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CLAS SICAL ITALY FLORENCE , SIENA, AS SI SI , ROME • Return flights


• Seven nights’ accommodation at quality four-star hotels, including breakfast and four dinners


• Guided tour of historic Rome, home to the Colosseum, the forum, Trevi Fountain, the Spanish steps - discover 2,500 years of history


• Guided tour of Siena, one of Europe’s finest medieval cities


• Guided tour of Florence, pearl of the Renaissance


Few places can compare with Italy’s art, architecture, music, design, scenery food or wine, Tuscany’s striking countryside, the influence of the Renaissance and the world’s greatest ancient civilisation


DAY 1 - ARRIVAL IN ROME Fly to Rome. A coach will take you to beautiful medieval Arezzo, where you will stay for the next four days at the four-star hotel the Hotel Minerva.


DAY 2 - SIENA Today, you have a guided tour of Siena, in medieval times one of the richest cities in the world. Its main square, the Campo, is one of the finest you will find with its Cathedral, one of the world’s greatest, built from black and white marbles with the most intricate of carvings imaginable, some by Michelangelo. The journey to and from Siena reveals some of the famous Tuscan countryside with its rolling hillsides studded by tall cypress trees, shading isolated farmhouses and surrounded by vineyards.


DAY 3 - FLORENCE & THE UFFIZI GALLERY Today, you visit Florence, pearl of the Renaissance - a superb and beautiful city. Your guided tour includes the Cathedral; the Pitti Palace; the Baptistry; Ponte


Vecchio – the bridge over the river Arno lined with tasteful jewellery shops, plus much more. During the afternoon, you have a timed visit to the Uffizi Gallery.


DAY 4 - AREZZO Arezzo is a wonderful, medieval town and we have a walking tour seeing a kaleidoscope of architectural styles. It has a Roman amphitheatre but its main square is nothing short of a masterpiece - without doubt one of Europe’s most stunning. Arezzo’s second claim to fame is its superb Renaissance tapestries housed in the huge Cathedral.


DAY 5 - ASSISI Today, you drive to Assisi. This delightful medieval town, full of winding streets with lovely views over the striking Umbrian countryside, is famous for a single event – the birth of Francis, the most revered Saint in Italy, and one of the most remarkable men


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in religious history. The Basilica is one of the most beautiful shrines in Christendom and you have ample time to visit it before driving to Rome where you stay for the next three nights at the four-star Grand Hotel Beverly Hills or Hotel President.


DAY 6 - ROME Glorious Rome is one of the most captivating cities in the world, where the ancient and modern blend perfectly. This morning, you have a guided tour, during which you will see most of the principal monuments such as St. Peter’s, the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, the River Tiber, the Vatican - and many more.


DAY 7 - FREE DAY IN ROME You have a free day to explore Rome at your leisure.


DAY 8 - RETURN FLIGHT You return to the airport at the appropriate time to take the return flight home.


with timed visit to the Uffizi, one of the world’s finest art galleries


• Guided tour of Arezzo – one of Tuscany’s most stunning, unspoilt medieval cities, noted for its exquisite tapestries


• Visit to Assisi, birthplace of St. Francis • Discover Tuscany’s stunning countryside • Escorted by our experienced Tour Manager


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