Italy's Greatest Cities
Discover the ancient city of Rome, taste the famous Verona wines, explore the magnificence of Renaissance Florence and see Venice by boat.
Italy
This holiday to Italy is an excellent first visit option that covers good ground including the main highlights of Florence, Venice, Verona, Rome and Milan. Visit these well-known cities and enjoy their art, architecture and history.
Discover the ancient city of Rome, taste the famous Verona wines, explore the magnificence of Renaissance Florence and see Venice by boat.
Marvel at Michaelangelo’s Sistine Chapel and Statue of David, Brunelleschi’s venerable Duomo, the lace at Burano…the list goes on.
A visit to the ancient Pantheon, The Vatican City, the Doges Palace and Palazzo Ducale offer a great insight into Italy’s rich history.
Famous worldwide for cuisine, savour a pizza in Verona and a private wine tasting of the Soave Classico.
This itinerary encompasses the greatness of Italy – its ancient history and architecture, its fine wine and delicious cuisine, its breath-taking scenery and culture, all the while staying in small, centrally located, boutique hotels so you are never very far from the action.
Italy’s capital city is arguably the most storied and illustrious cities in the world. Positively dripping in history, art and culture, Rome today fuses the ancient with the new. When in Rome we ensure you experience the city to suit your interests – we can arrange a private entrance to the Sistine Chapel, take a Vespa and Segway city tour, or experience a Gladiator show and dinner.
A night in Assisi allows plenty of time to visit this small town, surrounded by walls built in different medieval styles. Visit famous St Francis’s basilica hosting some of Giotto’s masterpieces.
Florence is a treasure trove of Italy’s most splendid architecture as well as the birthplace of the Renaissance and a city full of art and artists. Visit Michaelangelo’s David in the Museo Accademia, walk to the Piazza del Duomo and climb the 436 steps of Brunelleschi’s venerable Duomo, and admire some of Bernini’s celebrated works of art in the Uffizi gallery.
Walk around stately palaces, world-class art galleries and the picturesque Boboli gardens, not forgetting to try the renowned Fiorentina cuisine in any of the characterful restaurants that line the city streets. We recommend you skip the line at Uffizi and Corridoio Vasariano and take a private tour, visit a small winery, visit the leather school, or take a Vespa tour.
Venice is quite remarkable, a city surrounded by water with plenty to explore. Skip the line at San Marco, arrange tickets for La Fenice with dinner afterwards, make your own piece of Murano glass, take a helicopter flight over the city, dine at Bragozzo or take a cooking lesson in Villa Veneta and a wine tasting tour with the owner.
Leave the canals of Venice for Verona, home to a 14th-century house said to have ‘Juliet’s balcony’. However, Verona is also famed for its Grand Arena, a 1st-century Roman amphitheatre still hosting concerts and an annual opera festival. Afternoon visit to Soave, a small medieval village with many wine cellars. Enjoy a small tasting of the famous Soave Classico and the Monte Veronese cheese.
Milan is a place for people who love cosmopolitan cities, from the fashion runways to the frescoes inside the churches. In Milan, you find Da Vinci’s Last Supper, San Siro/Guiseppe Meazza Stadium, Duomo’s statues, Alla Scala Theatre, Sforza Castle and the famous Vittorio Emanuele’s arcades in Piazza Duomo, the worlds’ oldest shopping centre. Milan is also home to lovely parks, great ice-cream shops and a renowned nightlife. Why not have dinner on an old tram while travelling around Milan? We can arrange La Scala tickets and backstage entry.
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Italy’s cities are wonderful to visit at any time of the year. Coastal regions are best between June and September. Mountainous regions such as the Dolomites are wonderful for winter sports between December and March and extremely pretty for summer stays from June through to October.
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