Abercrombie & Kent offer an 11-day tour of Italy that brings tourists to Venice, Florence, San Gimignano, Rome and more. The trip begins with a flight from the United States to Venice, Italy where travellers settle into their first hotel stay at the four-star Londra Palace. The tour includes a visit to St. Mark's Basillica,Doge's Palace and the Church of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari and an evening gondola ride. Guests travel by train to Florence to visit the Duomo, the Galleria dell'Accademia and the Uffizi Gallery then spend the nights in Florence at the five-star Hotel Savoy. On the drive to Rome, guests stop in San Gimignano and see the Podesta's Palace. In Rome, guests stay at the Rose Garden Palace and visit the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica and more.
Abercrombie & Kent
1411 Opus Place
Executive Towers West II, Suite 300
Downers Grove, IL 60515
800-554-7016
abercrombiekent.com
The Southern Italy & Sicily tour offered by Collette Vacations is an 11-day tour and includes 15 meals and nightly accommodations. The tour begins in Palermo and continues through Agrigento, Catania, Taormina, Salerno, Pompeii and Rome. Accommodations throughout the trip include hotel stays at the historic Grand Albergo Sole Hotel and the four-star Hotel Della Valle. In Palermo, guests visit the Quattro Canti, Palace of the Normans and La Martorana Church. Guests visit the temples of Juno, Concordia, Hercules and more at the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento and the Mt. Etna Volcano National Park in Catania. In Pompeii, guests can see the remnants of a 2000 year old Roman town. Guests tour the Circus Maximus, the Arch of Constantine and the Trevi Fountain in Rome before preparing for their flight home.
Collette Vacations
162 Middle St.
Pawtucket, RI 02860
800-468-5955
collettevacations.com
The National Geographic offers an 11-day Inside Italy Expedition that begins in Portovenere and continues through Cinque Terre, Carrara, Florence, Siena, Tuscany, Pienza and Rome. Accommodations throughout the trip include the Grand Hotel Portovenere, Hotel Brunelleschi and restored medieval cottages at the Castello di Gargonza. Guests travel the rugged coastline of Cinque Terre, visit the marble quarries in Carrara and the Piazza della Repubblica and the Badia a Coltibuono vineyard in Florence. The trip includes an exploration a 13th century castle in Tuscany and a privileged after-hours visit to the Vatican Museums in Rome. Guests are accompanied throughout the trip by professional guides that share their knowledge of the history of Italy throughout the trip.
National Geographic Expeditions
1145 17th S.NW
Washington, DC 20036
888-966-8687
nationalgeographicexpeditions.com
