Florence, Rome & Sorrento
- 10 day Days
Adult
Hotel & Excursions Package – 9 nights – daily arrivals
Duration
10 day Days
Included
- Group transfer from Florence hotel to railway station
- Train Florence-Rome Termini 2° class or by direct bus
- Train Rome T.ni-Napoli C. le 2° class or by direct bus
- 3 nights on BB basis in double room in hotel 3* in Florence
- 3 nights on BB basis in double room in hotel 4* in Rome
- 3 nights on HB basis in double room in hotel 4* in Sorrento area
- 1 excursion FD “Tuscany in a day” (*)
- 1 excursion HD “Vatican Museum” (**)
- 1 excursion HD “Pompeii” with Multilingual speaking guide
- 1 excursion FD “Positano & Amalfi” by bus Multilingual speaking guide
- Multilingual local speaking guide in Rome
- Group transfer from railtrain station in Rome to hotel in Rome
- Group transfer from hotel in Rome to Rome railtrain station
- Transfer from rail station Napoli to the hotel and from hotel in Sorrento area to Napoli airport
- *) Excursion “Tuscany in a day” is available daily (**) Excursion “Vatican Museum” is available from Monday to Saturday
Excluded
- City taxes (must to be paid on spot)
- Lunches and all the drinks at meals
- Transfers from airport/rail station to hotel in Florence
- Porterages and personal expenses
- Tips to the guide and driver (optional)
- Optional excursions
- Optional transfers
- Headphones on request € 3,00 per day
- Entrance fees to monuments and archaeological sites
- Anything not expressly indicated in “the rate includes”
Day 1 - FLORENCE (OVERNIGHT IN FLORENCE)
Arrive at Florence/Pisa airport/train station. Optional transfer to the hotel in Florence. On this day there are no planned activities. If you arrive
in the morning, we suggest you to discover the city on your own.
Suggested itinerary: Walk into the well-largest art capital of the world. One third of all art treasures of Italy is located in the Tuscan capital.
Santa Croce, the largest Franciscan church in Italy, is considered the burial of important Italian personalities from history, art and literature.
Equally impressive is the Palazzo Vecchio in Piazza della Signoria with the replica of David by Michelangelo. Additional points of interest
include, without limitation the octagonal the patron saint of Florence Baptistery dedicated to San Giovanni and the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, the
first palace of the early Renaissance in Florence.
The Ponte Vecchio is one of Florence’s landmarks and probably the most photographed bridge in the city. The most famous bridge of them all
was built at the narrowest part of the Arno. It’s distinguished as being the only remaining bridge to have houses and shops on it. In part this is
because something important was built on top of those: the Vasari Corridor. This secret passageway built by Vasari for Duke Cosimo I de’
Medici in 1565 links the Palazzo Vecchio to the Pitti Palace. In 1593, the jewelry stores that tourists so love were brought to the bridge on
command of Ferdinando, the Medici heir who thought that the previous tenants – butchers – smelled too bad in his corridor.
During WWII, the treasures of the Uffizi gallery were stored in the Corridor. Hitler had been on a tour of it at the start of the war, and perhaps
because of this, the Ponte Vecchio was the only bridge spared bombing during the German retreat of August 1944.
Take the time to visit one of the Food markets in central florence: There are two closed markets one is San Lorenzo’s (the largest and oldest) –
the other Sant’Ambrogio. Here you’ll get the chance to live the real florentine feel… you will smell, see and touch the freshest products and
above all you will get to taste whatever catches your attention!
Highly recommended would be of course the visit to the Uffizi Gallery, the world-famous art gallery with paintings of the European Paintings
of the 13th / 18th centuries. Tour of 4 Hours with entrance and guided visit to the Uffizi Gallery Museum in English or Italian. Overnight in
Florence.
Day 2 - FLORENCE – CATHEDRAL GUIDED TOUR (OPTIONAL) (OVERNIGHT IN FLORENCE)
Breakfast in Hotel. Day free or Optional excursion of Florence.
Optional Excursion: “CATHEDRAL GUIDED TOUR”. Highly recommended to climbe the Florence’s Duomo, with the huge cupola by Filippo
Brunelleschi, is one of the most breathtaking experience you can do in the center of Florence. From there you can dominate the whole city and
have an unique view. But, beware! The steps to get on top are 463, pretty challenging even for the trained ones! Guided tour of 1 Hour with a
professional only English or Italian tour guide and Entrance ticket to Florence’s Cathedral that allow you to visit on your own St. Reparata
Church, Brunelleschi’s Dome, Baptistery, Museo dell’Opera del Duomo and Giotto’s Belltower. Overnight in Florence.
Day 3 - “TUSCANY IN A DAY” PISA, SAN GIMIGNANO & SIENA (INCLUDED) (OVERNIGHT IN FLORENCE)
Breakfast in Hotel. Full Day Excursion “Tuscany in a Day” with expert English speaking Tour Leader to visit Pisa, San Gimignano, guided walking
tour of Siena with lunch in Piazza del Campo, Wine tasting in a winery immersed in the Chianti Area. Overnight in Florence.
Day 4 - ROME (OVERNIGHT IN ROME)
Breakfast in Hotel, transfer to train station and continue to Rome, arrive at Rome train station transfer to the hotel. Afternoon free to
discovery the city. Overnight in Rome.
Day 5 - VATICAN MUSEUM* (INCLUDED) afternoon: COLOSSEUM, ROMAN FORUM & PALATINE HILL (OPTIONAL) (OVERNIGHT IN ROME)
Breakfast in hotel. This day you will explore the Vatican Museum and St. Peter’s Basilica. Enjoy a tour with an expert guide skip the line with a
fast entry ticket to the Vatican Complex. After meeting your professional guide at our meeting point, you’ll be given a headset and you’ll reach
the Vatican Museum’s entrance, in a group of no more than 25 people. You’ll tour the gallery, visiting all those main spots you’ve heard about
like the Gallery of Maps, the Gallery of Tapestries, the Borgia Apartments. The guide will tell you everything about the Raphael Rooms and
their exceptional frescoes, including The School of Athens, and will bring you to the Sistine Chapel, whose ceiling is one of the cornerstone
works of High Renaissance art. The tour couldn’t be complete without a visit to St. Peter’s, the Basilica that isn’t only the largest church in the
world, but that contains several pieces of fine art: think the canopy designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini or the Pietà by Michelangelo. And to top
it off, gaze the majestic St. Peter’s Square, the open space which lies before the Basilica, redesigned by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and being itself an
architectural masterpiece of the Baroque age. Optional transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Rome.
Optional Excursion: COLOSSEUM, ROMAN FORUM & PALATINE HILL. Come at our designated meeting point will have a meeting with the
guide, get you earphones, and let you access the Colosseum skipping the long line. You’ll walk inside the Flavian Amphitheater, seeing the
places where the Ancient Romans used to watch a variety of events, such as gladiatorial shows or staged animal hunts, and you’ll learn more
about the way Romans used to enjoy their leisure time. On around the Palatine Hill, the place where Rome was founded and where Roman
emperors used to live: the view is spectacular from here! You’ll also reach the Roman Forum, the pulsating heart of ancient Roman life, to see
some very well preserved ruins of that time: End of the excursion, optional transfer to the hotel and overnight.
Day 6 - PANORAMIC TICKET & THE BEST WALKING TOURS OF ROME! (OPTIONAL) (OVERNIGHT IN ROME)
Breakfast in hotel. This day you can explore the city to visit the highlights of the monuments symbol of Rome and it is a fascinating view with a
panoramic tour. Optional transfers and overnight.
Optional excursion: “PANORAMIC TICKET & THE BEST WALKING TOURS OF ROME!”. “I Love Rome City Tour” is a tour combine bus with one
walking tour! Jump on board in the stop that you choose and relax on board, listen to the audio commentary and get on and off at any of the
eight stops available along the route. The bus ticket included in the deal will be valid for 24 hours. The bus will make eight stops and will
provide you with an on-board audio commentary in 13 languages. The combination with one of the four available walking tours we offer
makes it the ideal way to pass through much of the city centre in a day. A guide will be waiting for you at the meeting point, which will be
located next to the indicated stop of our pink buses, to show you some stunning corners of the city. What will you pick? You may choose
between a walk through the alleys of the romantic Trastevere area, or the Ghetto, both filled with history and culture. Do ghost stories
fascinate you more? Then you may pick our amazing Ghosts and Mysteries Tour or perhaps the Velabro Valley Tour, to get to know more
about the city foundation and its legends. We offer incredible itineraries that include some must-see attractions, such as Castel Sant’Angelo,
Piazza Navona, the Pantheon, Piazza della Minerva, Piazza Bocca della Verità, the Arch of Janus, the church of San Giorgio in Velabro, the
Fontana della Tartarughe, Portico di Ottavia, the Tiber Island, Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere and so many more! You are free to come
back in hotel when you wish. Optional transfers and overnight.
Day 7 - POMPEII (INCLUDED) (OVERNIGHT IN SORRENTO AREA)
Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer to Rome station and departure to Napoli by train/bus. Arrival in Naples, meeting with the guide and excursion
to POMPEII. Pompeii holds an intense fascination for visitors today. Following the eruption of the Volcano Mount Vesuvius in the year of 79
AD, Pompei lay buried a forgotten for hundreds of years. The town is high on the list of the World and the excavations begun in the 18th
Century are still being carried out today. Our guide will take you slowly through some of the ancient streets of Pompeii where you can see
Baths, Forums and Villas built by prosperous Roman in the years 80 BC. Marvel at the fabulously preserved Frescos which adorned the walls
and floors of the Villas. Even if your interests do not lie in history, this is an archaeological site that you cannot be failed to be impressed by.
After the visit, we will arrive in Sorrento Area to our selected Hotel. Dinner and overnight in hotel.
Day 8 - POSITANO & AMALFI (INCLUDED) (OVERNIGHT IN SORRENTO AREA)
Breakfast in the hotel. This day you are free to relax and explore the city on your own or you can opt to spend your day in the Amalfi coast, one
of the most spectacular coastlines of Europe. Pick-up in hotel by Mini van and enjoy the Amalfi Coast drive which is arguably the world's most
beautiful and thrilling sightseeing road. Your English or German speaking driver, along the journey, will give you general information including
how to spend your free time for each of the 3 stops programmed:
Positano is a true paradise, developed vertically within a tangled overlay of streets, alleys and shops that expose the colorful Positano fashions
well-known all around the world. In the town center is the Parish Church of Santa Maria Assunta that shows up with its large dome, tiled in
majolica and sheltering some precious works like polychrome marble altars.
It’s nice to get lost in Positano… To fully embrace the beauty of the town it’s probably better to walk without a precise destination; You will be
able to enjoy the streets, the little shops, the restaurants, the monuments, the churches, the beaches.
Amalfi, a picturesque interlacing of alleys and stairways overlooks the sea with all its extraordinary colors reflecting the enchanting landscape
of Amalfi, the town whose name blesses the entire coast. Dominated by the majestic Cathedral dedicated to Sant'Andrea (St. Andrew), Amalfi
proffers innumerable testimonies of its glorious past as a Maritime Republic.
Ravello, another pearl of the coast, an elegant and refined village, dipped in green and characterized by luxurious villas. Ravello is famous all
around the world for its Festival, in the garden of Villa Rufolo, where an evocative setting and the emotion of listening to great music create an
experience of extraordinary intensity. The heart of Ravello is represented by Piazza Vescovado, framed by the architecture of Palazzo Rufolo
and the Cathedral with its magnificent portal (the first ever made with this innovative mould technique) and 10-feet-high bell tower.
Dinner and overnight.
Day 9 - CAPRI (OPTIONAL) (OVERNIGHT IN SORRENTO AREA)
Breakfast in the hotel. This day you will enjoy a full day excursion in Capri. No holiday here in Sorrento would be complete without a trip to the
evocative Island of Capri. Sail across the Bay of Naples for the start of an unforgettable day. For so small an Island, about 4 miles long and 2
miles wide, Capri has had much said, sung and written about her. Pick-up from hotel, transfer to the port and departure to Capri, sailing along
the Sorrento Coast. On board of our comfortable boat we offer you an unforgettable and personalized trip discovering the beautiful island of
Capri. Your English or German speaking Captain, along the journey, will give you general information including how to spend your free time on
Capri Island. Along the way you will admire: the ancient fishermen village of “Marina Grande”, the ruins of a roman villa near “Bagni della
Regina Giovanna”, her interesting attractions along the coast. Arrival to Capri and tour of the island by boat with the possibility to admire the
Marvellous Grotto, the White Grotto, the Green Grotto; along the way you will admire the Natural Arch, the Villa Curzio Malaparte, the
Faraglioni rocks and the Lighthouse of Punta Carena. Disembark at Marina Grande in Capri with 5/6 hours free time to visit the island.
Comfortable shoes, cameras. Dinner and overnight in Sorrento hotel.
Day 10 - DEPARTURE and “ARRIVEDERCI”
Breakfast in the hotel. Optional transfer to the airport and end of our services. Grazie e arrivederci!
Important informations:
• Tours are guaranteed with a minimum of 2 persons.
• The hotels indicated may be replaced with others of the same category
• The excursions are subjected to reconfirm depends to the weather conditions, or the service date may change
• Some trips could be a combination of multiple Norma Vacanze tours. You should expect somegroup members to join or leave the tour
between tour segments.
• We try to carry out the tour as in the programs but a change in emergency could be possible with alternative programs.
• The tour programs could undergo variations, with respect to what has been published, for reasons of technical or logistical orders, without
however substantial changes to the program itself.
• Norma Vacanze is entitled to change the itinerary of the excursion if it considers it appropriate or due to force majeure.
• Norma Vacanze is not responsible for accidents, delays, damage or loss of luggage or personal belongings, nor for damages caused by third
parties or others like floods, storms, landslides, earthquakes, political unrest, epidemy, terrorists attacks, strike.
Cancellation policy:
• From 14 days to No Show and Early Departure: 100% penalty
Admission Fees
• In order to skip the queues in the museums or in the archeological parks we need to make the reservation in advance.
• Pre-bookings of entrance tickets is mandatory on the first day of the tour.
• Tickets are not-refundable
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