Cuisine & Culture in Northern Italy

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12 days
Milan, Lake Como, Turin, Cinque Terre, Parma, Modena, Bologna, Lucca, Florence, Rome | CIN

The most important thing to pack on a trip to northern Italy? An empty stomach.

Sample freshly made focaccia on the shores of Cinque Terre and stroll past street food vendors at Bologna’s 10-hectare cuisine amusement park, FICO World Eataly. Balance your meals with sightseeing stops in Milan, Bologna, Florence, and Rome, where you’ll feast your eyes on some of Italy’s most celebrated architectural gems. Just make sure to save room for gelato, too.

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Italy

    Arrive in Rome

    Daily Theme: Family Life in Italy

  • Day 2: Milan • Venice

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

    Travel to Venice

  • Day 3: Venice

    Take a guided tour of Venice

    With your expert local guide you will see:
    • St. Mark’s Square
    • Grand Canal

    Visit the Doge's Palace

    See a glass-blowing demonstration

  • Day 4: Florence

    Travel to Florence

    Take a guided tour of Florence

    With your expert local guide you will see:
    • Piazza della Signoria
    • Ponte Vecchio
    • Chiesa di Santa Croce
    • Gates of Paradise

    Visit the Duomo

  • Day 5: Florence

    Enjoy free time in Florence

    Add this in-depth excursion:
    Pisa

    Pisa

    Journey to Pisa on this half-day excursion. Enjoy a guided tour of the city’s Field of Miracles, where you can snap a picture of the 12th-century Leaning Tower, aslant ever since the third floor was built. This is where Galileo was said to have developed his laws of gravity. Also visit the adjacent cathedral and baptistery, which contain exquisite marble pulpits carved in the Gothic style.

  • Day 6: Assisi • Rome

    Travel to Assisi

    Visit the Basilica of St. Francis

    Continue on to Rome

  • Day 7: Rome

    Take a guided tour of Vatican City

    Visit the Sistine Chapel

    Visit St. Peter’s Basilica

    Take a guided tour of Rome

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

  • Roman Forum
  • Colosseum

Visit the Colosseum

Visit the Roman Forum

Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome

You will see:

  • Trevi Fountain
  • Pantheon
  • Piazza Navona
  • Spanish Steps

  • Day 8: Pompei • Rome

    Enjoy free time in Rome

    Add this in-depth excursion:
    Pompeii

    Pompeii

    Gain unparalleled insight into the lives of the ancient Roman elite on this optional excursion. Buried in volcanic ash in 79 A.D., the former resort town of Pompeii is now fully excavated and, uniquely preserved as it was, one of the world’s richest archaeological sites. After a guided tour, enjoy an included lunch and free time before returning to Rome for dinner. Note: Comfortable shoes are recommended.

  • Day 9: Depart for home

    Travel to Milan

    Travel to the French Riviera

    Travel via Lake Como to Cinque Terre Region

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