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www.preferencevacations.com ROME AND THE RENAISSANCE CITIES SEMI-ESCORTED TOUR IN ENGLISH SIENA Ponte alla Carraia, Florence $ 1559 Guaranteed departures every Saturday from April 01 to October 21, 2017 Tour accommodations in 4H hotels or similar Rome Commodore 4H (3 nights) Florence Rivoli 4H (2 nights) Venice Continental 4H (1 night) Possible hotel upgrade in Rome ($) Romanico Palace 4H sup. (Via Veneto area) Price per person Double Occupancy $1559 Single Occupancy $2099 Triple Occupancy $1485 Child Rate (2 to 12 years old) $1240 Sharing a room with 2 adults in double occupancy Package includes Transfers airport/hotel/airport • Accommodation in 4H hotels • 6 breakfasts (including 1 breakfast box, must be requested at the reception the night before) • 3 suppers • Transportation in deluxe motor coach • English speaking tour escort except in Rome, no tour escort • City tours as indicated in the itinerary • English speaking local guides • Taxes and service charges. Package does not include Beverages • Meals not mentioned • Personal expenses • Gratuities • Hotel city tax • All that is not indicated in “package includes”. Venice Padova Assisi Siena Florence Rome STARTING FROM DAY 1 Rome Arrival at Rome airport and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure. Accommodation in Rome. DAY 2 Rome Breakfast at the hotel. A morning departure for a walking tour, the tour will start from Largo Argentina and continue to Piazza Navona, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and the tour will end at the Spanish Steps. Return to hotel by your own means. Afternoon and evening is at leisure. Accommodation in Rome. DAY 3 Rome • Assisi • Siena • Florence 382 km Breakfast box (must be requested at the reception the night before). Pick up at your hotel and depart for Assisi to visit the mystic town of Saint Francis still surrounded by ancient fortified walls. Visit the Basilica of Saint Francis with its early Renaissance masterpieces by Giotto and Cimabue. At the end of the visit, continue towards Siena, the beautiful medieval city renowned for the Palio Horse race. Proceed to Florence. Supper and accommodation in Florence. DAY 4 Florence After breakfast at the hotel, depart for a guided visit of the birthplace of the Renaissance. Visit the beautiful Piazza del Duomo, Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistery of St. John and Santa Croce, the 13th century Franciscan Church with Cimabue’s famous crucifix. Afternoon is at leisure. Supper at a local restaurant and accommodation in Florence. DAY 5 Florence • Padova • Venice 270 km Breakfast at the hotel and depart for Venice, passing by Padova for a visit of the famous Cathedral of Saint Anthony, guarded by Donatello’s “Gattamelata”. Continue towards Venice for a panoramic guided walking tour of this unique city and admire St. Mark’s Square and the Basilica (exterior), the Doge’s Palace (exterior), the Bridge of Sighs and the Prisons (exterior). Supper and accommodation in Venice. DAY 6 Venice • Rome 523 km Breakfast at the hotel. Depart by boat to cross the lagoon and admire the islands from the canal. Upon reaching the island of Murano you will assist a glass blowing demonstration (free time will be allowed for shopping). In the afternoon, the boat will take you to the train station or the Tronchetto for your transfer back to Rome by rail or motor coach. (Means of transportation is reconfirmed one or two days before the end of the tour and advised by the assistant). Upon arrival in Rome, you will be transferred to your hotel and accommodation in Rome. DAY 7 Rome After breakfast, transfer to Rome airport. 7 DAYS 6 NIGHTS Rome ■ Assisi ■ Siena ■ Florence ■ Padova ■ Venice ■ Rome 16
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ROME AND THE RENAISSANCE CITIESSEMI-ESCORTED TOUR IN ENGLISH
SIENA
Ponte alla Carraia, Florence
$1559
Guaranteed departures every Saturdayfrom April 01 to October 21, 2017
Tour accommodations in 4H hotels or similarRome Commodore 4H (3 nights)Florence Rivoli 4H (2 nights)Venice Continental 4H (1 night)
Possible hotel upgrade in Rome ($)Romanico Palace 4H sup. (Via Veneto area)
Price per personDouble Occupancy $1559Single Occupancy $2099Triple Occupancy $1485Child Rate (2 to 12 years old) $1240Sharing a room with 2 adults in double occupancy
Package includes Transfers airport/hotel/airport • Accommodation in 4H hotels • 6 breakfasts (including 1 breakfast box, must be requested at the reception the night before) • 3 suppers • Transportation in deluxe motor coach • English speaking tour escort except in Rome, no tour escort • City tours as indicated in the itinerary • English speaking local guides • Taxes and service charges.
Package does not includeBeverages • Meals not mentioned • Personal expenses • Gratuities • Hotel city tax • All that is not indicated in “package includes”.
VenicePadova
AssisiSiena
Florence
Rome
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DAY 1 Rome Arrival at Rome airport and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure. Accommodation in Rome.
DAY 2 Rome Breakfast at the hotel. A morning departure for a walking tour, the tour will start from Largo Argentina and continue to Piazza Navona, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and the tour will end at the Spanish Steps. Return to hotel by your own means. Afternoon and evening is at leisure. Accommodation in Rome.
DAY 3 Rome • Assisi • Siena • Florence 382 km Breakfast box (must be requested at the reception the night before). Pick up at your hotel and depart for Assisi to visit the mystic town of Saint Francis still surrounded by ancient fortified walls. Visit the Basilica of Saint Francis with its early Renaissance masterpieces by Giotto and Cimabue. At the end of the visit, continue towards Siena, the beautiful medieval city renowned for the Palio Horse race. Proceed to Florence. Supper and accommodation in Florence.
DAY 4 Florence After breakfast at the hotel, depart for a guided visit of the birthplace of the Renaissance. Visit the beautiful Piazza del Duomo, Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistery of St. John
and Santa Croce, the 13th century Franciscan Church with Cimabue’s famous crucifix. Afternoon is at leisure. Supper at a local restaurant and accommodation in Florence.
DAY 5 Florence • Padova • Venice 270 km Breakfast at the hotel and depart for Venice, passing by Padova for a visit of the famous Cathedral of Saint Anthony, guarded by Donatello’s “Gattamelata”. Continue towards Venice for a panoramic guided walking tour of this unique city and admire St. Mark’s Square and the Basilica (exterior), the Doge’s Palace (exterior), the Bridge of Sighs and the Prisons (exterior). Supper and accommodation in Venice.
DAY 6 Venice • Rome 523 km Breakfast at the hotel. Depart by boat to cross the lagoon and admire the islands from the canal. Upon reaching the island of Murano you will assist a glass blowing demonstration (free time will be allowed for shopping). In the afternoon, the boat will take you to the train station or the Tronchetto for your transfer back to Rome by rail or motor coach. (Means of transportation is reconfirmed one or two days before the end of the tour and advised by the assistant). Upon arrival in Rome, you will be transferred to your hotel and accommodation in Rome.
DAY 7 Rome After breakfast, transfer to Rome airport.
7 DAYS 6 NIGHTS
Rome ■ Assisi ■ Siena ■ Florence ■ Padova ■ Venice ■ Rome
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