10 days · 9 nights
France, Switzerland, Italy
France, Switzerland, Italy
Eternal Rome, Assisi and Florence
Ten days to the Eternal City via Lucerne and Lake Como: Florence, Assisi, ancient Rome, the Vatican, Monte Cassino and its war cemeteries, Pisa and Lucca.
- Duration
- 10 days · 9 nights
- Departure and return
- Charleroi
- Countries visited
- France, Switzerland, Italy
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day 1Colmar — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Luxembourg and Lorraine, half-timbered houses and Little Venice quarter, night in Colmar
- Day 2Lucerne and the Gotthard — Chapel Bridge and Lion Monument in Lucerne, drive along Lake Lucerne and through the Gotthard tunnel, night in Como
- Day 3Florence — drive across the Po plain and the Apennines, Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral and Baptistery, Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, night in Florence
- Day 4Assisi — drive through Umbria, Basilica of St Francis and its Giotto frescoes, Basilica of St Clare, arrival in Rome, night in Rome
- Day 5Ancient Rome — Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, Capitoline Square, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon and Piazza Navona, night in Rome
- Day 6The Vatican — Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St Peter’s Basilica and Square, Castel Sant’Angelo, evening in Trastevere, night in Rome
- Day 7Monte Cassino — Monte Cassino Abbey rebuilt after the 1944 battle, Polish war cemetery and Commonwealth war cemetery, Ardeatine Caves memorial on the way back, night in Rome
- Day 8Pisa and Lucca — drive along the Tyrrhenian coast, Piazza dei Miracoli and Leaning Tower of Pisa, city walls and Piazza dell’Anfiteatro in Lucca, night in Lucca
- Day 9The Gotthard — drive across the Po plain and Ticino, Gotthard tunnel, night in Basel
- Day 10Basel — old town and cathedral of Basel, drive through Alsace, Lorraine and Luxembourg, return to Charleroi, then transfer to the airport or station
Services
- Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
- Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
- 9 hotel nights with breakfast
- Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets
Indicative programme: the order of visits may be adapted to opening hours, the weather and flight times.