Day 1 · Rome
Arrive in Rome
A private transfer takes you from the airport to your hotel. The rest of the day is free to find your way around the Eternal City, perhaps ending with dinner near Campo de' Fiori.
8 days · 7 nights
Italy's great art cities in a week, with a private driver and a local guide in each.
Choose your dates when you enquire
Ask about datesTwo nights each in Rome, Florence and Venice, then a last night in Milan. A private driver links Rome to Florence by way of Siena and Florence to Venice by way of Verona, a boat takes you out to Murano and Burano, and a first class train carries you on to Milan.
The same person from your first question to the flight home, with a wedding or vow renewal planned alongside if you like.
How the days unfold. Your advisor tailors the pace, the hotels and the extras to you.
+1 day beforeA night in Rome first
Rome
Day 1 · Rome
A private transfer takes you from the airport to your hotel. The rest of the day is free to find your way around the Eternal City, perhaps ending with dinner near Campo de' Fiori.
Day 2 · Rome
A morning walking tour with your guide takes in Piazza Navona, the Pantheon and the Trevi Fountain. The afternoon is yours.
Siena and Florence
Day 3 · Siena and Florence
Drive north to medieval Siena for a guided walk past Palazzo Salimbeni to the shell-shaped Piazza del Campo, where the Palio is run each summer, and the marble-fronted cathedral. Try the local pici pasta and ricciarelli biscuits before continuing to Florence.
Florence
Day 4 · Florence
A guided morning from the Duomo and Baptistery to the Ponte Vecchio and Piazza della Signoria. In the afternoon, meet the city's makers: a goldsmith's showroom, the San Lorenzo leather market and an old perfume workshop still using recipes from the monks.
Verona and Venice
Day 5 · Verona and Venice
On the way to Venice, stop in Verona to walk the UNESCO-listed old centre with your guide: the Roman arena, the former home of Maria Callas and the house said to have inspired Romeo and Juliet. Lunch in Piazza Bra, then on to Venice.
Venice
Day 6 · Venice
Cross the lagoon by boat to Murano for a glassblowing demonstration with a master craftsman, then on to Burano for a walk among its painted houses. Return to Venice for the evening.
Milan
Day 7 · Milan
Take the high-speed train to Milan in first class. After check-in, a guided walk covers Sforzesco Castle, Piazza Mercanti, Piazza della Scala, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and the cathedral.
Day 8 · Milan
After breakfast, your driver takes you to Milan Malpensa airport.
+1 day afterA last night in Milan
The hotels for each stop. Your advisor confirms them, or something just as good, for your dates.
Rome · 2 nights
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Florence · 2 nights
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Venice · 2 nights
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Milan · 1 night
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Add a few days before or after. Your advisor quotes them with the journey.
Before the journey · +1 day
Arrive a day early and stay at the same Rome hotel before the journey begins.
After the journey · +1 day
Stay on in Milan at the same hotel for one more evening before you fly home.
Tell us when you would like to travel. Your advisor confirms dates and hotels, tailors the trip to the two of you, and stays with you until you are home.
Italy
4 days · 3 nights
Bologna
A short stay in Bologna built around its table. You make lasagna and gelato on your first evening, walk the historic centre with a guide on the second day, and taste three local wines at one of the city's oldest inns on the third, with free time around each.
Italy
3 days · 2 nights
Bolzano
A short, relaxed stay in Bolzano, where Italian and Austrian traditions meet at the table. You taste your way through the old centre on your first evening, have a free morning on the second day, then walk the city with a sommelier to learn about South Tyrol's wines.
Italy
9 days · 8 nights
Naples → Sorrento → Maiori → Naples
Stop at Pompeii on the way to three nights in Sorrento, with a day on Capri and a day to yourselves. Drive the Amalfi Coast through Positano, Amalfi and Ravello to Maiori for three more nights, then finish in Naples with a guided walk and a pizza class.
Two nights each in Rome, Florence and Venice, then a last night in Milan. A private driver links Rome to Florence by way of Siena and Florence to Venice by way of Verona, a boat takes you out to Murano and Burano, and a first class train carries you on to Milan.
Every trip can be shaped around you before you book.
Arrive early or stay on at the end, in the same hotel or somewhere new.
Your travel expert books flights that fit the first and last day.
Choose a better room or a hotel with a view for the nights that count.
A honeymoon, an anniversary or a birthday, planned into the trip.
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