AN ITALIAN EXPERIENCE FOR INDEPENDENT WOMEN

An exclusive 22 day Italian tour for women who prefer not to travel alone.

This tour caters for women of all ages Day 4: streets - the choice is yours. Sara will & interests to travel in a small group of Use today’s free with time to relax in escort a Walks Inside Venice tour in the no more than ten. The trip is designed your own way before meeting up again afternoon where we will visit the Doges to deliver a multitude of memorable with the group in the evening to enjoy Palace, Bridge of Sighs, the Basilica of experiences from staying in a Tuscan a Secret Rome walk with Ginevra to see Saint Mark and learn more about the villa to a private visit of an aristocrat’s a selection of places featured in her Piazza San Marco. Dinner will be near Roman Palazzo. You will enjoy hotels book, plus we visit Ginevra’s uncle’s La Fenice followed by the Opera at with rooftop gardens, wine and olive oil , a real treat! Dinner the Palazzo Barbaringo-Minotto on tasting, private entrances to galleries will be at Café Paris, on the the Grand Canal. and museums plus tickets to the Opera. (we indulge in La Dolce Vita!). Day 9: Burano Island, Venice Highlights include a Day 5: Pompeii, Rome Take an optional trip to Burano Island lesson in Rome, exploring ancient We will visit Pompeii with our own local and enjoy the smaller canals and sights of Pompeii, a visit with an guide in the morning. Lunch is your different lifestyle on the lagoon or exclusive perfumier, a cooking lesson at choice at Amal , where we can wander enjoy the day at leisure. Dinner will the villa, an art historian talk in the tiny streets and see the stamp be in the Rialto district followed by an Florence, use of private boat in Venice of this once great sea power before evening concert – Quattro Stagione and a visit to the Ferragamo shoe returning to Rome via fast train for by Musica Veneziani. museum in Florence. With minimum dinner at Vincenzo’s. 3 night stays in each city. Day 10: Venice Day 6: Rome Today we take the second part of This morning we visit the Vatican Walks Inside Venice with Roberta. This Itinerary museums with Ginevra to see the includes a Bevilacqua fabric makers, Day 1: Leave Adelaide for Rome treasures of the Vatican museums and boat trip to Murano and Seguso Glass the , the famous Bernini makers. After lunch, we have time to Day 2: Rome royal staircase and St Peters Basilica. explore the glass, paper, jewellery and Arrive in Rome and check into your Lunch is at Casa Bleve followed by an antique shops in our vicinity or maybe afternoon at leisure. Dinner is also hotel. Welcome lunch with wine just take the time to sleep in the sun on your choice. on the rooftop terrace with a basic the rooftop or people watch in one of Italian lesson over lunch as well as an Day 7: Venice the piazzas nearby. Dinner at Al Ponte. orientation walk of our area. Your group This morning we travel rst class will dine at for dinner, Day 11: Venice Eurostar train to Venice and transfer located next to the fountains. In our nal guided walk, we visit the to the hotel by private water taxi. Mondo Nuovo mask makers, a gondola Day 3: Rome Coffee will be enjoyed on the Piazza maker and the Museum of Costume Enjoy a half day Secret Rome walk with San Marco. An orientation walk will be Ginevra, lunch at Hostaria Costanza taken with Penny with the possibility (set in the ancient theatre of ), of a gondola ride to get our bearings. with the afternoon at your leisure. In the evening, an art historian talk on Dinner is at your choice at La Lampada the history of Venice and its treasures (famous for its truffle dishes). will be enjoyed whilst having dinner at Ristorante Masaniello. for Day 8: Venice This morning we have the morning free to sleep in or wander the narrow with Sara. In the evening we Tour Day 16: Florence time for a last minute shopping. of La Fenice Opera House and attend The morning will be at leisure. Farewell dinner to Rome on the a Farewell to Venezia dinner at After lunch, we drive up to the Piazza . Il Sempione. Michelangelo where we can see all over Day 21: Leave Rome for Singapore Day 12: Florence Florence and visit the old suburb of San Day 22: Singapore We travel by train from Venice to Niccolo as we walk back down the hill Day use of hotel in Singapore. Florence and eat lunch within the to the Santa Croce and Michelangelo’s tomb. Plus we visit to the Scuola di *Subject to airline routing, it may be a direct flight dining car. Upon our arrival, our driver home and arrive home in Australia this evening. will take us to our accommodation, Cuoio (school of leather). Dinner will Day 23: Leave Singapore for Adelaide Villa Pitiana where we will also enjoy be at sunset, Golden view, overlooking afternoon tea. We will also visit the the Ponte Vecchio. Land in Adelaide at 8am. famous wine cellar for wine and oil Day 17: Florence tastings as well as time at leisure. Your experience This morning will be at your leisure Cocktails and dinner in the Villa’s before joining the Artisans walking tour includes... dining room. in the afternoon. Here we will visit a Return economy airfares, single Day 13: Florence perfumier in his atelier and experience accommodation throughout, two meals Today with take a cooking class at the luxury of bespoke perfume, meet per day, all transfers, train and bus the Villa Pitiana culminating in lunch. the mosaic makers, the gilders and travel, museum entrances and guides, Afternoon is free for you to read in the silver smiths, paper makers. We will tips, taxes and special events. Travel library or take in the garden delights, also enjoy an art historian talk before insurance not included. Taxi fares not or organise to sightsee the local area. dinner at Paoli Restaurant. included, unless stated at the time. Dinner at the Villa. Day 18: Florence Should you have a specific place or Day 14: Tuscany Our Florence walking tour will include experience that you would like us to This morning we tour in a leisurely a visit to the Statue of David, trufe add to the tour, we will do all we can to manner around Tuscany and & cheese tastings at the wonderful accommodate your wishes. Chianti and visit Greve, The Badia Mercato Centrale, Duomo, Piazza Our dining is a mix of rural and local di Passignano, San Gimignano, Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza places with regional food, through to Monteriggioni, Monte orale. Lunch Repubblica. We will also visit the wonderful, picturesque restaurants with at your leisure and dinner at the Villa. Uf zi Gallery with Emma, skim past the crowd. Dinner is at Gilda’s (where books for menus. Each day you will be Day 15: Florence everything is gilded!). provided with breakfast and one other Today we travel to Florence and check meal. Day 19: Florence into hotel, with lunch on the rooftop Walking at a leisurely pace is a large on arrival. We orientate ourselves by Enjoy a Taste of Tuscany Villa lunch, component of our tour. In each place browsing the leather markets, the relax and eat al fresco at the Medici we visit, we walk for either most of the tassel shops and the glove makers villa in the hills above Florence morning or afternoon so we can get the on a walk and we visit the famous (featured in lms Room with a View Ferragamo shoe museum. Evening and Lunch with Mussolini). The rest of true sense of the place we are in. Each concert at tiny St Mark’s English church day is free and dinner is your choice. included walking tour is approximately 2 hours. in Florence. Dinner is your choice, Day 20: Rome after concert. * Today we transfer to Rome by Eurostar Prices start from $15,600 train with the afternoon at leisure. We suggest a trip to ,

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