SIT Tours 2012 - Best of Italy

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ENGLISH ONLY - Best of Italy 2012 - 10 Days/9 Nights

Rome - Florence - Lake Maggiore - Lugano - Verona - Venice - Siena - Assisi - Rome
SIT Package Highlights include:• 3 guided excursions • 1 welcome dinner in Rome with music and wine included • Professional English speaking tour escort for the entire tour • Deluxe Coach, dedicated local guides in Rome, Florence and Venice • 9 nights in select 4 Star hotels. • 9 breakfasts, 6 dinners with 1/4 wine and 1/2 mineral water included • Applicable hotel taxes • Baggage handling - 1 piece of luggage per passenger • Private boat transfer to/from Venice Not includedTips • Extras • Drinks at meals • Anything not mentioned in “Price Includes” • Fuel surcharge Our hotelsRome - Beverly Hills or similar Florence - NH Firenze or similar Stresa (Lake Maggiore)- Zacchera Hotels or similar Venice (Mestre)- Ambasciatori or similar Siena - Garden or similar Prices per personDouble $2083 Single Supplement $671 Triple: $1980 Departure DatesApril 15th, 29th; May 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th; June 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th; July 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th; August 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th; September 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th; October 7th		This tour includes the best of what Italy has to offer. The art cities: Rome, Florence, Siena and Venice. It explores the ancient roman town of Verona. Proceed to the lakes area to the spectacular Lago Maggiore visiting picturesque towns such as Stresa-Baveno and Lugano (Switzerland). Day 1 Rome Upon arrival, check into hotel and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. Tonight, a welcome dinner and an introduction by your tour escort. Overnight at your hotel. Day 2 Rome After breakfast, you’ll have a tour of Rome. Classic sites include: Trevi Fountain, the Lungotevere, Castle of St. Angelo and St. Peter’s Basilica. Afternoon free time at leisure. Overnight at your hotel. Day 3 Rome, Florence After breakfast, you’ll depart for Florence,”Cradle of the Renaissance”, crossing some of Italy’s most beautiful regions, including Lazio,Umbria and Tuscany, before arriving in Florence at approximately noon. In the early afternoon, a local guide will introduce you to Giotto’s Bell Tower, Piazza Della Signoria, and many other timeless highlights. Dinner & overnight at your hotel in Florence. Day 4 Florence, Lake Maggiore After breakfast, depart for the Lombardia region continuing to Stresa/Baveno, two quaint, picturesque towns on Lake Maggiore, where you’ll spend two nights. Lake Maggiore is one of Italy’s most beautiful lakes known for its splendid climate and sightseeing. Dinner and overnight at your hotel. Day 5 Lake Maggiore, Lugano (Switzerland) Breakfast is followed by a day-long excursion into the Alps and Switzerland. Skirting Lake Maggiore, you’ll pass Pallanza, Intra and Ghiffa before reaching Lugano where you can enjoy leisure time shopping the elegant boutiques of Via Nassa or walking by the magnificent Civic Park. Return to Stresa/Baveno later in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at your hotel. Day 6 Lake Maggiore, Verona, Venice Breakfast is followed by departure for Verona, one of Italy’s most fascinating cities featuring a wide array of monuments and historic buildings, such as Romeo and Juliet’s balcony and the Roman Theatre. Depart for Venice, boasting an incredible number of churches, piazzas, historical buildings, canals, restaurants & shops. Dinner and overnight at your hotel. Day 7 Venice After breakfast, you’ll take a private boat across the Giudecca Canal to Piazza San Marco to meet a local expert for a guided walking tour of the city, taking in the Palace of the Doges, the Bridge of Sighs and many other highlights, concluding at a glass factory. The afternoon is free for an optional visit to Murano and Burano, or to explore on your own. Back to your hotel where overnight. Day 8 Venice, Siena After breakfast, departure to Siena, crossing some of Italy’s most beautiful regions. Arrival in Siena. Walking tour of the city to admire the Dome (outside), the magnificent square known as Il Campo, where twice a year the Palio race is run on bareback horses. Dinner and overnight. Day 9 Siena, Assisi, Rome After breakfast, departure to Assisi, a great religious town significant of the life of St-Francis. Visit of the great Basilica with its magnificent paintings by Giotto, and of the interesting medieval city. Proceed to Rome, check into your hotel and overnight. Day 10 Rome After breakfast, transfer to Rome Fiumicino airport for your return flight home.