SINFONIA ITALIANA: 11 DAYS/ ROME- FLORENCE- VENICE-MILAN
11 days/10 nights- 2 pax minimum
Day 1: Arrival to Rome. Dinner
Arrival to Rome. Private transfer from the airport to the hotel. Typical dinner in the city centre. Overnight at the hotel
Day 2: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter Church- Cooking class
In the morning you will join a guided group tour of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica. The visit, which lasts about 3 hours, will retrace the most famous and important rooms of the Vatican Museums, culminating in the Sistine Chapel, a jewel of inestimable artistic value, a symbol of Italian art in the world. At the end of the tour inside the Vatican walls you will pass directly into the Basilica through the direct entrance without further queues where the guide will tell you the history of the most famous Christian church in the world. Lunch on your own. In the afternoon you will take part to a real cooking class lasting two and a half hours where you will have the opportunity to learn how to prepare egg pasta and some of the most famous Roman sauces (carbonara, cacio e pepe, amatriciana) and the most popular dessert: tiramisu! At the end of the lesson you can enjoy what you have prepared accompanying the meal with drinks and a limoncello offered by the house. Evening on your own. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 3: Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine hill- Welcome to Rome experience
In the morning you will join a guided group tour inside the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill. The visit, which lasts about 3 hours, will make you discover the places that were once the beating heart of the Roman Empire. Through the guide's explanations you will be able to reconstruct the places in your mind and imagine the fervor that crossed these places, the cradle of today's Rome. The last stop of the visit will be the Colosseum, symbol of Rome in the world. The guide will reveal the history of the most famous Arena in the world and make us relive the history of the Roman Gladiators. Lunch after the visit will be on your own. In the afternoon, we suggest you continue the itinerary on your own by attending the multimedia show "Welcome to Rome". Through 3D reconstructions and a movie projection you will be able to see the places visited in the morning in their original appearance and to retrace the entire history of the Capital city in a fun and usable way. Evening and dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 4: Arrival to Florence. Dinner.
Free time in the morning. Private transfer from the Hotel to Roma Termini. High spees train to Florence. Private transfer from Santa Maria Novella train station to the hotel. Check-in at the hotel. Typical dinner in the centre. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 5: Accademia- Uffizi and Dome
The morning will begin with a group guided tour to discover the main galleries of the city, as well as two of the most important museums in Italy: the Uffizi Gallery and the Accademia Gallery. During this tour the guide will show you the main masterpieces of the history of Italian Renaissance art kept here. After the tour free lunch. In the aftetrnoon you will join a group walking tour around the centre of Florence and the guide will accompany you inside the Duomo as weell. Rest of the day free. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 6: Day tour to Chianti
The day includes a group day tour to discover the Chianti hills. We will leave by bus towards the Chianti area where you can admire a wonderful landscape and get lost in a beautiful and relaxing naturalistic atmosphere. During the day we will stop at a local winery where you can learn about the history and production process of Chianti: one of the most loved red wines in the world. The tour of the winery will lead you first to discover the vineyards, then to the production and aging rooms and then conclude with a wine tasting accompanied by local products. Return to Florence. Free dinner. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 7: Arrival to Venice. Dinner.
Private transfer from the Hotel to Santa Maria Novella Station. High spees train to Venice. Private transfer from Santa Lucia train station to the hotel. Check-in at the hotel. Typical dinner in the centre. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 8: Bizantine Venice- St. Mark Church- Gondola ride- glass workshop
The morning starts with a walking tour of the center of Venice. Through the Venetian streets the guide will lead you to discover the main places of interest: St. Mark's Square, the Basilica and the Bell Tower, the Ducal Palace Campo San Giovanni e Paolo and other main places of interest in the city. On the way back to St. Mark's Square, you will have the opportunity to get inside the Basilica. The guide will tell you about the history and curiosities of this incredible masterpiece of Byzantine art. From the floors, the walls, the apse and the well-known Pala d'Oro, St. Mark's Basilica with its golden mosaics is a riot of pomp and magnificence. It will be impossible not to be fascinated. Finally, to conclude the tour you can take a gondola ride of about half an hour. You will enjoy the unique experience of admiring Venice its canals and of letting yourself be lulled by the water on board these unique boats in the world. Lunch on your own. In the afternoon you can attend a short demonstration of glass processing, one of the oldest arts in the area. You will go to a historic shop in the center of Venice where a master glassmaker will show you how wonderful glass artefacts are created and will give you a small souvenir. Free evening. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 9: Arrival to Milan. Dinner.
Free time in the morning. Private transfer from the Hotel to Santa Lucia Station. High spees train to Milan. Private transfer from Milano centrale train station to the hotel. Check-in at the hotel. Typical dinner in the centre. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 10: Milan tour- Dome and Last Supper
The morning begins with the discovery of the most significant points of interest in Milan with a half-day guided bus tour. You will discover the streets of Milan, the capital of fashion, until you reach the Duomo, the imposing Gothic Cathedral that has become the symbol of the city. You will have the opportunity to visit it inside.You will have then a stop at the renowned Teatro alla Scala, the opera house where famous composers such as Verdi and Puccini made their debuts. Last but not least, the bus will take you to Santa Maria delle Grazie, a Dominican church and convent, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where you can admire Leonardo Da Vinci's extraordinary masterpiece: The Last Supper. Lunch on your own. Free time for the rest of the day. Free diner. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 11: Departure.
HOTEL ACCOMODATION
– Rome: Doubletree by Hilton Rome Monti or similar
– Florence: Hotel Spadai or similar
– Venice: Hotel Indigo Sant'Elena or similar
– Milan : Hotel Spadari al Duomo or similar