Description

Art Cities

Rome/ Assisi/ Siena/ Florence/ Padua/ Venice
Guided Tour      5 days/ 4 nights
Guaranteed Departures

3* Hotels departure every Saturday  April 3 – October 23
4* Hotels departure every Tuesday  March 23 - November 2

Day 1      Rome/Assisi/Siena/Florence                        
Morning departure to Assisi, a mystic city located in Umbria and birthplace of St. Francis.  Visit the famous Basilica of St. Francis with its Renaissance masterpieces by Cimabue and Giotto. Proceed towards Siena, a monumental city entirely medieval and renowned for its Palio style. Off to Florence for your dinner and overnight.  (D)

Day 2      Florence                                    
Guided tour of the city of Florence, a cultural and artistic city of exceptional richness. Visit the Piazza del Duomo, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore with its bell-tower by Giotto in 1334, and the Baptistery of St. John with its striking bronze doors by Ghilberti and Pisano, the Academy museum, and Piazza Santa Croce. Afternoon free or an optional excursion. Dinner and overnight   (B, D)

Day 3      Florence/Padua/Venice
Depart for the charming city of Padua with a stop to visit the famous St. Anthony’s Basilica. Continue towards Venice, a splendid, impalpable, and seductive city. Here you will enjoy a guided walking tour of this exquisite city.  See the wonderful sights of the Piazza San Marco, Doge’s Palace, the Bridge of Sighs, the prisons, and a glass factory to admire glass masters practicing their ancient art.  Dinner and overnight   (B, D)

Jour 4  Venice                            
Morning boat ride tour to a glass factory in Murano on the Venetian lagoon to admire glass masters practicing their ancient art.  Dinner and overnight   (B, D)

Day 5      Venice                    
Breakfast and end of services. (D)

Package Includes:

• 7 meals (3 breakfasts, 4 dinners)
• 4 nights accommodation 3* and 4*
• Hotel taxes and services
• Transportation in deluxe coach
• Assistant during tour
• English, French and Spanish speaking tour guide
• Entrance fees to museums included in the 4* price
• Entrance fees to museums not  included in the  3* price
• Visits specified in the itinerary

Hotels (or similar)
Florence:  3* Grifone/ 4* Adriatico
Venice:  3* Continental/ 4* Principe