Welcome to an unforgettable journey through Italy’s most iconic cities: Rome and Florence. This carefully curated multi-day experience combines the grandeur of ancient history with the rich traditions of Italian craftsmanship and culinary excellence.
In Rome, you’ll step through millennia of history guided by our expert historians. At the mighty Colosseum, your licensed guide will transport you back to the days of gladiators and emperors, revealing hidden stories within its ancient walls. Through our priority access tickets, you’ll bypass the crowds that often wait hours to enter, allowing more time to explore this architectural marvel and the nearby Roman Forum, where the heart of the Roman Empire once beat.
The Vatican Museums showcase humanity’s greatest artistic achievements. Your expert guide will lead you through its sprawling corridors, explaining the significance of masterpieces often overlooked by regular visitors. In the Sistine Chapel, you’ll have time to contemplate Michelangelo’s sublime frescoes while learning about the fascinating techniques and symbolism within his work. The tour culminates in St. Peter’s Basilica, where centuries of faith, art, and history converge under Michelangelo’s magnificent dome.
Moving to Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance, you’ll explore the Uffizi Gallery, home to the world’s finest collection of Italian Renaissance art. Your guide will help you understand the revolutionary techniques of masters like Botticelli, Leonardo, and Raphael, explaining how their works changed the course of art history. With priority access, you’ll avoid the notoriously long queues that often wrap around this popular museum.
But this journey goes beyond traditional sightseeing. We’ve arranged special workshops that connect you with the living heritage of Italian craftsmanship. You’ll meet local artisans who carry on centuries-old traditions, learning their techniques and understanding why “Made in Italy” represents the pinnacle of quality and artistry. These hands-on experiences might include learning the secrets of leather working in Florence’s historic workshops or discovering the art of traditional mosaic making in Rome.
The experience reaches its peak in the rolling hills of Tuscany, where you’ll visit a distinguished winery. Here, surrounded by cypress trees and vineyards, you’ll learn about the ancient art of Italian winemaking. Expert sommeliers will guide you through a tasting of prestigious local wines, teaching you to appreciate the subtle notes and characteristics that make Tuscan wines world-renowned. This isn’t just a tasting – it’s an education in Italian wine culture, paired with local specialties that perfectly complement each vintage.
Throughout your journey, you’ll enjoy the VIP treatment that comes with our priority access and expert guides. Instead of waiting in lines, you’ll spend your time immersed in the art, history, and culture that make these cities eternal favorites among travelers. Our licensed guides don’t just share facts – they bring history to life through engaging storytelling and insider knowledge that can only come from years of expertise.
This multi-day tour will allow you to visit the most popular attractions of these two "must-see" destinations in Italy. You will enjoy the most visited museums and sites such as the Colosseum, the Vatican and Uffizi with a licensed tour guide
• Meet and greet with English-speaking driver at FCO airport's terminal and transfer to a centrally located Rome hotel • Hotel check-in and free time until dinner • Enjoy a pizza making experience at dinner with the guidance of a professional Napoletan chef. Learn the technique to make your own delicious pizza, in a traditional Napoletan restaurant, and sit down to taste the results! You will prepare the dough with your own hands, season the pizza and bake it inside a wood-fired oven. An unforgettable culinary experience.
• 8:15 AM - Hotel pick-up with professional English-speaking driver and luxury transportation • Transfer to the Colosseum to meet your tour guide • Enter the Colosseum with your skip-the-line tickets and tour the iconic monument of Rome and ancient western civilization. • Walk through the archaeological site of the Roman Forum and learn about the history of ancient Roman temples and mausoleums. All beautifully preserved! • Transfer to the Vatican city and walk past the huge entry line, directly to the security check point with your VIP tickets. • Tour the most important galleries of the Vatican musems, enter and gasp at the beauty of the Sistine Chapel and admire the greatness of the largest church in the world: St. Peter's Basilica. • Once the tour is finished, you will have some free time to shop in the official Vatican gift store and you will be accompanied, by one of our colleagues, to have lunch in a traditional Roman restaurant. You will enjoy 2 courses and 1 dessert of authentic Roman cuisine. • After lunch, your driver will pick you up from the restaurant and drop you off back at your hotel.
• 9:00 AM - Hotel pick-up and transfer to Piazza Sonnino, where you will meet the archeologist/tour guide that will take you underground to visit the dungeons of ancient churches in Trastevere (one of the most ancient and authentic neighborhoods in Rome). This is where the early Christians gathered to pray and where you can admire ancient underground cemeteries that are unknown to most of the locals in Rome! Most of these cemeteries are closed to the public and they are accessible only with special permissions that are issued to archaeologist that work for the ministry of tourism and cultural heritage. You will be among the lucky ones to participate in this unique experience and discover an "off the beaten track" attraction. • Once the undeground tour is finished, a local food expert will meet you in Trastevere and take you on a food tour around the most important neighborhood of Rome in terms of gastronomy and food culture. In true Roman style, you will stand behind food counters and taste our signature dishes such as: Suppli, fried artichokes, thin crust pizza, different types of pasta, coffee and delicious desserts! At the same time, the local expert will explain the most important attractions of Trastevere as well as the history of its traditional dishes.
• 9:00 AM - Hotel pickup and transfer to Florence with luxury air-conditioned minivan (3 hours drive) • Check-in in a centrally located hotel in Florence • Free time for lunch • Meet up your English-speaking tour guide at the restaurant and begin your walking tour of Florence' highlights: Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Duomo of Florence (Santa Maria del Fiore), skip-the-line to Uffizi Gallery and Accademia gallery to admire Michelangelo's masterpiece: The David. • Free for the rest of the day
• 9 AM - Hotel pick-up and transfer to Montepulciano for an unforgettable day-trip in the beautiful Tuscany countryside. • Visit the medieval town of Montepulciano with its 13th Century buildings and cobblestone streets. • Enjoy a wine-tasting experience in one of the most awarded and beautiful wineries of Italy: Taste 3 different premium wines with local cheese, salami and a plate of fresch handmade pasta! • From Montepulciano, be driven to the leather factory of Barbara Ricchi (world renowned designer of luxury leather accessories): tour the factory and watch as Florentine artisans create leather accessories, like belts and handbags, in front of you.
• 7:45 AM - Hotel pickup and transfer to meeting point with the tour guide and the rest of the group. Enjoy a full day trip to the most beautiful towns and spots in Tuscany with an English-speaking driver, comfortable air-conditioned minivan and licensed tour guide. You will visit: Pisa, famous for its spectacular Miracles square and Leaning Tower, the beautiful medieval towns of Siena and San Gimignano and finally the Chianti wine region. The trip includes a typical Florentine lunch with wine-tasting and assistance throughout the whole tour.
• Hotel check-out. • Arrivederci!