The whole of Italy for groups: Rome, Sicily and Sardinia

Day 1 : Journey to Lucerne

• Morning departure from the location of your choice.
• Drive to Alsace and Switzerland, with regular breaks along the way.
• Arrival in Lucerne in the late afternoon and a walk on the Chapel Bridge.
• Check-in at the hotel.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 2 : St Gotthard, Lake Como and Milan

• Crossing of the Alps via the St Gotthard.
• Stop in Como and a walk along the lakeshore.
• Cruise on Lake Como to Bellagio (on request).
• Drive to Milan and check-in at the hotel.

Day 3 : Milan and Verona

• Discovery of the Duomo, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and La Scala.
• Visit to Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper (on request).
• Drive to Verona: the Arena, Piazza delle Erbe and Juliet's House.
• Check-in at the hotel.

Day 4 : Venice

• Drive to Venice; the coach drops the group off at Tronchetto.
• Vaporetto crossing to St Mark's Square.
• Guided tour of St Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace (on request).
• Walk to the Rialto Bridge, then check-in at the hotel in Mestre.

Day 5 : Lagoon islands and free time

• Boat excursion to Murano and Burano (on request).
• Free afternoon in Venice.
• Gondola ride (on request).

Day 6 : Bologna and Florence

• Drive to Bologna and a walk on Piazza Maggiore, at the foot of the Two Towers.
• Drive to Florence and check-in at the hotel.
• Sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo.

Day 7 : Florence

• Discovery of the Duomo, Giotto's Campanile and the Baptistery.
• Piazza della Signoria and the Ponte Vecchio.
• Visit to the Uffizi Gallery (on request).
• Visit to the Accademia Gallery and Michelangelo's David (on request).

Day 8 : Pisa and Lucca

• Drive to Pisa and discovery of the Piazza dei Miracoli and its Leaning Tower.
• Climb of the Leaning Tower (on request).
• Walk in Lucca, on its ramparts and in the Piazza dell'Anfiteatro.
• Return to the hotel in Florence.

Day 9 : San Gimignano and Siena

• Drive to San Gimignano and its medieval towers.
• Wine tasting at a Chianti estate (on request).
• Arrival in Siena: Piazza del Campo and the cathedral.
• Check-in at the hotel.

Day 10 : Assisi and journey to Rome

• Drive to Umbria and visit to the Basilica of St Francis of Assisi.
• Drive to Rome and check-in at the hotel.

Day 11 : Ancient Rome

• Guided tour of the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine (on request).
• Climb up to the Capitoline Hill.
• Free late afternoon.

Day 12 : The Vatican and Baroque Rome

• Visit to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel (on request).
• St Peter's Basilica and St Peter's Square.
• Walk: the Pantheon, Piazza Navona, the Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps.
• Group dinner in a trattoria in Trastevere (on request).

Day 13 : Naples

• Drive to Campania.
• Walk through the historic centre of Naples and along Spaccanapoli.
• Tasting of a Neapolitan pizza.
• Check-in at the hotel.

Day 14 : Pompeii and Sorrento

• Guided tour of the archaeological site of Pompeii (on request).
• Drive to the Sorrento peninsula.
• Walk through the centre of Sorrento and check-in at the hotel.

Day 15 : Free day in Sorrento

• Free day to rest.
• Boat excursion along the Amalfi Coast: Positano and Amalfi (on request).
• Boat excursion to Capri (on request).

Day 16 : Paestum and Calabria

• Drive to Paestum and discovery of its Greek temples.
• Drive to Calabria.
• Arrival in Tropea and check-in at the hotel.

Day 17 : Strait of Messina and Taormina

• Morning walk through Tropea, perched above the sea.
• Ferry crossing of the Strait of Messina, from Villa San Giovanni to Messina.
• Drive to Taormina and check-in at the hotel.

Day 18 : Etna and Taormina

• Drive up the slopes of Etna to the Silvestri Craters.
• Cable car and off-road vehicle ascent to the summit craters (on request).
• In the afternoon, the ancient theatre of Taormina and the Corso Umberto.

Day 19 : Syracuse

• Drive to Syracuse.
• Neapolis Archaeological Park: the Greek theatre and the Ear of Dionysius.
• Walk on the island of Ortigia, from the cathedral to the Fountain of Arethusa.
• Check-in at the hotel.

Day 20 : Noto, Ragusa and Agrigento

• Discovery of Noto, a jewel of the Sicilian Baroque.
• Walk in Ragusa Ibla.
• Drive to Agrigento and check-in at the hotel.

Day 21 : Valley of the Temples and Palermo

• Guided tour of the Valley of the Temples (on request).
• Drive to Palermo and check-in at the hotel.
• Walk to the Quattro Canti.

Day 22 : Palermo and Monreale

• Palermo Cathedral and the Palatine Chapel.
• Walk through the Ballarò market.
• In the afternoon, Monreale Cathedral and its mosaics.
• Tasting of Palermo street food specialities (on request).

Day 23 : Cefalù and ferry to Sardinia

• Morning in Cefalù: the Norman cathedral and the seafront.
• Return to Palermo and free afternoon.
• Evening boarding for Cagliari; night in a cabin on board the ferry.

Day 24 : Cagliari

• Arrival in Cagliari in the morning.
• Climb up to the Castello quarter and the Bastion of Saint Remy.
• Free afternoon and check-in at the hotel.

Day 25 : Barumini and Alghero

• Visit to the Su Nuraxi nuraghe in Barumini (on request).
• Drive to the west coast and Alghero.
• Check-in at the hotel.

Day 26 : Alghero and Capo Caccia

• Walk through the Catalan old town and on the ramparts of Alghero.
• Visit to Neptune's Grotto at Capo Caccia (on request).
• Free afternoon.

Day 27 : Castelsardo, Costa Smeralda and ferry

• Stop at the fortified village of Castelsardo.
• Drive to the Costa Smeralda and a walk in Porto Cervo.
• Evening boarding in Olbia for Livorno; night in a cabin on board the ferry.

Day 28 : Livorno and Genoa

• Arrival in Livorno in the morning.
• Drive to Genoa along the Riviera.
• Walk through the old town and along Via Garibaldi, lined with the Palazzi dei Rolli.
• Check-in at the hotel.

Day 29 : Lake Maggiore and Basel

• Drive to Stresa, on the shores of Lake Maggiore.
• Boat excursion to the Borromean Islands (on request).
• Drive to Basel across the Alps and check-in at the hotel.

Day 30 : Basel and return

• Short walk through the old town of Basel, around the cathedral.
• Return journey with regular breaks along the way.
• Arrival back in your region in the evening.