A WEEK IN… VENICE, FLORENCE & ROME
CANALS, CHIANTI & CULTURAL ICONS In Venice, the streets are paved with water and lined with palazzos centuries old. Florence channels the Renaissance in museums richly bequeathed with Michelangelos, da Vincis, and Botticellis. Chianti flows in Tuscan landscapes. And Rome reigns eternal, its majesty echoing in sites like the Colosseum, St. Peter’s Basilica and the Vatican.
1. ARRIVE VENICE Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Luna Hotel Baglioni. A transfer is included from Marco Polo Airport in Venice to the Luna Hotel Baglioni, set right in the heart of the city. Your palatial five-star hotel has its own private jetty and is only steps away from Piazza San Marco. Walk with us to a local Venetian restaurant for a welcome cocktail reception and dinner that entices with a taste of daily life in this city of canals. Meals D
2. ST. MARK’S & DOGE’S PALACE Feel the energy and synergy of St. Mark’s Basilica on a guided tour, with its sunburst of Byzantine domes and spires, and gilded walls of mosaics and relics. A guided tour also takes you to the marble arcades of the Doge’s Palace, a seat of power for centuries, now a museum housing art treasures. Experience a serenade on a gondola ride before exploring on your own. Meals B
3. FLORENCE & MICHELANGELO Travel First Class by high-speed rail through the countryside from Venice to the Renaissance city of Florence. Your historic hotel was once the haunt of some of Italy’s most famous 19th-century literati, and is close to the most exclusive shopping area. After lunch, a walking tour accompanied by a local
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guide includes a visit to Galleria dell’Accademia, which houses Michelangelo’s David. Meals BL
4. CULTURAL ARTS & THE UFFIZI Your day begins with an art history lecture at the hotel, followed by a guided visit to the Uffizi. 15th-century Italy saw a flowering of the arts unmatched in Europe since the days of the Greek
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