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North Haledon, NJ 07508
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10 Day Crown of Italy
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| Venice, Florence, Rome |
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- Flights NYC-Rome, Venice-NYC
- Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for selection and prices
- Airline fuel surcharges
- 8 nights accommodations
- 2 nights [Hotel Carlton & Grand Canal], Venice
- 3 nights [Grand Hotel Adriatico
], Florence
- 3 nights [Massimo D Azeglio], Rome
- All transfers
- 12 meals: 8 buffet breakfasts, 4 dinners with wine
- Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned motor coach
- Services of English-speaking tour managers throughout
- Services of local guides in all major cities
- Entrance fees per itinerary
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Optional tours, and gratuities |
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| Doge Palace, Venice |
| Wine tasting with local specialties & lunch at Tuscan countryside farm |
| Michelangelo David, Florence |
| Basilica of St. Francis, Assisi |
| Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel, Rome |
| Forum & Colosseum, Rome
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| Dinner with Opera Singers, Rome |
| Wine & mineral water with all dinners |
| Whisper technology enhanced touring |
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| Day 1: Saturday - Depart the USA |
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Depart the USA for Italy. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey.
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| Day 2: Sunday - Arrive in Ven |
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Arrive in Venice and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. This evening, enjoy an orientation meeting with your tour escort, followed by a welcome dinner.
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| Day 3: Monday - Venice City Tour - (Gondola Ride with Music) |
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Today begins with a boat ride to the Island of Murano, known throughout the world for its fine glasswork industry. Then, visit St. Mark`s Square to begin a guided walking tour of romantic Venice. View the Golden Basilica of San Marco, the Bridge of Sighs and visit the Doge`s Palace, whose facade features a massive late-Gothic gate, known as the Porta della Carta.
Afternnon at leisure or you can choose our optional tour (Gondola Ride with Music). One of the highlights of any Italian holiday! Enjoy a relaxing gondola ride with music along the famous Grand Canal, and experience a piece of Venetian history. Glide along the centuries old canals, past lavish palaces and under famous arched bridges (the Gondola holds a maximum of six passengers. Please note that this is not a private gondola ride).
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| Day 4: Tuesday - Pisa Sightseeing En Route to Florence |
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Travel through the stunning panorama of Tuscany to Pisa. On arrival, view the famous Piazza del Miracoli with its Leaning Tower, the Baptistery, the Duomo, and the Monumental Cemetery. The four monuments of this extraordinary piazza make for a unique architectural blend of Romanesque and Gothic styles. En route to Florence, visit a local Tuscan farm in the countryside for a wine tasting & lunch with local specialties. Evening at leisure.
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| Day 5: Wednesday - Florence City Tour - (Dinner at a Tuscan Restaurant) |
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Today`s morning tour begins with a visit to the Accademia of Fine Arts, where Michelangelo`s David is housed. Walk to the Duomo, celebrated for its magnificent dome designed by Brunelleschi, and view the Baptistery`s renowned "Gates of Paradise" by Ghiberti. Continue to explore the open air art museum of Signoria Square ending at Ponte Vecchio, known as the "Old Bridge".
Afternoon at leisure or you can choose our optional tour (Dinner at a Tuscan Restaurant). Come join us for a Tuscan Feast tonight! An enjoyable ride through the lovely Tuscan hills will take us to a villa where a sumptuous Tuscan dinner will be served. As we enjoy the appetizers, the home-made pastas, the meats and dessert, let the wine flow and the music accompany our experience! Includes round-trip transportation, 5-course dinner with entertainment, and unlimited wine. Pickup details to be advised loc.
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| Day 6: Thursday - Full Day in Florence - (Siena & San Gimignano from Florence) |
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Enjoy a full day at leisure to explore Florence on your own. Or you can choose our optional tour (Siena & San Gimignano from Florence). Depart Florence and drive to the medieval city of Siena, site of the famous Horserace of Palio. This traditional race takes place each year on July 2nd and August 16th, and runs in celebration of the holy apparition and assumption of the Virgin Mary, patron saint of the city. Tour Campo Square and St. Dominic`s Church before continuing to the medieval walled town of San Gimignano, famous for its preserved stone towers.
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| Day 7: Friday - Sun Route Via Assisi to Rome |
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Today travel along the famous "Sun Route" motorway to the medieval city of Assisi, renowned for its 13th-century Basilica of St. Francis and Giotto`s frescoes. Continue to your hotel in Rome.
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| Day 8: Saturday - Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel - (Piazzas of Rome) |
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Today begins with the visit to the Vatican Museums and Michelangelo`s breathtaking Sistine Chapel. Stroll through St. Peter`s Square, passing Bernini`s famous colonnade, to visit St. Peter`s Basilica, where you will view Michelangelo`s Pieta. This highly-finished marble sculpture depicts the body of Jesus in the arms of Mary after the Crucifixion and is considered to be among the most compelling of all works of art in the Western world.
Afternoon at leisure or you can choose our optional tour (Piazzas of Rome).This half day walking tour takes you to explore the grand piazzas of the Eternal City. Stand in awe in front of the majestic Spanish Steps, the longest and widest decorative steps in Europe, and with your local guide stroll through the most characteristic "piazzas and vias " of Rome. Stop to admire the breathtaking grandeur of the Trevi Fountain and take the opportunity to toss in one, two, or three coins, each of which is supposed to bring a unique kind of good fortune. View the monumental Pantheon, the best preserved of any Roman building and admire the baroque Piazza Navona, which follows the shape of the ancient Roman Diocletian Stadium, with Bernini`s Fountain of the Four Rivers and the Egyptian Obelisk. Pick-up details to be advised locally.
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| Day 9: Sunday - Tour Ancient Rome |
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This morning, a historic tour of "ancient Rome" takes you to the Roman Forum, the political center during the Roman Republic, the triumphal Arch of Constantine, the Arch of Titus and the Colosseum, the largest amphitheater built in the Roman Empire. Afternoon at leisure. Tonight, dine in a typical Roman restaurant with wine and music, then enjoy an illuminated tour of the city.
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| Day 10: Monday - Depart for the USA |
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Transfer to the airport for your departure flight.
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Notes:
- Apr 23 departure will be accommodated at the Plaza in Venice Mestre
- Apr 3 departure will be accommodated at the Grand Hotel Principe in Venice.
- US citizens require a passport valid for six months beyond travel dates.
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| Italy Rome Piazza San Pietro |
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| Italy Rome Trevi Fountain |
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| Italy Rome Spanish Steps |
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| Italy Florence Uffizi Gallery |
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| Italy Florence Ponte Vecchio |
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| Italy Florence Basilica of Santa Croce |
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| Italy Venice Gondola Ride |
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| Italy Venice Basilica San Marco |
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| Italy Venice Murano Burano Torcello |
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| Italy Venice Courtyard of the Ducal Palace |
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| 10 Day Crown of Italy Tour |
| Departure Date |
Air & Land |
Land Only |
| Year 2010 |
Sep 4(Sold Out) | $3039.00 | $2299.00 | |
Sep 11(Sold Out) | $2919.00 | $2299.00 | |
| Sep 18 | $2919.00 | $2299.00 | |
Sep 25(Sold Out) | $2919.00 | $2299.00 | |
| Oct 2 | $2919.00 | $2299.00 | |
Oct 16(Sold Out) | $2919.00 | $2299.00 | |
Oct 30(Sold Out) | $2759.00 | $2099.00 | |
| Nov 13 | $2599.00 | $1959.00 | |
Nov 27(Sold Out) | $2529.00 | $1999.00 | |
Dec 25(Sold Out) | $2749.00 | $2099.00 | |
| Year 2011 | Jan 15(Sold Out) | $2429.00 | $1899.00 | |
Feb 12(Sold Out) | $2429.00 | $1899.00 | |
Feb 19(Sold Out) | $2529.00 | $1999.00 | |
Mar 5(Sold Out) | $2629.00 | $2099.00 | |
Mar 12(Sold Out) | $2629.00 | $2099.00 | |
Mar 19(Sold Out) | $2729.00 | $2199.00 | |
Mar 26(Sold Out) | $2729.00 | $2199.00 | |
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