Day 1 - Sunday - Rome
Upon arrival, you’ll transfer to your hotel. Enjoy lunch and the afternoon at leisure. Tonight a welcome dinner at a local restaurant and an introduction to
your tour escort. Overnight: Grand Hotel Beverly Hills or similar. or similar.

Day 2 - Monday - Rome
After breakfast, your city tour begins featuring St. Peter’s Basilica (inside) and a panoramic tour by coach includes other classic sites such as the Trevi Fountain, the Lungotevere and Castle of St. Angelo. The afternoon, evening and dinner is at leisure. Overnight at hotel.

Day 3 - Tuesday - Rome to Florence
After breakfast, you’ll depart for Florence, “Cradle of the Renaissance”, crossing 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: NH Hotel Firenze. or similar.

Day 4 -Wednesday - Florence to Venice
After breakfast, depart for Venice and check-in at Hotel Bonvecchiati or similar. Enjoy leisure time for lunch and personal discoveries. In the afternoon,
you’ll take a private boat across the Giudecca Canal to Piazza San Marco where you will meet up with a local expert for a guided walking tour of the city, taking in the Palace of the Doges (outside), the Bridge of Sighs and many other highlights, wrapping up at a glass factory. Free time for dinner on your own before heading back to the hotel.

Day 5 - Thursday - Venice to Verona and Stresa/Baveno/Lake Maggiore
Breakfast is followed by a visit to Verona, one of Italy’s most fascinating cities, which offers a wide array of monuments and historic buildings, such as Romeo and Juliet’s balcony and the Roman Theatre. After that it is on to Stresa, a quaint, picturesque town on the banks of Lake Maggiore, which boasts incredible number of churches, piazzas, historical buildings, canals, restaurants & shops. Dinner and overnight at the Grand Hotel Dino (in Baveno) or similar.

Day 6 - Friday - Stresa/Baveno/Lake Maggiore with an excursion to Lugano, Switzerland
After breakfast you’ll depart on 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 shopping in the elegant boutiques of Via Nassa or walking by the magnificent Civic Park. Return to
Stresa/Baveno later in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

Day 7 - Saturday - Stresa/Baveno/Lake Maggiore to Milan and Siena
You’ll have breakfast at the hotel and then depart for Milan for a panoramic tour by bus before moving on to Siena, passing through the beautiful landscapes of Emilia- Romagna and Tuscany regions.Arrive in Siena and check-in at the NH Hotel Excelsior or similar for dinner and overnight.

Day 8 - Sunday - Siena with excursion to San Gimignano and Chianti
AAfter breakfast, head out on a guided tour across the beautiful hills of Chianti, stopping first in San Gimignano, a picturesque, medieval town that is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The tour will then move on to the Chianti area and lunch at a wine estate where you will get to sample the region’s best red
wine while enjoying a light lunch. Afterwards you will return to Siena to enjoy a walking tour of the city, admiring such sites as the Duomo (outside) and the magnificent square known as Il Campo, where twice a year the Palio race takes place. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

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: Grand Hotel Beverly Hills or similar.

Day 10 - Tuesday - Rome
After breakfast you’ll be transferred to Rome Fiumicino Airport where you’ll board your return flight to Toronto if flying with ALBATours on Alitalia.

TOUR ONLY PACKAGE - 10 DAYS/9 NIGHTS Tour start date in Rome: Apr  28, May 12, 26, Jun 9, 23, 30, Jul 7, 14, 21, 28 Aug 4, 11, 18, 25, Sep 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Oct 6 Tour commences in Rome at your hotel on Sunday. AIR & TOUR PACKAGE - 11 DAYS/9 NIGHTS Departure from Toronto to Rome on Saturday: Apr 27, May 11, 25, Jun 8, 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 20, 27 Aug 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Sep 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct 5 Departure from Toronto to Rome on Saturday. Tour commences in Rome at your hotel on Sunday. Airfare is included from Toronto and valid for duration of your Air & Tour package, without surcharge

• Best and lowest return airfare from Toronto to Rome (Fiumicino Airport)
• Transfer from Rome Airport to your hotel upon arrival*
• Transfer from Rome Hotel to Rome Airport for departure*
• Plus, Tour Package detailed below

ACCOMMODATION

• 9 nights accommodation in a four star hotel (all rooms have private bath or shower, as well as 2 singles or 1 double bed)

 

TRANSPORTATION

• Touring by deluxe air-conditioned coach
• Transfer by private boat in Venice

 

MEALS

• Continental breakfast daily
• One wine tasting with light lunch in Chianti area
• Six 3-course dinners (includes 1/4 litre of wine & 1/2 litre of mineral water)

 

TOURS

• City tour of Rome on foot and by coach
• City tour of Florence on foot
• Excursion to Lugano by coach
• City tour of Venice on foot
• An escorted walk through Siena

 

• Services of professional Englishspeaking escort throughout tour
• Dedicated English-speaking local guides
• Porterage of one piece of luggage per person at every hotel
• Hotel taxes, city tourist tax (where applicable), and service charges

• Meals and drinks not specified
• Items of a personal nature
• Entrance fees to museums, places of interest, optional excursions not specified in this itinerary and all other items not expressly mentioned

• Tips to local guides, restaurant and hotel staff
• Tips to tour drivers, tour escort (suggested gratuities per person per day: Driver 3 Euros, Escort 3 Euros)

To book any of these great coach tours please ask your travel agent or call:
ALBATours toll free at 1-877-485-6060