All inclusive Italy tour package from Italy’s north to south is loaded with included Italy tours and Italy sightseeing. From Lake Como to the Amalfi Coast this all inclusive Italy tour package travels two weeks in Italy visiting the big 3 cities Rome, Florence, and Venice as well as the gorgeous Lake Como and beautiful Amalfi Coast. Submit form or call ItalianTourism.us 800-227-1577 to book your all inclusive Italy tour package.
Sightseeing Highlights:
• Rome: Tour the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica. Visit the Colosseum and see the Forum.
• Siena: See the striped cathedral and vast Campo Square.
• Tuscany: Enjoy a short tutorial about Chianti wines.
• Florence: Visit the Academy Gallery to see the Statue of David. See the ‘Gates of Paradise’, Basilica of Santa Croce and visit Signoria Square. Traditional leather-work demonstration
• Pisa: See the Cathedral, Baptistery and ‘Leaning Tower.
• Milan: See La Scala Opera House and Gothic cathedral.
• Italian Lakes: Join us in the social ritual of ‘La Passeggiata’.
• Verona: See the Roman Arena and Juliet’s balcony.
• Venice: Drift through the canals with a traditional gondola serenade. Cruise to St Mark’s Square. See the Bridge of Sighs, Doges’ Palace and St Mark’s Basilica. Venetian glass-blowing demonstration
• Ravenna: See some of Europe’s finest mosaics.
• Assisi: Visit the Basilica of St Francis with a guide.
• Cassino: Visit the peaceful Commonwealth War Cemetery.
• Sorrento: Cruise to the isle of Capri. Ride into Capri town by open top taxi (weather permitting) and return by funicular railway. ‘Intarsio’ demonstration
• Pompeii: Enjoy a guided tour of the excavations.
• Scenic Drives: Apennine Hills, Italian Lake District, cliff top drive to Sorrento.
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All Inclusive Italy Tour Package Itinerary
Day 1 – DEPART USA
Board your overnight flight (not included).
Day 2 – ROME AT LEISURE
Welcome to Rome, once the hub of a vast empire that spread from Britain to the Persian gulf and from Africa to Germany. On arrival at Rome’s Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport, airport transfers leave for the tour hotel at 09:30, 12:30 & 15:30. Relax and settle in. As evening falls, join your Tour Director for a Welcome Reception and light meal.
Hotel: Kolbe
Meals: Welcome Reception
Day 3 – ROME SIGHTSEEING
With a local guide, visit the Vatican Museums, filled with a vast collection of ancient and Renaissance art. Continue to the Sistine Chapel, a masterpiece of Michelangelo’s fresco skills. Then enter St Peter’s Basilica to see Bernini’s ‘Popes’ Altar’ above the spot where St Peter is reputed to have been crucified. Afterwards, cross the River Tiber to visit the world’s largest Roman arena, the Colosseum and gaze out over the Forum, the centre of ancient public life. The afternoon is all yours to do as you please.
Meals: Buffet Breakfast
Day 4 – ROME – SIENA – FLORENCE
Travel north to medieval Siena and stroll through the winding stone paved streets to the vast Campo Square, where the Palio horse race takes place amid great festivities. See the ‘Fountain of Joy’ and then walk up to the hilltop cathedral, striped with black and white marble. A superb two-course Tuscan lunch sampling the local specialities and wine is included. Continue through the cypress clad hills and vineyards of Tuscany to Florence, jewel of the Renaissance. En route, hear an informative tutorial about the Chianti wines that make this region so famous.
Hotel: AC Hotel Firenze
Meals: Buffet Breakfast / Highlight Lunch / Dinner
Day 5 – FLORENCE SIGHTSEEING
A guided tour takes you inside the Academy Gallery to see Michelangelo’s original statue of David, then continue to the Cathedral to see Giotto’s belltower and the ‘Gates of Paradise’ adorning the Baptistery. Visit the political stage of Florence, Signoria Square, filled with works of art, and finally pause in Santa Croce square, overlooked by its basilica, the final resting place of Galileo and Michelangelo. After a demonstration of leather-work, you have spare time to shop or continue sightseeing.
Meals: Buffet Breakfast
Day 6 – FLORENCE – PISA – MILAN – ITALIAN LAKES
Travel west towards the coast. At Pisa see the famous leaning tower in the ‘Field of Miracles’ and the 11C Cathedral and Baptistry. Continue north to Milan to admire La Scala Opera House and the Gothic Cathedral, its marble facade bristling with 135 pinnacles and over 2000 statues! After some time here, head for your lake-side holiday resort on beautiful Lake Maggiore. As night time draws in, why not work up an appetite before dinner with a traditional evening stroll (passeggiata).
Hotel: Simplon
Meals: Buffet Breakfast / Dinner
Day 7 – ITALIAN LAKES AT LEISURE
The day is set aside to relax and enjoy all the fantastic sights this beautiful lake land area has to offer. Perhaps take a cruise over to Isola Bella, one of the picturesque Borromean Islands? As the evening descends, choose from a selection of restaurants for your dining pleasure.
Meals: Buffet Breakfast / Dine Around
Day 8 – ITALIAN LAKES – VERONA – VENICE
This morning follow the southern fringes of the European Alps to Verona, setting for one of history’s saddest love stories. Walk with your Tour Director to Juliet’s balcony in the inner courtyard of the Capulet home and see the well preserved Roman Arena (still used for open-air opera performances). While here, an authentic two course highlight lunch, typical of the region, has been arranged on your behalf, including a glass of wine. Afterwards continue to your hotel in Venice, a city of 118 islands, with no motorcar traffic to mar its beauty.
Hotel: Carlton on the Grand Canal
Meals: Buffet Breakfast / Highlight Lunch
Day 9 – VENICE SIGHTSEEING
What better way to see Venice than from a private launch, cruising past palazzos and churches to St Mark’s Square. See the gilded Basilica, the Doges’ Palace and Lord Byron’s Bridge of Sighs. This is followed by a demonstration of glass-blowing. No visit to Venice would be complete without a gondola serenade through the ‘watery streets’. Relax and enjoy the atmosphere, music and songs as you drift along the romantic canals. Spend the afternoon as you wish. As night falls, why not savour the magic of St. Mark’s square with its orchestras and al-fresco cafés.
Meals: Buffet Breakfast
Day 10 – VENICE – RAVENNA – ASSISI
Skirt the Venetian Lagoon and cross two of Italy’s most important rivers, the Adige and Po, before approaching the city of Ravenna. Stop to visit the Church of St Apollinaris in Classe with its dazzling mosaics. Then the scenery changes dramatically as you drive through the wild Apennines. Your destination is the stone built hill-town of Assisi, home of St Francis. See the Church of St Mary of the Angels before continuing up Mount Subasio to enjoy a guided visit inside the Basilica of St Francis.
Hotel: Roseo
Meals: Buffet Breakfast / Dinner
Day 11 – ASSISI – SORRENTO
Drive southwards, joining the Highway of the Sun, past the vineyards of Frascati and Castelli Romani. Stop briefly at the Commonwealth Cemetery in the shadow of the hilltop monastery of Cassino. Continue along the cliff top road to the picturesque holiday resort of Sorrento, which bustles with life until late each night.
Hotel: Regina
Meals: Buffet Breakfast
Day 12 – ISLE OF CAPRI EXCURSION
Investigate the art of ‘intarsio’ or marquetry wood inlaying before cruising to Capri – the isle of dreams. Under the Mediterranean sun, take an open top taxi up to Capri Town, where you can explore the narrow alleyways, browse in exclusive boutiques and enjoy the views over the Tyrrhenian Sea. Perhaps join an optional tour to visit Axel Munthe’s Villa San Michele? Descend to the port by funicular railway and return to Sorrento for some relaxation time.
Meals: Buffet Breakfast / Dinner
Day 13 – SORRENTO – POMPEII – ROME
Drive to the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, eerily preserved by the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius in AD79. Walk with a local guide through cobbled streets to explore some of the shops, villas and temples. Return to Rome where you enjoy a last night Celebration Dinner including pasta, wine and music.
Hotel: Sheraton
Meals: Buffet Breakfast / Celebration Dinner
Day 14 – RETURN TO USA
Arrivederci Roma! Departure transfers arrive at Rome’s Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport at 07:00 & 09:30.
Meals: Buffet Breakfast
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