Arts Tour ( 8 days and 7 nights )
DAILY FROM 01 MAR 2012 TO 15 OCT 2012

Rome / Venice

Day 01 - Rome

Arrival, transfer with English speaking assistance to the hotel. Car, driver and local guide at disposal for 4 hours. Overnight stay.                                

Day 02 - Rome

Breakfast at hotel. Car, driver and local guide at disposal for 8 hrs. We suggest you to visit: the Trevi Fountain a baroque jewel, the Pantheon originally a pagan temple, Piazza Navona the "living room" of baroque Rome built on the ruins of the Domitian's Circus. Piazza di Spagna and the Spanish Steps ,The Scalinata is "without a doubt the longest and widest staircase in all Europe".[1 is a set of steps climbing a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinità dei Monti. St Peter's Basilica, officially known in Italian as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano and commonly called Saint Peter's Basilica, is one of four major basilicas of Rome. It is the most prominent building inside the Vatican City and built on the ruins of Old Saint Peter's Basilica built by Constantine the Great of Constantinople. Its dome is also a dominant feature of the Roman skyline. Overnight stay.

Day 03 - Rome

Breakfast at hotel. Car, driver and local guide at disposal for 8 hrs. We suggest you to visit a lot of curiosities of the Archeological Rome .The Coliseum also know as the Flavian Amphitheatre and the largest of the ancient world. The Palatin Hill, ancient Palatium, historical residence of the Ceasars, from whose name is derives the use of the term "Palace" to indicate a seat of official power. The Roman Forum where public life was carried out, between the closed spaces of the Basilicas and the open ones of the square itself, between the Senate and all the temples honouring the origin of Rome. Overnight stay.

Day 04 - Rome / San gimignano / Florence

Breakfast at hotel and departure with driver and private car to Florence. On the way stop and visit with local guide of San Gimignano a small walled medieval hilltop town in Tuscany southwest of Florence. It is mainly famous for its medieval architecture, especially its towers, which may be seen from several miles outside the town. The town also is known for the white wine, Vernaccia di San Gimignano, grown in the area. In the afternoon arrival in Florence. Meeting with assistance and overnight stay.

Day 05 - Florence

Breakfast at hotel. Car, driver and local guide at disposal for 6 hrs. City of Etruscan-roman origins, it flourished in the middle ages as a free commune. Furtherly refines by the renaissance art Florence is the cradle of the Italian language. The best-known site and crowning architectural jewel of Florence is the domed cathedral of the city, Santa Maria del Fiore, known as The Duomo. The magnificent dome was built by Filippo Brunelleschi. The nearby Campanile tower (partly designed by Giotto) and the Baptistery buildings are also highlights. Both the dome itself and the campanile are open to tourists and offer excellent views. At the heart of the city in Piazza della Signoria is Bartolomeo Ammanati's Fountain of Neptune, which is a masterpiece of marble sculpture at the terminus of a still functioning Roman aqueduct. The Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge), whose most striking feature is the multitude of shops built upon its edges, held up by stilts. The bridge also carried Vasari's elevated corridor linking the Uffizi to the Medici residence (Palazzo Pitti). First constructed by the Etruscans in ancient times, this bridge is the only one in the city to have survived World War II intact. The elaborate Santa Croce church contains the monumental tombs of Galileo, Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Dante (actually a cenotaph), and many other notables. Overnight stay.

Day 06 - Florence / Verona / Venice

Breakfast at hotel. Departure to Verona. Visit with local guide of Verona: the birthplace of Catullus, and the town that Julius Caesar selected for his relaxing stays. In its history many important names passed and evenights happened that were relevant for the European history, like Theodoric the Great, king of Ostrogoths, Charlemagne and Pippin of Italy, Dante. Conclaves were held here, as were important congresses. Verona was in the travel diaries of Goethe, Stendhal and Paul Valéry. Verona is the setting of the story of Romeo and Juliet, made famous by William Shakespeare, a balcony falsely claiming historical connection to the fictional lovers has become a tourist attraction for lovers; the short passageway leading to the balcony is covered with slips of paper carrying their graffiti, and a bronze statue of Juliet stands under the balcony, one breast polished by those touching it for luck. Verona is famous for its Roman amphitheatre, the Arena, completed around 30 AD, which is the third largest in Italy, after Rome's Coliseum and the arena at Capua, After the visit we continue to Venice. Arrival to Piazzale Roma and transfer with private boat to the Island at the Hotel. Overnight stay.

Day 07 -  Venice

Breakfast at the hotel. Morning walking tour. Venice's nicknames include "Queen of the Adriatic", "City of Water", "City of Bridges", and "The City of Light". The Venetian Republic was a major sea power and a staging area for the Crusades, as well as a very important centre of commerce (especially the spice trade) and art in the Renaissance. Piazza San Marco, often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal square of Venice. It is the only great urban space in a European city where human voices prevail over the sounds of motorized traffic, which is confined to Venice's waterways. Piazza San Marco is extremely popular with tourists, photographers, and pigeons. The buildings around the Piazza are, anti-clockwise from the Grand Canal, the Doge's Palace, St Mark's Basilica, St Mark's Clock tower, the Procuratie Vecchie, the Napoleonic Wing of the Procuraties, the Procuratie Nuove, St Mark's Campanile and Logetta and the Biblioteca Marciana. Most of the ground floor of the Procuraties is occupied by cafés, including the Caffè Florian and Gran Caffè Quadri. In the afternoon Gondola ride all around the beautiful "canali". Overnight stay in hotel.

Day 08 -  Venice

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the rail Station or to the Airport. End of services.

INCLUDED IN THE FEE
ARRIVAL , TRANSFER IN WITH ASSISTANCE
3 NIGHTS HTL IN ROMA BB
1ST DAY IN ROME: 4 HRS CAR AND GUIDE AT DISPOSAL
2ND AND 3RD DAY IN ROME 8 HRS CAR AND GUIDE AT DISPOSAL
DAY 4 CAR AT DISPOSAL DEPARTURE TO FLORENCIA , STOP IN SAN GIMIGNANO
LOCAL GUIDE EN SAN GIMIGNANO 2 HRS
DAY 5 IN FLORENCE 6 HRS COCHE AND GUIDA AT DISPOSAL
DAY 6 CAR AT DISPOSAL
DEPARTURE FROM FLORENCE TO VENICE WITH STOP EN VISITA EN VERONA
LOCAL GUIDE EN VERONA
VENICE 2 HRS VISIT WITH LOCAL GUIDE
GONDOLA TOUR
PRIVATE TRANSFER OUT TO VENICE APT OR STATION

NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
INTERNATIONAL AIRFARES
AIRPORT TRANSPORTATIONS
AIRPORT DEPARTURE TAXES
ENTRANCE TICKETS
DRINKS AT MEALS
TIPS
ITEMS OF PERSONAL NATURE
ALL WHAT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED IN THE PARAGRAPH "INCLUDED IN THE FEE"