Day 1 · Rome
Arrive in Rome
Settle into the Eternal City, where ruins, tombs and churches sit around every corner.
- Overnight
- Rocco Forte Hotel de la Ville
8 days · 7 nights
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How the days unfold. Your advisor tailors the pace, the hotels and the extras to you.
Rome
Day 1 · Rome
Settle into the Eternal City, where ruins, tombs and churches sit around every corner.
Day 2 · Rome
Enter the Vatican Museums early, then visit St Peter's Basilica. Your guide brings the Palatine Hill and the city's beginnings to life.
Day 3 · Rome
See classical statues set among old power station machinery at the Montemartini Museum, taste local produce at a food hall, and make your own pizza in a neighbourhood pizzeria.
Montalcino and Florence
Day 4 · Montalcino and Florence
Drive through the Tuscan countryside to a winery for Brunello di Montalcino and a light lunch, then check in to a historic hotel in Florence.
Florence
Day 5 · Florence
Walk with an art specialist to Michelangelo's David at the Accademia, meet a restorer in the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata, and cook Tuscan dishes in a hands-on class.
Venice
Day 6 · Venice
Cross the Apennines by express train, ride the Grand Canal by water taxi and glide off by gondola. Later, see St Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace.
Day 7 · Venice
Choose a gondola workshop, a historic textile weaver, the Jewish ghetto or famous film locations. End with cocktails over the lagoon and a farewell dinner.
Day 8 · Venice
After breakfast, a private boat takes you to the airport.
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
8 days · 7 nights
Rome → Florence → Venice → Milan
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.
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.
You spend three nights in Rome, with early entry to the Vatican Museums and a pizza class in a local pizzeria. A drive through Tuscany with a Brunello tasting brings you to Florence for the Accademia and a cooking lesson. An express train then carries you to Venice for the Grand Canal, a gondola and St Mark's.
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