This Italy tour is the one designed with your family in mind – on which you'll share the splendors of Italy together! Explore the imperial city of Rome and the legacy of the powerful Roman Empire that ruled the world millennia ago, and look up at the celebrated ceiling of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel.

Discover the amazing art treasures of fabled Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance, get a hands-on pizza-making demonstration, and travel to the Tuscan city of Pisa to see the famous Leaning Tower. Take the high-speed Eurostar train to Florence and to Venice, and enter a remarkable world of Renaissance architecture surrounded by water and bisected by historic canals. Your tour of Venice includes a gondola ride and serenade, a true delight!

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• Hotel accommodations for all nights
• First Class train ride from Florence to Rome
• 13 Meals as specified in the itinerary
• Motor coach transportation
• Special dinners
• Sightseeing
• Admissions
• Luggage handling
• Airport transfers
• Services of local guides and drivers
• All gratuities for restaurant and hotel staff and local guides

Night 1 & 2:
Grand Hotel Parco dei Principi - Rome, Italy

Night 3, 4 & 5:
Hotel Brunelleschi Florence - Florence, Italy

Night 5, 6 & 7:
Hotel Majestic, Rome - Rome, Italy

Day 1 – See the glories of Ancient Rome
Tour begins: 2:30 PM at the Grand Hotel Parco dei Principi. Welcome to Rome, where you'll begin this most family-friendly tour; a transfer is included from Leonardo da Vinci Airport in Fiumicino to the Grand Hotel Parco dei Principi. Walk with a guide through the heart of Rome to sites such as the Pantheon, the Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona and the famous Trevi Fountain – toss a coin over your shoulder into the fountain and make a wish! This evening enjoy a welcome reception and dinner.

Meals: Dinner
Lodging: Grand Hotel Parco dei Principi, Rome, Italy

Day 2 – Explore more of Imperial Rome
More Roman treasures await your family on a city tour today; visit the Colosseum, pose for pictures with Roman Centurions, and check out the ruins of the Forum, heart of the Empire. Then spend the rest of the day and evening discovering the "Eternal City" on your own as in Italy tours of Rome must include free time to explore what you most want to see!

Meals: Breakfast
Lodging: Grand Hotel Parco dei Principi, Rome, Italy

Day 3 – Vatican treasures
Vatican City is full of fascinating history and artistic masterpieces. Tour magnificent St. Peter’s Basilica and view Michelangelo’s famous ceiling in the Sistine Chapel – which the artist originally resisted doing because he considered himself a sculptor, not a painter. A visit to the Vatican is a highlight of all Italy tours. Then board the high-speed Eurostar train for a trip to Florence and a three-night stay in the heart of this beautiful city where the Renaissance was born.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Hotel Brunelleschi Florence, Italy

Day 4 – Discover Florence and Pisa's Leaning Tower
Start your art discoveries in Florence as an expert guides you through the Galleria dell’Accademia, Europe's first art school, to see Michelangelo’s David and a host of other art treasures. Then you're off on an excursion to Pisa for a look at this maritime city's great medieval buildings – including a glimpse of the remarkable Leaning Tower. Return to Florence for an evening as you please.

Meals: Breakfast
Lodging: Hotel Brunelleschi Florence, Italy

Day 5 – Florentine treasures and the secrets of pizza
More great Renaissance art awaits in Florence today on a visit to the Uffizi Gallery, the world's oldest art gallery, where you'll see masterpieces galore – including Michelangelo’s painting of The Holy Family and Botticelli's The Birth of Venus. Later, a hands-on pizza-making demonstration at a local restaurant reveals the secrets of creating this world-renowned Italian treat.

Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: Hotel Brunelleschi Florence, Italy

Day 6 – Travel to Venice aboard the high-speed Eurostar
Another fast rail journey aboard the Eurostar takes you to Venice, a city of islands where the roads are paved with water, and a treasured memory of many Italy tours. A private boat takes you to the city's heart for a walking tour of massive St. Mark’s Square, and a visit to the Doges’ Palace; learn why a small bridge high above a canal is called the Bridge of Sighs. Later, a musician serenades your family as you ride in a gondola, traveling through the canals as the Venetians have done for centuries!

Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Lodging: The Westin Excelsior, Venice Lido Resort, Venice, Italy

Day 7 – Experience Venice your way
If there is any city in Europe that is perfect for just wandering, seeing and experiencing, it is Venice. Follow the small, cobbled streets and alleyways to see where they lead; visit a museum, sample some gelato (served warmer and creamier than traditional ice cream), or just feed the pigeons in Saint Mark’s Square. Tonight you and your fellow travelers gather for a farewell reception and dinner, as this most memorable of family Italy tours draws to a spectacular close.

Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: The Westin Excelsior, Venice Lido Resort, Venice, Italy

Day 8 – Homeward bound
Tour ends: Venice. Arrivederci! A transfer is included from the Westin Excelsior, Venice Lido Resort to Venice's Marco Polo Airport for your flight home. If you did throw that coin into Trevi Fountain, legend has it that you will return to L’Italia Bella again someday!

Meals: Breakfast