Traveling Well Includes… • After-hours tour of Rome’s Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel, without the crowds • Guided visit to the Colosseum in Rome and hands-on pizza making in Florence • High-speed train travel in first class, from Florence to Venice • An introduction to art history in Florence and guided tours of the Uffizi & Galleria dell’Accademia • Go underground in Orvieto’s ancient caves & experience the tilt of Pisa’s leaning tower • A mask making demonstration and a serenaded gondola ride in Venice • Airport transfers on arrival and departure as noted
• 13 meals, all gratuities to Tauck Director, local guides & drivers, service charges, admission fees, taxes & porterage
while spectators watched the action from the surrounding hillsides, and look out over the vast ruins of the Roman Forum from above. At the Colosseum, you’ll meet a local guide for a tour that shares stories of the gladiators and thousands of spectators who once gathered here in central Rome for spectacular entertainment overseen by the emperor. After free time, everyone meets up for an after-hours visit to the Vatican Museums. Wind your way through the world-famous galleries without the crowds (subject to availability; day of tour may vary). Discover cool Renaissance-era maps, classical Roman sculpture and drama-filled tapestries along the way, ending at the magnificent Sistine Chapel, where every inch amazes. Meals B
3. UNDER ORVIETO & ON TO FLORENCE Head to Orvieto, a town that rises majestically from cliffs of rock and ancient walls, where you’ll first head underground with a local guide. Beneath the town you’ll tour a network of caves and tunnels dug out of the rock on which the town sits; some date back to Etruscan times, many have been put to practical use for thousands of years. Back above ground, you’ll have time to explore the town’s gleaming duomo before continuing on to Florence. Here a guided tour of the famed Galleria dell’Accademia awaits, home to Michelangelo’s David; you’ll be intrigued by the power of his gaze and muscles. Meals BD
4. RENAISSANCE FLORENCE & PISA SIGHTS This morning an art historian brings Florence’s role in the Renaissance to life with a presentation designed for all ages before you head to Pisa for sightseeing. You’ll visit Pisa’s cathedral and baptistery and have time to capture the famous Leaning Tower with your camera. Designed as a bell tower for the cathedral, it wasn’t too long after the start of construction in the 12th century that it began to tilt. Although work was done to keep it from falling, you won’t be disappointed when you experience the famous lean for yourself and have lunch in a local restaurant. Return to Florence for a free evening. Meals BL
30 Italia Bella: Rome to Venice
5. THE MANY ARTS OF FLORENCE Joined by a local guide, you’ll walk to the Galleria degli Uffizi this morning for a tour of one of the most famous museums in the world. There are masterpieces by Botticelli, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Fra Angelico and many more famous artists – made approachable by your family-friendly guide. Spend the afternoon exploring Florence as you wish, before joining us for a hands-on pizza-making dinner. Make a masterpiece of your own, with a choice of melt-in-your-mouth gelato flavors to follow. Meals BD
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Something that inspired me was learning about Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci because they were both great at what they did. That inspired me to find something I’m great at.
– Maxwell, age 12 ” #1 IN GUIDED FAMILY TRAVEL
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