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FLAVOURS OF ITALY
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Sightseeing Highlights- Rome: Sightseeing tour includes views of the Forum and Colosseum plus visits St. Peter's Basilica. An evening drive which ends at Piazza Navona and enjoy homemade Italian ice-cream or a drink.
- Tuscan Experience: Basic principals of Italian cuisine and a lesson on how to get by in Italian. Purchase fresh produce to use at our cooking lesson in a restaurant, where a local chef will help us prepare lunch. We also select a Chianti to enjoy with our meal.
- Greve: Visit a wine and olive oil outlet, tasting a variety of Chiantis and extra virgin olive oils.
- Vignamaggio: See the villa where the Mona Lisa was born and 'Much Ado about Nothing' was filmed.
- Florence: Sightseeing on foot includes a visit to the Accademia where we see the restored 'David' by Michelangelo, plus we see Piazza Signoria and the marble Duomo.
- Tuscan Countryside: Stop to visit an olive-oil mill for tastings and a delicious lunch.
- Pisa: Pisa Visit the Square of Miracles to see the Cathedral and famous Bell Tower.
- Venice: Enjoy an orientation on a canal cruise by private launch along the Giudecca with views of St. Mark's Square, the Byzantine Basilica, Doges' Palace and the Bridge of Sighs. Visit one of the city's oldest workshops and witness a demonstration of the ancient art of Murano glass-blowing.
- Secret Venice Experience: Experience Enjoy a guided commentary on our cruise along the Grand Canal to Rialto Bridge and a walking tour through the 'Calle'.
- Scenic drives into northern Lazio and the hills of Umbria, through the vineyards and fields of Tuscany and into the Chianti Hills.
- Where Trafalgar considers that our excellent audio system will enhance the commentary made by our local guides, making your tour of a city clearer and more entertaining, it will be included.
Dining Highlights- A Welcome Dinner and drink in a Trattoria with your Tour Director in Rome
- 9 Buffet breakfasts
- 2 speciality restaurant lunches, participate in the preparation in Florence and at an olive-oil mill in the Tuscan countryside
- 1 three-course dinner in hotels
- 3 local speciality restaurant dinners at a Florence restaurant, in a farmhouse restaurant and at a canal side restaurant in Venice
16 meals in total (see day-by-day itinerary)
First Class Travel Highlights- The services of one of Trafalgar's top professional multi-lingual Tour Directors.
- A qualified local city guide in Rome, Florence and Venice.
- Chauffeur driven on Trafalgar's luxury air-conditioned motorcoaches with reclining seats and washroom.
- Rome Fiumicino Airport Transfer is provided on Day 2 and Venice Airport Transfer is provided on Day 11.
- A pamphlet on Tuscan cuisine including the recipes made on this tour.
- You'll stay in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.
- All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes included.
- Plus a stylish travel bag and wallet containing tour documents and helpful information.
Airport TransfersAirport Transfers Transfers on arrival at Rome Fiumicino Airport will operate at 09.30, 12.30 and 15.30. Passengers arriving later should make their own way to the first hotel. Return transfers from the last hotel will arrive at Venice Airport at 08.00. - London Gateways: Transfers can be expensive, particularly between the Airport and central London. When you book your tour with Trafalgar your transfers to and from the airport are included. It's that simple. Trafalgar has included a Free transfer to and from your airport and Central London.
- Important - Please Note: Passengers will only be entitled to transfers to and from London Airports providing the following conditions are met:
- You are staying at a London hotel, booked by Trafalgar, on the night of your arrival and the night prior to the date of your departure.
- Flights are either booked by Trafalgar or detailed information on flights is provided by your Travel Agent not less than 21 days prior to departure.
- Only one included transfer both inbound and outbound per tour is included by Trafalgar. Transfers are by express train to a Central London Rail Station.
- Heathrow Airport: Inbound transfers operate between 06.00-21.30. Outbound transfers are timed to connect with scheduled flights departing between 08.00-23.00. Transfers will be by coach. Gatwick Airport: Inbound transfers operate between 06.00-12.30. Outbound transfers are timed to connect with scheduled flights departing between 08.00-23.00. Transfers will be by express train and coach. Transfers outside these times will be at the passengers own expense.
- In the event of unforeseen events (road or rail works, demonstrations, strikes) Trafalgar will not be held responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers.
- No refund is available for passengers not utilising this service.
- Why not upgrade to a Hotelink transfer from the Airport to-the-door of your Trafalgar London hotel? (please ask Trafalgar or your travel agent of the additional upgrade price per person when booking)
- European Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengers will receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on the scheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the times specified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves your flight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown.
- Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar's Land+Air package and who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on the scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also be provided with a transfer.
- Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation.
- Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don't coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure.
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Explore Hidden Treasures - New for 2007- Leisurely guided walking Tours of around 30 minutes duration into the very fabric of the city included in Rome, Florence and Venice.
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Your itinerary Map - Day 1 - Arrive Rome (2 nights) On arrival at Rome Fiumicino Airport you are met and transferred to your hotel, where you will have time to relax and unwind before we meet with our Tour Director and fellow travellers this evening. Find out more about your tour and your travelling companions at a Welcome Dinner and drink in a convivial Roman Trattoria. ("Welcome Dinner)
Hotel: Villa Pamphili (2 nights)
- Day 2 - Rome sightseeing & at leisure This morning we will enjoy an included sightseeing tour with a local guide using our effective audio system to highlight our walking tour seeing the Forum, Colosseum and Circus Maximus and enhance our visit of St. Peter's Basilica. After there's free time to sightsee further or just wander the backstreets of the city. Later, we get together for an evening drive ending at the baroque splendour of Piazza Navona, where we will be treated to a drink or ice-cream of our choice! Then time is your own to sample the local cuisine in one of the many restaurants, which are to be found in this area. (Buffet Breakfast)
- Day 3 - Rome - Greve in Chianti - Florence (4 nights) This morning we travel into the northern Lazio and continue over the border into the rolling hills of Umbria and into Tuscany where we visit the capital of its food and wine - the charming town of Greve. Here we visit a wine and olive oil outlet, where we can taste a plethora of excellent Chiantis and extra virgin olive oils. On the town's main square are some of the finest food shops in Europe where you have the chance to taste the 'salumeria'. Then we drive east to Vignamaggio where the Mona Lisa was born and where 'Much Ado about Nothing' was filmed. Finally after an exhilarating drive through the Chianti hills we arrive at our hotel in Florence. This evening, over a glass of wine in a well known restaurant, we will have a short lecture on the basic principals of Italian cuisine and learn a few words of Italian, in preparation for our shopping and cooking day! Tonight we will have a dinner of Tuscan cuisine in a local restaurant. (Buffet Breakfast / Highlight Dinner)
Hotel: Palazzo Ognissanti (4 nights)
- Day 4 - Tuscan lifestyle experience Our day begins first at a fruit and vegetable market where we buy fresh produce for our cooking lesson. Having selected the best produce available at this time of year, we will proceed to the restaurant where we have use of the kitchen and where we will all participate in the preparation of today's midday meal and the purchasing of the wine to go with it! After a hopefully delicious meal washed down with the chiantis which we have selected, we return to our hotel for the night. Your evening is at leisure to do as you please. (Buffet Breakfast / Highlight Lunch)
- Day 5 - Florence sightseeing After breakfast, we will enjoy a walking tour with a local guide, using our effective audio system, which takes us to the Accademia to see the recently restored 'David' of Michelangelo as well as Piazza Signoria and the multi-coloured marble Duomo. The afternoon is free to relax or to perhaps visit some of the other fine museums the city has to offer. This evening we enjoy a Tuscan style barbecue in a farmhouse restaurant. (Buffet Breakfast / Highlight Dinner)
- Day 6 - Excursion to Pisa Today we will travel into the Tuscan countryside and to the once maritime city of Pisa, where we visit the Square of Miracles with its monumental Cathedral and famous Leaning Bell Tower. Time to explore the other monuments in the square or enjoy a glass of wine before driving to a nearby olive-oil mill for a delicious lunch and an olive-oil tasting. We return to our hotel with your evening at leisure. Your Tour Director will be happy to suggest dining options. (Buffet Breakfast / Highlight Lunch)
- Day 7 - Florence - Venice (Grand Canal) (3 nights) Enjoy the morning at leisure with time to participate in various optional activities which you can book through your Tour Director. Choose from either more sightseeing in Florence, or an excursion to San Gimignano or a guided walking tour through the Tuscan countryside. Later, we will drive to the floating city of Venice. This evening we will have the pleasure of dining on local specialities as we sit alongside the Grand Canal. (Buffet Breakfast / Highlight Dinner)
Hotel: Continental (3 nights)
- Day 8 - Venice orientation & at leisure After breakfast this morning our visit to the magical city of Venice would not be complete without an orientation cruise by private motor launch along the Giudecca and over to St. Mark's Square. Here we will witness a demonstration of the ancient art of Murano glass-blowing in one of the city's oldest workshops. Then there's time on your own to perhaps join the various optional activities on offer. This evening, dinner is served at our hotel. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
- Day 9 - Secret Venice walking tour & visit to the market Today with our local guide we enjoy a guided commentary using our effective audio system, which will bring the city to life, as we cruise along the Grand Canal to the Rialto Bridge. We cross the Rialto and visit the staggering fish market which has existed for centuries, and then enjoy a walking tour through the 'calle' seeing sites such as the house of Marco Polo and other curious as well as, beautiful architectural works of Art. The balance of the day is at leisure to perhaps take a trip to Burano and enjoy eating some of the local seafood. This evening why not join your fellow companions and celebrate your last night of your touring experience at a local restaurant? (Buffet Breakfast)
- Day 10 - Depart Venice (Grand Canal) It's time to say 'arrivederci Italia' and 'till we meet again' to our newly made friends. Your Trafalgar Tour Director organises your transfer to Venice Airport arriving at approximately 8.00am for your return flight.(Buffet Breakfast)
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