum and Via Sacra
Palatine Hills with the views over The Forum and Circus Maximus
Entrance tickets to Colosseum, Roman Forum and palatine Hill
Headsets so you can hear your guide clearly

Day 3 Vatican tour

Three hour group tour of Vatican **

Skip the line small group walking tour of Vatican Museum and St Peter's Basilica
maximum 20 people
Vatican Museums
Sistine Chapel
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Square
Entrance tickets and reservations to Vatican Museum
Headsets so you can hear your guide clearly

** Tour not available on Sundays.

Day 4 Rome to Florence

Transfer from Rome to Florence

Private driver and car transfer to Rome station
First class rail tickets to Florence with seat reservations
Private driver and car transfer from Florence station to your hotel.
4 star hotel in Center of Florence.

Day 5 Florence day tour

Small group walking tour of Florence

Morning group walking tour of Florence (2.5 hours)
Piazza della Signoria and Palazzo Vecchio
Duomo and Brunelleschi's Dome
Baptistery and Giotto's bell tower
Santa Trinita Church and Orsanmichele Church
Pontevecchio Bridge and Oltrarno shopping streets

Day 6 Tuscany Wine Trail

A full day small group tour of Tuscany wine country.

Transportation IN/OUT Florence by comfortable Minivan
English speaking driver
Guided tour of two wineries and the cellars
Visit of a medieval town of Tuscany
Wine and olive oil tastings
3 course lunch in a typical restaurant

Day 7 Departure

Time to bid farewell until the next time we meet or as the Italians say Arrivederci!

Private transfer from your hotel to Florence airport.

Inclusions

Accommodations

Based on 4 star centrally located hotels.
You will be able to add the hotel of your choice from our selection of well priced hotels of all categories.

Sightseeing

Half day guided group tour of Ancient Rome, including Colosseum entrance fees
Half day guided group tour of the Vatican including entrance fee, Sistine chapel and St Peter's Basilica **
Half day group walk & Talk Florence walking tour
Full day small group excursion to Chianti including guided tour of two wineries and the cellars
** Tour not available on Sundays.

Transfers

Private car transfers from Airport to hotel, from hotels to rail stations and from rail stations to hotels.
First Class high speed rail travel with seat reservations from Rome to Florence.
Private transfer to Florence Airport

Meals

Breakfast at hotels daily
Wine and olive oil tastings
3 course lunch in a typical Tuscan restaurant

Services

Assistance from our My Tour Designer ( Division of Road to Travel Inc.) office in Turin and local representative offices throughout Italy.
Local emergency contact number.

Does not include

Airfare
Travel Insurance (highly recommended)
Tips and gratuities to drivers and local guides

Highlights

Cities Visited: (Rome, Florence, Venice)

Have you ever wanted to visit Rome? What are the places to visit in Rome? What is the best time to visit Rome? What about Florence and Tuscany? What are the Florence attractions? What is best time to visit Tuscany? There are many options for a visit to Rome, Florence and Tuscany. A combination of city and countryside visits offers a nice taste of art, history, culture and culinary delights.

Rome and Florence are among the great art cities of the world. In Rome you will find great art treasures from the Roman times to modern times. The Vatican museum alone offers an incredible collection of masterpieces from all over the world. Not to mention the Sistine Chapel Michelangelo’s masterpiece. Then there are the ever famous monuments such as the Colosseum, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain just to name a few. Of course Rome is know for the "dolce vita" with its countless cafes, restaurants, shops and other great places to relax and enjoy people watching.

Florence the capital of art is an open air museum as well as hosting some of the most important art pieces of the world in the Uffizi and Accademia museums. Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, and so many other masters are represented here with their famous works. Florence is also a wonderful place for shopping and great food. It is a smaller city so enjoying it on foot is easy.

From Florence you can easily visit the wonderful Tuscan countryside and enjoy the smaller medieval towns of the region. And of course for those who love food and wine, you are in heaven with world famous wineries and small quaint specialty shops and restaurants.

Italy in general is an all year destination. Rome, Florence and Tuscany are ideally visited in the Spring summer and fall.