Essential Italy

Day 1 : Arrive Venice

Arrive Venice private transfer to Venice hotel and check into hotel. The rest of the day is free. Overnight in Venice.

**Note: Standard check in time is 1400 hours, will request for early check in.

Day 2 : Venice

Breakfast at hotel. Today proceed for Skip the Line St. Mark's Museum and St. Mark's Basilica. Admire St Mark's Basilica precious mosaics and experience the unique panoramic view of St Mark's square from the upper level of the Basilica! Starting with the visit to the Museum of St Mark, we will see some small scale models that show how the St Mark's Cathedral was built and how this huge Basilica appeared to the eyes of visitors in the past. You will admire from a close-up view the famous mosaics and you will really appreciate the different construction stages of the mosaics of this wounderful Cathedral. In the adjagent room there are several panels that illustrate the time-honoured techniques and some portions of the 15th century mosaics. Continuing our visit, you will learn more about the mosaics of the domes of St Mark by listening to the explanations of the elaborated explanations, which has been enshrining the mortal remains of St Mark for more than 1000 years. Afterwards, thorugh a narrow passage way, we will leave St Mark's Basilica to enter an ancient hall of the Venice Doge's Palace, where ancient tapestries are housed. You will admire the gilded bronze horses , masterpieces of the Greek Hellenistic sculptures and some architecture fragments dated to the oldest construction phases of St Mark's Cathedral in IX century A. D. The tour will continue to the lodge of St Mark's Cathedral and the we will admire from above one of the icons of Venice: St. Mark's Square. Overnight in Venice.

Day 3 : Venice - Florence

Breakfast at hotel. Today check out and own transfer to the train station to board your train to Florence. Arrive Florence and transfer to the hotel on your own & check in.
Later proceed for 1 Hour with David Accademia Gallery Tour with Skip the Line. Enter the Accademia Gallery museum with a fast track priority entrance ticket and discover the original Michelangelo's masterpiece that has become the symbol of Renaissance splendour, The David. Admire it from every perspective, gaze in awe at David, that dominates the central gallery of the museum. The David was sculpted by a very young Michelangelo (in his twenties) entirely from a single block of local Carrara marble and it's 5.17 metres tall (17 ft). It represents the biblical hero David that killed Goliath and when it was unveiled, in 1504, it soon came to symbolize the defense of the civil liberties embodied in the Florentine Republic. Admire also Michelangelo's famously unfinished sculptures , Prigioni and San Matteo. The Accademia Gallery houses also many other masterpieces, both paintings and sculptures, from the Middle Ages to Renaissance, by the greatest artists, like Botticelli, Paolo Uccello, Andrea del Sarto and many more. Overnight in Florence. 

TRAIN DETAILS

Italo #8907
09:20 Venice Mestre
11:20 Florence S.M.N.

Day 4 : Florence

Breakfast at hotel. Today proceed for Excursion to Pisa and visit of Leaning Tower. Duration of tour: 5 hr 30 mins. This enchanting excursion will take you through the unforgettable Tuscan countryside to the marvelous city of Pisa, known all over the world for its impressive monuments and for its prestigious University. A professional guided walking tour will take you to the Piazza dei Miracoli, where you will be able to admire the Leaning Tower (exterior), the Baptistery (exterior) and other important monuments. You will enjoy then an interior guided visit of the Cathedral (unless in case of long queue), real masterpiece of Romanesque art, built between the 11th and 12th centuries. The guided tour will end by the magnificent Leaning Tower: climbing to its top by mounting its 294 steps rising up in a spiral, will be one of the most amazing experiences you can ever try. The tower is 55.86 m tall (183.27 ft) from the ground on the low side and 56.70 m tall (186.02 ft) on the high side, around 3.99 degrees leaning. The weak and unstable subsoil caused this unique phenomenon, contributing to create one of the wonders of the world. Includes: Transportation by coach, English speaking, local guide for walking tour of Piazza dei Miracoli and Leaning Tower visit, visit to the Cathedral (in the event the group cannot enter the Cathedral because of the long queue, you will be offered a guided visit of Piazza dei Cavalieri), earphones (for groups with more than 15 participants), Leaning Tower entrance fee with booking. Overnight in Florence.

Day 5 : Florence - Rome

Breakfast at hotel. Today check out and own transfer to the train station to board your train to Rome. Arrive Rome and transfer to the hotel on your own & check in. Later proceed for r Big Bus Rome Hop-on Hop-off Open Top Tour. Discover the best of Rome with an 8-stop, hop-on hop-off bus tour that covers the highlights of the Eternal City. Choose between a Classic, Premium or Deluxe ticket, and visit quintessential Rome landmarks such as the Colosseum, Pantheon and Circus Maximus, as well as Vatican City. Along the way, listen to recorded commentary about the city, its rich past, and its best-known sights. Each option includes VOX Digital Walking Tours. Overnight in Rome.

TRAIN DETAILS

Italo #8111

08:43 Florence S.M.N.

10:19 Rome Termini

Day 6 : Rome

Breakfast at hotel. Today proceed for Skip the Line Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica Tour. Enjoy a local guided tour of the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica, skipping long entrance lines. Duration: 4 hours. Take a tour of the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, jumping the lines! No stress to reach the area: upon arrival, your guide will lead you into the museums, where you will visit one of the most important art collections in the world. Admire the Gallery of Tapestries and the Geographical Maps before arriving at the famous Sistine Chapel and the unforgettable Basilica. Includes: Pick up from your hotel centrally located, skip the line and entrance ticket, guide service, headsets. Overnight in Rome.

Day 7 : Rome - India

Breakfast at hotel. Today check out and transfer to the airport to board your flight back to India.