MILAN, BOLOGNA, SAN MARINO, PERUGIA, ROME, NAPLES,
POMPEII, SORRENTO
CAPRI, ROME, ASSISI, SIENA, FLORENCE, PADUA, VENICE, ROME
10 Days / 9 Night -
3/4 Star Hotels
1 night in San Marino, 1 night in Venice, 2 nights in Florence, 4 nights in Rome, 1 night
in Sorrento
Price per person based on a double occupancy
Operate from
March to October
Sunday Departure
INCLUSIONS
- Accommodation at 3/4 Star hotels with down-town location
- Buffet breakfast daily
- Five dinners
- Service charges and taxes included
- Ground transportation by deluxe motorcoach
- An Appian Line Assistant during the tour
- Sightseeing tours as indicated in the itinerary
- Local guides and entrance fees except in Florence and Venice
HIGHLIGHTS
- Bologna: Discover the artistic treasures around Piazza Maggiore
- San Marino: Visit the world's smallest independent Republic
- Perugia: View the impressing Palazzo dei Priori and the Cathedral
- Rome: its monuments, its museums, its charme
- Pompeii, the famous Roman city
- Capri with the Blue Grotto (Weather Permitting)
- Siena: View of Piazza del Campo and the Municipal Palace
- Florence: Visit the Accademia home of Michelangelo'
- Assisi: Churches of St. Francis and St. Claire
- 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 green hills of the Umbria region
- The Tuscan countryside through medieval towns
- The lovely Emilia Romagna region
- The Veneto region, world famous for its Villa of Palladio
ITINERARY
Day 1 Sunday MILAN - BOLOGNA - SAN MARINO
Meeting with our Tour Guide at your hotel. Departure to San Marino via
BOLOGNA, one of Italy's most important art cities. Visit this fascinating
medieval town with its charming squares Piazza Maggiore and Piazza del Nettuno.
Proceed to SAN MARINO, the world's smallest and oldest independent Republic,
founded in the year 301, as a Christian sanctuary. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2 Monday SAN MARINO - PERUGIA - ROME
Buffet breakfast. Departure to PERUGIA, the charming university town. Visit
the impressing Cathedral and the Palazzo dei Priori. Proceed to ROME. Overnight.
(Dinner NOT included)
Day 3 Tuesday ROME
Buffet breakfast. Buffet breakfast. In the morning guided sightseeing of
Eternal Rome: Republic Square - Spanish Steps (visit) - Trevi Fountain (visit) -
Piazza Colonna - Pantheon (visit) - Piazza Navona (visit) Tour ends in S.Peter's
Square - Visit of the Basilica on your own (NO TOUR LEADER DURING THE STAY IN
ROME). Afternoon at leisure. Overnight. (Dinner NOT included)
Day 4 Wednesday ROME
Buffet breakfast. Day at leisure for shopping or private sightseeing.
Possible optional tours Imperial Rome Piazza Venezia - the Capitol Square
(visit) - panoramic view of the Roman Forum and Palatine (visit) -The Roman
Forums (Visit) Arch of Constantine - Colosseum (Visit) - San Pietro in Vincoli
(visit) Overnight (Dinner NOT included)
Day 5 Thursday ROME - NAPLES - POMPEII - SORRENTO
Early morning departure from Rome for NAPLES, where a short visit of the town
is featured. Then on to POMPEII, the famous Roman city destroyed by the volcanic
eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 a.D. Lunch in a local restaurant, and afterwards,
visit of the excavations. ( Approximately 2 hours ). Proceed on to SORRENTO.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel
Day 6 Friday SORRENTO - CAPRI - ROME
Continental breakfast . Departure to CAPRI by steamer. Weather and sea
conditions permitting, visit the Blue Grotto. Return to Marina Grande and then
transfer to Anacapri. Lunch in a typical restaurant followed by a visit of
Augustus' Gardens with a view of the Faraglioni. Return to Rome, at approx. 9.30
p.m.
Day 7 Saturday 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. Then on to FLORENCE. Dinner and
overnight.
Day 8 Sunday FLORENCE
Buffet breakfast. Sightseeing tour of the cradle of the Renaissance.
Panoramic 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 i and overnight.
Day 9 Monday FLORENCE - PADUA - VENICE
Buffet breakfast. Departure for 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 walking tour of this unique city. You will see
the Square and Basilica of St. Mark with the Doge's Palace, the Bridge of Sighs
and the Prisons. Dinner and overnight.
Day 10 Tuesday VENICE - ROME
Buffet breakfast. Morning tour to a glass factory in Murano (optional
shopping) by motorlaunch. In the afternoon, return to Rome by motorcoach or by
train (means of transport is reconfirmed one day or two days before the end of
the tour and advised by assistant.) End of the tour and our services.
Jewels of Italy is a package tour combined of different regular tours and
private arrangements
OUR SELECTED **** HOTELS
- Sorrento: G.H. Vesuvio-, G.H. Bristol*
- S. Marino: Titano*
- Rome: Diana*
- Florence: Grifone*
- Venice: Continental*
* or similar
No entrance fees to Museums included in Florence and Venice
