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THE BEST OF ITALY & FRANCE WITH LONDON EXTENSION - 2010

14 days incl. travel, or 13 days from Rome to London (HHT)

Vacation Overview

This exciting vacation features 2-night stays in Rome, Venice, Florence, Nice, and Paris. Begin in Rome with guided sightseeing that includes the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s, the Colosseum, and the Roman Forum. Pause in Assisi to visit St. Francis’ Basilica, then to Venice for a private boat ride and guided walking tour that showcases St. Mark’s, Doges’ Palace, and the Bridge of Sighs. On to Ferrara to imposing Este Castle, then stop in Florence, the “Cradle of the Renaissance.” Here you’ll see Michelangelo’s David, the Cathedral, and Signoria Square. A scenic drive takes you to Pisa and its Leaning Tower, then along the Italian and French Rivieras to Nice for a stop at a local perfume factory and an included excursion to the famous artist town of St. Paul de Vence. Finally, board the high-speed TGV train and head to Paris, where guided sightseeing shows you the most famous sights: the Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Élysées, Notre Dame Cathedral, and a visit to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower. Continue by Eurostar train to London, and stay for two overnights and guided sightseeing with a visit to St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Changing of the Guard (if held).

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Things to see on your vacation: View Vacation Photo Slideshow
  • Visit stunning Florence and the Ponte Vecchio
  • The Ponte Vecchio at night
  • Visit the ancient Roman Forum
  • The Arc de Triomphe standing in the center of the Place Charles de Gaulle
  • Enjoy the gorgeous views of Rome
  • Leaning Tower of Pisa
  • Buckingham Palace in London
  • Visit the Roman Forum, where Roman legions marched in triumph
  A Vacation Story  Bridge of Sighs

"The world’s most poetically-named bridge, Il Ponte dei Sospiri, the Bridge of Sighs, was built in 1614 so that prisoners of the Venetian state could be transferred in secret from the Doge’s Palace to the so-called Nuovi Prigioni, or New Prisons. The wistful name was actually conceived by the English poet Lord Byron in the early 1800s that imagined the horror of prisoners taking their last glimpse of Venice before going underground to captivity. "

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