ROMAN HOLIDAY - BEST OF ITALY!

Mama Mia we are overdue! The best of Italy sights, sounds, and gastronomy await! Gelato everyday and the most famous and romantic sights on earth! Guided tours in every city and free time for personal discoveries! Top it off with a visit to Lake Como! Call pronto! (800) 576-4905 or Railandsail.com 

Included in your fully escorted travels: 

· Round-trip flights to Italy from Seattle, SFO, LAX*

   *Other gateways by request

· 10 nights city center hotels—great locations!

· Welcome dinner

· Daily breakfast

· Guided city tours of each city

· High speed bullet train travel 

· Foodie event— “making it like “mama”

· Wine-tasting

· Admissions as described

· Highlights include: Vatican & Sistine Chapel of course! Coliseum and Roman forum inclusivo! 

· Accademia with “David” Yes! Much more & amore...

· Uffizi Gallery on request

· Side trip to Pisa with Tower, Baptistry & pizza!

· All transfers and admissions and other meals mentioned

· Time for personal discoveries

· Licensed local guides

· Experienced USA Tour Manager

· Caring and professional travel arrangements

Day 1 — Sunday July 7 — Depart for Italy! Make your way to your gateway airport. Check-in for our flight to Rome! Our evening flight will give you the best chance for rest and transition to our new time zone. (in flight services)

Day 2 — Monday July 8 — Welcome to Rome! Benvenuto! Welcome to Italy! Gather our belongings and transfer to our hotel in Rome! Tonight join with fellow travelers for our welcome dinner! (In-flight service, welcome dinner)

Day 3 — Tuesday July 9 — Rome City Tour  Explore Rome this morning with included admission and guided tour of the Coliseum and Roman Forum! Let’s take a break for lunch, and enjoy some gelato at the Trevi Fountain! (breakfast, lunch)

Day 4 — Wednesday July 10 — Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Time for church! Today we visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Take a free afternoon to speed around on your Vespa before gathering for dinner together. (breakfast, dinner)

Day 5— Thursday July 11 — Under the Tuscan sun! — Depart Roma with happy memories, stretchy pants, and look forward to a lovely drive through the hills to Florence. Enroute we stop at the Tuscan village of Montepulciano for a fab lunch event in a local winery. In the afternoon, arrive Florence and enjoy a free evening as the city puts itself to bed for the night. (breakfast, winery lunch)

Day 6 — Friday July 12 — Florence historical tour Enjoy a walking tour of the ancient city of the Medici family—financiers of the worldwide expeditions that brought the wealth and culture of the world to Florence! We include a visit to the Accademia to see Michelangelo’s statue of David and selected artworks! Your choice in the afternoon—we whisk off by rail to Pisa to see the amazing Tower and Baptistry of Pisa, or stay in Florence and enjoy the Uffizi Gallery—one of the finest museums of art in the world. (breakfast, pizza night cooking class)

Day 7 — Saturday July 13 — High speed Rail to Venice — Buongiorno! We enjoy a sleek modern high speed rail journey today to arrive mid-day in Venice. After lunch and dropping our bags, we enjoy a canal ride via vaporetto water bus and a walking tour of the amazing sights of Venice including the Doges Palace, St. Marks Square, the Rialto Bridge, and the Bridge of Sighs. (breakfast, picnic lunch)

Day 8 — Sunday July 14 — The Islands of Venice! Today we enjoy a visit by vaporetto to the Islands surrounding Venice—Murano for its famous blown glass, and Burano for the handmade lace which is a fading industry. Enjoy free time for an included gondola ride in the afternoon. (breakfast, dinner)

Day 9 — Monday July 15 — Fabulous Lake Como! Somebody call George Clooney—we’re on our way! Motorcoach through the scenic bread basket of Italy for a beautiful visit to Lake Como. The worlds showpiece and waterpark of the rich and famous is ours to enjoy! Check in to our lakefront hotel and enjoy an afternoon at the pool or the spa. (breakfast)

Day 10 — Tuesday July 16 — Lago Como Hopping!  A system of small water ferries give you the choice of small villages to explore, or relax at our destination hotel with the other fabulous people poolside! (breakfast, dinner)

Day 11 — Friday — August 17 — Arrivederci! Buongiorno Tony! So long to new friends and wine with every meal! We are off to the Milan airport for a jet setter flight home. Happy contrails and grazie! (breakfast)

Reserve online anytime or call. $200 deposit per guest, refundable until 120 days in advance.