Florence 2 Verona & Lake Garda Important Note: For accurate departure times, travel times, prices of activities, and suggestions on how much extra money you will need, please contact [email protected]. The trip departs Florence from the Santa Maria Novella train What’s Included station Friday morning. The meeting point is in the International • Round trip luxury coach Ticketing Hall opposite tracks 8 and 9. Please meet your guide transport (with A/C, DVD, 20 minutes prior to departure. Travel to Verona is by private & bathroom) luxury coach with A/C, DVD, and toilet. • Bus2alps trip leader Upon arrival in Verona, your Trip Leader will walk you over to What to bring Piazza Bra, a huge piazza right inside the main gate entering • Passport the city. The Piazza is home to Verona’s Roman Arena, the • Extra money third largest in Italy (1st being The Colosseum, 2nd being the • Weather appropriate arena in Capua). The arena holds over 25,000 spectators and clothing is still used today for festivals, operas, and other theatrical • Comfortable walking shoes performances. • Camera Verona was made famous by the famous Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. The House of Juliet is a popular attraction, What’s Not Included • Meals where the real-life Capulet family once lived. You’ll have the • Museum Entries opportunity to pose on Juliet’s balcony and take pictures with the statue of Juliet in the courtyard (rubbing the bronze breast of Juliet is supposed to bring luck inding love). Currency • Euro Walking down Corso Porta Borsari is a wonderfully unique mixture of old Roman columns, reliefs, old building facades, and modern-day fancy shops. We will end up in Piazza Erbe, which is Verona’s main market square. The square is a trendy scene full of Verona locals and tourists enjoying a refreshing aternoon spritz with their aperitivo. Your Trip Leader will suggest some options for lunch at this time. Ater Verona, we’ll go by Lake Garda on the way home. Italy’s largest lake, you’ll quickly see why this is a longtime popular vacation spot of Italians. With unbelievably blue waters sandwiched between imposing mountain ranges with shores full of classic villas and homes, this is the perfect way to top of a day spent soaking in two of Italy’s prize jewels. We will depart Lake Garda to head back to Florence. .