Bella Italia: Verona, Venice, Florence, Rome, Siena and Lakes
Fifteen days of Italy by coach: Rothenburg, Augsburg, Innsbruck, Verona, Lake Garda, Venice, Padua, Florence, Assisi, Rome, Orvieto, Siena, San Gimignano, Lucca, Lake Como and Lucerne.
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day 1Rothenburg — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Hesse and Franconia, ramparts and medieval lanes of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, night in Rothenburg
- Day 2Augsburg and Innsbruck — Fuggerei in Augsburg, Alpine road via Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Golden Roof of Innsbruck, night in Innsbruck
- Day 3Verona — Brenner Pass, Adige valley, Verona Arena, Juliet’s House, Piazza delle Erbe, night in Verona
- Day 4Lake Garda — Sirmione peninsula and Scaliger Castle, lakeside walk on Lake Garda, drive to the lagoon, night in Venice
- Day 5Venice — St Mark’s Square, Doge’s Palace, Rialto Bridge, boat to the islands of Murano and Burano, night in Venice
- Day 6Padua and Florence — Basilica of St Anthony in Padua, crossing the Apennines, Ponte Vecchio at sunset, night in Florence
- Day 7Florence — Duomo and Brunelleschi’s dome, Baptistery, Piazza della Signoria, Uffizi Gallery, Pitti Palace, night in Florence
- Day 8Assisi and Rome — Basilica of St Francis in Assisi and Giotto’s frescoes, drive through Umbria, arrival in Rome, night in Rome
- Day 9Ancient Rome — Colosseum, Roman Forum, Capitoline Hill, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, night in Rome
- Day 10Vatican — St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, free afternoon in Trastevere, night in Rome
- Day 11Orvieto and Siena — Orvieto Cathedral on its rock, hills of the Val d’Orcia, Piazza del Campo in Siena, night in Siena
- Day 12San Gimignano and Lucca — easy day, medieval towers of San Gimignano, Tuscan vineyards, walls and old town of Lucca, night in Lucca
- Day 13Lake Como — drive across the Po plain, Como Cathedral, boat to Bellagio, lakeside villas, night in Como
- Day 14Gotthard and Lucerne — Gotthard Pass, Chapel Bridge and Lake Lucerne, drive via Basel, night in Freiburg im Breisgau
- Day 15Freiburg — Freiburg Minster and the little streams of the old town, drive through the Rhine valley, return to Cologne, then transfer to the airport or station
Included
- Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
- Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
- 14 hotel nights with breakfast
- Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets
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