8-Day Best of Italy Tour From Rome: Assisi – Siena – Florence – Venice – Vatican
Address
Fiumicino Airport
GPS
41.81539105, 12.226484770498
Travel from Rome to Venice, Florence, Siena, and more on a scenic and enriching 8-Day Best of Italy Tour From Rome! Rome is the starting and final point of this seven-night journey that has been meticulously arranged to squeeze the absolute best of Italy into a single week. Activities that are guided ensure that you view the most important monuments in the regions of Tuscany, Umbria, and Veneto, while also providing you with the opportunity to discover the culture of the area at your own leisure.
You can leave the guidebook at home and concentrate on appreciating the Renaissance art, awe-inspiring churches, world-class wine, and exquisite Italian cuisine because all of the logistics, transportation, and hotel accommodations have been managed for you.
8-Day Best of Italy Tour From Rome: Assisi – Siena – Florence – Venice – Vatican
Highlights
• Explore the best of Italy in just over a week!
• Enjoy skip the line tickets to the Uffizi Gallery and St. Mark’s Basilica
• Travel from Rome to Florence, Venice, Bologna, Siena, Assisi, and Padua
• Airport pick-up and drop-off included
Itinerary
A car equipped with air conditioning and Wi-Fi is used to pick up passengers from either the Ciampino or Fiumicino airports at the beginning of this seven-night “Best of Italy” tour.
For the purpose of making your trip as stress-free as possible, we will take care of your accommodations for seven nights, as well as seven breakfasts, three lunches, and two dinners.
After you have been transferred to your accommodation, you will then proceed to the old open-air theater of Marcellus and take a tour of Rome’s most famous landmarks, including the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain, and the Spanish Steps. Umbria and Tuscany are the destinations for days two and three.
Take a trip to Assisi, Siena, and Florence; devote a few hours of your spare time to touring Assisi and Siena, then devote an entire day to discovering Florence. Take a short excursion to Pisa, which is optional, and have lunch at a restaurant that serves Tuscan cuisine.
On the fourth day, you will travel to Bologna, where you can explore the sophisticated city center. You should proceed to Padua in the afternoon and then check into your hotel in order to have dinner and spend the night in Venice.
On day five, you will tour Venice: Ride a water taxi to San Marco Square, where you will have the opportunity to visit the Doge’s Palace and then sit down with your tour guide for some refreshments and regional snacks. In the afternoon, you should go out and explore on your own.
On day six, you will travel to the Tuscan wine area near Montepulciano, where you will have lunch and have some free time to explore before departing for Rome, where you will spend the night.
When you visit the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel on day eight, you will be able to avoid the queues and people that are trying to enter the building. St. Peter’s Square is the final stop, and you can choose to spend the remainder of the day touring on your own or participating in one of the offered excursions.
After that, you will check in for the night in Rome, eat breakfast, and then be transferred to the airport.
Day 1 – Rome
Rome
At 07:45 pm pick-up at your hotel and reach Via del Teatro Marcello. Our local expert guide will lead you to discover the wonders of the Eternal City, charming by day – absolutely romantic at sunset.
Teatro di Marcello
Teatro di Marcello is an ancient open-air theatre in Rome, Italy, built in the closing years of the Roman Republic. At the theatre, locals and visitors alike were able to watch performances of drama and song.
Piazza di Spagna
Piazza di Spagna (“Square of Spain”), at the bottom of the Spanish Steps, is one of the most famous squares in Rome, Italy. It owes its name to the Palazzo di Spagna, the seat of the Embassy of Spain to the Holy See. There is also the famed Column of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Trevi Fountain
The ‘Fontana di Trevi’, or the Trevi Fountain is perhaps the most famous fountain in the world and definitely in Rome. The baroque fountain on the Piazza di Trevi square was initially designed by Bernini for Pope Clemens XII. However, it was not built until 50 years later after a (less expensive) redesign by the architect Nicola Salvi.
Construction lasted from 1732 to 1762. The fountain’s fame is in part the result of the many films that featured the Trevi Fountain, including La Dolce Vita, Angels and Demons, The Lizzie McGuire Movie and Roman Holiday.
Pantheon
The Pantheon is one of the most impressive historical and architectural sites in the centre of Rome. Dated around the early second century AD, it is one of the best preserved building of antiquity in the world, and testifies the superiority of Roman building techniques. Its dome, with its distinctive central hole, the “oculus”, is the biggest ever built in masonry.
Day 2 – Rome > Assisi > Siena > Florence
Assisi
Explore, at your own leisure, this tiny town surrounded by walls, built in the Middle Ages. Take your time to visit the basilica of St. Francis, where you will admire Giotto’s and Cimabue’s works. Free time for lunch (meal not included).
Siena
Board on the coach to reach Siena, a Unesco World Heritage Site, world-known for the Palio, the historical horse race around the shell-shaped town square: Piazza del Campo.
Florence
You will check in at your hotel before enjoying dinner and a well-earned night of rest.
Day 3 – Florence
Florence
After breakfast, spend the day exploring Florence. Lunch in a typical Tuscan restaurant in Piazza Santa Croce. Spend the afternoon strolling the cobblestone streets of Florence on your own or take a short trip to Pisa (optional), one of the four main historical Marine Republics of Italy. There, you will tour the Piazza dei Miracoli with the Duomo, Pisa’s symbol “the Leaning Tower” and the Baptistery. Dinner at leisure, overnight stay in Florence.
Day 4 – Florence – Bologna – Padua – Venice
Florence
Breakfast in Florence
Bologna
You will discover the elegant city centre. From Piazza Malpighi, walk to Piazza del Nettuno and Piazza Maggiore (Neptune square and Major square), then King Renzo’s Palace; Palazzo Podestà and the basilica of San Petronio.
Padua
In the afternoon, continue toward Padova, with Sant’Antonio Basilica, the quiet river running below the bridges, its unique historical centre and Prato della Valle.
Venice
Later in the afternoon, arrival in Venice. Check in at your hotel for dinner (until 23/03/2024) and overnight stay.
Day 5 – Venice
Venice
After breakfast, enjoy your private water-taxi transfer to Piazza San Marco. Check out the most iconic places of the “Floating City”: the Palazzo dei Dogi, symbol of Venice’s glorious past, the legendary “Bridge of Sighs”. Let us offer you a spritz or a prosecco to crown your visit to Venice highlights with the company of your tour leader.
While you sit comfortably and savor your drink, you will also have the opportunity to enjoy a taste of the famous “cicchetti,” a Venetian variation of tapas (light lunch from 25/03/2024). Spend the afternoon roaming along Venice’s canals at your leisure and then return to the hotel and overnightthen return to the hotel and overnight.
Day 6 – Venice > Tuscany Wine Region (Montepulciano) > Rome
Venice
After breakfast, departure from Piazzale Roma heading to Tuscany, world-known for its landscapes, its churches and castles and its delicious wines.
Montepulciano
You will proceed to Val di Chiana with a stop in Montepulciano, a medieval town rich in history and art. Known for its “Nobile” wine, on purchase in local wine houses, Montepulciano also hosts an annual Jazz and Wine Festival every July. Lunch in a typical restaurant included and free time after, before departing for Rome.
Rome
Arrival and check in at the hotel
Day 7 – Rome
Rome
After breakfast, departure from the hotel for the included tour of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel with our exclusive “Skip the Line” access! Upon arrival, your guide will lead you into the museums where you’ll visit one of the most important art collections of the world.
Walk along the beautiful Galleries of Tapestries and Geographical Maps before admiring Raphael’s Rooms and the amazing Sistine Chapel. After this incredible experience, the tour ends in St. Peter’s Square where you can admire the incredible masterpiece St. Peter’s Basilica: the biggest church in the world!
You will be able to enjoy the rest of the day to explore the city at leisure or maybe choose any of our selected tours for the afternoon or at night!
Day 8 – Rome > Departure Home
Rome
Breakfast in hotel and transfer to the airport.
