Itinerary Details
Abercrombie & Kent: Italian Treasures: Rome, Florence & Venice
DAY 1 Rome, Italy
Arrive in Rome, where you are met and transferred to yourhotel. Tonight, join your Resident Tour Director for dinner.
Hotel De La Ville
Meals: Dinner
DAY 2 RomeThis morning, begin with early access to the Vatican Museums,before visiting St. Peter’s Basilica. After lunch, discoverthe Eternal City, starting at the Palatine Hill, where yourlocal guide brings to life the city’s origin. Pass the Arch ofConstantine to visit the mighty Colosseum, opened in AD 80.
Hotel De La Ville
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 3 RomeToday, explore the Montemartini Museum, set in a buildingthat once housed Rome’s first electric power station, to viewa grand collection of classical statues depicting early Romanlife, all displayed in thought-provoking juxtaposition withthe extraordinary industrial architecture surrounding them.Pause in Rome’s Eataly emporium to taste local specialties.This afternoon, enjoy time at leisure. Later, get a hands-onfeel for an Italian culinary tradition, when you take part in apizza-making class in a top Roman neighborhood pizzeria.
Hotel De La Ville
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 4 FlorenceDrive to Florence, roaming through the sun-splashed Tuscancountryside. Along the way, stop at a distinctive winery for aguided tasting of Brunello di Montalcino and a light lunch.Continue to Florence and check in to your historic hotel inthe city center.
Hotel Savoy
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 5 FlorenceWalk the lively streets of Florence with your local guide,an art specialist, who accompanies you to fascinatingsites, including the Accademia, where you behold strikingmasterworks such as Michelangelo’s incomparable David.Next, visit the Cappella di San Luca of the Basilica dellaSantissima Annunziata to meet with a restorer working onthe precious Renaissance art housed within. Then, indulgein a delectable, hands-on Tuscan cooking experience atthe Florence University of the Arts. Start with a lecture onTuscan culinary masterpieces followed by a cooking class onfavorite Tuscan dishes that completes this mouthwateringChef’s Table moment.
Hotel Savoy
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 6 VeniceToday, cross the Apennines by express train to the valley ofthe Po and onward to Venice. Upon arrival, cruise in a watertaxi along the Grand Canal, and then board a gondola for aquintessential Venetian experience. Break for lunch beforevisiting St. Mark’s Square; St. Mark’s Basilica, beholding itsmosaics; and the Doge’s Palace. Later, check in to your hotel.
The St. Regis Venice
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 7 VeniceToday, enjoy one of these Design Your Day activities.
Visit One of the City’s Last Gondola Workshops to learnabout this time-honored boat-building craft.
Marvel at the Textile Weavers of Tessitura Bevilacqua and take a walking tour of Venice’s historic Jewish ghetto.
Explore Sites Featured in Famous Films, visiting theshooting locations of scenes from Indiana Jones and theLast Crusade, The Italian Job and others.
Follow up your exciting experience with an afternoon atleisure, free to relax or further explore the city. Tonight,savor a Scenic Sundowner overlooking the VenetianLagoon, setting the mood for your farewell dinner.
The St. Regis Venice
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 8 VeniceTransfer by boat to the airport and depart.
Meals: Breakfast