Ideal Italy 8 nights / 9 days Land Only Semi-Escorted

Small Group – English Only April – October 2016 from $1,759

ITINERARY

Day 1, Saturday, Arrival: Benvenuti! Proceed through control, retrieve your luggage & continue through customs to the arrivals. Your driver will be waiting with a sign with your last name. Upon arrival at the , the Remainder of the day is at your leisure. Please ask our sales representative for optional tours in Rome.

Day 2, Sunday, Rome: Enjoy a Buffet breakfast at the hotel before your morning tour. Meet your assistant in the lobby and transfer to the heart of Rome. Visit includes: The Spanish Steps, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Trevi Fountain, and the Baroque quarter. After your tour will have some time for lunch on your own before returning to your hotel. The remainder of the day and evening is on your own. Overnight in Rome (B).

Day 3, Monday, Rome, Assisi, Siena, and Florence: Enjoy another Buffet breakfast at the hotel before leaving the Eternal City. Departure by coach to Assisi for a visit of the mystic town of Saint Francis still surrounded by ancient walls. Visit the Basilica of Saint Francis with its early Renaissance masterpieces by Giotto and Cimabue. At the end of the visit, we continue towards SIENA, the beautiful medieval city renown for the Palio horse race. Proceed to FLORENCE. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. Meals: B D

Day 4, Tuesday, Florence: Enjoy Breakfast at your hotel before your morning Tour. Enjoy a guided sightseeing tour of the city, also known to be the cradle of the Renaissance. Visit the beautiful Piazza del Duomo, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistery of St. John, and Santa Croce, the 13th century Franciscan Church with Cimabue’s famous crucifix. The balance of the day is at leisure for optional sightseeing (we suggest the PISA half day tour) or for shopping. Dinner at a local and overnight at the hotel. Meals: B D

Day 5, Wednesday, Florence, Padua, and Venice: Enjoy a nice breakfast before leaving for Venice. Along the way you will stop in PADUA, where you will visit the famous Cathedral of St. Anthony, guarded by Donatello’s “Gattamelata”. Continue towards Venice, and upon arrival enjoy a panoramic guided of this unique city. You will see the St. Mark’s square, the Basilica of St. Mark, the Doge’s Palace, the Bridge of Sighs and the Prisons. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Venice Island. Meals: B D

Day 6, Thursday, Venice: Enjoy a buffet breakfast at the hotel. Before departing on your morning tour by boat. You will cross the lagoon with a view of the islands and reach the island of Murano where you will assist to a demonstration of glass blowing (some time will be allowed for shopping). Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. Meals: B D

Day 7, Friday, Venice, Verona, Sirmione (Lake Garda), Lake Como, Milan: After breakfast at the hotel, departure by motor coach to Verona. Visit of the town of Romeo and Juliet. Continue to Sirmione, some free time on your own. In the afternoon, proceed to Lake Como for a panoramic tour by bus. In the evening arrival in Milan. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. Meals: B D

Day 8, Saturday, Milan: Breakfast. Enjoy a breakfast at the hotel before departing on your Morning panoramic tour of the city including the shopping gallery Vittorio Emanuele II, the Sforza castle, and the Splendid Duomo, one of the world’s largest, most striking Gothic cathedrals. The remainder of your day is at your leisure for some last minute shopping before returning home, Meals: B

Day 9, Sunday, Milan - USA: Arrivederci! After your last buffet breakfast, enjoy a private transfer to Milan’s Malpensa for your flight home. Meals: B

Reservations: 1.866.446.1897 www.ez-italy.com email: [email protected]

Ideal Italy 8 nights / 9 days Land Only Semi-Escorted

Small Group – English Only April – October 2016 from $1,759

Guaranteed Departures on Selected Saturdays All rates are per person in U.S. Dollars. April - October, 2016 Double Single Triple INCLUDES: - Arrival transfer from the Rome Airport to the hotel in Rome April 02, 09, 16, $1759 $2539 $1739 - Accommodation at 4* centrally located 23, 30 - 3 hrs guided walking tour in Rome May 07, 14, 21, $1759 $2539 $1739 - Daily American buffet breakfast 28 - 4 dinners (drinks not included) June 04, 11, 18, $1759 $2539 $1739 - Service charges and taxes included 25 - Ground transportation by deluxe motor coach July 02, 09, 16, $1759 $2539 $1739 with air conditioning 23, 30 - MONOLINGUAL ESCORTED TOUR August 06, 13, 20, $1759 $2539 $1739 (ENGLISH) 27 - Sightseeing tours as per itinerary September 03, 10, 17, $1759 $2539 $1739 - English speaking local guides 24 October 01, 08, 15, $1759 $2539 $1739 22 HOTELS: NOTE: New City Tax to be paid locally at the end of your IN ROME Hotel Gioberti / Hotel Villa Franca / Hotel stay in each City. Up to Euro 4, 00 per person per night for Commodore 4* or similar 3 star hotel 6, 00 euro per person per night 4* hotels and Optional upgrade Hotel Romanico Palace 4* Sup. or similar 7, 00 euro per person per night 5* hotel. IN FLORENCE Hotel Rivoli / Hotel Adriatico 4* or similar IN VENICE Hotel Continental 4* or similar IN MILAN Hotel Antares Concorde 4* or similar

Reservations: 1.866.446.1897 www.ez-italy.com email: [email protected]