15 days · 14 nights
Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland

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.

Duration

15 days · 14 nights

Departure and return

Cologne

Countries visited

Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland

Day-by-day itinerary

1. 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
2. Day 2Augsburg and Innsbruck — Fuggerei in Augsburg, Alpine road via Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Golden Roof of Innsbruck, night in Innsbruck
3. Day 3Verona — Brenner Pass, Adige valley, Verona Arena, Juliet’s House, Piazza delle Erbe, night in Verona
4. Day 4Lake Garda — Sirmione peninsula and Scaliger Castle, lakeside walk on Lake Garda, drive to the lagoon, night in Venice
5. Day 5Venice — St Mark’s Square, Doge’s Palace, Rialto Bridge, boat to the islands of Murano and Burano, night in Venice
6. Day 6Padua and Florence — Basilica of St Anthony in Padua, crossing the Apennines, Ponte Vecchio at sunset, night in Florence
7. Day 7Florence — Duomo and Brunelleschi’s dome, Baptistery, Piazza della Signoria, Uffizi Gallery, Pitti Palace, night in Florence
8. Day 8Assisi and Rome — Basilica of St Francis in Assisi and Giotto’s frescoes, drive through Umbria, arrival in Rome, night in Rome
9. Day 9Ancient Rome — Colosseum, Roman Forum, Capitoline Hill, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, night in Rome
10. Day 10Vatican — St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, free afternoon in Trastevere, night in Rome
11. Day 11Orvieto and Siena — Orvieto Cathedral on its rock, hills of the Val d’Orcia, Piazza del Campo in Siena, night in Siena
12. Day 12San Gimignano and Lucca — easy day, medieval towers of San Gimignano, Tuscan vineyards, walls and old town of Lucca, night in Lucca
13. Day 13Lake Como — drive across the Po plain, Como Cathedral, boat to Bellagio, lakeside villas, night in Como
14. Day 14Gotthard and Lucerne — Gotthard Pass, Chapel Bridge and Lake Lucerne, drive via Basel, night in Freiburg im Breisgau
15. 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

Services

• 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

Indicative programme: the order of visits may be adapted to opening hours, the weather and flight times.