ItalyTourTravel

Country Roads of Tuscany

Excursions & Sights

• Visit Villa Lante Gardens
• Visit Rome's Trevi Fountain
• Visit Cerveteri's Etruscan tombs
• Visit Orvieto Cathedral
• See Viterbo's San Pellegrino quarter
• See Michelangelo's tomb
• See the Leaning Tower of Pisa
• See San Gimignano's towers
• Visit Siena's Campo Square
• Visit Florence's Signoria Square
• Florentine leatherwork demonstration
• Tuscan Hills drive

Guided City Tours

• In depth sightseeing tours in Florence, Siena
• Orientation tours in San Gimignano, Orvieto, Viterbo

First Class Services

• Professional Tour Director to escort you 
• Luxury air-conditioned coach with onboard toilet
• First Class hotels with all service charges, taxes and porterage
• Complimentary arrival and departure transfers (see below)

Quality Dining

• Highlight dinner of local cuisine with entertainment in Rome7 buffet breakfasts, 3
   three course table d'hôte dinners, or buffets, plus tea or coffee

HIGHLIGHTS COLLECTION
WORTH US$96^*

This unique collection of special premium excursions will be yours at no extra charge.

Uffizi Gallery   €20
With our guide we view some of the highlights of the Uffizi Gallery, containing works of art by some of the most famous Italian masters.

Florence Academy Gallery    €20
A guided tour of the highlights of the Academy of Fine Arts, housing Michelangelo's statue of 'David'.

Trevi Fountain & Dinner   €55
Throw a coin into Rome's illuminated Trevi Fountain before enjoying dinner with entertainment.

The values shown in local currencies reflect the approximate price of these valuable inclusions when operated as optional excursions by other tour companies. *The total amount was converted using exchange rates at the time of going to press.

Tour Itinerary

DAY 1 – FRI – DEPART USA

Overnight flight to Rome.

DAY 2 – SAT – ARRIVE ROME

There are complimentary transfers to your hotel (see right). Later, enjoy a Welcome Drink with your Tour Director. Hotel: Crowne Plaza St Peters.

DAY 3 – SUN – ROME – FLORENCE

Today we take the Aurelian road north, and pause in Cerveteri, to see the ancient Etruscan tombs. Following the coast, we reach Pisa to see the leaning tower! Then we follow the Arno Valley to Florence. Hotel: Sheraton. (BB,D)

DAY 4 – MON – FLORENCE

On our guided walking tour we visit the open-air museum of Piazza Della Signoria, Santa Croce, where Michelangelo and Galileo are buried, and the Cathedral. We also see Giotto's belltower and the 'Gates of Paradise'. After a Florentine leatherwork demonstration, there is free time. (BB)

DAY 5 – TUE – FLORENCE

Today our local guide takes us into the Academy Gallery to see Michelangelo's statue of David. Then we visit the Italian Renaissance paintings in the wonderful Uffizi Gallery. Tonight, perhaps enjoy a banquet at the Borghesi Palace? (BB)

DAY 6 – WED – FLORENCE – ORVIETO

A delightful drive through Tuscan olive groves brings us to the hilltop village of San Gimignano. After time to explore, we continue to Siena, where a local expert walks with us to Campo Square to see the 'Fonte Gaia', and visit the cathedral. Now to Orvieto, perched high on a cliff edge.Hotel: Aquila Bianca. (BB,D)

DAY 7 – THU – ORVIETO

Today we visit Orvieto's majestic Duomo, with its breathtaking facade, and we see St Patrick's Well, commissioned by Pope Clement VII in 1527. The rest of the day is free to explore. Perhaps taste the local wines in the medieval town of Todi? (BB)

DAY 8 – FRI – ORVIETO – ROME

This morning we visit Viterbo with its lovely San Pellegrino Quarter. We explore the passageways and narrow streets leading to little piazzas adorned with fountains. Nearby, we visit the gardens of the Villa Lante before returning to Rome. Tonight we stop at the Trevi Fountain, then enjoy a highlight dinner of pasta, wine and music.Hotel: Crowne Plaza St Peters. (BB,HD)

DAY 9 – SAT – RETURN USA

Dates & Prices

Prices are US$ per person, sharing a twin/double room.

Single Room Supplement  $230

Triple Share  Per person  $1000

Family Savings  
Child Price $620
Young Traveler  $1000

Air & Land Prices include economy class transatlantic round trip air travel from New York. For supplements from other US gateways..