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Tour Code:XR9
Length: 11 Days
Tour Quality: First Class
Tour Type: Escorted Tour

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Start Date	End Date	Brochure Land & Air	Brochure Land Only	Our Price (Land & Air)	Our Price (Land Only)	Quote
Tue, Dec 22, 2009	Fri, Jan 01, 2010	Call Us	$2,099	Call Us	$1,889	Quote

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Itinerary

Tour Highlights

Countries Visited: Italy

City Highlights: Assisi, Florence, Rome, Venice

Tour Itinerary

A very special vacation! Arrive in Rome and enjoy guided sightseeing with included visits to the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, the Colosseum, and the Roman Forum. Taste the Christmas atmosphere in Vatican City. Enjoy dinner at a local restaurant on Christmas Eve and spend Christmas Day in Rome. Then, drive to Assisi, where a guided walking tour includes the Basilicas of St. Clare and St. Francis. Continue to Florence, where your Local Guide will show you Michelangelo’s David and more. Via Romeo and Juliet’s Verona, arrive in Venice for your 3-night stay. Visit St. Mark’s Basilica, lavish Doges’ Palace and the Bridge of Sighs, and, on the last evening, celebrate New Year’s Eve at a local restaurant. A unique way to spend Christmas and New Year’s Eve!

Day 1: (Tue.) Board your overnight transatlantic flight.

Day 2: Arrive in Rome, Italy.
(Wed.) Time to rest or start exploring the “Eternal City.” At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and traveling companions for a welcome drink at your hotel.

Day 3: Rome.
(Thu.) Start with a guided visit of the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings and The Last Judgement. Next, visit monumental ST. PETER’S SQUARE and BASILICA. Then, cross the Tiber and visit the COLOSSEUM and the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman legions marched in triumph. Tonight is Christmas Eve—enjoy a special Christmas dinner with wine at one of Rome’s lively restaurants. (B,D)

Day 4: Christmas in Rome.
(Fri.) A whole day to further explore Rome or go to Mass. Your Tour Director will have suggestions for how to spend your day. (B)

Day 5: Rome–Assisi.
(Sat.) Drive along the Highway of the Sun and enter the Apennine Mountains to peaceful Assisi. Meet your Local Guide and enjoy a pleasant walk from ST. CLARE’S CHURCH via pretty Piazza del Commune down to ST. FRANCIS’ BASILICA, the hub of a religious order devoted to the ideals of humanity, forgiveness, simplicity, and love for all God’s creatures. Hear about monastic life and view the priceless frescoes adorning the walls of the church. (B,D)

Day 6: Assisi–Florence.
(Sun.) A leisurely departure today for Florence, “Cradle of the Renaissance.” Upon arrival, 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. (B)

Day 7: At Leisure in Florence.
(Mon.) All day at leisure to explore the museums or the many shops. Florentine leather goods and gold jewelry sold by the ounce are attractive buys. Tonight, why not join an optional dinner outing to a fine Tuscan restaurant and try out the Chianti wines? (B)

Day 8: Florence–Verona–Venice.
(Tue.) Stop in Verona, setting of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, to see Juliet’s Balcony and the Arena, an incredibly well-preserved pink marble Roman amphitheater. Built in the 1st century AD, it is now the magical venue for world-famous opera performances. Tonight you are in Venice, powerful magnet for romantics and art lovers from around the globe. Enter in style by PRIVATE BOAT. Tonight is your chance to sample the city’s fine restaurants. (B)

Day 9: Venice.
(Wed.) Highlights of your guided 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. Balance of the day is at leisure. Why not join an optional cruise to the charming island of Burano, followed by dinner? (B)

Day 10: New Year’s Eve in Venice.
(Thu.) A whole day to explore Venice on your own, join the locals, have a cappuccino at a sidewalk café, or wander through the narrow streets and discover Rialto Bridge. An optional gondola serenade is available. Tonight, celebrate New Year’s Eve with your traveling companions and enjoy an included farewell dinner with wine at a local restaurant. (B,D)

Day 11: (Fri.) Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (B)

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What's Included

Headsets throughout the tour

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

Assisi:
Guided walking tour, visit St. Clare’s Church and St. Francis’ Basilica

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; farewell dinner on New Year’s Eve at a local restaurant

MEALS
Buffet breakfast (B); 3 dinners (D), including a Christmas Eve dinner with wine in Rome and a New Year’s Eve dinner with wine in Venice.

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Accommodations

Rome Starhotels Michelangelo (SF), Assisi Windsor Savoia (F), Florence Starhotels Michelangelo (SF), Venice Residence Palazzo Selvadego (F)

Single room supplement:
$297

Triple room reduction per person:
$42

Extra nights per person in Rome:
in single room $190, in twin room $140, in triple room $112

Extra nights per person in Venice:
in single room $270, in twin room $205, in triple room $180

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