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Teach By Travel - Rome and Venice - Italy
Day 1:
Departure Flight.
Day 2: Rome
Your Teach by Travel tour manager will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel for check-in. Free time to explore on your own before dinner and overnight in Rome.
Day 3: Rome
Morning guided city sightseeing tour of the Eternal City. See the Pantheon, St. Peter in Chains, the Colosseum and more, including the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel. This evening, a "Rome by Night" tour - see spectacular Rome with a guided Illumination Tour, followed by a Special Meo Patacca Folklore Dinner.
Day 4: Rome
A free day in Rome to fulfill your personal sightseeing plans, or do as the ancient Romans did, and travel east of Rome to the retreat of Tivoli and Hadrian's Villa, with its gardens, temples, baths and lakes. Return to Rome for dinner and overnight. Or take an optional excursion to the archaeological site of Ostia Antica, which in ancient times was situated at the mouth of the Tiber River, and was an important harbour. See the impressive amphitheater, built in 12 B.C. and many other well preserved ruins and frescoes. Return to Rome for dinner and overnight. Don't forget to toss a coin in the Trevi Fountain!
Day 5: Rome - Venice
Transfer to the train station and board your train, bound for Venice. After hotel check-in, a guided walking tour of Venice. Founded fifteen hundred years ago on a cluster of mudflats in the center of the lagoon, Venice rose to become Europe's main trading post between the West and the East, and at its height controlled an empire that spread north to the Dolomites and over the sea as far as Cyprus. See the Grand Canal, St. Mark's Basilica, the Bridge of Sighs, the Palace of the Doges and more.
Day 6: Venice
A day to see, feel, and wander Venice - the best way to experience this fascinating city. Stroll through the tiny winding alleys, and watch the gondolas paddle down the canals. Don't forget to sample the excellent shopping Venice offers. Dinner and overnight in Venice.
Day 7:
Transfer to the airport for your return flight.
Highlights:
Round-trip Airfare
Full-Time Tour Manager
All Breakfasts and Dinners
Guided City Tour of Rome
Vatican and Sistine Chapel
Folklore Dinner in Rome
Rome by Night Illumination Tour
Guided Tour of Venice
