The Italy by Rail tour offered by Atlas Cruises and Tours is a seven-day trip that begins in Rome and ends in Venice. Group members are given the freedom to choose from different sightseeing tours, such as Classic Rome tour, the Imperial Rome tour and the Christian Rome tour. Participants leave Rome and travel first class through Tuscany on the Eurostar Italia. After arriving in Florence, group members can choose the outings that most interests them. Offerings include a visit to the Duomo and Michelangelo's statue of David, a trip to Pisa or a visit to an estate, complete with wine tasting. Then it's another first class train ride to Venice, where tour participants select a walking tour of the historic city, a gondola ride or an outing to the islands of Murano, Burano and Torcello.
Atlas Cruises & Tours
9091 North Military Trail, Suite 14
Palm Beach Gardens, Fl. 33410
800-942-3301
atlastravelweb.com
Vacations by Rail offers the Italian Variations tour, an eight-day, seven-night rail adventure that begins in London. Participants travel on British Pullman cars, then take a shuttle coach to Calais, France, where they board the classic Orient Express, which features a special menu from chef Christian Bodiguel. Guests awake on the second day in the Swiss Alps and journey through Austria into Italy, where they stop in Venice. There they can take a custom sightseeing tour and enjoy free time to explore the city. Next, the group travels first class on Italian Railways to the city of Florence. Then participants can visit the Tuscan countryside by car.
Vacations by Rail
877-929-7245
vacationsbyrail.com
Great Rail Journeys offers the Romance of Italy, a train tour that begins in London and includes Paris, Italy, Germany and Belgium. The group travels first class on the high-speed EuroStar train for the duration of the trip. Kicking off in London, the group travels to Paris for two days of sightseeing, both independently and as part of the group. Then the tour moves on to Milan, where participants can see famous sights such as the Duomo and have leisure time to check out the city alone. From there it's a train ride to Venice where the group will visit the San Polo quarter, view famous works of art and dine at a local trattoria. The tour departs from Venice and heads to Nuremberg, Germany. There participants can see the city's Old Town and visit the Imperial Castle. The tour's final destination is Brussels, with a train change in Cologne, Germany.
Great Rail Journeys
Saviour House
9 St. Saviourgate
York
YO1 8NL
01904 521936
greatrail.com
