HIGHLIGHTS OF ITALY
7 NIGHTS / 8 DAYS
Day 01 :Arrive Venice
Arrive into Venice- city of canals and palaces. Check-in at the hotel.Take a Gondola ride & enjoy floating along the canals of Venice. Evening is free to explore the city on your own. Overnight at the Hotel.
Day 02 : Venice
Today after breakfast, proceed to Alilaguna's Pier at St. Marks waterfront, embark on a motorboat & visit the Island Murano, where one can watch the antique art of making glass. Then one proceeds to the characteristic Island of Burano, fisher island & Torcello with its old Cathedral. Return to St Mark's Square. Day is free and at leisure. Overnight at the Hotel.
Day 03 :Venice - Florence (2 hrs)
Today after breakfast proceed to Florence which is one of the most beautiful & ancient cities in Italy. It gave birth to many of the men who have more profoundly influenced the course of human history in every field of knowledge, art, literature and philosophy. Most of the world artistic patrimony is believed to be here, in Florence. Check-in at the hotel, to explore this overwhelming city of Beauty & culture on your own by walking around its ancient streets. Overnight at the Hotel.
Day 04: Florence - Pisa
After Breakfast take an excursion through the fertile & picturesque Tuscan countryside of the historic university city of Pisa. Upon arrival in Pisa take a guided walking tour of Piazza dei Miracoli, with the celebrated Leaning Tower (exterior), the Baptistery (exterior) & other important monuments. This is followed by a visit to the interior of the Cathedral, an unrivalled masterpiece of Romanesque art constructed between the 11th and 12th centuries. Free time at your disposal. Those who are interested can take a pleasant walk with the tour escort & reach Piazza dei Cavalieri, where you can admire the historic Scuola Normale, one of the most famous universities in the world. Back to Florence. Overnight at the Hotel.
Day 05: Florence - Naples (3 hrs)
Arrive in the Capital of the Campania Region of Italy- Naples. Its situated on the coast on the northern edge of the Bay of Naples, one of the most beautiful bays in Italy. Check in at the hotel. Day is free to relax. Overnight in Naples.
Day 06:Naples - Capri & Anacapri & back
Today after Breakfast, proceed for a Full day excursion to Capri & Anacapri. From the harbour you board the Jet boat (45 minute) crossing to Marina Grande, the port of Capri to board the motorboats & visit the Blue Grotto (if weather & sea conditions permit). Later you proceed for a panoramic tour of Capri Island eventually arriving at Anacapri situated at 280 meters above sea level from where you will have a wonderful view of the bay of Naples. After lunch in a local restaurant (on your Own) enter the port of Naples, don't miss this opportunity to admire the splendid Certosa of San Martino & the Royal Palace (a fortress of the 12th century). Tour ends after disembarkation. Tonight, if you are Seafood savvy you can indulge yourself in Seafood which is an abundant & very good in Naples (on your own). Overnight in Naples.
Day 07: Naples - Rome (1 hr 10 mins)
Breakfast in the Hotel. Arrive into the Eternal City Rome. Check into the Hotel. Later proceed for a tour in this Imperial City starting from Piazza Venezia with its impressive monument dedicated to King Victor Emanuel II & the Unknown Soldier. Continue on foot to the famous Piazza del Campidoglio designed by Michelangelo from where you will have a fantastic view of the Roman Forum. Our coach will continue by the Circus Maximus and the Pyramid of Caius Cestius before arriving at the Basilica of St. Paul outside the walls* (visit inside). The tour will be completed with a stop outside the imposing Colosseum. Return to the vicinity of your hotel. Time at leisure. Overnight at the Hotel.
Day 08: Rome - Vatican
OBreakfast in the Hotel. A Visit to the Vatican Museum. The tour begins by through Piazza della Repubblica with the Fountain of the Nayads and following the ancient Aurelian walls which once surrounded the ancient city. En route you will see the famous Villa Borghese park and the northern gate of the ancient city leading into Piazza del Popolo where you will see an Egyptian obelisk dating back to the time of Ramses II. Finally, on arrival at the Vatican Walls, your guide will then lead you into the Vatican Museums taking the beautiful Spiral staircase and continuing through the Gallery of the Tapestries and the Gallery of the Geographical Maps before arriving in the famous Sistine Chapel with its magnificent fresco of the Last Judgement by Michelangelo. Return to the vicinity of your hotel. Overnight in Rome.
