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Day 1: Melbourne - - Rome

your journey of Italy.

Day 2: Rome

Arrive in Rome , a City of 3000

years

history. Italy’ s capital is a sprawling,

cosmopolitan city with nearly 3,000

years of globally influential art ,

architecture and culture on display.

Ancient ruins such as the Roman

Forum and the Colosseum evoke

the power of the former Roman

Empire.Upon

arrival ,

y

our

tour

guide

will

meet

you

at

the

airport

with

the

warmest

greeting.

Transfer

to

hotel

.

Day

3:

Rome

Empire

Explore

Rome

after

breakfast .

You ’ll

understand

soon

why

it

is

defined

an

“open

air

museum”:

as

you

walk

around

the

city

center,

you’ll

see

the

remains

of

its

glorious

past

all

around

you ,

as

you’re

making

a

time

travel

back

to

the

ancient

Rome

empire

era.

Visit

Colosseum

*,

Arch

of

Constantine,

Roman

Forum*. Walk over to Venice Square and way

up the Campidoglio Hill you will visit Capitoline Museums*. opened to the public since

1734.The Capitoline Museums are considered the first museum in the world including a

large number of ancient Roman statues, inscriptions , and other artifacts; a collection of

medieval and Renaissance art; and collections of jewels, coins and other items.

Transfer back to hotel after dinner.

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Departure from Melbourne, begin

Day

4:

Rome

Baroque

and

Renaissance

The

day

tour

starts

from

Galleria

Borghese*.

The

Galleria

Borghese

houses

a

substantial

part

of

the

Borghese

collection

of

paintings ,

sculpture

and

antiquities .

Then

visit

Spanish

Steps

and

you

will

walk

to

the

beautiful

Trevi

Foutain

nearby ,

where

you

will

throw

a

coin

into

the

fountain

to

make

your

return-to-Rome

wish!

Crossover

Via

Condotti,

the

busy

shopping

street

you

will

arrive

to

Patheon.

It

is

one

of

the

best

preserved

of

all

ancient

Roman

buildings,

in large

part

because

it

has

been

in

continuous

use

throughout

its

history.

The

tour

ends

with

the famous

Piazza

Navona

city

square,

visit

amazing

Fountain

of

Four

Rivers,

The

Church

of Santa.

Day

5:

Vatican

City

Today

we’ll

visit

the

Vatican

City ,

the

center

of

Catholicism .

Here

you ’ll

admire

the

great

architecture

and

numerous

outstanding

art

works ,

among

which

the

most

important

are

the

classic

sculptures

and

the

greatest

works

of

the

Renaissance

era .

Visit

Vatican

Museums

including

Sistine

Chapel.

The

fame

of

the

Sistine

Chapel

lies

mainly

in

the

frescos

that

decorate

the

interior ,

and

most

particularly

the

Sistine

Chapel

Ceiling

and

The

Last

Judgement

by

Michelangelo.Visit

the

Basilica

of

Saint

Peter

and

the

Saint

Peter’s

Square.

In the afternoon enjoy a walk in the Trastevere area to meet local folks and the tipical Roman

life and check the shops, bars and restaurants

Transfer back to Hotel after dinner.

Transfer back to hotel after dinner.

Day 6:

Rome

.

Day 7:

Rome-Naples 225km, about 2.5H– By coach

After breakfast transfer to Naples , enjoying the view on the way. Upon arrival , visit The cathedral . The cathedral contains some excellent artworks including frescoes in the Chapel of the Treasure of

San

Gennaro and some 4 th-century mosaics . To one side of the Duomo is the 4th century Basilica

Santa Restituta , the oldest chapel in Naples, containing columns believed to be from the Temple

of

Apollo.

Then

Visit The National Archaeological Museum of Naples*. It houses one of the world's

world's

most

precious collections of Greek-Roman works of art. The museum was was by

Visit The National Gallery of Modern ArtGalleria Nazionale d’ arte Moderna founded in 1883 and dedicated to modern and contemporary art. The museum displays about 1100 paintings and sculptures

of

the nineteenth and twentieth centuries , of which it has the largest collection in Italy . Then

you

can

visit The MAXXI (Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, or National Museum of the

21st

Century

Arts)

is a national museum of contemporary art and architecture . The museum was designed

as

a multidisciplinary space and committed to experimentation and innovation in the arts and

architecture .

The MAXXI has been acclaimed as a masterpiece fit to sit alongside Rome's ancient wonders.

Transfer

back

to

hotel

after

dinner.

Charles VII , king of Naples in late XVIII century to preserve the treasures inherited from his ancestors and those discovered during the excavations of the Ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Transfer

back

to

hotel

after

dinner.

Day 8:

After breakfast transfer to Pompeii , visit The Unesco World Heritage Site - Pompeii*, home of the ancient

Roman ruins. See Vetti's House, the Thermal Baths, the Forum and the Lupanare brothel, all

buried by volcanic ash, and learn more about how this ancient city was destroyed by the infamous Mt Vesuvius eruption in 79 AD. Transfer to Sorrento hotel after dinner.

Naples – Pompeii （30km）– Sorrento （30km） by coach

Day

9:

S orrento

–

Naples

–

Florence

–

By

train

Transfer from

Sorrento

in

the

morning

to

Florence train

statoin

after

breakfast .Take

a train

to

Florence , upon

arrival ,

start

the

walking

tour

from

Uffizi

Gallery *,

the

grand

museum

filled

with

Renaissance

masterpieces

from

Botticelli ,

da

Vinci

and

other

greats .

Stop

at

Piazzale

Michelangelo .

The

square ,

dedicated

to

the

Renaissance

sculptor

Michelangelo ,has

bronze

copies

of

some

of

his

marble

works

found

elsewhere

in

Florence:

the

David

and

the

four

allegories

of

the

Medici

Chapel

of

San

Lorenzo. The

monument

was

brought

up

by

nine

pairs

of

oxen

on

25

June

1873.

Day

10:

Florence

After

breakfast

visit

school.

After

lunch

visit

the

Accademia

Gallery,

home

to

Michelangelo’

s

David

.

Marvel

at

the

lifelike

contours

of

the

17-foot

sculpture

and

see

why

this

creation

has

become

of

the

most

iconic

in

the

world.

Visit

the

Brunelleschi’

s

Dome,

the

most

famous

structure

in

the

Florentine

skyline

.

Enter

inside

the

impressive

Cathedral

to

explore

before

admiring

Giotto’

s

Bell

Tower

and

the

Baptistery

*.

Delve

deeper

into

Florence

’

s

rich

history

with

a

visit

to

the

medieval

Palazzo

Vecchio

and

the

Church

of

Orsanmichele

to

witness

statues

by

famed

artists

such

as

Donatello

,

Ghiberti

and

Verrocchio.

Day

11:

Florence

–

Pisa

–

Florence

by

coach

A

day

trip

to

Pisa

in

the

morning,

Visit

the

UNESCO

World

Heritage-listed

Leaning

Tower

of

Pisa.

After

getting

a

photo

trying

to

'hold

up'

the

Leaning

Tower

,

discover

the

rest

of

Piazza

dei

Miracoli

and

the

incredible

cathedral

that

sits

on

the

square.

Return

to

Florence

in

the

later

afternoon.

Transfer back to hotel after dinner.

Transfer back to hotel after dinner.

Transfer back to hotel after dinner.

Day

12:

Florence–

Venice ( 260K m, by coach , 3. 5 h ours)

Transfer

to

Venice,

Start

your

Venice

in

one

day

tour

to

learn

about

the

city’s

key

monuments.

In

St

Mark’s

Square ,

hear

the

history

behind

legendary

sights

such

as

St

Mark’s

Basilica

and

the

Doge’s

Palace

prisons.

Then

admire

the

acclaimed

mosaics

that

adorn

the

basilica’s

interior.

Explore

narrow

passageways

that

cut

between

sun-bleached

palazzos,

and

admire

pretty

bridges

that

cross

the

canals

as

you

learn

about

Venice ’s

tucked -away

treasures .

Pass

through

Campo

Santa

Maria

Formosa

to

admire

its

gothic

palaces,

and

have

your

camera

ready

for

Marco

Polo’s

House.

Other

sights

include

an

age-old

merchant ’s

warehouse

and

a

wellhead ,

which

many

say

is

the

city’s

most

beautiful .

Visit

Rialto

Bridge,

and

make

the

most

of

your

day

with

a

Gondola

ride.

Day 13: Venice

Transfer to Murano Island , visit traditional glass factory . Visit glass museum . The tour continues to

Burano Island , the coloured island of lace . Home of big artists like Baldassare Galuppi , Remigio

Barbaro and Pino Donaggio , as well as inspirer of the Arte Buranella . All visitors of Burano remain

intrigued by the many colored houses that are reflected into the green waters of channels , by the

leaning bell tower , by the tranquility and the calmness with which the elderly ladies embroider

original Burano lace by their tombolo (or lace pillow).

Day 14: Venice

Start the day with the visit to The Peggy Guggenheim museum , the modern art museum on the

Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro area of Venice. It is one of the most visited attractions in Venice. The

collection is housed in the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni , an 18th-century palace , which was the home of

the American heiress Peggy Guggenheim for three decades . The collection includes works of

prominent Italian futurists and American modernists working in such genres as Cubism , Surrealism

and abstract expressionism . Among the artists represented in the collection are , Dalì , Mirò and

Picasso and more . It also includes sculptural works.

Day 15: Departure from Venice

Transfer to Venice international airport after breakfast. Say goodbye to Italy.