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5 nights. Airport of arrival: Rome, and departure: Pisa
Day 1: Rome and its landmarks
Arrive in Rome Fiumicino and meet your tour leader.
A transfer to Rome has been arranged for you, where
you will meet a local guide for a welcome tour
through the city centre, where the famous landmarks
are located. Start at Campo de’ Fiori, then reach
Piazza Navona, Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain, the
Spanish Steps, the oval square Piazza del Popolo, and
finally, Villa Borghese Park with Pincio, the panoramic
“balcony” – from here you can have a breathtaking
view on Rome and St Peter’s.
After this walking tour reach your hotel, check in.
Dinner at the hotel.
Day 2: The Vatican
Today you will visit the Vatican – you will see the St.
Peter’s square, where the Papal Audience is takes
place on Sundays, the Vatican Museums – museum
complex that holds a unique collection of paintings,
graphic art and sculptures, and St. Peter’s Church.
Here you will meet a local guide who will guide you
through the numerous rooms of the Vatican
Museums – long galleries, which contain a wide range
of valuable artworks from classic canvases and
sculptures, to Etruscan bronzes and papal
apartments, culminating in the Michelangelo’s Sixtine
Chapel.
You will also enter the St. Peter’s. Right next to the
main entrance stands one of the most celebrated
masterpieces - Michelangelo’s Pietà – Madonna
cradling her son. You can also climb the dome for
some breathtaking views. The climb to the top of the
dome proceeds through progressively narrower stairs
but the panorama, however, will be rewarding!
As the Vatican Museums has a limited number of
access times, lunch will be arranged before or after
the visit.
Together with your tour leader you will now reach the
Castel Sant’Angelo Castle, and from there – cross the
Vittorio Emanuele II Bridge and you will be back in the
city centre.
Dinner at a restaurant in the city centre.
Day 3: Montalcino and Montepulciano
Today you will leave Rome and proceed towards
Tuscany – a region famous for the capital of
Renaissance – Florence, the medieval towns such as
Siena and San Gimignano, and of course its wines
(Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino, Montepulciano, etc)
and its gastronomy. You will arrive in Montepulciano
at lunchtime. After Lunch in Montepulciano, at a
typical trattoria, you will have some time to explore
the charming village.
In the afternoon you will visit an excellent wine cellar
in Montalcino, located nearby, and taste the famous
Brunello di Montalcino.
Afternoon free to explore Siena. Overnight stay and
dinner in Siena.
Day 4: Chianti classico and the medieval flair
In the morning you will reach San Gimignano, the
town of the medieval towers, lying halfway between
Florence and Siena. The town with its towers – a
symbol of wealth and power - dominates the
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landscape offering a fantastic view. Take a walk
through the town with your tour leader. You can
reach the Rocca di Montestaffoli, the ruins of the
14th century fortress, climb the torre grossa (the
big tower).
Lunch at a pretty restaurant, Taverna di Bibbiano that
has a nice view on San Gimignano towers.
Sample menu:
sformato di ricotta e zucchine su mousse fredda di pomodorini
freschi / flan with ricotta cheese and courgettes with a cherry
tomato mousse
pappardelle al maialino di cinta senese con olive e rosmarino/
fresh pappardelle pasta with Cinta Senese pork sauce, olive and
rosemary
tortino al cuore caldo di cioccolato fondente con frutti di bosco /
tartlet with dark chocolate and wild berries
In the afternoon you will explore the Chianti area,
which gives the red wine, recognized worldwide. You
can stop at one of the typical villages, such as Greve
in Chianti, Panzano in Chianti or Castellina in Chianti.
In this area you will find medieval castles scattered
here and there, many of which having their own wine
cellars. You can also visit one of them, such as the
Verazzano Castle or Meleto Castle – here you can visit
the castle, surrounded by vineyards and taste their
wines (incl. Chianti Classico).
Reach Florence, check in and dinner.
Day 5: Galleria degli Uffizi
This day is dedicated to Florence, the Queen of
Renaissance Art. In the morning you will meet your
local guide, who will guide you through the centre,
illustrating the main landmarks (the Piazza della
Signoria Square and its amazing statues, the town hall
Palazzo Vecchio, and the Cathedral Santa Maria del
Fiore with its Brunelleschi Dome.
After lunch at a restaurant in the centre, you will have
a possibility to enter the Galleria degli Uffizi, the top
museum of Florence.
It houses a very important collection of Italian
Renaissance artworks (such as Botticelli’s Primavera
and the Birth of Venus, Titian’s Venus of Urbino, as
well as many other paintings and statues by
Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Rembrandt. Giotto, and
many others). The Uffizi Gallery also hides the
Corridoio Vassariano, a secret passage of the Medici
family above the Old Bridge (can be opened upon a
special reservation). You will exit at the Boboli
Gardens on the other side of the River Arno.
Dinner at a central restaurant.
Day 6: Departure
Transfer to the Florence or Pisa Airport and
departure.
Please note the visit of the Vatican Museums and the
Uffizi Art Gallery in Florenze depends on the available
entrance time. The entrance into the Corridoio
Vassariano cannot be guaranteed.
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