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The Grand Tour

General Itinerary

Day 1:

Florence

  • Lunch on rooftop terrace overlooking city

  • Enter Santa Croce Basilica

  • Wander the streets of Florence, visiting the Piazza della Signoria, Loggia de Lanzi, & the Ponte Vecchio

  • Pizza dinner near Piazza del Duomo

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Day 2:

Florence

  • Morning walking tour

  • Duomo Tour

  • Lunch in Piazza Santo Spirito 

  • Free afternoon

  • Visit Mercato Centrale

  • Dinner in Piazza del Mercato Centrale

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Optional Activites:

  • Ancient pharmacy/perfumery Santa Maria Novella

  • Galileo Museum

Day 3:

Florence

  • On your own for the morning & lunch

  • Witness Michelangelo's David 

  • Rendezvous for drinks

  • Boat ride along Arno

  • Dinner at private home

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Optional Activites:

  • Uffizi museum 

  • Climb the dome of the Duomo

  • Visit the inside of the Palazzo Vecchio 

Day 4:

Tuscan Countryside

  • Travel to our estate near Castellina in Chianti

  • American WWII cemetery

  • Visit the breathtaking Siena Duomo

  • Lunch and free time on your own in Siena

  • Dinner at the estate

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Optional Activites:

  • Tour the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena

Day 5:

Tuscan Countryside

  • Free morning on estate

  • Wine/balsamic tasting/lunch 

  • Free afternoon in San Gimignano

  • Dinner on the estate

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Optional Activites:

  • Guided morning hike

  • Jewelry master demo

  • Climb Torre Grossa tower

  • Duomo di San Gimignano

Day 6:

Tuscan Countryside

  • Wine tasting/ lunch

  • Shop the Arezzo antique market

  • Free afternoon in Arezzo

  • Dinner at a Michelin star family owned restaurant

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Optional Activites:

  • Visit Casa Vasari 

  • Enter Duomo of San Donato

  • Archeology Museum/Roman Amphitheatre

Day 7:

Lake Como

  • Tour the Ferrari Museum in Modena

  • Balsamic tasting/ lunch in Modena

  • Travel to Lake Como

  • Dinner on Lake Como 

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Day 8: 

Lake Como

  • Free morning & lunch

  • 3 hour afternoon boat tour

  • Apertivo

  • Dinner on the point in Bellagio

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Optional Activites:

  • Climb to Castello di Vezio in Varenna

  • Explore Varenna/lunch

  • Villa Monastero Varenna

Day 9:

Lake Como

  • Free day​

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Optional Activites:

  • Rent a boat

  • Explore hiking/biking trails

  • Go to the beach 

  • Shopping 

  • Explore the gardens

  • Tour a villa

  • Ferry to cities and explore

Day 10:

Venice

  • Travel day to Venice

  • Free time/lunch in Sirmione on Lake Garda

  • Free afternoon in Venice

  • Dinner at traditional Venetian seafood restaurant

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Optional Activites:

  • Enter Scaligero Castle

  • Look at Roman ruins - Grotte di Catullo

  • Dueling orchestras in Piazza San Marco at night

Day 11: 

Venice

  • 3 hour private walking tour including the Basilica of San Marco

  • Free afternoon & evening

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Optional Activites:

  • Tour the Doges Palace

  • Libreria Acqua Alta

  • Arsenale- ship building

  • Lace making island of Burano

  • Rialto bridge at night

Day 12:

Venice

  • Visit the Island of Murano

  • Private tour of a glass blowing factory

  • Pizza lunch on Murano

  • Free afternoon in Murano

  • Free evening in Venice

  • Dinner at one of Venice's most popular restaurants

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Optional Activites:

  • Glass museum

Day 13:

Venice

  • Escorted to the airport for the journey home

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Arrivederci!

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