10 days · 9 nights
Germany, Switzerland, Italy

Florence, Siena and Rome

Ten days to the Eternal City via Switzerland: Heidelberg, Lucerne, the Gotthard, Florence, San Gimignano, Siena, Rome, the Vatican, Orvieto, Milan and Freiburg im Breisgau.

Duration

10 days · 9 nights

Departure and return

Eindhoven

Countries visited

Germany, Switzerland, Italy

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Heidelberg — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through the Rhine valley, Heidelberg Castle, Old Bridge and old town on the Neckar, night in Heidelberg
2. Day 2Lucerne — drive via the Black Forest and Basel, Chapel Bridge, Lion Monument, stroll along Lake Lucerne, night in Lucerne
3. Day 3Gotthard and Florence — crossing the Alps through the Gotthard tunnel, drive across the Po plain and the Apennines, sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo, night in Florence
4. Day 4Florence — Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral and Brunelleschi’s dome, Baptistery, Piazza della Signoria, Uffizi Gallery, Ponte Vecchio, night in Florence
5. Day 5San Gimignano and Siena — medieval towers of San Gimignano, Piazza del Campo and Siena Cathedral, drive through the Tuscan countryside, night in Rome
6. Day 6Ancient Rome — Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Trevi Fountain, night in Rome
7. Day 7Vatican — Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St Peter’s Basilica and Square, Castel Sant’Angelo, Spanish Steps, night in Rome
8. Day 8Orvieto — Gothic cathedral of Orvieto perched on its tufa rock, drive through Umbria and Emilia, night in Milan
9. Day 9Milan and the Gotthard — Milan Cathedral and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, crossing the Gotthard, drive via Basel, night in Freiburg
10. Day 10Freiburg im Breisgau — Minster and Münsterplatz market, little Bächle streams of the old town, drive through the Rhine valley, return to Eindhoven, 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.