The Best of Italy: Rome, Florence and Venice

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Overview
Highlights
- Walking is the best way to get to know a new place
- I’m energetic and enjoy a good physical challenge, so I’m always ready to spend the day on the move
- Whether it’s public transit, city streets or village cobblestones, I’m game
What's this trip about?
Itinerary
Hotel check-in from 12:00 p.m. Transfer from Rome airport to hotel is 20 miles (50-minute ride). Walking approximately 1 mile.
Check in and settle in. At 4:00 p.m. we gather in the meeting room for an Orientation session. The Group Leader will greet everyone and...
Getting on/off a motorcoach. Walking up to 5 miles throughout the day with extended periods of standing during site visits; uneven paths, cobblestones, loose gravel, and dirt paths. Elevator available in the Colosseum. Unavoidable stairs at sites.
Coach or vans ...
Getting on/off a motorcoach and escalator. Walking up to 6 miles throughout the day with extended periods of standing during site visits; standing in line while museum-issued listening devices are distributed; walking two long corridors (0.5 mile each); marble floors;...
Getting on/off a motorcoach. Walking up to 6 miles throughout the day with extended periods of standing during site visits; cobblestones, marble flooring, and urban stone sidewalks. Elevator available at the Galleria Borghese. Unavoidable stairs in museum.
A loc...
Steps getting on/off a train. Walking up to 3 miles throughout the day with standing while waiting for the train; cobblestones, marble flooring, and urban stone sidewalks. Unavoidable stairs getting on/off the train. High-speed train to Florence takes 1.5 hours (175 m...
Walking up to 5 miles throughout the day with extended periods of standing during site visits; cobblestones, marble flooring, and some uneven urban stone sidewalks. Elevator available at the Opera del Duomo Museum. Some unavoidable stairs in the museums.
We will...
Walking up to 4 miles total throughout the day with extended periods of standing during site visits; marble flooring, cobblestones and some uneven urban stone sidewalks and streets. Unavoidable steps in the Uffizi.
In the hotel meeting room a local expert presen...
Getting on/off a train. Walking up to 4 miles throughout the day with periods of standing while waiting for the train; cobblestones, marble flooring, and some uneven urban stone sidewalks. Unavoidable stairs in train stations. High-speed train to Venice takes 2.15 hou...
Getting on/off vaporetto and gondola (assistance offered). Walking up to 4 miles throughout the day with extended periods of standing during site visits; cobblestones, marble flooring, and some uneven urban stone sidewalks. Elevator available in San Marco. Unavoidable...
Getting on/off vaporetto. Walking up to 4 miles throughout the day with extended periods of standing during site visits; cobblestones, marble flooring, and some uneven urban stone sidewalks. Elevator available in Palazzo Ducale. Unavoidable stairs on bridges and in mu...
Hotel check-out 11:00 a.m. See your program’s travel details regarding transfers. At the hotel’s private dock, bags will be loaded onto the boat and then off the boat at the airport dock. A few steps from the boat to the dock and you are in the water transportation wi...
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