Hotel accommodation with full buffet breakfast; Local Host service in each city; Destination Guides; headsets in Rome, Florence, and Venice; sightseeing with a Local Guide and transportation as outlined in the day-by-day itinerary (inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE); transfers to/from train stations.
Itinerary:
Day #1 Sorrento, Italy. Arrive in Sorrento (the nearest airport is Naples). Benvenuto!
Day #2 Sorrento. Morning guided sightseeing and orientation: walk through the OLD TOWN to see the ancient Bell Tower, St. Antonino Church, and St. Francis Church and CLOISTER.
Day #3 Sorrento. Full day at leisure.
Day #4 Sorrento–Rome. This morning, transfer to Naples, then travel by HIGH-SPEED TRAIN (first-class) to Rome with early-afternoon arrival.
Day #5 Rome. Morning guided sightseeing and orientation, including headset, takes you to the VATICAN MUSEUMS. See the SISTINE CHAPEL, with Michelangelo’s famous ceiling paintings and The Last Judgement. Visit monumental ST. PETER’S SQUARE and BASILICA.
Day #6 Rome. Full day at leisure.
Day #7 Rome–Florence. Travel to Florence this morning by HIGH-SPEED TRAIN (first-class) with early-afternoon arrival.
Day #8 Florence. Morning guided sightseeing and orientation: visit the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS with Michelangelo’s David. See Santa Maria del Fiore, the Baptistry’s “Gate of Paradise,” and Ponte Vecchio.
Day #9 Florence. Full day at leisure.
Day #10 Florence–Venice. This morning, travel by HIGH-SPEED TRAIN (first-class) to Venice with early-afternoon arrival.
Day #11 Venice. Morning guided sightseeing and orientation includes ST. MARK’S SQUARE and BASILICA. Visit DOGES’ PALACE and the BRIDGE OF SIGHS, and watch a GLASSBLOWERS’ DEMONSTRATION.
Day #12 Venice. Full day to explore at your own pace. ENTRANCES to the Marciana Library and the Correr and Archaeological museums are included.
Day #13 Venice–Lake Maggiore. This morning, travel by HIGH-SPEED TRAIN (first-class) to Milan; then transfer to beautiful Stresa.
Day #14 Lake Maggiore. Morning guided sightseeing and orientation includes a short boat ride to the opulent PALACE and monumental GARDENS of ISOLA BELLA.
Day #15 Lake Maggiore. Full day at leisure.
Day #16 Lake Maggiore. Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning (nearest airport is Milan Malpensa).
