ITALIAN INTERMEZZO (CLASSIC GROUP)

• Greet your Travel Director at Milan’s Malpensa Airport.
• Later, join your Travel Director and head to an elegant restaurant known for serving delicious fresh produce.
• Tonight’s dinner provides the opportunity to mingle and get to know your fellow travellers over a pleasant evening.

Arrival Transfer Depart Malpensa airport at 09:30, 13:00

Welcome Meet your Travel Director at 15:15

• Journey across the Veneto plain, rich in agriculture, known for its peach fruit trees & vineyards, with the Dolomite mountains on the northern horizon.
• Your hotel, exuding authentic Venetian charm, beautifully reflects the history and culture of the surrounding area.
• As night falls, there’s the opportunity to immerse yourself in the magic of St. Mark’s Square, with its orchestras and delightful alfresco cafes, providing an unforgettable experience.

• Wake up ready to embrace this romantic city.
• See the gilded basilica, the Doge’s Palace and Lord Byron’s Bridge of Sighs.
• No visit to Venice would be complete without a gondola serenade through the myriad of beautiful canals.
• Relax and enjoy the local traditional songs, as you drift along in awe.
• While here, join a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience during a visit to a traditional glassmaking workshop, where you can see how beautiful handcrafted glass is made by expert glassblowers, safeguarding traditional skills.
• Spend the afternoon and evening as you wish. Or, join an optional experience to the island of Burano.
• Leave the hustle of St Mark’s Square behind on a delightful private cruise around the islands of the Venetian lagoon.
• Alight at the island of Burano, famous for its candy coloured houses, artisan lace makers and leaning bell tower that would give Pisa a good run for its money.
• Enjoy a superb meal sampling the local specialties with wine included.

• Stop in Pisa to see the incredible Leaning Tower from which Galileo is said to have conducted experiments on velocity and gravity.
• Explore Florence with Insight Choice.
• Choose to visit the Accademia Museum and see Michelangelo’s David.
• After that, continue on foot to admire the Multi-coloured marble cathedral, bell tower and baptistery, where Ghiberti’s Gates of Paradise have been recreated in all their glory.
• Continue into the Piazza della Signoria, still the political heart of Florence and an open-air gallery of Renaissance masterpieces.
• Spend time gazing at statues such as Neptune, Hercules and Cacus along the front of the Palazzo Vecchio.
• Alternatively, take a stroll with your Travel Director to Piazza Santa Croce to enjoy a typical Italian treat in a local café, where you will be in the perfect spot to admire the basilica and indulge in people-watching the elegant Florentines.

• Learn the secrets of traditional Florentine leatherwork when you visit a local workshop to admire the intricate work.
• The rest of the day is free for you to fully immerse yourself in the Tuscan capital.
• Perhaps shop for leather or gold goods around Santa Croce or relax and soak up the atmosphere in one of the many street cafés.
• Be sure not to miss the magnificent museums and galleries that house some of the most famous works of art in the world.
• Choose to take an excursion to Tuscany’s most famous hill-top town, San Gimignano.
• Soak up the atmosphere of this ancient gem which has remained intact for centuries and is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
• In the evening, consider an optional experience dining on Tuscan cuisine with local wine, including, of course, Chianti from the vineyards of Tuscany.

• Bid farewell to the glories of Italy, savouring the memories of its enchanting cities, historic landmarks and stunning landscapes.

Departure Transfer: Arrive at Leonardo da Vinci airport (FCO) at 07:00, 09:30