Journey by rail from Venice through Bologna and Florence to Pisa and Rome, featuring orientation walks, a pasta-making demonstration, a specialist guided tour of ancient Rome, and a Vaporetto day pass.
  • Explore Venice’s backstreets, Rialto Bridge and Saint Mark’s Square.
  • Take in Venice’s skyline from San Giorgio Maggiore Bell Tower.
  • Sample cicchetti and aperitivo in Venice’s neighborhood bars.
  • Discover Bologna’s Quadrilatero markets of cheeses, pasta and regional produce.
  • Learn traditional pasta-making in Bologna during a hands-on demonstration.
  • Stroll Florence’s Renaissance heart: Duomo, Signoria, Uffizi and Ponte Vecchio.
  • Visit Pisa’s Campo dei Miracoli and the Leaning Tower.
  • Explore Rome’s Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill.
Stay at Hotel Villa Rosa in Venice for two nights, then Zanhotel Regina in Bologna for one night, Hotel Palazzo Ognissanti in Florence for two nights, and The Cross Hotel in Rome for one night. Accommodation names and locations are as specified in the itinerary.