Best of Italy & France

Globus Tours
Date: 
27 July, 2009
Region: 
Europe: Multi Country/Panoramas
Duration: 
11 Days
Price: 
From $3189
Sub Description 2: 
Savings of $1000 Per couple!!!

 

Tour Starts in Rome and Ends in London.

Enjoy a leisurely holiday with two-night stays in Rome, Venice, Florence, Nice, and Paris. Enjoy a special welcome dinner with wine at a lively Roman restaurant, and sightseeing including St. Peter’s, the Sistine Chapel, the Colosseum and the Forum in Rome, via St. Mark’s Basilica and the Doges’ Palace in Venice, to Michelangelo’s David in Florence. Next enjoy a scenic drive along the Mediterranean via Pisa and its Leaning Tower, to Nice on the French Riviera. Here, enjoy a visit to the famous artist town of St. Paul de Vence. An exciting ride on the fastest “TGV” train to Paris follows. And of course in Paris a visit to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower has been included.

 

Meals
Breakfast - 10
Lunch - 0
Dinner - 2

Features: 

Standard Features
ROME: Welcome dinner at a local restaurant; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and Roman Forum
ASSISI: Visit the Basilica of St. Francis
VENICE: Private boat ride; guided walking tour including headsets, visit St. Mark's Square and Basilica, Doges' Palace and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblowers' demonstration
FERRARA: Walk along the Este Castle to the cathedral
FLORENCE: Guided walking tour including headsets, visit Michelangelo's David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square
PISA: Take pictures of the Leaning Tower
NICE: Visit a perfume factory; excursion to St. Paul de Vence
NICE-PARIS: By high-speed "TGV" train (first-class)
PARIS: Guided sightseeing, ascend the Eiffel Tower
PARIS-LONDON: By Eurostar train
MEALS: Buffet breakfast daily (B); 2 three-course dinners (D), including a special welcome dinner with wine in Rome
Inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges where applicable

Day by Day: 
DayDescription
1ROME, ITALY.
After arrival check into your hotel. At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and travelling companions and leave the hotel for a special welcome dinner with wine at one of Rome's lively restaurants. (D)
2ROME.
Sightseeing with your Local Guide starts with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for Michelangelo's ceiling paintings and The Last Judgement. Continue to monumental ST. PETER'S SQUARE and BASILICA. Cross the Tiber and visit the COLOSSEUM and the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman legions marched in triumph. Then, time for independent activities and exciting optional excursion possibilities. (B)
3ROME - ASSISI - VENICE.
Morning break in peaceful Assisi. Visit the massive 13th-century BASILICA OF ST. FRANCIS built above the saint's grave. A kaleidoscope of Italian landscapes parades past the coach windows on the way to the Adriatic coast and across the Po Delta to Venice. Why not join an optional dinner Venetian-style tonight? (B)
4VENICE.
Start morning sightseeing in style by PRIVATE BOAT to meet your Local Guide. Highlights of your walking tour are ST. MARK'S SQUARE and the byzantine BASILICA, lavish DOGES' PALACE and the BRIDGE OF SIGHS. Also watch skilled GLASSBLOWERS fashion their delicate objects in an age-old traditional manner. Then, enjoy Venice at your own pace or join an optional cruise to Burano Island. (B)
5VENICE - FERRARA - FLORENCE.
First stop this morning is Ferrara. Stroll past the imposing Este Castle to the marble cathedral before continuing through the wooded Apennine Mountains into Tuscany to Florence, "Cradle of the Renaissance". Time to wander at whim or to check out the enticing shops with Florentine leather goods and gold jewellery. You may want to join one of the exciting evening optionals. (B)
6FLORENCE.
Enjoy a walking tour with your Local Guide and visit the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS with Michelangelo's celebrated David, the magnificent CATHEDRAL, Giotto's Bell Tower, the Baptistry's heavy bronze "Gate of Paradise", and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. Afternoon at leisure. (B,D)
7FLORENCE - PISA - NICE, FRANCE.
Focus on Pisa this morning for pictures of its amazing Leaning Tower, 55 metres high (180 feet) and 3.6 metres (12 feet) out of the perpendicular. Then, a scenic drive past a string of Italian and French Riviera resorts towards the Principality of Monaco. Here, leave the highway for the panoramic Moyenne Corniche. Before arriving in Nice, visit one of the PERFUME FACTORIES for which the area is famous. (B)
8NICE. EXCURSION TO ST. PAUL DE VENCE.
This morning, enjoy a highlight visit to the picturesque hilltop town of St. Paul de Vence. Then, a lazy afternoon to dabble in the blue Mediterranean or stroll along the elegant Promenade des Anglais. An optional outing is available tonight to Monte Carlo. (B)
9NICE - PARIS.
Transfer to the railway station and board the high-speed "TGV" TRAIN to Paris. You may wish to try out one of Paris' fine restaurants and to explore the "City of Light". (B)
10PARIS.
Discover the world capital of chic and style with a Local Guide and admire its most famous sights: the Opera, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysees, Notre Dame Cathedral, and more. For a bird's-eye view, take the elevator to the second floor of Paris' most famous landmark: the EIFFEL TOWER. An optional excursion to the lavish baroque Palace of Versailles is available. Tonight, a lively cabaret show might just be the ticket. (B)
11PARIS - LONDON, ENGLAND.
Board the EUROSTAR TRAIN to London, arriving in the late afternoon, where the tour ends. (B)

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