FROM ROME TO ASSISI, SIENA, FLORENCE, PADUA, VENICE

(5 Days/4 Nights) 
4 Star Hotels
2 nights in Florence, 2 nights in Venice

GUARANTEED DEPARTURE
Price per person based on a double occupancy
Operate from March to November
Tuesday departure only

INCLUSION
- Accommodation at 4 Star hotels with down-town location
- Buffet breakfast daily (no eggs)
- Four dinners
- Service charges and taxes included
- Ground transportation by deluxe motorcoach
- Our guide will assist you during the tour
- Sightseeing tours as indicated in the itinerary
- Local guides and entrance fees
- Pick up at hotel

HIGHLIGHTS
- Assisi: View of the Churches of St. Francis and St. Claire
- Florence: Visit of the Accademia, home of Michelangelo's "David"
- Padua: see Donatello's masterpiece, the Gattamelata
- Venice: Visit the famous Square of St. Mark and the Bridge of Sighs

SCENIC DRIVES ALONG THE WAY
- The beautiful Autostrada del Sole
- The Tuscan countryside through medieval towns
- The lovely Emilia Romagna region
- The Veneto region, world famous for its Villa of Palladio
 

ITINERARY:
Day 1 Tuesday ROME - ASSISI - SIENA - FLORENCE
Early morning departure for ASSISI, the mystic town of Saint Francis still surrounded by ancient walls. Visit the Basilica of Saint Francis with its early Renaissance masterpieces by Giotto and Cimabue. Proceed on to SIENA, the beautiful medieval city renown for the Palio. The on to FLORENCE. Dinner and overnight.

Day 2 Wednesday FLORENCE
Buffet breakfast. Guided sightseeing tour of the cradle of the Renaissance. Visit the beautiful Piazza del Duomo, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto's Bell Tower, the Baptistery of St. John, the Academy of Fine Arts Gallery housing the "David" by Michelangelo, and Santa Croce, the 13th century Franciscan church with Cimabue's famous crucifix. Rest of the day at leisure for optional sightseeing or shopping. Dinner and overnight.

Day 3 Thursday FLORENCE – PADUA - VENICE
Buffet breakfast. Departure for Venice via Padua, where you will visit the famous Cathedral of St. Anthony, guarded by Donatello’s Gattamelata. Continue on to Venice and upon arrival enjoy a guided walking tour of this unique city. You will visit the Piazza and Basilica of St. Mark, the Doge's Palace, t the Bridge of Sighs and the Prisons. Then visit a glass factory to see the molding of glass. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 4 Friday VENICE
Buffet breakfast. Day at leisure for optional tour to the islands of Murano, Burano and Torcello by motor launch or for shopping. Dinner and overnight.

Day 5 Saturday VENICE
Buffet breakfast. End of the tour in Venice.


OUR HOTELS:
* In Florence Adriatico or similar
* In Venice Principe or similar

Note: Tour available from March to November - Tuesday Departure only .