3 days

Vatican

Sistine Chapelle

Pieta

Colosseum

Pantheon

Forum

Via Benetto

Trevi Fountain

St Mark's square

Murano

Gallerie della'Accademia

Duomo

Baptistery

Galleria deffli Uffizi

San Marco

Duomo

Via Montenapoleone

Leonardo's Last Supper

Spanish Steps, Piazza di Spagna

Trevi fountain showing Neptune and his horses.

Airport To City

Leonardo da Vinci Airport, better known as Fiumicino, is the main airport in Rome.

Two train services link Fiumicino with central Rome, one leaves every hours and arrives at the central Stazione Termini while the other leaves every 20 minutes and links Fiumicino with Trastevere, Ostiense and Tiburtina stations.

Itinerary Day 1 Depart USA
Evening departure.

Day 2 Rome
After unpacking, you may want to sample your first Roman cappuccino "al fresco."

Day 3 Rome
Drive through Via Cavour and see Piazza della Repubblica with Najads' Fountain.

Continue on Via Bissolati and Via Veneto (the "Rodeo Drive" of Rome) and see Palazzo Margherita (seat of the American Embassy), Aurelian Walls (3rd century AD) and Piazza Barberini.

Pass by the Quirinale Palace, residence of the president of the Italian Republic, then visit the

Trevi Fountain and the Pantheon.

Drive past Piazza Navona, Palace of Justice, Castel Sant' Angelo, via della Conciliazione,

then visit St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

 
Day 4 Rome
 excursion to Pompeii, Capri and idyllic Sorrento with its beautiful panoramic view of Mount Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples.

Day 5 Rome/Florence
transfer from Rome to Florence by rail.

Depart Rome and head north through the gentle Umbrian hills that have inspired saints, artists and admirers of beauty.

Your route continues through the Tuscan countryside to Florence, Cradle of the Renaissance. Balance of the day is at leisure.

Day 6 Florence
 

The splendid Duomo crowned with the magnificent Brunelleschi dome, the Baptistry with its exquisite golden doors by Ghiberti, Giotto's Bell Tower, the Piazza Della Signoria, the Academia Museum, and the charming Piazzale Michelangelo with its splendid views of the domes and red-tiled roofs of the city.

Day 7 Florence
 Michelangelo's David in the Academia, the Uffizi Gallery, or perhaps an excursion to Siena, San Gimignano, or Pisa.

Day 8 Florence/Venice
Travel north by first class rail to your hotel in Venice. Aptly called the Queen of cities, Venice is a magical tapestry of Renaissance buildings perched on narrow canals with sleek gondolas gliding silently beneath ornate bridges.

Rediscover romance in a gondola or take a "vaporetto" ride on the Grand Lagoon and mingle with the Venetians.

Day 9 Venice
Basilica of St. Mark and the Doge's Palace decorated by 16th century artists such as Titian and Tintoretto. Also view the Bridge of Sighs and Piombi Prison.

Day 10 Venice to USA (or extend your stay)
After breakfast you'll be transferred to Venice's Marco Polo airport for your return flight home, arriving the same day.