Itinerary
- Day 1
Milan
You'll arrive in Milan and get settled into your accommodation. An optional airport transfer is available if you need it, though there's an extra charge for that service.
Optional Activities
- Airport transfer
- Day 2
Milan
This morning you'll join a guided food tour through Milan's culinary scene. You'll try panzerotti, sample local craft beer, grab pizza and arancini, taste traditional sweets, finish with gelato and Italian espresso.
- Meals
- Lunch (Panzerotti stuffed with mozzarella, tomato, or seasonal fillings; pizza topped with classic or creative ingredients; arancini), Snack (Chocolates, traditional sweets, and gelato), Beverage (Local craft or classic Italian beer and bold Italian espresso)
Included Activities
- Food tour featuring panzerotti, Italian beer, pizza, arancini, chocolates, traditional sweets, gelato, and espresso
- Day 3
Lake Como - Milan
The bus takes you from Milan to Lake Como, first stopping in Tremezzina for views. From there you'll board a one-hour boat cruise, then spend time walking around charming Bellagio. The group continues to Cadenabbia before heading to Como's historic center where you'll have free time to shop. After that, the bus brings you back to Milan.
Included Activities
- Bus transfer from Milan to Lake Como
- Stop in Tremezzina to view villas and scenic landscape
- 1-hour boat cruise on Lake Como
- Explore Bellagio and relax with coffee or gelato
- Boat transfer to Cadenabbia
- Visit Como's historic center
- Free time for shopping and exploring
- Bus return to Milan
Landmarks/POIs Tremezzina Bellagio Cadenabbia Como historic center - Day 4
Milan to Venice
You'll take a train from Milan to Venice and check into your accommodation there. The journey gives you time to relax before settling into the city.
Included Activities
- Train transfer from Milan to Venice
- Day 5
Venice
With skip-the-line access, you'll head to the Doge's Palace to see its interior and learn about its royal history. From there you'll go straight into St Mark's Basilica without waiting in lines, so you can explore this famous landmark at your own pace.
Included Activities
- Doge's Palace with skip-the-line entrance and guided tour of interior and royal history
- St Mark's Basilica with skip-the-line entrance
Landmarks/POIs Doge's Palace St Mark's Basilica - Day 6
Venice to Florence
The train takes you from Venice to Florence where you'll check into your accommodation and get oriented to the city.
Included Activities
- Train transfer from Venice to Florence
- Day 7
Florence
You'll walk through Florence's medieval streets on a guided tour, seeing Renaissance treasures throughout the city. Later, you'll join a food tour where you'll try cured meats, cheeses, local wine, traditional dishes, gelato, and Vino Santo.
- Meals
- Lunch (Cured meats, local cheeses, and wine; Pappa al Pomodoro (classic farmer's dish)), Dessert (Gelato and cantucci dipped into Vino Santo (dessert wine))
Included Activities
- Walking tour starting at Piazza della Repubblica learning about medieval Florence
- Walk through historic streets with tower houses, Renaissance palaces, and artists' workshops
- View exterior of Dante's house, the Duomo, and the Baptistery
- Stroll Via Tornabuoni and Via Maggio for designer boutiques and antique shops
- Cross Santa Trinita and Ponte Vecchio into Oltrarno artisan district
- View exterior of Orsanmichele, Santa Maria Novella, Ruccellai, and Strozzi Palaces
- Visit interior of Santa Trinita Church
- Discover Pitti Palace, Santa Felicita, and the Vasari Corridor
- Food tour featuring cured meats, local cheeses, wine, Pappa al Pomodoro, gelato, and cantucci with Vino Santo
Landmarks/POIs Piazza della Repubblica Dante's house Florence Duomo Baptistery of Florence Via Tornabuoni Via Maggio Santa Trinita Ponte Vecchio Oltrarno Orsanmichele Santa Maria Novella Ruccellai Palace Strozzi Palace Pitti Palace Santa Felicita Vasari Corridor - Day 8
Siena - San Gimignano - Pisa - Florence
This is a full day excursion starting in medieval Siena, where you'll wander Piazza del Campo and have free time for coffee. Next you'll visit a family-run Chianti vineyard for wine tasting with cantucci and Vino Santo, then have a Tuscan lunch with homemade pasta and local dishes. After lunch, you'll see the hilltop town of San Gimignano before driving through scenic Tuscan countryside to Pisa to see the Leaning Tower. The bus returns you to Florence by evening.
- Meals
- Lunch (Tuscan lunch with homemade pasta, cured meats, and local cheeses), Wine Tasting (Wine tasting at family-run Chianti vineyard with cantucci paired with Vino Santo)
Included Activities
- Explore Siena's medieval streets, Piazza del Campo, and the Duomo
- Free time for shopping, wandering, or getting coffee
- Visit family-run Chianti vineyard for wine tasting
- Wine tasting pairing of cantucci with Vino Santo
- Tuscan lunch with homemade pasta, cured meats, local cheeses
- Visit hilltop town of San Gimignano
- Scenic drive through Tuscany to Pisa
- View Leaning Tower of Pisa (exterior)
Landmarks/POIs Piazza del Campo Siena Duomo Chianti San Gimignano Leaning Tower of Pisa - Day 9
Florence to Rome
You'll take a train from Florence to Rome and check into your accommodation in the Eternal City.
Included Activities
- Train transfer from Florence to Rome
- Day 10
Rome
You'll explore the Colosseum Arena in depth with time to look around on your own. Then the tour continues to Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum where you'll see ancient ruins. Later, a food tour takes you through Rome's local delicacies including supplì, pizza, cheese, cured meats, wine, gelato, and espresso.
- Meals
- Lunch (Supplì with meat sauce, Roman pizza, and scrocchiarella from a historic food boutique; board of cheese and cured meats with local wine), Dessert (Artisanal gelato made with natural ingredients and rich Italian espresso)
Included Activities
- Colosseum Arena in-depth tour
- Free time
- Palatine Hill visit
- Roman Forum visit
- Food tour of Rome featuring supplì with meat sauce, Roman pizza, scrocchiarella, cheese and cured meats with local wine, artisanal gelato, and Italian espresso
Landmarks/POIs Colosseum Palatine Hill Roman Forum - Day 11
Rome
You have the whole day free to explore Rome however you like. Walk around, find hidden corners, visit attractions that interest you, or just wander through the city at your own pace.
Optional Activities
- Explore Rome independently
- Day 12
Rome
With skip-the-line tickets, you'll enter the Vatican Museums and walk through their collection. You'll see the Sistine Chapel and then explore St. Peter's Basilica, so you won't spend time in queues.
Included Activities
- Vatican Museums with skip-the-line entrance
- Sistine Chapel with skip-the-line tickets
- St. Peter's Basilica visit
Landmarks/POIs Vatican Museums Sistine Chapel St. Peter's Basilica - Day 13
Rome
You'll depart Rome today. If you need transportation to the airport or station, an optional transfer is available for an additional fee.
Optional Activities
- Airport transfer
