Tastes of Italy Tour. Lazio, Umbria, Emilia Romagna & Veneto
Tastes of Italy Tour. Lazio, Umbria, Emilia Romagna & Veneto
Lazio, Umbria, Emilia Romagna & Veneto Experience the beautiful rich cultures of these glorious cities, well known for their history and architecture, the sites, sounds, aromas and tastes will intertwine – satisfying all of your senses!
Toronto departure
$
10 days | 8 nts
4129
October 12 to 21 taxes & fees included
Tour Includes
› Roundtrip flights in Economy Class
on board Air Transat
› Roundtrip airport hotel transfers
› Accommodation in double occupancy
(standard room)
› Two nights in Rome, two nights in Perugia,
one night in Modena, one night in Verona,
last two nights in Venice
› Continental breakfast daily
› Private city tour of Rome,
Padua City and Assisi Tour
› Tour of the Perugina house of chocolate,
followed by ‘Chocolate Museum’ –
chocolate tasting
› Welcome dinner in local restaurant and
pizza cooking class, including lunch in Rome
› Parma ham, parmesan cheese
and Balsamic experience tasting
› Gourmet dinner with wine tasting in Verona
› Bacari Tour in Venice
› Rome Renaissance and Baroque Tour
› Italian and Venetian alcoholic aperitif
tasting in Venice during the Bacari tour.
› Farewell dinner in Venice Mestre
› Air conditioned coach transportation
with tour guide throughout entire tour
› Porterage, one piece per person
› VAT and Rome city taxes
TASTES OF ITALY
DAY 1 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 DEPART TORONTO FOR ROME ON AIR TRANSAT DAY 2 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 ARRIVAL IN ROME
Arrive at Rome airport. Your English Speaking tour leader will escort you to your hotel by private bus. Private three hour city tour of Rome. Free time following the excursion. Three course welcome dinner. Overnight. (D)
DAY 3 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 EXCURSION & COOKING CLASS Breakfast at hotel. Morning departure to Navona Square by private bus. Enjoy the ‘Renaissance & Baroque in Rome + Pizza Cooking Class’ excursion. Hosted by a professional ‘pizzaiolo’ chef in a real Pizzeria kitchen including a pizza lunch at the activity location. Return to hotel followed by free time. Dinner on your own. Overnight. (B,L)
DAY 4 MONDAY, OCTOBER 15 ROME, ASSISI & PERUGIA EXCURSION Breakfast at hotel followed by check-out. Morning departure to Perugia by private bus. On the way stop in the town of Assisi for a private walking tour. Following the excursion depart for Perusia and check-in to your hotel followed by free time. Dinner on your own. Overnight. (B)
DAY 5 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16 PERUGIA EXCURSION Breakfast at hotel. Morning departure to Perugia House of Chocolate for a two part tour of the ‘Chocolate Museum’ and ‘Chocolate Factory’ including tasting followed by a walking tour of the city. Free time. Dinner on your own. Overnight. (B)
DAY 6 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17 PERUGIA, CARPI & MODENA Breakfast at hotel followed by check-out. Morning departure for Modena by private bus, check-in to hotel. Travel to a Balsamic Vinegar factory in the Modena and Carpi area for the ‘Balsamic Experience’. Visit the facilites and cellars and enjoy a Parma ham and Parmesan cheese tasting, followed by dinner. Return to hotel. Overnight. (B, D)
DAY 7 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 MODENA, PADUA & VERONA Breakfast at hotel followed by check-out. Morning departure for Verona by private bus. On the way stop in Padua for a private walking tour. Check-in at hotel in Verona followed by free time. Gourmet dinner with wine tasting at a restaurant set among ancient Roman ruins. Overnight. (B, D)
DAY 8 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 VERONA & VENICE Breakfast at hotel followed by check-out. Morning departure for Venice Mestre by private bus. Check-in at hotel. Travel to Tronchetto Island for a boat cruise to the Rialto area to enjoy the private ‘Bacari Tour’. Enjoy a walking tour including a tasting of the Italian and Venetian aperitifs ‘cicchetti’, ‘ombre’ and ‘spritz’ served alongside finger foods including a tasting of local fish-delicacies. Transfer by boat back to Tronchetto then private bus to Venice Mestre. Overnight. (B)
DAY 9 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20 VENICE & FAREWELL DINNER Breakfast at hotel followed by free time. Late afternoon transfer with your group to a local Venice Mestre restaurant for a farewell dinner. Return to hotel by private bus. Overnight. (B, D)
DAY 10
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21
DEPARTURE
Breakfast in hotel followed by check-out and
transfer to the Venice airport for your flight
home.
You will visit the following 4 places:
Venice
Venice is a city in northeastern Italy sited on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. The city is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture, and its artwork. The city in its entirety is listed as a World Heritage Site, along with its lagoon. Venice has been known as the La Dominante, Serenissima, Queen of the Adriatic, City of Water, City of Masks, City of Bridges, The Floating City, and City of Canals. It has also been described as being one of Europe's most romantic cities. It is truly an amazing, stunning and interesting city for the adventurous to explore!
Lazio
Italy
Italy is a country in Southern Europe. It is home to the greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world. Much like its food, this country is an endless feast of experiences. It is famous worldwide for its delicious cuisine, its trendy fashion industry, luxury sports cars and motorcycles, diverse regional cultures and dialects, as well as for its beautiful coast, alpine lakes and mountain ranges (the Alps and Apennines). There is also the country’s enormous cultural legacy: Tuscany alone has more classified historical monuments than any country in the world; there are considerable remnants of the Roman Empire all over the country, notably in Rome itself; and every region retains its own relics of an artistic tradition generally acknowledged to be among the world’s richest.
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in 1,285.3 km2 (496.3 sq mi). Rome's metropolitan area is the second largest in Italy Milan, with some 3.7 million residents. The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy. The historic centre of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With wonderful palaces, millennium-old churches, grand romantic ruins, opulent monuments, ornate statues and graceful fountains, Rome has an immensely rich historical heritage and cosmopolitan atmosphere, making it one of Europe's and the world's most visited, famous, influential and beautiful capitals.
