Pleasurable Padua Tour Package for 8 Days from Milan

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Welcome to Rome! At 5 pm, meet your tour director and traveling companions, and leave the hotel for a welcome dinner at one of Rome/’s lively Restaurants/’.

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guided sightseeing of the eternal city starts with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL with Michelangelo/’s ceiling paintings and the last judgment, followed by monumental ST. PETER/’S SQUARE and BASILICA to admire Michelangelo/’s pieta. Then, enjoy view of other major sites as you drive to the roman forum to explore the ancient COLOSSEUM, where gladiators once fought. An optional walking tour with a local guide is available to further explore Rome/’s famous landmarks,

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Stop in orvieto, perched high atop a volcanic rock. Browse through tempting shops in the lanes off piazza del duamo, and admire the fabulous gothic cathedral. Taste local pastries at caffe montanucci, a historic pasticceria for more than 100 years, before continuing to Assisi. Walk along narrow steep lanes and visit ST.FRANCIS/’ BASILICA the hub of a religious order devoted to the ideals of humility forgiveness, simplicity, and love for all gods/’ creatures.
Today/’s Distance: 193 mi 310 km

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In Florence, /“Cradle of the Renaissance/” meets your local guide for a walking tour through the historic center. Stand in awe in front of the magnificent cathedral, admire Giotto/’s bell tower, the Baptistry/’s heavy bronze /“gates of paradise/” and visit sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. Afterword, you may wish to shop for Florentine leather goods and gold jewelry, sold by the ounce. Continue through of St. anthony/’s city and your overnight stay.
Today/’s Distance: 280 mi 450 km

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Enter Venice in style by PRIVATE BOAT and meet your local guide. Highlights of your walking tour are ST.MARK SQUARE and the byzantine BASILICA, lavish DOGES/” PALACE and the BRIDGE OF SIGHS. Also watch a skilled GLASSBLOWER fashion dedicate objects in an age-old tradition. Explore venoce at your own pace or join an optional cruise to the charming island of burano.
Today/’s Distance: 62 mi 100 km

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Arrive in Verona, medieval setting of Shakespeare/’s Romeo and Juliet. Visit PIAZZA DELLE ERBE, once the site of the roman forum and now a lively square with market stalls, and PIAZZA BRA where you can admire the arena, an incredibly well-preserved pink marble roman amphitheater, where gladiator once fought. Buitt in the 1st century AD, it is now the magical venue for world-famous opera performances. Continue to the dynamic city of Milan, where your tour director will take you for a pleasant walk to see la Scala opera house. The glass domed GALLERIA and the magnificent gothic duomo.
Today/’s Distance: 174 mi 280 km

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Lake Como is regarded as one of Europe/’s most beautiful lakes and has attracted many aristocrats and celebrities to make their residence in villas along the lake shore. Enjoy a PRIVATE BOAT RIDE and visit picturesque Bellagio, This evening, back in Milan, a fare well risotto dinner has prepared at one of Milan/’s fine restaurant.
Today/’s Distance: 93 mi 150 km

Your Vacation ends with breakfast this morning.