• 8 day Tour
• First Class Hotel/Resort
• 6 Breakfasts
• Most admissions included.
Stay and Visit ® Italy presents an unforgettable Regional Italy tour of Rome. Let us whisk you away on this luxury tour with excursions to the Vatican City, Trevi Fountain, and the Spanish Steps. You will live the "dolce vita" while in our beautiful, hospitable and centrally located four-star hotel. Breakfasts (B) will be continental style.
Day 1 - Departure from your city to Rome
Day 2 - Rome - Arrive at Fiumicino Airport and transfer to our Gran Hotel Olympic**** located in the city center of Rome the capital city of Italy, founded by the twins Romulus and Remus. This Great City will be our home for the next six days.
Day 3 - Rome - Today is at our leisure; our hotel has a great location near the Vatican and within easy reach of all the major sights of Rome. We will have free time for exploring the ''Eternal City”. (B)
Day 4 - Rome - Morning at leisure. This afternoon we will have a tour of Imperial Rome. One of the symbols of Rome is the Coliseum, the largest amphitheatre ever built in the Roman Empire, and it was used for gladiatorial combat. The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. The Spanish Steps is a set of steps in Rome climbing a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna and Piazza Trinità dei Monti. The famous Scalinata is without a doubt the longest and widest staircase in all Europe. The Trevi Fountain is the largest and most ambitious of the Baroque fountains of Rome it is located in Trevi area. (B)
Day 5 - Rome - Another full day at leisure! Other places of interest worth visiting on your own are: Piazza del Popolo with the church of Santa Maria where masterpieces of Pinturicchio, Raphael, Caravaggio and Bernini can be admired; Piazza Navona it is considered the most beautiful baroque square in Rome; The Pantheon is still the biggest concrete dome in the world (27 B.C.); Borghese Museum and Gallery with Bernini’s masterpieces “Apollo and Daphne”, “The Rape of Persephone“; Piazza Venezia with the monument to Italy‘s king Vittorio Emanuele (The Wedding Cake); Trastevere where the locals enjoy their favorite dishes of “abbacchio and spaghetti a’ matriciana”.
Day 6 - Rome & Vatican City - This morning we will venture out to a professionally guided tour of Vatican City. The Basilica of Saint Peter is one of the four major basilicas of Rome. It is the most prominent building inside the Vatican City and built on the ruins of Old Saint Peter's Basilica. The Vatican Museums are the public art and sculpture museums in the Vatican City, which displays works from the extensive collection of the Roman Catholic Church. The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope. Its fame rests in its decoration, frescoed throughout by the greatest Renaissance artists, including Michelangelo whose ceiling is legendary, and its purpose, because it's where the new Pope is selected. (B)
Day 7 – Rome - Your last day of leisure. Wander the beautiful streets, visit an attraction you wanted to see, and shop! (B)
Day 8- Rome - Transfer to Fiumicino Airport, have a safe return home, treasure the memories and …Grazie and arrivederci a Presto! (B)
We reserve the right to change the itinerary and schedule times for logistic reasons.
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Price
All departures $ 999 per person based on double occupancy.
Single supplement: $ 500 for a single room or $ 999 for a double room, single occupant.
Airfares are not included.
For more information and for reservations contact: Stay and Visit ® Italy – Orofino Tours
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Sarasota - Florida - 34231 - USA
Tel: 941-870-2498
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