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ITALY
August 5 to 11, 2024
TRIP DETAILS
GENERAL TRIP INFORMATION
TRAVEL DATE:
August 5 to 11, 2024 | SOLD OUT
TRIP COST: US $3,800* PER PERSON

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*Price per person in a room with double occupancy (room in which two people stay)

YOUR TRIP INCLUDES:
  • Air ticket from your city of origin

  • Transfer to the hotel

  • All excursions and transportation mentioned

  • Lunch and wine tasting mentioned on the specific day of the tour

  • Includes breakfast at the hotel

YOUR TRIP DOES NOT INCLUDE:
  • Lunches and Dinners

  • Does not include room service and/or any extra consumption

  • Trains for free days and transportation for free days

  • Any transportation after the tour is over

  • Nothing that is not mentioned in this itinerary

GENERAL AND GROUP CONDITIONS
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TRAVEL ITINERARY
DAY 1 - Monday, August 5, 2024
DEPARTURE TO ROME

They leave from their city of origin to meet the group of people who are going to travel, it could be O'Hare Airport, located in Chicago, Illinois.

Day 2 - Tuesday August 6, 2024
ROME

We arrive at the Rome airport and from there we will transfer to the hotel.

We will go out to see the city, we will go to the Piazza di Spagna. It is very popular for Romans and tourists, then we will go to the Trevi Fountain, then we will go to the Roman Forum. The Roman Forum was the scene of public meetings, courts and gladiator fights in the Republican era and was full of shops and open-air markets. Then we will go to the Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II Also known as the Altar of the Fatherland is a huge monument in honor of Italy's Victor Emmanuel II.


At 3pm we will have a tour to see the famous Roman Amphitheatre better known as the ROMAN COLISEUM. One of the 7 wonders of the world. A brief review of the Roman Colosseum Built around 71 BC. In 1349 there was an earthquake that collapsed a large part of the Colosseum. But this wonderful ruin continues to impress us with its size and beauty.

At the end of the Colosseum Tour we will go to:

  • The Arch of Constantine is the best preserved

  • Then we will go to the Colosseum Viewpoint to take photos

  • We will eat or go for a famous Gelato

  • On the way back to the Hotel, we will pass by the Arch of Titus, in honor of the victorious military of Emperor Titus

Free night

Day 3 - Wednesday August 7, 2024
FLORENCE AND SIENA

We will have an excursion to Florence.

We will leave the hotel at approximately 6:30 am. Then we will go from Florence to Pisa. There we will appreciate the leaning tower, a brief summary: it began to be built in 1,173, designed to be a bell tower, for more than 5 years it remained vertical, but when the third floor was finished, it began to lean slightly, it has been leaning for 851 years.

After being in Pisa we will go to Chianti where we will have lunch with wine tasting.

We will continue to the City of San Gimignano. A medieval city, we will travel to the Middle Ages. Located on top of a hill in central Italy. We will still be able to appreciate 14 of the 2 towers, where we can climb one of the 14 towers to appreciate the entire landscape. San Gimignano is considered a World Heritage Site. Then we will go to Siena, known for its shell-shaped square and the Palio horse races (a festival of medieval origin). We will visit the Cathedral of Santa Maria della Assunta, also declared a World Heritage Site. It is considered one of the most beautiful cathedrals in the world. Then we will go up to the Mirador where we will appreciate the shell-shaped square. After finishing touring the city of Siena, we return to Florence to take the fast train to Rome.

Free Night

Day 4 - Thursday August 8, 2024
VATICAN

We will leave the hotel early to go to Vatican City (7:05am).

A schedule set by the administrators. We will have an audience with Pope Francis which is a Mass with His Excellency that starts at 9am.

Dress Code: Shoulders covered, dress, skirt or pants that cover the knees.

After the Papal Audience we go to:

  • Vatican Museum where they house the works of art and masterpieces of all centuries. We will be able to see works by Renaissance artists such as Raphael, Michelangelo Bernini, Da Vinci, Contemporary works of art by Van Gogh, Dali and Picasso.

  • Sistine Chapel where we will appreciate works such as the baptism of Christ, by Pietro Perugino and assistants. The Temptations of Christ, Calling of the Apostles, Delivery of the keys to St. Peter, The Last Supper... among many more.

  • Peter's Basilica where the main attraction is the dome built over the tomb of St. Peter. There is also Michelangelo's Pietà among many other works.

  • At the end of the Vatican City Tour.

Free afternoon/evening

Day 5 - Friday August 9, 2024
DAY OFF

Most of them chose to go to Venice, where they will spend most of the day. They return to Rome at approximately 9pm.

If they want to have dinner, they can go to the Trastevere district.

Day 6 - Saturday August 10, 2024
DAY OFF

Most of us choose to go to Capri Island. We will leave at approximately 8am to the city of Naples where we will take the ferry which takes 40 minutes to get to Capri Island, there we will spend most of the day discovering the beautiful Island, we will visit the Marina Grande port, the Blue Grotto, see the Faraglioni, appreciate the Natural Arch of the Island.

We will return to Naples to take the train to Rome.

Day 7 - Sunday August 11, 2024
DEPARTURE TO THE UNITED STATES

We will leave at the airport bound for the USA.

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