Itinerary
- Intro
Introduction
- Day 1
Paris
Paris- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome dinner at a local brasserie with Travel Director and fellow guests)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Marriott Rive Gauche, Paris)
Included Activities
- Welcome dinner at a local brasserie with Travel Director
Landmarks Eiffel Tower Louvre Place de la Concorde Champs Élysées Arc de Triomphe - Day 2
Paris
Paris- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Marriott Rive Gauche, Paris)
Included Activities
- Guided food walk with local expert - patisseries, boulangeries, chocolatiers and local treats sampling
Optional Activities
- Paris cabaret show
- Day 3
Paris to Lucerne
Paris to Lucerne- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Dine-Around Evening at hand-picked local restaurants)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Astoria Lucerne)
Included Activities
- Dine-Around Evening at hand-picked local restaurants in Lucerne
- Day 4
Lucerne
Lucerne- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Astoria Lucerne)
Included Activities
- Mount Stanserhorn cable car experience with solar-powered open-top cable car to summit
- Scenic pathways walk with marmot and wildlife spotting
- Conservation talk by Swiss ranger on local wildlife and flora
- Lion Monument visit
- Chapel Bridge stroll
- Jesuit Church visit
Landmarks Mount Stanserhorn Lion Monument Chapel Bridge Jesuit Church - Day 5
Lucerne to Innsbruck
Lucerne to Innsbruck- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (AC, Innsbruck)
Included Activities
- Vaduz Castle viewpoint visit
- Innsbruck Old Town tour with Travel Director - 14th century houses, Imperial Palace, and Golden Roof
Landmarks Vaduz Castle Golden Roof Imperial Palace (Hofburg) - Day 6
Innsbruck to Venice
Innsbruck to Venice- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Dinner at local restaurant in Venice)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (BW Premier Collection CHC Continental, Venice)
Included Activities
- Local family winery visit in Veneto - prosecco tasting and Bellini preparation
- Dinner at local restaurant in Venice
Landmarks Europa Bridge Dolomites - Day 7
Venice
Venice- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (BW Premier Collection CHC Continental, Venice)
Included Activities
- St. Mark's Square - Campanile and Doge's Palace visit
- Bridge of Sighs crossing
- Traditional glassblowing workshop - witness artisans at work
Optional Activities
- Venetian lagoon cruise to island of Burano for meal of local specialties and wine
- Shopping in small arcades
Landmarks St. Mark's Square Campanile Doge's Palace Bridge of Sighs Burano - Day 8
Venice to Florence
Venice to Florence- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at Il Poggio farm with Tuscan wine and olive oil tasting)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Ambasciatori, Florence)
Included Activities
- Il Poggio farm visit - lunch with Tuscan wine and olive oil tasting
- Pisa exploration with Local Expert - baptistry, cathedral, and Leaning Tower
Landmarks Leaning Tower of Pisa Pisa Cathedral Pisa Baptistry 
- Day 9
Florence
Florence- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Indigo, Florence)
Included Activities
- Florence Cathedral and Baptistry tour with Local Expert - Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise
- Piazza della Signoria visit with Renaissance sculptures
- Palazzo Vecchio viewing
- Santa Croce Basilica area exploration
Optional Activities
- Shopping for gold and leather goods around Santa Croce Basilica area
Landmarks Florence Cathedral Florence Baptistry Piazza della Signoria Palazzo Vecchio Santa Croce Basilica - Day 10
Florence to Assisi to Rome
Florence to Assisi to Rome- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Radisson Blu GHR, Rome)
Included Activities
- Basilica of St. Francis visit with Local Expert - tomb and Giotto frescoes
Landmarks Lake Trasimeno Basilica of St. Francis 
- Day 11
Rome
Rome- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Four-course dinner with wine at local restaurant in Rome)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Radisson Blu GHR, Rome)
Included Activities
- Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel visit - Michelangelo ceiling
- St. Peter's Basilica visit
- Colosseum visit
- Circus Maximus viewing
- Private after-hours Basilica of Saint Praxedes visit - Byzantine mosaics, Bernini sculpture
Landmarks Vatican Museums Sistine Chapel St. Peter's Basilica Colosseum Circus Maximus Basilica of Saint Praxedes - Day 12
Rome
Rome- Meals
- Breakfast
