High speed train transfer in First Class.
6 breakfasts; 1 lunch; 1 dinner; 1 food and wine tasting.
Professional English-speaking guide for the entire duration of the tour.
Included porterage service at railway stations and/or our “luggage bus” that delivers luggage from hotel to hotel.
Get ready to discover Rome and Tuscany with a unique tour. Start from the Eternal City, Rome, with a walking tour of Baroque Rome, followed by a Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill guided tour the day after.
Then, start exploring the beauty of Tuscan Maremma, through food and wine tastings and wonderful landscapes, visiting Buonconvento and Siena. Finally, reach Florence and immerse yourself in art and culture, to discover authentic Central Italy.
2 nights - Starhotel Metropole
2 nights - Hotel Corsignano
2 nights - Pitti Palace
Location - Rome
Location - Pienza
Location - Florence
Upon arrival make your way to your hotel in Rome city center. Take your time to settle and relax, then in the afternoon meet your Tour Leader and group and go for a guided stroll throughout the alleys of Baroque Rome. You will admire the most representative sites such as the magical Piazza Navona and the famous Pantheon. You will even have the possibility to make a wish, throwing a coin into the legendary Fontana di Trevi. Take pleasure in a typical welcome dinner and take your time to get to know the group and your tour leader. Overnight in the hotel.
This morning, take advantage of the Hop-on Hop-off bus to get a panoramic tour of the “eternal city” and reach the Colosseum. Skip the line and with your guide discover the secrets of the most famous monument in the world: the Colosseum – an icon of Rome! After departing from the Colosseum, you will visit its surrounding ruins including the Palatine Hill with the Roman Forum archeological area. From above Palatine Hill, make sure you have your camera ready!
In the morning, depart with your group and board a train to Grosseto, gate for the Maremma area: experience the wild side of Tuscany at the Parco dell’Uccellina and have a typical lunch made with locally sourced produce. After lunch, get deep into the heart of the classical Tuscany reaching by local train Buonconvento, a small fortified medieval village considered one of the “most beautiful villages in Italy”, where you will relax by sipping an excellent glass of wine. Then, private transfer to your hotel in Pienza, the heart of Tuscany, where your luggage will be waiting for you.
Enjoy a full day discovering the iconic landscape in southern Tuscany and its sinuous hills covered with expanses of wheat and vineyards. Medieval castles, ancient villages, charming rural houses, rows and rows of endless vineyards or cypresses, and golden fields whose grain seems to sway: these are just some of the characteristics of this fantastic area in Tuscany. Explore the medieval villages of San Quirico d’Orcia and Montalcino, famous for its Brunello wine and the abbey of Sant’Antimo.
After breakfast, private transfer to Siena, famous for the Palio horse race, an annual tradition dating centuries. Follow your history expert local guide across the medieval town, and see Piazza del Campo, with its magnificent Palazzo Pubblico and Torre del Mangia, then Piazza del Duomo and its imposing Cathedral, a masterpiece of Italian Gothic architecture. Time at leisure to explore the city center and buy locally made souvenirs. In the afternoon, take a local train to Florence without worrying about your luggage, it will be already delivered to your hotel.
After breakfast, meet your local history expert guide and start a guided tour on foot throughout the Florentine streets, admiring the beauty of the Uffizi building with the Vasari Corridor, and the monumental group of the Duomo, including the stunning Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the baptistry and the Giotto’s belltower famous for its bronze “Gate of Paradise”. Time at leisure in the afternoon, you can delve into the renaissance atmosphere and purchase some hand-made leather souvenirs.
After breakfast, our trip to the discovery of the Italian beauties comes to an end, hoping you always keep this unique experience in your heart. Feel free to book some extra nights in Florence or a private transfer to the railway station or airport. Arrivederci!
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