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Tour Code:ZJ9
Length: 9 Days
Tour Quality: First Class
Tour Type: Escorted Tour
Single Supp.: $270
Triple Room Disc.: $24

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Start Date	End Date	Brochure Land & Air	Brochure Land Only	Our Price (Land & Air)	Our Price (Land Only)	Quote
Fri, Dec 18, 2009	Sat, Dec 26, 2009	Call Us	$1,999	Call Us	$1,799	Quote

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Itinerary

Tour Highlights

Countries Visited: Italy

City Highlights: Florence, Pisa, Rome, Venice, Verona

Tour Itinerary

This 9-day trip will show you the highlight cities of Italy, covering all the notable features from St. Peter’s, the Sistine Chapel, the Colosseum and the Forum in Rome to Michelangelo’s David in Florence and St. Mark’s Basilica and Doges’ Palace with the Bridge of Sighs in Venice. Loca Guides in these cities will answer all your questions. Also included are a special welcome dinner in a lively Roman restaurant, and stops in Pisa to admire the Leaning Tower, and in Verona to see Juliet’s balcony. Scenic rides will show you the Tyrrhenian coast, the Lombardian plains, the flat Po area, the wooded Etruscan Apennine mountain range, and Tuscany’s Chianti wine country. In Venice a private boat ride and a glassblowers’ demonstration are included.

Day 1: Board your overnight transatlantic flight.

Day 2: Arrival in Rome, Italy.
Time to rest or start exploring the “Eternal City.” At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and traveling companions and leave the hotel for a special welcome dinner with wine at one of Rome’s lively restaurants. (D)

Day 3: Rome.
Sightseeing with your Local Guide starts with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL (arranged next morning if closed today), world famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings and The Last Judgement. Continue to monumental ST. PETER’S SQUARE and BASILICA. Cross the Tiber and visit the COLOSSEUM and the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman legions marched in triumph. Then, time for independent activities and exciting optional excursion possibilities. (B)

Day 4: Rome–Pisa–Florence.
Follow the Aurelian Way along the Tyrrhenian coast to Pisa. Here, take your pictures of the amazing Leaning Tower, 180 feet high and no less than 12 feet out of the perpendicular. Then, on to Florence, the splendid capital of Tuscany. You may wish to join an optional dinner outing to a fine Tuscan restaurant. (B)

Day 5: Florence.
Follow your Local Guide to the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS with Michelangelo’s celebrated David and the magnificent CATHEDRAL. Admire Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistry’s heavy bronze “Gate of Paradise,” and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. The afternoon is free. Florentine leather goods and gold jewelry sold by the ounce are attractive buys. (B,D)

Day 6: Florence–Verona–Venice.
North to Verona, medieval setting of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. See Juliet’s Balcony and the well-preserved Arena. Stroll around the picturesque market square. Tonight, you are in Venice, a powerful magnet for romantics and art lovers from around the globe. (B)

Day 7: Venice.
Start the day in style by PRIVATE BOAT to meet your Local Guide. Highlights of your walking tour are ST. MARK’S SQUARE and the byzantine BASILICA, lavish DOGES’ PALACE and the BRIDGE OF SIGHS. Also watch skilled GLASSBLOWERS fashion their delicate objects in an age-old traditional manner. Afterwards, enjoy Venice at your own pace or join an optional cruise to the charming island of Burano. Tonight is your chance to sample the city’s fine restaurants. (B)

Day 8: Venice–Rome.
A scenic drive today through the lush plains of the mighty River Po, across the wooded Apennine mountain range, and past the vine- and olive-clad Tuscan Hills, home of the popular Chianti wines. An optional festive dinner may be just the way to celebrate the success of your Italian vacation. (B)

Day 9: Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (B)

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What's Included

Rome:
Welcome dinner at a local restaurant; guided sightseeing, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and Roman Forum

Pisa:
Take pictures of the Leaning Tower

Florence:
Guided walking tour, visit Michelangelo’s David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square

Verona:
Walking tour including Juliet’s Balcony and the Arena

Venice:
Private boat ride; guided walking tour, visit St. Mark’s Square and Basilica, Doges’ Palace and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblowers’ demonstration

MEALS
Buffet breakfast daily (B); 2 three-course dinners (D), including a special welcome dinner with wine in Rome

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Accommodations

Rome Albani (F), Florence Hilton Florence Metropole (SF), Venice Carlton & Grand Canal (F), Rome Holiday Inn Rome West (F) or Albani (F)

Single room supplement:
$308

Triple room reduction per person:
$38

Extra nights per person in Rome:
Jan.-Apr.: in single room $245, in twin room $180, in triple room $146
May-Apr.’10: in single room $267, in twin room $195, in triple room $160

2010 departures are subject to itinerary and price modification.

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