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Grand Tour of Italy

Grand Tour of Italy

Description

Nine days for a journey into the soul of Italy, with the same fascination of discovery that has prompted writers and musicians to travel the roads of the Peninsula from Milan to Naples, passing through Florence and Rome: four capitals that have marked history. It is the Grand Tour, the synthesis of art and wonder.

Accommodation in 4-star hotels in the historic centre of each city, in a double room with breakfast included, for a journey into the essence of Italianness.

Milan is a city where wealth has always been synonymous with elegance: the nation's economic engine has, over the centuries, created its own style, reflected in architecture, art, fashion, and cuisine.

The historical centre has retained its Renaissance dimensions, with the waterways of the Navigli and narrow streets where clothes and design shops are now located.

The Duomo is a magnificent Gothic cathedral: on the roof you can see the spires merging with the peaks of the Alps.

Not far away, the Castello Sforzesco is an authentic medieval fortress, housing collections of paintings and sculptures, while the Pinacoteca di Brera houses unique masterpieces by Piero della Francesca, Raphael and Caravaggio. The main attraction remains Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper, a fresco surrounded by legendary stories.

Milan is to be experienced through its rituals, such as the evening aperitif at the tables of clubs, or in restaurants that know how to mix Lombard tradition with cosmopolitan flavours. But it is also a venue for events – design week or fashion shows – where every street is transformed into an open-air exhibition.

Florence is the capital of the Renaissance and its historic centre lets you immerse yourself in the greatest manifestations of art: from Santa Maria Novella to the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Palazzo Vecchio and Palazzo Pitti.

It is also the place where geniuses such as Dante Alighieri and Leonardo da Vinci lived and where the quantity of masterpieces, housed in the Uffizi for example, surpasses all imagination.

Here you can wander through timeless backstreets, crossing the Arno River on the Ponte Vecchio, where goldsmiths' workshops continue a tradition dating back to the Middle Ages.

Or you can explore routes that combine nature and landscape, such as the Boboli Gardens, a delight of the Medici dynasty, and the San Minato hill, with its church offering a magnificent view of the entire city and the Arno River.

Rome is History. Each street reflects the passage of millennia, marked by the monuments of man and the aspirations of eternity of a thousand churches, up to the magnificence of St. Peter's and its dome.

It is impossible to list the wealth of art and archaeology, from the Colosseum to the Vatican Museums, from the Pantheon to the Capitol, from the Baths of Caracalla to the Trevi Fountain.

Visiting

Guide languages

English
Nederlands
Day 1: Milan
Day 2: Milan
Day 3: Milan, Florence
Day 4: Florence
Day 5: Florence, Rome
Day 6: Rome
Day 7: Rome, Pompeii, Naples
Day 8: Naples, Capri Island, Naples
Day 9: Naples

DAY 1

  • Private transfer from Milan airport to hotel in city centre
  • Overnight stay in a 4-star hotel in the city centre, in a double room


DAY 2

  • Breakfast at the hotel

Experience: 'Fashion tour in Milan amid style and glamour'

  • An expert guide in Italian, English, French, Spanish, German
  • Museum entry tickets
  • 1 tasting of sweets
  • Overnight stay in a 4-star hotel in the city centre, in a double room


DAY 3

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Private transfer from hotel to Milan railway station
  • High speed train for two, Milan-Florence route
  • Private transfer from Florence station to hotel
  • Overnight stay in a 4-star hotel in the city centre, in a double room


DAY 4

  • Breakfast at the hotel

Experience: 'The heart of Florence amid art and history'

  • An expert guide in Italian, English, or German
  • Museum entry ticket
  • Overnight stay in a 4-star hotel in the city centre, in a double room


DAY 5

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Private transfer from hotel to Florence station
  • High speed train for two, Florence-Rome route 
  • Private transfer from Rome station to hotel

Experience: Food Experience in Trastevere featuring flavours and folklore

  • Pick-up at the hotel 
  • An expert private guide in English or German
  • Culinary experience with typical Roman food 
  • Tasting of Barolo, Brunello and Amarone wines at a local winery
  • Overnight stay in a 4-star hotel in the city centre, in a double room


DAY 6

  • Breakfastat the hotel

Experience: Rome in an Ape Calessino amid charm and history

  • An expert guide in English
  • Pick-up and drop-off at the hotel
  • Overnight stay in a 4-star hotel in the city centre, in a double room


DAY 7

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Private transfer from hotel to Rome station
  • High speed train for two, Rome-Naples route 
  • Private transfer from Naples station to hotel

Experience: Tour of Pompeii amid art and history

  • Licensed guide for visiting the excavations in Italian, English or German
  • Skip the line tickets for the archaeological digs
  • Round-trip transport from Naples
  • Overnight stay in a 4-star hotel in the city centre, in a double room


DAY 8

  • Breakfast at the hotel

Experience: In the wonders of Capri amid nature and beauty

  • Private expert guide in Italian, English or German
  • Transfer from the hotel to the port of Naples
  • Round-trip hydrofoil Naples-Capri
  • Island tour by car or minibus  
  • Overnight stay in a 4-star hotel in the city centre, in a double room


DAY 9

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Private transfer from hotel to Naples airport
  • Anything not specified in the 'Included' section
  • Tips
  • Meals except where expressly provided for in the programme
  • Drinks
  • Tourist tax for the hotel
  • Medical and luggage insurance
  • Parking 


DAY 2

  • Pick-up and drop-off at the hotel


DAY 8

  • Entrance to Villa San Michele

A selection of some of our best hotels for this package

8 accommodations

Experiences

6 Experiences