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10 Day Venice, Florence & Rome by Rail
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| Venice, Florence & Rome by Rail - Tuesday Tour |
| 2 nights Venice, 3 nights Florence, 3 nights Rome, Transportation between cities via First or standard Class rail with reserved seats, Breakfast daily |
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- Flights NYC-Venice, Rome-NYC
- Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for selection and prices
- Airline fuel surcharges
- 8 nights accommodations in your choice of hotels
- 2 nights Venice
- 3 nights Florence
- 3 nights Rome
- Transportation between cities via First Class rail (Plan A, B or C) or Standard rail (Plans D, E) with reserved seats
- Breakfast daily
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Optional tours, and gratuities. |
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| Day 1: Tuesday - Depart USA |
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departe the USA to Italy your flight includes meals,drinkes and in flight enrertanement for your journy
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| Day 2: Wednesday - Venice - Optional |
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Free day ar leisure or you can choose our optional tour (Gondola Serenade). This evening, enjoy 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).
Departs at 7:30 p.m. (Apr 1-Oct 31) and 3:30 p.m. (Nov 1-Mar 31). Pick-up 15 minutes prior to departure time from Santa Maria del Giglio gondola pier. Drop-off at Santa Maria del Giglio gondola pier
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| Day 3: Thursday - Venice, (Optional Walking Tour of Venice) |
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Free day at leisure or choose our optional tour (Walking Tour of Venice ). This morning tour begins with an orientation of St. Mark Square, considered the historical heart of the city, and continues to visit the Golden Basilica of San Marco with its mysterious interior, lavish mosaics, and decorations of Occidental and Oriental design. Proceed to the 14th century Doge Palace, whose facade comprises a massive Gothic gate on the Piazzetta side, known as the Porta Della Carta. Continue to the rear of the palace to view the Bridge of Sighs. The tour ends with an optional visit to a glass blowing factory on Murano Island.
For security reasons, bags are not allowed inside the Basilica. A free-of-charge holding station is available. Due to Mass, San Marco Basilica is closed for visitations on Sundays, and during any religious ceremonies and holy feast days. In this case, visits will exclude interior views of the church. Likewise, Doge Palace is closed on Dec 25, Jan 1, and May 1.
Departs daily at 9:15 a.m. from the Tourist Information Office in St. Mark Square, located across from the Basilica. Drop-off at Tourist Information Office in St. Mark Square, located across from the Basilica.
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| Day 4: Fri - Venice, Florence |
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After breakfast, check out from your hotel in Venice, transfer on your own to rail station to board your train to Florence, arrival and transfer on your own to hotel, rest of the day is free at leisure.
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| Day 5: Saturday - Florence (Optional Morning City Tour) |
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Free day at leisure or choose our optional tour (Florence Morning City Tour). This morning, depart by coach for a short stop at Piazzale Michelangelo, one of the most ideal vantage points of Florence. Continue to visit the 16th century Accademia of Fine Arts to admire Michelangelo David. View the Duomo, adorned with the marvelous red dome by Brunelleschi, before continuing to the Baptistery to view Ghiberti famous Gates of Paradise, whose south door quatrefoils and seated Virtues feature scenes from the life of John the Baptist.
Departs at 9:30 a.m. Pick-up 15 minutes prior to departure time from Piazza della stazione, at the corner of Piazza dell Unita. Drop-off in city center.
Tour does not operate on: Apr 25 (Liberation Day), May 1 (Labor Day), Jun 2 (National Day), Aug 15 (Feast of the Assumption).
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| Day 6: Sunday - Florence (Optional Pisa Tour from Florence) |
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Free day at leisure or choose our optional tour (Pisa Tour from Florence ). This afternoon, enjoy a relaxing drive through the beautiful Tuscan countryside towards the historic University city of Pisa, famous throughout the world for its architectural beauty. Enjoy a leisurely walk through the Piazza dei Miracoli to view Pisa most prized landmark, the Leaning Tower, as well as the Cathedral, Baptistery, and other famous monuments for which the city is known. Departs at 2:00 p.m. Pick-up 15 minutes prior to departure time from Piazza della stazione, at the corner of Piazza dell Unita. Drop-off in city center.
Tour does not operate on: Apr 25 (Liberation Day), May 1 (Labor Day), Jun 2 (National Day), Aug 15 (Feast of the Assumption).
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| Day 7: Monday - Florence, Rome (Optional Illuminated Rome by Night) |
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After breakfast, check out from your hotel in Rome, transfer on your own to rail station to board your train to Rome, arrival and transfer on your own to your hotel, rest of the day is free at leisure, or choose our optional tour (Illuminated Rome by Night). This evening, depart Piazza San Bernardo for an illuminated tour of Rome historic piazzas and fountains. Along the way to the famous Piazza della Repubblica, enjoy flood-lit views of the Palazzo Margherita, Porta Pinciana, Villa Borghese, Piazzale Flaminio, Via Flaminia, Piazza del Popolo, Piazza Augusto Imperatore, and Via del Corso. Arriving at the Piazza della Repubblica, visit Trevi Fountain, the largest and most exquisite Baroque fountain in Rome, before continuing along the Via Quattro Fontane to view the equally impressive, Fountains of the Four Seasons. From Piazza Venezia, enjoy charming views of the Memorial of King Vittorio Emanuele II and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. From this prime vantage point, admire the Capitol, Imperial Forum, Colosseum, Palatine Hill, Aventine Hill, Circus Maximus, and the Great Synagogue, overlooking the former Jewish ghetto. Conclude this fascinating tour of the Eternal City by night with views of the Castel Sant Angelo and St. Peter Basilica on your return.
Departs at 8:00 p.m. from Via V. E. Orlando, 95. Pick-up from hotel 45 minutes prior to departure time. Drop-off at hotel if in the city center, or near a taxi stand if your hotel is located outside the city center.
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| Day 8: Tuesday - Rome (Optional Full Day Rome with lunch) |
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Free day at leisure or choose our optional tour (Rome with lunch). This morning, depart from the Piazza San Bernardo, site of Mose Fountain, and travel along Via Bissolati and Via Veneto. Pass by Villa Borghese, one of Europe most elegant parks, and previous estate of the noble Borghese family. The tour continues to the Vatican Museum and Galleries, where you will find galleries of chandeliers, tapestries, geographical maps, the Sobiesky Hall and the Immaculate Conception Hall. From here, visit the Sistine Chapel and behold the great frescoes by Michelangelo. Passing through the Vatican Hall continue to the Basilica of Saint Peter, one of the four major basilicas of Rome, and burial site of its namesake Saint Peter. Continue to the square of the Capitol and admire the unique sight of the Forum, Colosseum and Palatine Hill, one of Rome most ancient districts. Walk along the pavement of the original Roman grid, which crosses the ruins of the Roman Forum, the Curia, and the Reggia. Enjoy views of the Temple of Vesta, the Arch of Titus and the Triumphal Arch of Constantine. Continue with an inside tour of the Colosseum, a giant amphitheater used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles, and the largest building ever constructed in the Roman Empire. The tour concludes with a visit to the church of St. Peter in Chains, where Michelangelo famous statue of Moses is housed.
Please note that on Wednesdays during the Holy Father Audience, the visit inside St. Peter Basilica will not take place.
Departs at 7:30 a.m. (Apr 1-Nov 15); and 8:30 a.m. (Nov 16-Mar 31) from Via V. E. Orlando, 95. Pick-up from hotel 45 minutes prior to departure time (between 6:45 a.m. and 7:15 a.m.). Drop-off in city center.
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| Day 9: Wednesday - Rome (Optional 3 Vatican Museums) |
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Free day at leisure or choose our optional tour (3 Vatican Museums). This morning, depart from the Piazza San Bernardo, site of Moses` Fountain, and travel along Via Bissolati and Via Veneto. Pass by Villa Borghese, one of Europe`s most elegant parks, and previous estate of the noble Borghese family. The tour continues to the Vatican Museum and Galleries, where you will find galleries of chandeliers, tapestries, geographical maps, the Sobiesky Hall and the Immaculate Conception Hall. From here, visit the Sistine Chapel and behold the great frescoes by Michelangelo. Passing through the Vatican Hall, continue to the Basilica of Saint Peter, one of the four major basilicas of Rome, and burial site of its namesake, Saint Peter.
Please note that on Wednesdays during the Holy Father`s Audience, the visit inside St. Peter`s Basilica will not take place.
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| Day 10: Thursday -Departure |
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After breakfast, check out and transfer on your own to the airport, optional departure transfer is available up on request
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Note:
- Upgrade to First Class rail is available for Plan D and Plan E
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| Italy Venice, Gondola Ride |
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| Italy Venice Murano Burano Torcello |
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| Italy Venice Basilica San Marco |
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| Italy Venice Courtyard of the Ducal Palace |
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| Italy Florence Basilica of Santa Croce |
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| Italy Florence Ponte Vecchio |
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| Florence Art |
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| Italy Florence Tuscan dinner with wine |
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| Italy Rome Ancient |
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| Italy Rome Castelli Romani |
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| Italy Rome Colosseum |
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| Italy Rome Piazza San Pietro |
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| Italy Rome Christian |
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| 10 Day Venice, Florence & Rome by Rail -Plan E Tour |
| Departure Date |
Air & Land |
Land Only |
| Year 2010 |
| Sep 7 | $1729.00 | $969.00 | |
| Sep 14 | $1599.00 | $939.00 | |
| Sep 21 | $1629.00 | $969.00 | |
| Sep 28 | $1649.00 | $959.00 | |
| Oct 5 | $1699.00 | $969.00 | |
| Oct 12 | $1629.00 | $969.00 | |
| Oct 19 | $1629.00 | $969.00 | |
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| 10 Day Venice, Florence & Rome by Rail -Plan D Tour |
| Departure Date |
Air & Land |
Land Only |
| Year 2010 |
| Sep 7 | $1829.00 | $1069.00 | |
Sep 14(Sold Out) | $1889.00 | $1229.00 | |
Sep 21(Sold Out) | $1729.00 | $1069.00 | |
| Sep 28 | $1759.00 | $1069.00 | |
| Oct 5 | $1799.00 | $1069.00 | |
| Oct 12 | $1729.00 | $1069.00 | |
| Oct 19 | $1729.00 | $1069.00 | |
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| 10 Day Venice, Florence & Rome by Rail -Plan C Tour |
| Departure Date |
Air & Land |
Land Only |
| Year 2010 |
| Sep 7 | $2199.00 | $1439.00 | |
| Sep 14 | $2099.00 | $1439.00 | |
| Sep 21 | $2099.00 | $1439.00 | |
| Sep 28 | $2129.00 | $1439.00 | |
| Oct 5 | $2169.00 | $1439.00 | |
| Oct 12 | $2099.00 | $1439.00 | |
| Oct 19 | $2099.00 | $1439.00 | |
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| 10 Day Venice, Florence & Rome by Rail -Plan B Tour |
| Departure Date |
Air & Land |
Land Only |
| Year 2010 |
| Sep 7 | $2459.00 | $1699.00 | |
| Sep 14 | $2389.00 | $1729.00 | |
| Sep 21 | $2359.00 | $1699.00 | |
| Sep 28 | $2389.00 | $1699.00 | |
| Oct 5 | $2429.00 | $1699.00 | |
Oct 12(Sold Out) | $2359.00 | $1699.00 | |
| Oct 19 | $2369.00 | $1709.00 | |
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| 10 Day Venice, Florence & Rome by Rail -Plan A Tour |
| Departure Date |
Air & Land |
Land Only |
| Year 2010 |
Sep 7(Sold Out) | $2779.00 | $2019.00 | |
Sep 14(Sold Out) | $2689.00 | $2029.00 | |
Sep 21(Sold Out) | $2689.00 | $2029.00 | |
| Sep 28 | $2689.00 | $1999.00 | |
Oct 5(Sold Out) | $2829.00 | $2099.00 | |
Oct 12(Sold Out) | $2759.00 | $2099.00 | |
| Oct 19 | $2679.00 | $2019.00 | |
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