Click to verify BBB accreditation and to see a BBB report.
Home Europe Land Tours Italian Treasures: 10 Days from Rome to Rome
Europe Land Tours

Looking for a little flexibility in your trip to Europe? Then look no further than Globus and Above & Beyond Travel. Just as the world is wonderfully diverse, so too are the ways you can experience it. Our trips are designed to offer you the flexibility, choices, and pace that best fit the way you want to travel. To truly experience a desirable place is to do it at the most desirable pace.

GIVE US A CALL AT 740-323-6208 TO GET STARTED!
Italian Treasures: 10 Days from Rome to Rome PDF Print E-mail

When you think of the ideal vacation to Italy, what comes to mind? Savoring the local cuisine and sampling the local wine? Visiting the historical sights from the Roman Empire? Maybe it’s seeing the architectural treasures, splendid art, and ornate churches with their religious artifacts. Or maybe it’s shopping for local goods. If so, all this and more are offered on this amazing tour through Italy.

Food and wine connoisseurs will enjoy the visit to Verrazzano Castle. Located on a hilltop in the Chianti region, you’ll have the opportunity to learn how the famous Chianti wine is made. You’ll even get a chance to sample some! History buffs will enjoy seeing some of Italy’s ancient sights, including the Roman Forum, dating back to the 7th century BC, and the Colosseum, completed in the 1st century AD. Art fans will enjoy seeing Michelangelo’s famous works, including the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling paintings in Rome and his celebrated David in Florence.

If you’re interested in magnificent churches, you’ll enjoy the Vatican as well as St. Francis’ Basilica, where St. Francis is buried. You’ll also have a chance to see the Florence Cathedral, built between 1296 and 1436; the Orvieto Cathedral, a great example of gothic architecture in Italy; and St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, one of the best examples of byzantine architecture.

Food, wine, history, churches, art, shopping—what more could you ask for? This vacation to Italy is sure to leave you with plenty of photos and stories to share with loved ones back home.

  • Day 1 - Arrive in Rome, Italy
  • Day 2 - Rome
  • Day 3 - Rome, Pisa & Lucca
  • Day 4 - Lucca, San Gimignano, Sienna & Florence
  • Day 5 - Florence
  • Day 6 - Florence, Verona, Venice
  • Day 7 - Venice
  • Day 8 - Venice, Ravenna, Assisi
  • Day 9 - Assisi, Orvieto, Rome
  • Day 10 - Rome

What's Included:

  • Superior hotels
  • Headsets throughout the tour
  • Rome: Welcome and farewell dinners at a local restaurant; guided sightseeing, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and Roman Forum
  • Pisa: Take pictures of the Leaning Tower
  • Lucca: Walking tour
  • San Gimignano: Orientation
  • Siena: Walking tour including Piazza del Campo
  • Verrazzano Castle: Wine tasting and light dinner
  • Florence: Guided walking tour, visit Michelangelo’s David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square
  • Verona: Walking tour including Juliet’s Balcony and the Arena
  • Venice: Private boat ride; guided walking tour, visit St. Mark’s Square and Basilica, Doges’ Palace and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblowers’ demonstration
  • Ravenna: Visit St. Apollinaris in Classe
  • Assisi: Guided walking tour, visit St. Clare’s Church and St. Francis’ Basilica
  • Orvieto: Ride a funicular through the ramparts to the cathedral