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The Best of Italy and France
| | Globus Tours - Land Discount with Air: 10% |
| Land only discount: 10% |
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Tour Operator |
Globus |
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Tour Code |
HH |
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Vacation Quality |
First Class |
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Vacation Type |
Escorted Tour |
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Number of Days |
12 |
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Starting Price |
$2739 (Select Dates) * |
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Single Supplement |
$764 |
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Triple room disc. |
$71 |
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Countries Visited |
Italy
France
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City Highlights |
Rome, Pisa, Florence, Venice, Assisi, Paris, Nice |
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ROME
Welcome dinner at a local restaurant, guided sightseeing including headsets, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and Roman Forum
ASSISI
Visit the Basilica of St. Francis
VENICE
Private boat ride; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit St. Marks Square and Basilica, Doges Palace and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblowers demonstration
FERRARA
Orientation, visit the cathedral
FLORENCE
Guided sightseeing including headsets, visit Michelangelos David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square
PISA
Picture stop at the Leaning Tower
NICE
Visit a perfume factory; excursion to St. Paul de Vence
NICE-PARIS
By high-speed "TGV" train (first-class)
PARIS
Guided sightseeing, ascend the Eiffel Tower
MEALS
10 buffet breakfasts (BB); 2 three-course dinners (D), including a special welcome dinner with wine in Rome
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Airport transfers are included with land and air price.
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Day 1: (Sun.)
Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2: Arrival in Rome, Italy. (Mon.)
Time to rest or start exploring the Eternal City. At 6 p.m. meet your Tour Director and traveling companions and leave the hotel for a special welcome dinner with wine at one of Romes lively restaurants. (D)
Day 3: Rome. (Tue.)
Sightseeing with your Local Guide starts with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for Michelangelos ceiling paintings and The Last Judgement. Continue to monumental ST. PETERS 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. (BB)
Day 4: Rome-Assisi-Venice. (Wed.)
Morning break in peaceful Assisi. Visit the massive 13th-century BASILICA OF ST. FRANCIS built above the saints grave. A kaleidoscope of Italian landscapes parades past the coach windows on the way to the Adriatic coast and across the Po Delta to Venice. Why not join an optional dinner Venetian-style tonight? (BB)
Day 5: Venice. (Thu.)
Start morning sightseeing in style by PRIVATE BOAT to meet your Local Guide. Highlights of your walking tour are ST. MARKS 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. Then enjoy Venice at your own pace or join an optional cruise to Burano Island. (BB)
Day 6: Venice-Ferrara-Florence. (Fri.)
First stop this morning is Ferrara. Stroll past the imposing Este Castle and visit the marble CATHEDRAL before continuing through the wooded Apennine Mountains into Tuscany to Florence, cradle of the Renaissance. Time to wander at whim or to check out the enticing shops with Florentine leather goods and gold jewelry. You may want to join one of the exciting evening optionals. (BB)
Day 7: Florence. (Sat.)
Follow your Local Guide to visit the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS with Michelangelo's celebrated David, the magnificent CATHEDRAL, Giottos Bell Tower, the Baptistrys heavy bronze "Gate of Paradise," and the sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. Afternoon at leisure. (BB,D)
Day 8: Florence-Pisa-Nice, France. (Sun.)
Focus on Pisa this morning for pictures of its amazing Leaning Tower, 180 feet high and 12 feet out of the perpendicular. Then a scenic drive past a string of Italian and French Riviera resorts towards the Principality of Monaco. Here leave the highway for the panoramic Moyenne Corniche. Before arriving in Nice, visit one of the PERFUME FACTORIES for which the area is famous. (BB)
Day 9: Nice. Excursion to St. Paul de Vence. (Mon.)
This morning enjoy an included visit to the picturesque hilltop town of St. Paul de Vence. Then a lazy afternoon to dabble in the blue Mediterranean or stroll along the elegant Promenade des Anglais. An optional outing is available tonight to Monte Carlo. (BB)
Day 10: Nice-Paris. (Tue.)
Transfer to the railway station and board the high-speed "TGV" TRAIN to Paris. You may wish to try out one of Paris fine restaurants and to explore the City of Light! (BB)
Day 11: Paris. (Wed.)
Discover the world capital of chic and style with a Local Guide and admire its most famous sights: the Opera, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysees, Notre Dame Cathedral, and more. For a birds-eye view take the elevator to the second floor of Paris most famous landmark, the EIFFEL TOWER. An optional excursion to the lavish baroque Palace of Versailles is available. Tonight a lively cabaret show might just be the ticket. (BB)
Day 12: (Thu.)
Your homebound flight from Paris arrives the same day. (BB) |
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Land & Air and Land Only prices are based on per person in a double occupancy room. Single (Land & Air) and Single (Land Only) prices are based on per person in a single room. Land & Air prices are based from New York (JFK/EWR), for air supplement prices from your departure airport please call us toll-free at 1-800-935-2620. Taxes are not included on the listed prices.
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Land & Air |
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Single
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| Apr 20 - May 01, 2008 | Call Us | $2739 | Call Us | $3503 | | Apr 20 - May 01, 2008 | Call Us | $2739 | Call Us | $3503 | | May 04 - May 15, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | May 04 - May 15, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | May 11 - May 22, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | May 18 - May 29, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | May 18 - May 29, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | May 25 - Jun 05, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Jun 01 - Jun 12, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Jun 01 - Jun 12, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Jun 08 - Jun 19, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Jun 15 - Jun 26, 2008 | Call Us | $2789 | Call Us | $3553 | | Jun 15 - Jun 26, 2008 | Call Us | $2789 | Call Us | $3553 | | Jun 22 - Jul 03, 2008 | Call Us | $2789 | Call Us | $3553 | | Jun 29 - Jul 10, 2008 | Call Us | $2789 | Call Us | $3553 | | Jun 29 - Jul 10, 2008 | Call Us | $2789 | Call Us | $3553 | | Jul 06 - Jul 17, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Jul 13 - Jul 24, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Jul 13 - Jul 24, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Jul 20 - Jul 31, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Jul 27 - Aug 07, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Jul 27 - Aug 07, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Aug 03 - Aug 14, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Aug 10 - Aug 21, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Aug 10 - Aug 21, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Aug 17 - Aug 28, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Aug 24 - Sep 04, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Aug 24 - Sep 04, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Aug 31 - Sep 11, 2008 | Call Us | $2789 | Call Us | $3553 | | Sep 07 - Sep 18, 2008 | Call Us | $2789 | Call Us | $3553 | | Sep 07 - Sep 18, 2008 | Call Us | $2789 | Call Us | $3553 | | Sep 14 - Sep 25, 2008 | Call Us | $2789 | Call Us | $3553 | | Sep 21 - Oct 02, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Sep 21 - Oct 02, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Sep 28 - Oct 09, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Oct 05 - Oct 16, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Oct 05 - Oct 16, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Oct 12 - Oct 23, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Oct 19 - Oct 30, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Oct 19 - Oct 30, 2008 | Call Us | $2769 | Call Us | $3533 | | Oct 26 - Nov 06, 2008 | Call Us | $2739 | Call Us | $3503 |
* All prices are subject to change without notice and at any time by the tour operators. Availability is limited and must be reconfirmed at time of booking. Please call us toll free at 1-800-935-2620 to confirm availability and current pricing on all our discounted specials. The prices on this website are not guaranteed until a deposit has been made. We are not responsible for errors, omissions, or changes in these prices until a booking has been confirmed by one of our agents.
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