Italy Travel Tour 398

1. Arrival in Rome. || 41.899889952096224, 12.483760006136075

Rome is the capital city of Italy. It is also the capital of the Lazio region, the centre of the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, and a special comune named Comune di Roma Capitale.

2. Transfer to hotel

3. Free time

4. Night in Sorrento

1. Pompeii tour. || 40.74901818014479, 14.506212577052032

Pompeii is a vast archaeological site in southern Italy’s Campania region, near the coast of the Bay of Naples. Once a thriving and sophisticated Roman city, Pompeii was buried under meters of ash and pumice after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The preserved site features excavated ruins of streets and houses that visitors can freely explore.

2. Amalfi Coast Tour. || 40.633517680674785, 14.602875605957948 

The Amalfi Coast is a 50-kilometer stretch of coastline along the southern edge of Italy’s Sorrentine Peninsula, in the Campania region. It’s a popular holiday destination, with sheer cliffs and a rugged shoreline dotted with small beaches and pastel-colored fishing villages. The coastal road between the port city of Salerno and clifftop Sorrento winds past grand villas, terraced vineyards and cliffside lemon groves.

3. Free time

4. Night in Sorrento

1. Free day. || 40.625929999768104, 14.376563786973426 

Today will be a free day. Spend the day relaxing at the hotel or exploring on your own.

2. Night in Sorrento

1. Transfer from Sorrento to Rome

2. Arrival in Rome. || 41.897845603171355, 12.48650658791792 

Rome is the capital city of Italy. It is also the capital of the Lazio region, the centre of the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, and a special comune named Comune di Roma Capitale.

3. Hotel check in. || 41.90398061061712, 12.494838683011615

4. 3 Hour Walking Food Tour

5. Free time

6. Night in Rome

1. Walking Tour of Rome

2. Colosseum. || 41.89041383483949, 12.49225235417587 

The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world, despite its age.

3. The Vatican Museum. || 41.903349301201814, 12.454803228703293 

The Vatican Museums are the public museums of Vatican City, enclave of Rome. They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the most well-known Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world.

4. The Sistine Chapel. || 41.90308651257428, 12.454526411846675

The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna, the chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481.

5. The Roman Forum. || 41.89225429603177, 12.486416338835616 

The Roman Forum, also known by its Latin name Forum Romanum, is a rectangular forum surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the centre of the city of Rome. Citizens of the ancient city referred to this space, originally a marketplace, as the Forum Magnum, or simply the Forum.

6. Free time

7. Night in Rome

1. Walking Tour in Rome

2. Trevi Fountain. || 41.90106920583139, 12.483358777186858 

The Trevi Fountain is an 18th-century fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini in 1762 and several others.

3. Pantheon. || 41.89871059328802, 12.476840710000848 

The Pantheon is a former Roman temple and, since AD 609, a Catholic church in Rome, Italy. It was built on the site of an earlier temple commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus, then after that burnt down, the present building was ordered by the emperor Hadrian and probably dedicated c. AD 126.

4. Piazza Navona. || 41.89914427127286, 12.473141211846485 

Piazza Navona is a public open space in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the 1st century AD Stadium of Domitian and follows the form of the open space of the stadium in an elongated oval. The ancient Romans went there to watch the agones, and hence it was known as "Circus Agonalis".

5. Trastevere. || 41.88902158747772, 12.467298863461526 

Colorful Trastevere is a funky, bohemian area that clings to its centuries-old, working-class roots. It's known for traditional and innovative trattorias, craft beer pubs and artisan shops, as well as simple B&Bs and budget hotels. From the pre-dinner passeggiata (promenade) until late, a young crowd buzzes around Piazza di San Calisto and Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere, the site of a gilded, mosaic-filled church.

6. Piazza di Spagna. || 41.90579758220861, 12.482316267671354 

Piazza di Spagna, at the bottom of the Spanish Steps, is one of the most famous squares in Rome, Italy. It owes its name to the Palazzo di Spagna, the seat of the Embassy of Spain to the Holy See. There is also the famed Column of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

7. Free time

8. Night in Rome

1. Free day. || 41.90396464041793, 12.49482795417653

Today will be a free day in Rome. Spend the day relaxing at the hotel or explore on your own.

2. Night in Rome

1. Transfer from Rome to Florence. || 41.90394867021475, 12.494817225341444

2. Transfer from Florence to Siena

3. 3 Hour Cooking Class

4. Hotel check in. || 43.318129190761354, 11.334277996579667

5. Night in Siena

1. Siena City Tour. || 43.31893602891732, 11.331424931765653

2. Free time 

Spend this time exploring on your own or relaxing at the hotel.

3. Night in Siena

1. Tuscany Wine Tour

2. San Gimignano Tour. || 43.467778966355624, 11.042511361822475 

San Gimignano is an Italian hill town in Tuscany, southwest of Florence. Encircled by 13th-century walls, its old town centers on Piazza della Cisterna, a triangular square lined with medieval houses. It has a skyline of medieval towers, including the stone Torre Grossa. The Duomo di San Gimignano is a 12th-century church with frescoes by Ghirlandaio in its Santa Fina Chapel.

3. Free time

4. Night in Siena

1. 1/2 Day Tour in Monticiano. || 43.13950269375687, 11.17956706438854

Monticiano is a town and comune on the right bank of the Val di Merse, Province of Siena, Tuscany, central Italy. The town is situated on the Colline Metallifere. One of its frazioni, Bagni di Petriolo, is popular for its thermal waters.

2. 1/2 Day Tour in Pisa. || 43.72024556429956, 10.399151462059155 

Pisa is a city in Italy's Tuscany region best known for its iconic Leaning Tower. Already tilting when it was completed in 1372, the 56m white-marble cylinder is the bell tower of the Romanesque, striped-marble cathedral that rises next to it in the Piazza dei Miracoli. Also in the piazza is the Baptistry, whose renowned acoustics are demonstrated by amateur singers daily, and the Caposanto Monumentale cemetery.

3. Train from Florence to Venice. || 45.4517764613076, 12.245834403508914

4. 3 Hour Walking Tour in Venice 

Venice, the capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region, is built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. It has no roads, just canals – including the Grand Canal thoroughfare – lined with Renaissance and Gothic palaces. The central square, Piazza San Marco, contains St. Mark’s Basilica, which is tiled with Byzantine mosaics, and the Campanile bell tower offering views of the city’s red roofs.

5. Free time

6. Night in Venice

1. Breakfast at the hotel. || 45.434108674104195, 12.330819925527935

2. Free time 

Relax at the hotel or explore on your own.

3. Night in Venice

1. Dolomites. || 46.41148164388156, 11.8435199210063 

The Dolomites, also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range in northeastern Italy. They form part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley in the east.

2. Lake Misurina. || 46.58365177950404, 12.253358555136414 

Lake Misurina is the largest natural lake of the Cadore and it is 1,754 m above sea level, near Auronzo di Cadore. The lake's perimeter is 2.6 km long, while the maximum depth is 5 m. Near the lake there are about ten hotels with accommodation for around 500 people.

3. Cortina. || 46.540967004308186, 12.139564145081787 

Cortina d’Ampezzo is a ski resort in northern Italy. It’s part of the Dolomiti Superski area, which encompasses the Falzarego Pass, with its downhill runs. Sites from the 1956 Winter Games held in Cortina include the Ice Stadium, the Eugenio Monti bobsleigh run and the disused ski jump Trampolino Olimpico Italia. The Tofane area is the site of a Women’s Ski World Cup race and Cortina Snow Park for jumps and tricks.

4. Night in Venice

1. Transfer from hotel to airport. || 45.434071030412504, 12.330916485043703

2. Departure from Italy. || 45.50484603611031, 12.346672412037085