Italian Lakes, Venice, Florence, Rome Tour Destinations 

• Mon/Thur/Sat departures Lake Como excursion to Bellagio
• Friday departures Lake Maggiore excursion to Isola Bella and Isola dei Pescatori
• Excursion to Verona
• Venice tour of St Mark’s Square to see Venice sightseeing highlights including Doge’s Palace and Basilica of St Mark
• Wine tasting with local specialties at Tuscan countryside farm
• Walking tour of Florence to see its Renaissance architectural highlights
• Basilica of St. Francis, Assisi
• Forum & Colosseum, Rome
• Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel, Rome

Escorted Package Includes

• Flights NYC-Milan, Rome-NYC
  Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for selection and prices
• Airline taxes & fuel surcharges
• Airport transfers included when trip is booked with airfare
• 9 nights First Class accommodations
  • 2 nights Como
  • 2 nights Venice
  • 2 nights Florence
  • 3 nights Rome
• Italian city hotel taxes
• All transfers between cities and to excursions
• 14 meals: 9 buffet breakfasts, 5 dinners with wine
• Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned motor coach
• Services of English-speaking tour manager throughout
• Services of local guides in all major cities
• Entrance fees per itinerary
• Wine & mineral water with all dinners
• Whisper technology enhanced touring

Monday Departures

Hotel Metropole Suisse, Como (Lake Como) 2 Nights

This first class hotel is located in the center of town, on the waterfront piazza.

NH Venezia Santa Lucia, Venice 2 Nights

This first class hotel is ideally located on the Grand Canal of Venice, in the city’s Cannaregio district.

Grand Hotel Adriatico, Florence 2 Nights

This modern and elegant first class hotel is located in the historical centre of Florence near to the Duomo and to all the most important monuments of Florence.

Mediterraneo, Rome 3 Nights

This first class hotel is located in the historic center of Rome atop the Esquilino, the highest of Rome’s seven hills.

Thursday Departures

Barchetta Excelsior, Como (Lake Como) 2 Nights

This first class hotel is situated on the central square, overlooking Lake Como.

NH Venezia Rio Novo, Venice 2 Nights

This first class hotel is situated in Venice’s Dorsoduro district.

San Gallo Palace, Florence 2 Nights

This first class hotel is situated nearby the Piazza della Libertà.

Starhotels Michelangelo, Rome 3 Nights

This first class hotel is located in the city center, just a short walk from St. Peter’s Square.

Friday Departures

Hotel Simplon – Baveno (Lake Maggiore) 2 Nights

This first class hotel is located in the town of Baveno.

Grand Hotel Principe – Venice 2 Nights

This first class hotel is a prestigious ancient palace situated on the Grand Canal, just after the Scalzi Bridge.

Starhotel Michelangelo – Florence 2 Nights

This first class hotel is located in the center of Florence, near the Arno River.

Grand Hotel Palatino – Rome 2 Nights

This first class hotel is located in the heart of ancient Rome, just a short walk from the Colosseum.

Saturday Departures

Barchetta Excelsior – Como (Lake Como) 2 Nights

This first class hotel is situated on the central square, overlooking Lake Como.

NH Venezia Santa Lucia, Venice 2 Nights

This first class hotel is ideally located on the Grand Canal of Venice, in the city’s Cannaregio district.

Hotel Diplomat – Florence 2 Nights

This first class hotel sits within walking distance of Florence’s main shopping center and the Exhibition Halls.

The Hive Hotel – Rome 2 Nights

This first class hotel is about a five minute walk from the Roma Termini railway station.

Day 5 Gondola Ride with Music – $65 per person

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. There will be one musician on board of one of the gondolas in your fleet).

Day 9 Piazzas of Rome – $49 per person

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.
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