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1 Daily Breakfast & dinner Return International Airfares 3-4 star accommodation Professional Daily local & guide Airport Return Transfers International Train Airfares tickets 3-4 star accommodation Professional local guide Airport Transfers Train tickets Day 1: Melbourne - - Rome Departure from Melbourne, begin your journey of Italy. Day 2: Rome Arrive in Rome, a City of 3000 years history. Italy s capital is a sprawling, cosmopolitan city with nearly 3,000 years of globally influential art, architecture and culture on display. Ancient ruins such as the Roman Forum and the Colosseum evoke the power of the former Roman Empire.Upon arrival, your tour guide will meet you at the airport with the warmest greeting. Transfer to hotel. Day 3: Rome Empire Explore Rome after breakfast. You ll understand soon why it is defined an open air museum : as you walk around the city center, you ll see the remains of its glorious past all around you, as you re making a time travel back to the ancient Rome empire era. Visit Colosseum *, Arch of Constantine, Roman Forum*. Walk over to Venice Square and way up the Campidoglio Hill you will visit Capitoline Museums*. opened to the public since 1734.The Capitoline Museums are considered the first museum in the world including a large number of ancient Roman statues, inscriptions, and other artifacts; a collection of medieval and Renaissance art; and collections of jewels, coins and other items.

2 Day 4: Rome Baroque and Renaissance The day tour starts from Galleria Borghese*. The Galleria Borghese houses a substantial part of the Borghese collection of paintings, sculpture and antiquities. Then visit Spanish Steps and you will walk to the beautiful Trevi Foutain nearby, where you will throw a coin into the fountain to make your return-to-rome wish! Crossover Via Condotti, the busy shopping street you will arrive to Patheon. It is one of the best preserved of all ancient Roman buildings, in large part because it has been in continuous use throughout its history. The tour ends with the famous Piazza Navona city square, visit amazing Fountain of Four Rivers, The Church of Santa. Day 5: Vatican City Today we ll visit the Vatican City, the center of Catholicism. Here you ll admire the great architecture and numerous outstanding art works, among which the most important are the classic sculptures and the greatest works of the Renaissance era. Visit Vatican Museums including Sistine Chapel. The fame of the Sistine Chapel lies mainly in the frescos that decorate the interior, and most particularly the Sistine Chapel Ceiling and The Last Judgement by Michelangelo.Visit the Basilica of Saint Peter and the Saint Peter s Square. In the afternoon enjoy a walk in the Trastevere area to meet local folks and the tipical Roman life and check the shops, bars and restaurants Transfer back to Hotel after dinner.

3 Day 6: Rome. Visit The National Gallery of Modern ArtGalleria Nazionale d arte Moderna founded in 1883 and dedicated to modern and contemporary art. The museum displays about 1100 paintings and sculptures of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, of which it has the largest collection in Italy. Then you can visit The MAXXI (Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, or National Museum of the 21st Century Arts) is a national museum of contemporary art and architecture. The museum was designed as a multidisciplinary space and committed to experimentation and innovation in the arts and architecture. The MAXXI has been acclaimed as a masterpiece fit to sit alongside Rome's ancient wonders. Day 7: Rome-Naples 225km, about 2.5H By coach After breakfast transfer to Naples, enjoying the view on the way. Upon arrival, visit The cathedral. The cathedral contains some excellent artworks including frescoes in the Chapel of the Treasure of San Gennaro and some 4 th-century mosaics. To one side of the Duomo is the 4th century Basilica Santa Restituta, the oldest chapel in Naples, containing columns believed to be from the Temple of Apollo. Then Visit The National Archaeological Museum of Naples*. It houses one of the world's world's most precious collections of Greek-Roman works of art. The museum was was by Charles VII, king of Naples in late XVIII century to preserve the treasures inherited from his ancestors and those discovered during the excavations of the Ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Day 8: Naples Pompeii 30km Sorrento 30km by coach After breakfast transfer to Pompeii, visit The Unesco World Heritage Site - Pompeii*, home of the ancient Roman ruins. See Vetti's House, the Thermal Baths, the Forum and the Lupanare brothel, all buried by volcanic ash, and learn more about how this ancient city was destroyed by the infamous Mt Vesuvius eruption in 79 AD. Transfer to Sorrento hotel after dinner.

4 Day 9: S orrento Naples Florence By train Transfer from Sorrento in the morning to Florence train statoin after breakfast.take a train to Florence, upon arrival, start the walking tour from Uffizi Gallery *, the grand museum filled with Renaissance masterpieces from Botticelli, da Vinci and other greats. Stop at Piazzale Michelangelo. The square, dedicated to the Renaissance sculptor Michelangelo,has bronze copies of some of his marble works found elsewhere in Florence: the David and the four allegories of the Medici Chapel of San Lorenzo. The monument was brought up by nine pairs of oxen on 25 June Day 10: Florence After breakfast visit school. After lunch visit the Accademia Gallery, home to Michelangelo s David. Marvel at the lifelike contours of the 17-foot sculpture and see why this creation has become of the most iconic in the world. Visit the Brunelleschi s Dome, the most famous structure in the Florentine skyline. Enter inside the impressive Cathedral to explore before admiring Giotto s Bell Tower and the Baptistery *. Delve deeper into Florence s rich history with a visit to the medieval Palazzo Vecchio and the Church of Orsanmichele to witness statues by famed artists such as Donatello, Ghiberti and Verrocchio. Day 11: Florence Pisa Florence by coach A day trip to Pisa in the morning, Visit the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Leaning Tower of Pisa. After getting a photo trying to 'hold up' the Leaning Tower, discover the rest of Piazza dei Miracoli and the incredible cathedral that sits on the square. Return to Florence in the later afternoon.

5 Day 12: Florence Venice ( 260K m, by coach, 3. 5 h ours) Transfer to Venice, Start your Venice in one day tour to learn about the city s key monuments. In St Mark s Square, hear the history behind legendary sights such as St Mark s Basilica and the Doge s Palace prisons. Then admire the acclaimed mosaics that adorn the basilica s interior. Explore narrow passageways that cut between sun-bleached palazzos, and admire pretty bridges that cross the canals as you learn about Venice s tucked-away treasures. Pass through Campo Santa Maria Formosa to admire its gothic palaces, and have your camera ready for Marco Polo s House. Other sights include an age-old merchant s warehouse and a wellhead,which many say is the city s most beautiful. Visit Rialto Bridge, and make the most of your day with a Gondola ride. Day 13: Venice Transfer to Murano Island, visit traditional glass factory. Visit glass museum. The tour continues to Burano Island, the coloured island of lace. Home of big artists like Baldassare Galuppi, Remigio Barbaro and Pino Donaggio, as well as inspirer of the Arte Buranella. All visitors of Burano remain intrigued by the many colored houses that are reflected into the green waters of channels, by the leaning bell tower, by the tranquility and the calmness with which the elderly ladies embroider original Burano lace by their tombolo (or lace pillow). Day 14: Venice Start the day with the visit to The Peggy Guggenheim museum, the modern art museum on the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro area of Venice. It is one of the most visited attractions in Venice. The collection is housed in the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, an 18th-century palace, which was the home of the American heiress Peggy Guggenheim for three decades. The collection includes works of prominent Italian futurists and American modernists working in such genres as Cubism, Surrealism and abstract expressionism. Among the artists represented in the collection are, Dalì, Mirò and Picasso and more. It also includes sculptural works. Day 15: Departure from Venice Transfer to Venice international airport after breakfast. Say goodbye to Italy.