Gardens of Italy

Inclusions

Gardens of Vatican, the Burlesque Bomarzo & the Magnificent Caprarola, the Spa experience in Ancient Roman Terme di Stigliano

5 nights / 6 days
2 nights in Rome, 3 nights in Florence
Semi Escorted

HIGHLIGHTS
Rome Vatican Gardens
Viterbo Villa Farnese
Bagnaia Villa Lante della Rovere
Florence Villa Gamberaia
Florence Peyran al Bosco

Guaranted Departure – Limited to 14 passengers

2010 Departures

April 10
May 8, 22
September 18, 25

2010 Price

1,714 € - Double Occupancy
1,643 € - Triple Occupancy

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FEATURED PROPERTIES

Roma Romanico, Ambasciatori Royal, Leon’s Place
Florence Villa Fiesole, Brunelleschi

Hotel may be substituted with similar category

What is included

Bus as per itinerary
Tour Host
2 nights in Hotel**** Roma
3 nights in Hotel **** in Florence
3 dinners
Daily Breakfast
Visit of the Vatican’s Gardens
Visit of Villa Farnese’s Gardens in Caprarola
Visit of Villa Gamberaia’s Gardens in Florence
Visit of Villa Peyron al Bosco’s Gardens in Florence
Luggage handling at hotel
Hotel and City Tax
Entrance fees

What is not included

Porterage at airport
Tips
Beverages and meals not mentioned in the program
Travel Insurance
Round trip Airport/Port Transfers
Optional Excursions

Cancellation Policy

45/31 days before departure: 15%
30/21 days before departure: 40%
20/8 days before departure: 50%
7 days or less before: 100%

Daily Itinerary

day 1 (friday - arrival)

Welcome to Italy!
Upon arrival at Rome airport please proceed through the Passport Control and collect your luggage inside the customs area. Transfer on your own to the hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure to explore the Eternal City. In the evening, meeting at the hotel with tour host which will provide information regarding the program and literature of the destination that are about to be visited.
Overnight in Rome.

day 2 saturday – the vatican gardens (breakfast, dinner)

After breakfast visit of the Vatican Gardens, considered the most beautiful by the roman inhabitants.
Afternoon at leisure to enjoy the Eternal city.
Dinner at the Hotel
Overnight in Rome

day 3 sunday – villa farnese, caprarola and
villa lante, bagnaia (breakfast, dinner)

After Breakfast transfer to the hotel in Florence.
Villa Farnese in Caprarola and Villa Lante are considered two masterpieces and built in the same period. Nevertheless they are completely different. The architect Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola commissioned by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese designed the whole Villa Farnese complex in Caprarola. The gardens of the Villa Lante are the villa's principal fame, especially the water features, from cascades to fountains and dripping grottos. This harmony of water and the perfection of its flow were only achieved after the architect called in a hydraulics specialist from Siena, Thomaso Chiruchi, to supervise the design. The gardens of the Villa Farnese at Caprarola are as impressive as the building itself. The Villa's fortress theme is carried out in a moat and three drawbridges.
Dinner at the hotel. Overnight in Florence.

day 4 monday –villa gamberaia
and villa peyron al bosco [dinner, breakfast]

Visit the Villa Gamberaia’s Gardens This relatively small estate (about a hectare) combines the architectural and landscaping wisdom and know-how of three centuries, from the seventeenth to the twentieth, and offers a truly wonderful view, the gaze spreading out from the hill over the built-up area of Settignano "of which it exploits the ancient terracing" spacing onto the city of Florence and onto the valley of the river Arno.
The harmony of the finished layout, obtained thanks to a knowledgeable use of the spaces, is a veritable masterpiece. In the afternoon, continue to Villa Peyron al Bosco di Fontelucente, one of the most beautiful villas of the Fiesole hill. The entire complex of the villa, the formal garden, the vast grounds, the woods and the surrounding olive groves are located in a splendid position with a spectacular view of Florence to the south and, eastward, a framing of Castel di Poggio.

It owes its name to the luxuriant nearby wood from which it emerges with its Italian gardens and, uphill from the villa, a sixteenth century fountain which supplies the falling water necessary for the functioning of the numerous fountains in the grounds and a small lake.
Dinner at the hotel. Overnight in Florence.

day 5 tuesday – (breakfast)

After Breakfast day at leisure to discover the nearby gardens of Lucca or Florence.
We suggest a visit the wonderful Lucca with its villa such as Villa Toriggiani, Villa Reale in Marlia and Villa Grabau.
Overnight in Florence.

day 6 tuesday – (breakfast)

Breakfast
Transfer on your own to airport or railway station

Conclusion of Tour