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Italys Great Cities
Globus Tours - Land Discount with Air: 10%
Land only discount: 10%
 
   Package Information
  Tour Operator Globus
  Tour Code ZJ
  Vacation Quality First Class
  Vacation Type Escorted Tour
  Number of Days 9
  Starting Price $1689 (Select Dates) *
  Single Supplement $270
  Triple room disc. $24
  Countries Visited Italy
  City Highlights Rome, Pisa, Florence, Venice, Verona

   Italys Great Cities
  Whats Included  
  Dates & Prices  
   Whats Included
ROME
Welcome dinner at a local restaurant; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peters Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and Roman Forum
PISA
Picture stop at the Leaning Tower
FLORENCE
Guided sightseeing including headsets, visit Michelangelos David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square
VERONA
Orientation including Juliets Balcony and the Arena
VENICE
Private boat ride; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit St. Marks Square and Basilica, Doges Palace and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblowers demonstration

MEALS
7 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.

INSIDE VISITS
Inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges when applicable.
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   Itinerary
Day 1:
Board your overnight transatlantic flight.

Day 2: Arrival in Rome, Italy.
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.
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 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-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. (BB,D)

Day 5: Florence.
Follow your Local Guide to the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS with Michelangelos celebrated David and the magnificent CATHEDRAL. Admire Giottos Bell Tower, the Baptistrys 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. You may wish to join an optional dinner outing to a fine Tuscan restaurant. (BB)

Day 6: Florence-Verona-Venice.
North to Verona, medieval setting of Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet. See Juliets 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. (BB)

Day 7: Venice.
Start the day 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. 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 citys fine restaurants. (BB)

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, which are the home of the popular Chianti wines. An optional festive dinner may be just the way to celebrate the success of your Italian vacation. (BB)

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