UNESCO Jewels: Best of Italy - Rome, Florence, Venice in 8 days
UNESCO Jewels: Best of Italy - Rome, Florence, Venice in 8 days
UNESCO Jewels: Best of Italy - Rome, Florence, Venice in 8 days
8 Days Starting and ending in Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy
Visiting: Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Rome, Florence, Venice
Tour operator:
Tour code:
168
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
25 - 50
Age range:
18-80
Special diets catered:
Please advise requests
Tour operated in:
English , SpanishInterests:
Cultural, Foodie and Wine Tours, Gardens & Nature Tours, History
Activities:
Tour Overview
Visit some of the UNESCO Jewels sites in Italy in 8 days, reserve your escorted tour of the most iconic sights of Rome, Florence & Venice! Enjoy the UNESCO sites Assisi, Siena, Florence, Bologna, Padua, Venice, and Tuscany wine region. Visit Florence's Uffizi Gallery andSt Mark's Basilica with skip-the-line tickets.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Rome
Location: Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: 4* Star Hotel Category or similar
Day 1: Rome
Arrive and transfer to your hotel. Evening guided walking tour of the city center, including the Jewish Ghetto, Trevi Fountain, and Spanish Steps.
Note: From Low Season 2024-25, the walking tour will be replaced by a Daily Hop On Hop Off bus ticket.
Day 2: Rome > Assisi > Siena > Florence
Location: Rome
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 2 | Rome > Assisi > Siena > Florence
Departure at 7:15 AM. Explore Assisi, visit the Basilica of St. Francis, and continue to Siena for a guided tour. Arrive in Florence for an overnight stay and dinner.
Day 3 : Florence
Location: Florence
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 3 | Florence
Guided tour of Florence’s main sights, including the Duomo and Santa Croce. Lunch at a local Tuscan restaurant. Free afternoon or optional trip to Pisa.
Day 4: Florence > Bologna > Padua(Until March 17, 2025) > Venice
Location: Florence
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 4 | Florence > Bologna > Padua (until March 17, 2025) > Venice
Visit Bologna’s historic center with a guided walking tour. Continue to Padua for a visit to the Basilica of Saint Anthony. Arrive in Venice (Mestre) for overnight stay.
Note: From March 23, 2025 the Padua visit will be replaced with extended time in Bologna, including a light lunch street food experience.
Day 5 : Venice
Location: Venice
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast, Light lunch from 25/03/2024
Day 5 | Venice
Guided walking tour of Venice, including St. Mark’s Square and the Doge’s Palace. Enjoy a light lunch with Spritz and "Cicchetti." Free afternoon to explore
Day 6: Venice > Tuscany Wine Region (Montepulciano) > Rome
Location: Venice
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 6 | Venice > Montepulciano > Rome
Travel to Tuscany’s wine region, Montepulciano, for a guided tour and wine tasting. Enjoy lunch before returning to Rome.
Day 7: Rome
Location: Rome
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 7 | Rome
Guided morning tour of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica with skip-the-line access. Free afternoon.
Day 8: Rome
Location: Rome
Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 8 | Rome
Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to the airport.
What's Included
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Transfer from Rome's Fiumicino Airport to your hotel is Rome
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Local guides
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Headset to not miss a word of the guide's explanation
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Skip-the line entrance tickets
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Pickup at the hotel on the first day
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7 overnights in hotel (standard room) on a BB basis
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6 breakfasts, 2 lunch, 2 dinners
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Accommodation
What's Not Included
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Food and beverages
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Optional gratuities
More Info
Day 1: Rome Welcome to Rome! After meet at the airport your driver, you will be transferred to your hotel. Transfer included! Overnight stay. Day 2: Rome > Assisi > Siena > Florence Departing at 7:15 am from your hotel by a deluxe coach, you will arrive in Assisi, ready to 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 see masterpieces by Giotto and Cimabue and, then, have free time for lunch (not included). Board on the bus 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. Next, you will continue on to Florence, where you will check in at your hotel before enjoying dinner and a well-earned night of rest. Day 3: Florence After breakfast, you will spend the day venturing around beautiful Florence, the “Cradle of Renaissance, where, with the help of Michelangelo, Italian art reached its pinnacle. Based on etruscan-roman origins, the city flourished in the Middle Ages as a free “Comune” and was further refined during the Renaissance. You will be fascinated by the uncountable monuments, churches and buildings as Santa Maria del Fiore, more commonly referred to as the Duomo. On your visit, you will be amazed by its magnificent dome built by Filippo Brunelleschi. Cross a small piazza to see the “Campanile” tower (partly designed by Giotto) and the Baptistery, with its bronze doors where Michelangelo imagined the “Gates of Paradise.” In the heart of the city, you will see Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo della Signoria (also known as Palazzo Vecchio), and the Basilica of Santa Croce. 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 After breakfast in Florence, departure to Bologna. There, you will discover the elegant city centre with its “porticos”, it’s shopping streets and so on. From Piazza Malpighi you will walk to Piazza del Nettuno and Piazza Maggiore (Neptune square and Major square) in the heart of the city, then King Renzo’s Palace; Palazzo Podestà and the basilica of San Petronio, one of the biggest in the world. Bologna it’s a real gourmet’s heaven…don’t miss a tasty meal at your own leisure! In the afternoon, continue toward Padova, with Sant’Antonio Basilica: one of the most visited churches by pilgrims of the catholic world. Later in the afternoon, arrival in Venice: the City of Love, one of the most romantic cities of the whole world and, undoubtedly the most beautiful city built by man! Check in at your hotel for dinner and overnight stay. Day 5: Venice After breakfast, enjoy your private water-taxi transfer to Piazza San Marco, with “Skip the Line” tickets to visit the splendid St. Mark’s Basilica and, after this, 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”. Spend the afternoon roaming along Venice’s canals at your leisure and then return to the hotel and overnight. Day 6: Venice > Tuscany Wine Region (Montepulciano) > Rome After breakfast, departure from Piazzale Roma heading to Tuscany, world-known for its landscapes, its churches and castles and its delicious wines. 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! After lunch, quick stop to spend some free time. In the evening, you will arrive in Rome to check in into your hotel. Day 7: Rome Between 7:45 - 8:00 am, after breakfast, departure from the hotel for the included tour of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peters’s Basilica with our exclusive skip-the-line” access! No stress to reach the area: upon arrival, your guide will lead you into the Between 7:45/8:00 am, after breakfast, departure from the hotel for the included tour of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica with our exclusive “Skip the Line” access! No stress to reach the area: 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, then, the amazing Sistine Chapel. After this incredible masterpiece, you will be taken by a privileged door to St. Peter’s Basilica: the biggest church in the world! The tour ends in St. Peter’s Square. Enjoy the rest of the day to explore the city at your own leisure or get any one of our selected tours for the afternoon or at night! Overnight stay. Day 8: Rome After breakfast, transfer to the airport. Transfer included! Arrivederci!
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What documents will I receive before I travel?
You shall receive your travel voucher and any other instructions the Booking Team will share prior to the departure (e.g. pick-up instructions - when this is an included feature, itinerary specs, etc.)
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How long has the tour company been trading?
Our company has been in the tours and travel packages business for over 95 years now, as we were born in 1925.
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Who will be my travelling companions on the tour?
If the tour is shared, you might travel with guests coming from your same country or same-language countries, but also with some other language-speaking countries, should your tour have multilingual departures.
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Will the accommodation included meet local health and safety regulations?
Indeed, all of our contracted hotels respect the current Health and Safety regulations, in line with the Italian government laws.
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What happens if I need to change my holiday date once I’ve booked?
Within the cancellation terms provided and based on actual availability, we will do our best to move your existing booking to a future date.
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What policies are in place for Covid-19?
Please look at your national Travel requirements to enter in Italy for travel purposes but make sure you have your Green Pass/equivalent with you at all times, at least until it will become obsolete and no more required by national authorities.
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Free Date Changes
Escursioni Italiane Srl allows you to make 2 free date changes, as long as the change is made at least 60 days before the start of the tour.
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Transfer as credit to Future Tours
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Low Deposit
Escursioni Italiane Srl requires a minimum deposit of 100 EUR per person or the full booking value, whichever is less, with the final balance not due until 15 days before departure.
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Cancellation Policy
We don't charge a cancellation fee, here is a summary of escursioni italiane srl charges.
Up to 15 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of deposit.
At 14 days before tour starts: Forfeit 25% of booking price.
At 6 days before tour starts: Forfeit 50% of booking price.
At 3 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of booking price.