Grand Italian Experience
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Experience Overview
A rare opportunity to see the extraordinary limestone trulli houses of Alberobello is the highlight of this journey. Discover Italy's delights during dinner with Signor Luciano, journey across the Bay of Naples to Capri and dream of star-crossed lovers in Verona.
Highlights
Dining Summary
- 8 Dinner (D)
- 16 Breakfast (B)
Must-see Highlights
- Explore Rome, Alberobello, Capri, Pompeii, Assisi, Genoa and Florence
- Discover Venice, Milan, Stresa and Como
- Visit the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel in Rome, the excavations at Pompeii, the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi and a glassblowing factory in Venice
- View the ancient sites of Rome, St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, the Cathedral and La Scala Opera House in Milan, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and the Duomo in Florence
- Scenic Cruise to the Isle of Capri and by private launch to St. Mark's Square in Venice
How You'll Travel
- Deluxe coach travel
- Selected hotel dinners plus a locally hosted meal
- 4-star stays
Iconic Experience
- Rome: Be inspired by the magnificence of Michelangelo and Botticelli at the Vatican Museums.
- Rome: Experience Rome, where ancient stones, lively squares and unforgettable flavors bring the Eternal City to life.
- Alberobello: Explore Alberobello with a Local Specialist, uncovering its unique trulli architecture, rich history and local traditions.
- Capri: Join a Local Specialist for a guided walk through Capri’s elegant lanes and vibrant squares. Hear how this island has long attracted artists, writers and Hollywood icons. Visit historic landmarks and local boutiques, and discover how generations of islanders have lived alongside the glamour, from Roman emperors to the jet-set names of the 1950s and beyond.
- Assisi: With a Local Specialist, find out why the Basilica of St. Francis is considered to be one of the crowning artistic achievements of 13th-century Europe.
- Venice: Discover the ancient skill of Venetian glassblowing and play a part in preserving this traditional craft.
- Verona: During an exploration of Verona, admire the remarkably preserved Roman Arena and the city's beautiful Piazza Bra.
- Florence: Join a Local Specialist to view the multi-colored marble cathedral, bell tower and baptistery, adorned by Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise. Visit the political heart of the city, Signoria Square.
Be My Guest
- Alberobello: Visit a traditional Alberobello farm where you will be welcomed by the Rotolo family. As well as a delicious farm-to-table dinner, you’ll learn about the Rotolos’ family history, discover their cheese and honey production and explore the farm’s many plantations.
Trafalgar Difference
- Assisi: Built to welcome pilgrims visiting Assisi, Hotel Cenacolo is a fully renovated former Franciscan monastery. With the original structure maintained, it's a wonderful blend of ancient and modern comforts.
Trip Details
Product Code: 28178
Tour Type: Group Tour
Accommodation: Deluxe
Transport: Private
Guide Language: English
Travel Styles:
Explorer, Budget
Tour Operator:
Trafalgar (CA)
Supplier Code: 263.417B
Starts: Rome, Italy
Finishes: Rome, Italy
Duration: 17 days
Departures: Not Guaranteed
Physical Rating:
Easy
Includes
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $7267 ($427 /day)
Itinerary
Blaze a trail through la bella Italia – your epic journey begins in Rome, once the powerful capital of the world and yours to explore before meeting your travel companions and Travel Director for a light supper.
Accommodation: A. Roma Lifestyle
Meals: Dinner
Join a Local Specialist for an included sightseeing tour to introduce you to life in modern day Rome and how Romans lived in ancient times. Tour the extraordinary Vatican Museums with a Local Specialist, including views of Michelangelo's magnificent frescoed ceiling in the Sistine Chapel. While in Vatican City, you'll pause to admire the majestic exterior of St. Peter's Basilica and its grand square. Then venture into Ancient Rome to see Circus Maximus, where the thundering noise of chariot races once filled the air. The afternoon is yours to explore at leisure. Stroll down the Spanish steps or sit in an outdoor cafe on the famous Via Veneto, or continue your encounter with Ancient Rome on Palatine Hill to see the Temple of Apollo and Flavian Palace, among other excavations.Occasionally, access to the Vatican Museums is limited. If tickets are unavailable, you’ll instead explore the Capitoline Museums, home to iconic Roman art and archaeology.
Accommodation: A. Roma Lifestyle
Meals: Breakfast
Travel east through the mountains of Campania to the orange and olive groves of Puglia on the Adriatic coast, your home for the next two nights. This evening, enjoy a delicious local dinner at your hotel.
Accommodation: Grand Hotel la Chiusa di Chietri, Sierra Silvana
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Enjoy a morning at leisure. Consider an Optional Experience or relax with a swim at your hotel. This afternoon, the conical limestone houses of Alberobello take center stage during our guided tour with a Local Specialist. Here, you’ll see the UNESCO-listed collection of almost 1,500 trulli dating back to the 14th century. This evening, enjoy a Be My Guest experience. Meet the Rotolo family for dinner on their Alberobello farm where you can taste seasonal produce, including fresh almonds, cherries, tomatoes and olive oil.
Accommodation: Grand Hotel la Chiusa di Chietri, Sierra Silvana
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
You’ve got the day to explore Pompei your way. Take it slow with time to relax in town or join an Optional Experience to the Amalfi Coast. This scenic drive shows off southern Italy’s bold coastline, with a stop in Positano. Known for its steep streets and local shops, it’s a great spot to pick up a souvenir or enjoy a bite by the sea before heading back for dinner.
Accommodation: Habita79 Pompeii MGallery
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Cruise the deep blue waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea to the beautiful Isle of Capri. Enjoy a guided tour of Capri town with a Local Specialist. After, explore or sip cappuccino in the glamorous piazzetta.
Accommodation: Habita79 Pompeii MGallery
Meals: Breakfast
Explore the tragic history of the ancient lost city of Pompeii with a Local Specialist. Gain a deeper understanding of what life was like in this Roman settlement that lay buried for centuries after Mount Vesuvius erupted. Continue your journey through the rolling green and golden fields of Umbria, arriving at the mystical hilltop town of Assisi. Meet your Local Specialist for a visit of the stunning Basilica of St. Francis, featuring exquisite frescoes by Giotto. You'll stay at one of Trafalgar's Stays With Stories - a fully renovated old Franciscan monastery.
Accommodation: Cenacolo
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Venture to the Adriatic coast on your way to Venice. A city like no other, you'll explore its canals and waterways during your time on the islands of the Venetian Lagoon, home to the artistic tradition of blown glass.
Accommodation: Hampton by Hilton
Meals: Breakfast
This morning start the day by observing the delicate art of Venetian glassblowing, which spans centuries. You'll watch in awe as masters of the craft transform molten glass with remarkable precision and skill. Next you’ll glide by private launch along busy waterways to view the Bridge of Sighs, Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Basilica, before exploring the city on your terms. Stroll beside the Grand Canal, nibble on delicious cicchetti at a cozy 'bacaro' (tavern) or cross the lagoon for an Optional Experience to the colorful fishermen's island of Burano.
Accommodation: Hampton by Hilton
Meals: Breakfast
Celebrate the epic tale of Romeo and Juliet during this morning's visit to the fair city of Verona and view the Roman arena built in the 1st century and famously used for opera these days. Later, experience the fashion capital of Milan. Enjoy free time to explore on your own after an orientation of the city's iconic sights. See the exquisite Gothic Duomo, La Scala Opera House and the Galleria, one of the world's oldest shopping malls. This afternoon, you’ll have free time to explore further, relax at your hotel or choose to join an Optional Experience with a Local Specialist for a deeper look at Milan, including a visit inside La Scala.
Accommodation: Starhotels Anderson
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Head north to Lake Maggiore and stop in the elegant lakeside town of Stresa. Enjoy free time to explore its boutiques and gardens, or join an Optional Experience to the Borromean Islands, cruising to Isola Bella to tour its Baroque palace and terraced gardens with a Local Specialist. Continue to Como, where you can explore at your own pace or choose to join a Local Specialist to hear the stories behind the grand estates lining the shore. Return to Milan after a day among Italy’s lakes.
Accommodation: Starhotels Anderson
Meals: Breakfast
Travel to Genoa, once a powerful maritime republic and still one of Italy’s great port cities. The day is yours to explore at your own pace, from the UNESCO-listed Old Town and restored harbourfront to the views from Spianata Castelletto and the house where Christopher Columbus is said to have been born. You could also join an Optional Experience to Rapallo and Portofino for another look at the Ligurian coast.
Accommodation: Starhotels President
Meals: Breakfast
Enjoy another day in Genoa with the option to discover more of the Ligurian coast. You may choose to join an Optional Experience Cinque Terre Coastal Highlights. Explore with a Local Specialist, taking in seaside views and colorful harbor towns. Alternatively, stay in Genoa to explore more of its Old Town or relax at your hotel. This evening, come together with your fellow travelers to share stories and enjoy dinner in the city.
Accommodation: Starhotels President
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Traveling south through the scenery of Tuscany, you'll arrive in Pisa to view its famous Leaning Tower before continuing to the Renaissance city of Florence. This afternoon is yours at leisure to wander through the grand squares and labyrinthine lanes of Florence, whose connection with the Medici family saw this city become one of the world's most cultural centers. Consider a visit to the Academy of Fine Arts to see the Michelangelo's statue of David, amble along the Arno River or ascend the stone steps up to Piazzale Michelangelo for spectacular views of the city.
Accommodation: FH55 Grand Hotel Mediterraneo
Meals: Breakfast
Join a Local Specialist this morning to view the city's finest masterpieces – the magnificent Duomo, Giotto's Bell Tower and the 13th-century Santa Croce Basilica, the final resting place of Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli. Later, learn about the quality and workmanship of two of this city's historic industries at demonstrations of Florentine leathercraft and 18-carat gold. Then, spend the rest of the afternoon as you wish. Walk across the Ponte Vecchio which has straddled the Arno River for almost 700 years, or wander through the Renaissance Boboli Gardens, stopping for a slice or two of schiacciata along the way.
Accommodation: FH55 Grand Hotel Mediterraneo
Meals: Breakfast
Today journey past the sprawling vineyards of Chianti and beneath the hill-towns of Umbria before arriving in Rome. This evening, savor an Italian dinner and raise a glass to your journey with signature Roman dishes crafted from family recipes passed down through four generations.
Accommodation: Shangri-La Roma
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Your epic encounter with Italy has come to an end. Say arrivederci to Rome and your newfound friends at the end of your Grand Italian Experience.
Meals: Breakfast
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Reviews
Trusted Customer - Traveled, April 2025
Grand Italy Tour. Grand Tour covering most of Italy. Great introduction to the history, food and people of Italy. Visited historical sites and local farms. Wonderful tour! Wonderful itinerary covered most of Italy in 2 weeks. A great introduction to the sites, food and people of Italy. We visited both historical locations and local farms. Wonderful trip.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 05/04/2025
Charlene Scherer - Traveled, August 2024
Grand Italian Experience. Before the trip, we were contacted by our tour guide giving us detailed information on what to expect upon arrival, where to meet at airport and itinerary for the week. We also got email from Trafalgar with hotel names and dates to share with our family which was helpful in case of emergency back home. It covered so much in the time of the trip, I was pleasantly surprised at all the stops we had along the way to our final destination for each day. Our guide *Personal information removed by Feefo* was very friendly and always telling us history of some of the towns we were traveling through. The hotels we stayed at were very nice and the food was excellent. This is a trip I highly recommend for anyone who has the time to do it, well worth the money.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/21/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, August 2024
Our tour director, *Personal details removed by Feefo*, was awesome. Our driver, *Personal details removed by Feefo* , was excellent. We saw so much more than I expected.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/18/2024
Lois Cunningham - Traveled, April 2024
The service was great. Our tour director *Personal information removed by Feefo* was the absolute best. She went out of her way to help all of us have the best experience possible. She was always smiling and happy. She was very knowledgeable about our surroundings and shared her knowledge with all of us. My husband and I are so happy to have had this experience with *Personal information removed by Feefo* and our bus driver *Personal information removed by Feefo*. *Personal information removed by Feefo* was a great driver. He got us through some roads that seemed almost impossible for our large bus. We would do this again with *Personal information removed by Feefo* and *Personal information removed by Feefo*, they were the best. The tour gave us a look at most of what Italy has to offer. Bellissimo. Thank you.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 05/21/2024
Margie Zronek - Traveled, April 2024
Very pleased with Trafalgar *Personal information removed by Feefo* went over and above to create a memorable experience. Itinerary was great.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 05/21/2024
Charles - Traveled, June 2024
Grand Italian. There's no better way to maximize your time exploring. Italy's diverse regions. The experienced team takes care of all the logistics, so your sightseeing access and organized experiences are as effortless as possible. The tour offered an incredible taste of the different regions of Italy! Special thanks to our amazing tour director *Personal information removed by Feefo*, whose enthusiasm made the experience unforgettable, and our multi-talented driver *Personal information removed by Feefo*.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/21/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, May 2024
My favorite holiday! This was an amazing trip, I learnt so much about Italy, *Personal information removed by Feefo* was so informative. *Personal information removed by Feefo* our driver, was amazing, I felt very safe with him driving. *Personal information removed by Feefo* and *Personal information removed by Feefo* were the perfect hosts. I loved we every minute of my trip. I learnt so much about Italy, thanks to *Personal information removed by Feefo*, and I felt in safe hands with *Personal information removed by Feefo*, these roads are very scary, and he did amazingly.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/21/2024
Sylvia Nichols - Traveled, December 2024
Looking forward to booking future tours. You book the tour and they take care of everything else. Hotel, transportation, meals, tours, etc. It was the best experience of a lifetime. Trafalgar took care of everything. I would highly recommend booking your tours through Trafalgar. The tour guides are wonderful. I plan on booking more tours though them. Thank you so much Renee N.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 01/21/2025
Valerie Stecker - Traveled, September 2024
You will not be disappointed! They thought of everything! We had no worries about transfers or bags. *Personal information removed by Feefo* was able to add some delightful extra experiences and reschedule an optional train trip with a coach tour when the train was not available. She also was very funny and entertaining. Thank you *Personal information removed by Feefo*! We travel extensively and were very pleased with this tour. The itinerary included every city we wanted to visit. We did every optional excursion and found them to be outstanding. Our hotels were comfortable and the included meals were excellent. All the provided services were efficient. We really enjoyed our guides, *Personal information removed by Feefo* and *Personal information removed by Feefo* and driver, *Personal information removed by Feefo*. The only improvement could have been the coach. The seats on the left side did not have enough leg room. We rotated seating, so we spent time on both sides. I definitely recommend this tour with Trafalgar!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/21/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, September 2024
Truly enjoyed the trip to Italy. Our guide was great not only did she do a great job of keeping us organized and teaching us about the country. She was, also, lots of fun. The bus driver was great, too. He did everything he could to make sure we comfortable and he was an amazing driver.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/19/2024
