ROMANTIC ITALY |
Inclusions
DAY 01: ARRIVE VENICE
Arrive at Venice Marco Polo Airport. Cross through the emigration and transfer to Venice Hotel. Check in to
the Hotel. Day is at leisure.
DAY 02: VENICE
Breakfast at hotel. Murano, Burano & torcello Tour After sailing past the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, the
Public Gardens, the tip of Sant'Elena and the famous Lido beach resort, the boat arrives in Murano, known
throughout the world for its glass manufacturing industry. Here we stop for around 40 minutes to visit to
one of the factories. The second stop is at the picturesque island of Burano, famous not only for its lace but
also for the fishermen's houses painted in bright colours. The stop will last about 30 minutes. Then after a
short cruise, we reach Torcello, the earliest centre of civilization in the estuary. Only the Cathedral with its
magnificent mosaics and the church of Santa Fosca remain as testimony of its former glory. The stop will be
for about 30 minutes then we return to St.Mark's Square. Over night at Hotel.
DAY 03: VENICE - FLORENCE
Breakfast at hotel, check out transfer to Train station, board the train to Florence. Check in to the hotel Day is
at leisure. Overnight hotel.
DAY 04: FLORENCE
Breakfast at hotel. Today visit Excursion to Pisa. A splendid excursion through the fertile and picturesque
Tuscan countryside towards the historic university city of Pisa, famous for its architectural beauty. After a
panoramic drive along the beautiful riversides, the tour proceeds with a guided tour to Piazza dei Miracoli to
find the celebrated Leaning Tower, the Cathedral, an unequalled masterpiece of Romanesque art carried
out between the 11th and 12th centuries, the Baptistery and other important monuments. You will then walk
to Piazza dei Cavalieri, where the Scuola Normale, one of the most famous universities in the world, resides.
DAY 05: FLORENCE - ROME
Breakfast at hotel, check out transfer to Train station, board the train to Rome. Check in to the hotel Day is at
leisure. Overnight hotel.
DAY 06: ROME
Breakfast at hotel, Today visit Rome Monumental Tour This tour begins by passing through the Via Veneto,
made famous by Fellini's Dolce Vita film. Before reaching Via Nazionale we cross Piazza della Republica
with Najadi's Fountain. Our walk through the historical centre starts with the Trevi Fountain and continues to
Piazza Navona, built on the ancient Domitian Stadium with the famous Fountain of the Four Rivers, Bernini's
masterpiece. Along the way we admire Piazza Colonna so called due to the Column of Marco Aurelio. Visit
the interior of the Pantheon which was built in the First Century B.C. with the biggest dome in the world as
requested by Emperor Hadrian. Continue by coach to St. Peter's Square passing Castel St. Angelo. We visit
the Basilica of St. Peter's to admire, among other treasures, the Pieta' by Michelangelo.
DAY 07: ROME - DELHI
Breakfast at hotel. Check out & transfer to Airport for the Final Departure.