The Globus Difference
Globus vacations are designed to offer you flexibility and choice, plus a pace that best fits the way you want to travel. Globus offers MORE included features, MORE quality hotels, and MORE experience with more than 75 years of taking travelers on unforgettable journeys. In addition, Globus offers MORE value with an average price less per day than our nearest competitor. The safety of our travelers and the richness of our vacations is a priority, and it is what has made Globus the worldwide leader in travel and a name you can trust.
With Globus, you visit the key sights, but, more importantly, you learn the stories behind the sights-from the Sistine Chapel, the Colosseum and the Forum in Rome, to the Prado Museum in Madrid and Michelangelo's David in the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, your journey is filled with insider's information unique to your Globus vacation. You'll also enjoy many inclusions such as cruises, high-speed trains, and Local Guides. We offer over twice the number of included features as our nearest competitor, without any additional cost to you.
Globus not only brings you the experiences that others simply don't offer, we also ensure that you end up with more free time to enjoy your destination on your own. Most competitors require you to take extra optional excursions to see these important sights, costing you additional time and money. And, if you don't join their excursion, you'll spend most of your time waiting in line. But with Globus, these sights are already included, freeing up the remainder of your time to enjoy independent activities. I will list several tours from Globus.
LEISURELY ITALY
This 11-day vacation includes three nights each in Rome, Tuscany and Venice. In Rome enjoy sightseeing with a local expert including St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, and Colosseum and Roman Forum. In Tuscany stay in the famous spa Montecatini, enjoy the wines and a special lunch in Verrazzano Castle in Chianti, take your pictures of the amazing 180-feet-high Leaning Tower of Pisa, and visit Lucca. Of course you will visit the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence to admire Michelangelo’s David, the cathedral and Signoria Square with a local expert. On your way to Venice stop in St. Anthony’s Padua, and in Venice visit St. Mark’s Square and Basilica, Doges’ Palace and watch a glass blower’s demonstration. Enjoy an included farewell dinner on your last night in Venice.
ITINERARY
Day 1 (Sun.)
Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2 Arrival in Rome, Italy. (Mon.)
Time to rest or start exploring the Eternal City. At 6 p.m. meet your Tour Director and traveling companions for a special welcome dinner with wine in one of Rome’s lively restaurants. (D)
Day 3 Rome. (Tue.)
Sightseeing with your Local Guide starts with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings and The Last Judgement. Continue to monumental ST. PETER’S SQUARE and BASILICA. Cross the Tiber and visit the COLOSSEUM and the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman Legions marched in triumph. This afternoon time to explore the city on your own, relax, or join your Local Guide for an optional walk that takes you to the magnificent marbled Trevi fountain, Navona Square, the well-preserved Roman Pantheon, the Spanish Steps, and finishes with a Roman dinner party. (BB)
Day 4 At Leisure in Rome. (Wed.)
Savor la dolce vita and enjoy independent activities. Take a stroll along beautiful Via Condotti, discover Rome’s hidden treasures at your own pace, or just sit on a terrace and watch people go by. Tonight, why not join an optional dinner with local specialties at one of Rome’s famous restaurants? (BB)
Day 5 Rome-Verrazzano Castle-Tuscany. (Thu.)
Travel north into Tuscany through the lush Apennine Mountains. Leave the highway and enter the Chianti wine area; visit VERRAZZANO CASTLE, where you will hear about the fine art of blending four types of grapes to obtain the famous Chianti Classico; here enjoy WINE TASTING and lunch, before you reach your hotel in Montecatini. (BB,L)
Day 6 Tuscany. Excursion to Florence. (Fri.)
All day is dedicated to florence, cradle of the Renaissance. follow your Local Guide to the ACADEMY Of fINE ARTS with Michelangelo’s celebrated David and the magnificent CATHEDRAL. Admire Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistry’s heavy bronze “Gate of Paradise,” and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. Time for independent sightseeing and browsing through the shops. florentine leather goods and gold jewelry sold by the ounce are attractive buys. (BB,D)
Day 7 Tuscany. Excursion to Lucca and Pisa. (Sat.)
This morning visit first charming Lucca, a beautifully preserved medieval town. Next continue to nearby Pisa to take your pictures of the amazing Leaning Tower, 180 feet high and no less than 12 feet out of the perpendicular, and balance of the day at leisure to relax at your hotel. (BB)
Day 8 Tuscany-Padua-Venice. (Sun.)
A scenic drive through the Apennine Mountains and the fertile Po area to Padua, city of St. Anthony, for a visit to the majestic six-domed BASILICA. In the afternoon a scenic drive following the Brenta canal brings you to Venice. Enter in style by PRIVATE BOAT. You may want to join an optional dinner tonight. (BB)
Day 9 Venice. (Mon.)
Highlights of your walking tour with a Local Guide are ST. MARK’S SQUARE and the BYZANTINE BASILICA, lavish DOGES’ PALACE, and the BRIDGE Of SIGHS. Also watch skilled GLASSBLOWERS fashion their delicate objects in an age-old traditional manner. Remainder of the morning and the afternoon to spend as you wish. (BB)
Day 10 At Leisure in Venice. (Tue.)
A full day to enjoy Venice at your own pace. This city has attracted and inspired photographers from all over the world because of its setting and translucent light. You may also wish to take an optional cruise through the lagoon, and have lunch on one of the islands. This evening an included farewell dinner celebrates the success of your Italian vacation. (BB,D)
Day 11 (Wed.)
Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (BB)
WHATS INCLUDED
ROME Welcome dinner; guided sightseeing including headsets; visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, and the Colosseum and Roman Forum
VERRAZZANO CASTLE Wine tasting and lunch
FLORENCE Guided sightseeing including headsets; visit Michelangelo’s David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square
LUCCA Orientation
PISA Orientation and picture stop at the Leaning Tower
PADUA Visit St. Anthony's Basilica
VENICE Private boat ride; guided sightseeing including headsets; visit St. Mark’s Square and Basilica, Doges’ Palace, and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblowers’ demonstration; farewell dinner
MEALS
9 buffet breakfasts (BB); 1 lunch (L) with wine tasting in Verrazzano Castle; 3 dinners (D) including a special welcome dinner with wine in Rome and a farewell dinner with wine in Venice
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Airport transfers may be included when you make your flight arrangements.
INSIDE VISITS
Inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges when applicable.
HOTELS
ROME - Starhotels Metropole
TUSCANY - Grand Hotel and La Pace
VENICE - Residence Palazzo Selvadego
Globus vacations are designed to offer you flexibility and choice, plus a pace that best fits the way you want to travel. Globus offers MORE included features, MORE quality hotels, and MORE experience with more than 75 years of taking travelers on unforgettable journeys. In addition, Globus offers MORE value with an average price less per day than our nearest competitor. The safety of our travelers and the richness of our vacations is a priority, and it is what has made Globus the worldwide leader in travel and a name you can trust.
With Globus, you visit the key sights, but, more importantly, you learn the stories behind the sights-from the Sistine Chapel, the Colosseum and the Forum in Rome, to the Prado Museum in Madrid and Michelangelo's David in the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, your journey is filled with insider's information unique to your Globus vacation. You'll also enjoy many inclusions such as cruises, high-speed trains, and Local Guides. We offer over twice the number of included features as our nearest competitor, without any additional cost to you.
Globus not only brings you the experiences that others simply don't offer, we also ensure that you end up with more free time to enjoy your destination on your own. Most competitors require you to take extra optional excursions to see these important sights, costing you additional time and money. And, if you don't join their excursion, you'll spend most of your time waiting in line. But with Globus, these sights are already included, freeing up the remainder of your time to enjoy independent activities. I will list several tours from Globus.
LEISURELY ITALY
This 11-day vacation includes three nights each in Rome, Tuscany and Venice. In Rome enjoy sightseeing with a local expert including St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, and Colosseum and Roman Forum. In Tuscany stay in the famous spa Montecatini, enjoy the wines and a special lunch in Verrazzano Castle in Chianti, take your pictures of the amazing 180-feet-high Leaning Tower of Pisa, and visit Lucca. Of course you will visit the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence to admire Michelangelo’s David, the cathedral and Signoria Square with a local expert. On your way to Venice stop in St. Anthony’s Padua, and in Venice visit St. Mark’s Square and Basilica, Doges’ Palace and watch a glass blower’s demonstration. Enjoy an included farewell dinner on your last night in Venice.
ITINERARY
Day 1 (Sun.)
Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2 Arrival in Rome, Italy. (Mon.)
Time to rest or start exploring the Eternal City. At 6 p.m. meet your Tour Director and traveling companions for a special welcome dinner with wine in one of Rome’s lively restaurants. (D)
Day 3 Rome. (Tue.)
Sightseeing with your Local Guide starts with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings and The Last Judgement. Continue to monumental ST. PETER’S SQUARE and BASILICA. Cross the Tiber and visit the COLOSSEUM and the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman Legions marched in triumph. This afternoon time to explore the city on your own, relax, or join your Local Guide for an optional walk that takes you to the magnificent marbled Trevi fountain, Navona Square, the well-preserved Roman Pantheon, the Spanish Steps, and finishes with a Roman dinner party. (BB)
Day 4 At Leisure in Rome. (Wed.)
Savor la dolce vita and enjoy independent activities. Take a stroll along beautiful Via Condotti, discover Rome’s hidden treasures at your own pace, or just sit on a terrace and watch people go by. Tonight, why not join an optional dinner with local specialties at one of Rome’s famous restaurants? (BB)
Day 5 Rome-Verrazzano Castle-Tuscany. (Thu.)
Travel north into Tuscany through the lush Apennine Mountains. Leave the highway and enter the Chianti wine area; visit VERRAZZANO CASTLE, where you will hear about the fine art of blending four types of grapes to obtain the famous Chianti Classico; here enjoy WINE TASTING and lunch, before you reach your hotel in Montecatini. (BB,L)
Day 6 Tuscany. Excursion to Florence. (Fri.)
All day is dedicated to florence, cradle of the Renaissance. follow your Local Guide to the ACADEMY Of fINE ARTS with Michelangelo’s celebrated David and the magnificent CATHEDRAL. Admire Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistry’s heavy bronze “Gate of Paradise,” and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. Time for independent sightseeing and browsing through the shops. florentine leather goods and gold jewelry sold by the ounce are attractive buys. (BB,D)
Day 7 Tuscany. Excursion to Lucca and Pisa. (Sat.)
This morning visit first charming Lucca, a beautifully preserved medieval town. Next continue to nearby Pisa to take your pictures of the amazing Leaning Tower, 180 feet high and no less than 12 feet out of the perpendicular, and balance of the day at leisure to relax at your hotel. (BB)
Day 8 Tuscany-Padua-Venice. (Sun.)
A scenic drive through the Apennine Mountains and the fertile Po area to Padua, city of St. Anthony, for a visit to the majestic six-domed BASILICA. In the afternoon a scenic drive following the Brenta canal brings you to Venice. Enter in style by PRIVATE BOAT. You may want to join an optional dinner tonight. (BB)
Day 9 Venice. (Mon.)
Highlights of your walking tour with a Local Guide are ST. MARK’S SQUARE and the BYZANTINE BASILICA, lavish DOGES’ PALACE, and the BRIDGE Of SIGHS. Also watch skilled GLASSBLOWERS fashion their delicate objects in an age-old traditional manner. Remainder of the morning and the afternoon to spend as you wish. (BB)
Day 10 At Leisure in Venice. (Tue.)
A full day to enjoy Venice at your own pace. This city has attracted and inspired photographers from all over the world because of its setting and translucent light. You may also wish to take an optional cruise through the lagoon, and have lunch on one of the islands. This evening an included farewell dinner celebrates the success of your Italian vacation. (BB,D)
Day 11 (Wed.)
Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (BB)
WHATS INCLUDED
ROME Welcome dinner; guided sightseeing including headsets; visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, and the Colosseum and Roman Forum
VERRAZZANO CASTLE Wine tasting and lunch
FLORENCE Guided sightseeing including headsets; visit Michelangelo’s David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square
LUCCA Orientation
PISA Orientation and picture stop at the Leaning Tower
PADUA Visit St. Anthony's Basilica
VENICE Private boat ride; guided sightseeing including headsets; visit St. Mark’s Square and Basilica, Doges’ Palace, and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblowers’ demonstration; farewell dinner
MEALS
9 buffet breakfasts (BB); 1 lunch (L) with wine tasting in Verrazzano Castle; 3 dinners (D) including a special welcome dinner with wine in Rome and a farewell dinner with wine in Venice
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Airport transfers may be included when you make your flight arrangements.
INSIDE VISITS
Inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges when applicable.
HOTELS
ROME - Starhotels Metropole
TUSCANY - Grand Hotel and La Pace
VENICE - Residence Palazzo Selvadego
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