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Day 1, Sunday - Rome
Upon arrival, check into your beautifully located hotel set amid restaurants, shops, sights. Enjoy lunch and the afternoon at leisure. Tonight a welcome dinner at a local restaurant and an introduction to your tour escort. Overnight at Hotel Cicerone 4 Star or similar.

Day 2, Monday - Rome
After breakfast you'll depart on a tour of Rome including such classic sites as the Trevi Fountain, Lungotevere, Castle of St. Angelo and St. Peter's Basilica. Afternoon, evening and dinner at leisure. Overnight at hotel.

Day 3, Tuesday - Rome to Florence
After breakfast, you'lll depart for Florence, `Cradle of the Renaissance', across some of Italy's most beautiful regions, including Lazio, Umbria and Tuscany before arriving in Florence at approximately noon. In the early afternoon, a local guide will introduce you to Giotto's Bell Tower, Piazza Della Signoria, and many other timeless highlights. Dinner & overnight at Hotel NH Firenze 4 Star or Hotel NH Anglo American 4 Star or similar.

Day 4, Wednesday - Florence to Stresa/Baveno/Lake Maggiore
After breakfast, depart for the Lombardia region continuing to Stresa/Baveno, two quaint, picturesque towns on Lake Maggiore, where you'll spend two nights. Lake Maggiore is one of Italy's most beautiful known for its splendid climate and historical sites. Dinner & overnight: Milan Speranza Hotel Au Lac 4 Star or similar.

Day 5, Thursday - Stresa/Baveno/Lake Maggiore/ Excursion to Lugano, Switzerland
Breakfast is followed by a day-long excursion into the Alps and Switzerland. Skirting Lake Maggiore, you'll pass Pallanza, Intra and Ghiffa before reaching Lugano where you can enjoy leisure time for lunch, shopping the elegant boutiques of Via Nassa, or walking by the magnificent Civic Park. You'll return to Stresa/Baveno later in the afternoon. Dinner & overnight at hotel.

Day 6, Friday - Stresa/Baveno to Verona & Venice
Breakfast is followed by departure for Verona, one of Italy's most fascinating cities featuring a wide array of monuments and historic buildings, such as Romeo and Juliet's traditional balcony and the Roman Theatre. Depart for Venice, boasting an incredible number of churches, piazzas, restaurants, canals and shops. Dinner & overnight: Hotel Plaza Venezia-Mestre 4 Star or similar.

Day 7, Saturday - Venice
After breakfast, you¿ll take a private boat across the Giudecca Canal to Piazza San Marco to meet a local expert for a guided walking tour of the city, taking in the Palace of the Doges, the Bridge of Sighs and many other highlights, concluding at a glass factory. The afternoon is free for an optional visit to Murano and Burano, or to explore on your own. Dinner at leisure and overnight at hotel

Day 8, Sunday - Venice to Siena
After breakfast, depart for the Tuscany region and Siena, a stunning city of art and history. Lunch at leisure followed by a city tour: the marvelous cathedral, the gothic Municipal Palace and the Piazza del Campo, site of the `Palio di Siena,' a horse race between various city districts dating to 1656. Dinner & overnight: Hotel Garden in Siena 4 Star or similar.

Day 9, Monday - Siena to Assisi & Rome
After breakfast, depart for Assisi, world famous home to St. Francis. You'll visit the Basilica to see Giotto's paintings and enjoy a panoramic view of the medieval city. Next, you're off to Rome. Dinner is at leisure. Overnight Hotel Cicerone 4 Star or similar.

Day 10, Tuesday - Rome to Naples, Pompeii & Sorrento
After breakfast, depart for Naples. A short drive across this famous city, known as the capital of the `Kingdom of Two Sicilies,' introduces you to Mergellina, Lungomare Caracciolo, Castel Dell'Ovo and il Maschio Angioino. Next, to Pompeii for a guided afternoon tour of the archaeological excavations of this Roman city, destroyed and buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD and rediscovered at the end of the 16th century. Then to Sorrento. Dinner & overnight at Hotel La Residenza 4 Star or similar.

Day 11, Wednesday - Sorrento, Capri, Sorrento
After breakfast, transfer to the ferry and cross to the Isle of Capri famous since Roman times and favourite vacation spot of the Emperor Tiberius. Arrive at the port of Marina Grande and take the minibus to Piazzetta. Lunch is included and there's leisure time to explore. Return to Sorrento in the afternoon. Dinner & overnight at hotel.

Day 12, Thursday - Sorrento
Breakfast at the hotel, then the day, dinner and evening at leisure in Sorrento. Perhaps you'll take an optional tour of the Amalfi Coast today? Overnight at hotel.

Day 13, Friday - Sorrento, Montecassino, Roman Countryside (Castelli Romani)
After breakfast, you'll head toward the Roman Countryside and the lovely small villages south of Rome (Castelli Romani). There's a stop at Montecassino, the largest WWII cemetery in Italy, containing over 4,200 grave markers, including those of 855 Canadian soldiers. Dinner & overnight at Hotel Villa Vecchia 4 Star or similar.

Day 14, Saturday - Roman Countryside (Castelli Romani)
A day amid the small villages known as Castelli, popular vacation spots for both Italians and visitors for the landscape, art, local cuisine and good wine! First Castelgandolfo and its palace (summer residence of the Pope, and the Lake of Albano), next Grottaferrata, and its 15th century monastery and frescos. Then the village of Nemi on Nemi Lake. Wineries follow with wine tastings accompanied by cheese and cold meats. Dinner & overnight at hotel.

Day 15, Sunday - Roman Countryside to Rome Airport
After an early breakfast, transfer to Rome Fiumicino Airport for your return flight to Toronto if flying with ALBATours on Alitalia.

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