Daily Itinerary
 Day 1 - Fly from LAX non-stop to our European connection hub then on to
Rome.
 Day 2 - Arrive Rome settle in. Its been a long day. Relaxing and getting acclimated to the time change is the only thing on tonight’s agenda.
Day 3 - No saving the best for last here...first thing we are off for our tour of
The Colosseum, the story of the birth of Rome at Palentine Hill and our tour of the Roman forum. Then off for a nice long “La Dolce Vita” lunch in the shadow of the Pantheon. After lunch its just a couple steps to start our tour of the Pantheon. Then we make our way a few blocks over to the Trevi Fountain. After Trevi we will make our way back to the hotel to regroup before dinner.
Day 4 - We are off to Vatican City for our tour of the Vatican Museum, St. Peters Basicalla and the unbelievable Sistine Chapel. Today its another leisurely lunch, this time in the Piazza Navona, then over to the Spanish Steps. We will return to our hotel for our afternoon siestas before heading out for dinner in the Campo de Fiori. After
dinner we will escort those that choose back to the hotel. For
anybody that still has some leg left in them we will take a one mile“night walk across Rome” to marvel at all of its floodlit fountains
and piazzas.
Day 5 - Today its off to the National Museum of Rome to marvel at
its incredible collection of Ancient art and artifacts. Then its just
one block to the Baths of Diocletian. After our tour of the Ancient
baths we are off to Assisi for lunch and our afternoon tour of the
justly acclaimed "crown jewel of the medieval hill towns." We will
visit the Basilica di San Francesco then continue our walk through
the town to admire the artisans at work. Next its over to the main
piazza and its medieval bell tower. We will be staying in Assisi
tonight.
Day 6 - First thing we are off to Siena for our morning tour of Piazza del Campo, Palazzo Pubblico, the Basilica of San Domenico, Banchi di Sotto a nd the Duomo. Then its back to the Piazza del
Campo, Europe’s grandest medieval square for lunch. After lunch its off to explore our final Tuscan hill town, San Gimignano. We will be staying in San Gimignano tonight.
Day 7 - This morning we will be leaving San Gimignano on our way to Pisa
to visit the Leaning Tower, Campo dei Miracoli and the Duomo. After Pisa we are off to our Tuscan “home base” Florence. First thing in Florence we will be stopping for lunch. After lunch we will check into our hotel and may even sneak in a siesta before our trip to watch the sun go down over Florence from a hilltop above the city.
Day 8 - Today our tour managers split up the tour for our once in a lifetime dream day to escort those going on either trip. For those taking the “Tastes of Tuscany” cooking and tasting class your day will start at 9:30 AM and you will be back by 5 PM. The rest of us will head out to Bologna & Modena to tour the Italian motorsport dream factories. We will depart at 8:30 AM and return by 6:00 PM.
Day 9 - Today it’s the Accademia Gallery and Michaelangelo’s David.
Then we’ll take our guided Renaissance walk through the town center of Florence. After lunch will leave for Venice.
Day 10 - Today we are off to make our way to the Rialto bridge and wander through the 800 year old Rialto flower and produce market. After that we are off to the quaint islands of Murano and Burano. We will have lunch in a café on Burano (land lovers don’t be concerned the boat goes 2 to 3 miles per hour and stays in the protected harbor.)
Day 11 - After breakfast we are off to tour St Mark’s Square and Basilica, Doge’s Palace and Bridge of Sighs. Then ride up the Campanile for the best views of Venice from above.
Day 12 - Depart Venice for our flight to back to LAX. Arrive LAX sometime this afternoon or early evening.
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