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CHRISTMAS IN ROME & NEW YEAR’S EVE IN VENICE - 2009

11 days incl. travel, or 10 days from Rome to Venice (XR)

Vacation Overview

A very special vacation! Arrive in Rome and enjoy guided sightseeing with included visits to the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, the Colosseum, and the Roman Forum. Taste the Christmas atmosphere in Vatican City. Enjoy dinner at a local restaurant on Christmas Eve and spend Christmas Day in Rome. Then, drive to Assisi, where a guided walking tour includes the Basilicas of St. Clare and St. Francis. Continue to Florence, where your Local Guide will show you Michelangelo’s David and more. Via Romeo and Juliet’s Verona, arrive in Venice for your 3-night stay. Visit St. Mark’s Basilica, lavish Doges’ Palace and the Bridge of Sighs, and, on the last evening, celebrate New Year’s Eve at a local restaurant. A unique way to spend Christmas and New Year’s Eve!

Things to see on your vacation: View Vacation Photo Slideshow
  • Visit the ancient Roman Forum
  • The world’s most poetically-named bridge, Il Ponte dei Sospiri, or the Bridge of Sighs
  • The Roman Forum, where Roman legions marched in triumph
  • Enjoy the gorgeous views of Rome
  • Visit the world famous Roman Forum
  • The Colosseum
  • Visit stunning Florence and the Ponte Vecchio
  • The statue of Laocoön and His Sons can be seen at the Vatican Museums
  A Vacation Story  The Roman Forum

"Visitors can be a little confused by the Roman Forum; at first glance, it is a rather lifeless array of marble fragments. But we must remember that in ancient times, this space was far more than the temples and monuments whose ruins we can explore today. It was filled with bustling, noisy life as the popular crossroads of the city – the predecessor, in fact, of the modern Italian piazza. Every morning at dawn, average Romans would escape their cramped, dark apartment blocks (called insulae, or “islands”) and spent their days outdoors. "

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