10 days · 9 nights
Germany, Austria, Italy

Verona, Florence and Rome

Ten days to Rome over the Brenner Pass: Rothenburg, Innsbruck, Bolzano, Bologna, Florence, Siena, Rome, the Vatican, Orvieto, Verona and Munich.

Duration

10 days · 9 nights

Departure and return

Cologne

Countries visited

Germany, Austria, Italy

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Rothenburg — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Hesse and Franconia, ramparts and half-timbered houses of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, night in Rothenburg
2. Day 2Innsbruck and the Brenner — drive through Bavaria, Golden Roof and old town of Innsbruck, Brenner Pass, night in Bolzano
3. Day 3Bologna — Piazza Maggiore and San Petronio Basilica, Asinelli and Garisenda towers, porticoes of Bologna, crossing the Apennines, 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 5Siena — 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 and Verona — Orvieto Cathedral perched on its tufa rock, drive through Emilia, arrival in Verona, illuminated Arena and Piazza Bra, night in Verona
9. Day 9Verona and the Brenner — Juliet’s House, Piazza delle Erbe, drive up the Adige valley and over the Brenner Pass, Bavarian evening in Munich, night in Munich
10. Day 10Munich — Marienplatz and the town hall Glockenspiel, drive through Bavaria and Hesse, return to Cologne, 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.