10 days · 9 nights
France, Switzerland, Italy

Rome, Florence and Tuscany

Ten days via Alsace, Lucerne and Lake Como to Rome: Florence, San Gimignano, Siena, Orvieto, ancient Rome, the Vatican, Pisa and Lucca.

Duration

10 days · 9 nights

Departure and return

Brussels

Countries visited

France, Switzerland, Italy

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Strasbourg — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Luxembourg and Lorraine, Notre-Dame Cathedral and Petite France quarter, Alsatian dinner, night in Strasbourg
2. Day 2Lucerne and the Gotthard — Chapel Bridge and Lion Monument in Lucerne, drive along Lake Lucerne and through the Gotthard tunnel, night in Como
3. Day 3Florence — drive across the Po plain and the Apennines, Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral and Baptistery, Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo, night in Florence
4. Day 4From the Uffizi to Siena — Uffizi Gallery, drive through the Tuscan hills, medieval towers and Vernaccia wine of San Gimignano, Piazza del Campo in Siena, night in Siena
5. Day 5Siena, Orvieto and Rome — Siena Cathedral, Orvieto Cathedral perched on its rock, arrival in Rome, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon and Piazza Navona, night in Rome
6. Day 6Ancient Rome — Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, Capitoline Square, Spanish Steps, evening in Trastevere, night in Rome
7. Day 7The Vatican — Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St Peter’s Basilica and Square, Castel Sant’Angelo and the banks of the Tiber, night in Rome
8. 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
9. Day 9Milan and the Gotthard — Milan Cathedral and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, drive through Ticino and the Gotthard tunnel, night in Basel
10. Day 10Basel and Luxembourg — old town and cathedral of Basel, drive through Alsace and Lorraine, stop in Luxembourg, return to Brussels, 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.