Italian Mosaic

This classic Italian 14-day vacation is our most popular, with departures throughout the year. Two night stays in Rome, Florence, Lake Maggiore, Venice, and Sorrento, plus one night in St. Francis’ Assisi, offer plenty of time to visit the main sights with a Local Guide. Discover St. Peter’s, the Sistine Chapel, the Colosseum, Michelangelo’s David, St. Mark’s and Doges’ Palace with the Bridge of Sighs. Stops are also made in Pisa to see the Leaning Tower, and in dynamic Milan, in subtropical Lugano in Switzerland, in Verona, in Ravenna, and in Montecassino to visit the medieval Abbey. The two nights in Sorrento include visits to Pompeii at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, and to the Isle of Capri, with a visit to Villa San Michele in Anacapri.

Some information about Michelangelo's David:

David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture sculpted by Michelangelo from 1501 to 1504. The 17 foot marble statue portrays the Biblical King David in the nude. Unlike previous depictions of David which portray the hero after his victory over Goliath, Michelangelo chose to represent David before the fight contemplating the battle yet to come.[2] It came to symbolize the defense of civil liberties embodied in the Florentine Republic, an independent city state threatened on all sides by more powerful rival states and by the hegemony of the Medici themselves.

Accommodations:

12 nights Hotel stays throughout Italy:

2 nights Cicerone or Starhotels Metropole or Crowne Plaza St. Peter's, Rome
2 nights Grand Hotel Mediterraneo, Florence
2 nights Grand Hotel Bristol at Stresa, Lake Maggiore
2 nights Ambasciatori at Mestre, Venice
1 night night Dei Priori, Assisi
2 nights Grand Hotel Cesare Augusto or Corallo, Sorrento
1 night Holiday Inn Rome West or Starhotels Metropole or Melia Roma Aurelia Antica or Cicerone, Rome

Transportation:

-Transfers from the airport to your hotel and back to airport at the end of tour
-Private luxury motorcoach with services of a professional Italian driver/guide

Inclusions:

-Daily buffet breakfast and 6 three-dinners inlcuding a welcome dinner with wine in Rome (select dates offer only 5 dinners)
-Sightseeing: Rome, Pisa, Florence, Milan, Lugano (Switzerland), Verona, Venice, Ravenna, Assisi, Pompeii, Sorrento-Capri, Capri,

Sceptre Tours is the leader in the Italian travel industry! Enjoy spectacular views into the history of the great country of Italy and fall in love with the beautiful countryside of Venice! Choose Sceptre Tours for your next Italian vacation!