Escorted Tours 2021

36 caesars, dukes and doges 15 DAYS/14 NIGHTS TRAVEL PUZZLE CHARMING ITALY + ADRIATIC PEARLS DAY 1: ARRIVAL ROME Welcome to Italy and its famous capital Rome. Meet with your tour director and get to know the details of your tour! Free time in the eternal city. DAY 2: ROME B All roads lead to Rome! Join your tour leader for a guided tour of this historical city. Visit the gladiator’s arena – Colosseum, Caesar’s forum, Venice square, ...take a stroll in the through Piazza Navona with famous fountain of Fours Rivers, admire the magnificent Pantheon, Spanish stairs and throw a coin in fountain Trevi. Later in the afternoon, free time to experience the city on your own. DAY 3: VATICAN MUSEUMS & SISTINE CHAPEL B Discover the smallest state in the world – Vatican . Your guide will first take you through Vatican’s museums, including one of the richest art collections in the world. Special attention will be dedicated to unique Sistine Chapel adorned by Michelangelo. The tour will end on St Peter’s square, where you will be able to admire the St Peter’s Basilica as well. In the afternoon, visit the unique church of St Mary of Angels, San Pietro and Vincoli church where you can see the chains of St Peter. Afternoon will be will be free for you to enjoy the final moments in Rome. DAY 4: ASSISI – SAN GIMIGNANO – FLORENCE B, T Continue your adventure to medieval town of Assisi , where patron of Italy, St Francis was born. Walking tour of the ancient town, protected by UNESCO World Heritage, offers interesting sites as Basilica of San Francisco, an artistic highlight of medieval Europe containing the sacred relics of St Francis and Giotto’s frescoes. After the basilica visit drive through Tuscany. Stop at one of the best wine cellars in the region, where you will learn all about the traditional wine Chianti and try it together with the tasting of local products. Afternoon walk through the picturesque San Gimignano and in the late afternoon, arrival to Renaissance city of Florence . Accommodation and free time. DAY 5: FLORENCE B Head for the ancient heart of Florence and experience a real travel back in time when your guide takes you to Piazza del Duomo with outstanding cathedral Santa Maria de Fiore, Giotto’s Bell, Dante’s birth house and church Santa Croce. Stop at Piazza della signora, decorated with numerous palace and monuments, admire the church Orsanmichele and its gothic style, stroll through Uffizi Gallery staircase all the way to Pitti palace. Afternoon will be free at leisure. 4 OPTIONAL: Ufizzi Gallery visit DAY 6: PISA – LUCA – VENICE B, L Before saying goodbye to Tuscany, visit one if its most renewed towns, Pisa . Snap a photo with famous leaning tower and stop at square of Miracles where Galileo Galilei has proved that Aristotle’s theory of the acceleration of falling bodies is incorrect. Continue to Lucca, and take a walk though this medieval pearl visiting St Michel cathedral, St Martin church, city wall, etc. in the late afternoon arrival Venice area , accommodation in hotel and free time. DAY 7: VENICE B, D Spend a day in the most romantic city in the world, Venice . Embark the taxi boat and take a guided tour of the Venice city. Your tour will take you around St. Marco’s Square to see Basilica with famous mosaics and its bell tower, Astrological tower, the Doge’s palace - residence of Doges of Venice, cross the Rialto bridge and listen to the stories of famous Venetians. Free afternoon to enjoy city by yourself, find true souvenirs from Murano glass, and have a coffee on Str Marco’s square. In the evening join your group for a farewell dinner where you will talk about most memorable moments of the tour and plan for new ones. 4 OPTIONAL: Gondola ride through Venice’s canals DAY 8: VENICE – PIRAN – KOPER – OPATIJA RIVIERA B, L Continue your journey to Slovenia. You will visit Piran lovely Slovenian old town on seaside. Colourful city center with interesting history is the pearl of Slovenian coast and reminds a lot of Venice since it belonged to Venetian republic for many years. You tour will include sightseeing of the most important attractions, including Square Tartini, St. George church, glorious city wall. Continue to Koper, the capital of seaside that once used to be an island. After guided walk through town, you will have lunch and some free time. In the late afternoon arrival to Opatija , a small metropolitan resort on the Croatian coast, where you will enjoy the evening in the coastal atmosphere. DAY 9: ISTRIA TOUR B, DG Istria is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between Golf of Trieste and Kvarner Gulf and it is shared by three countries: Italy, Slovenia and Croatia. Rovinj is one of themost popular andmost developed tourist resorts in Croatia. The old town is built on the island and it is the most picturesque and romantic towns on Mediterranean. To fell the true Istrian spirit, visit one of Istrian agritourism farm for local tasting. Continue to Porec , one of most popular holiday destinations in Istria. A stroll through town and its narrow streets, will mesmerize you. In the afternoon return to hotel and enjoy free time by the sea. DAY 10: PLITVICE B, D Say goodbye to the seaside for a little while and head on to discovering hinterland of Croatia. You will visit one of the most beautiful sites of nature in all of Europe . Plitvice national park comprises of 16 terrace lakes, all interconnected by waterfalls, and kilometers of wooden bridges and forest paths. The amazing part of Croatia is also on UNESCO World Heritage list. In the afternoon free time to enjoy pristine nature. Accommodation in Plitvice area , dinner in hotel, overnight. DAY 11: ZADAR – TROGIR – SPLIT B, L Start with a short city tour among ancient and early Christian monuments . Zadar was once the important city of the first Croatian kingdom and is nowadays administrative and cultural capital of northern Dalmatia. The antique Forum, the old church St. Donat, the Cathedral St Anastasia and many others