Great Tuscany & Cinque Terre 2024

9 Days Tour Start in Rome – End in Rome. Main cities: Rome, Florence, Montalcino, Siena, San Gimignano, Montepulciano, Lucca, Pienza, Orvieto, Cinque Terre and Roman Castles. 17 Meals to include – 8 buffet breakfast, 2 lunches, 7 dinners , Cooking Class, Winery Check DEPARTURES and PRICES: US Dollar(USD) / Canadian(CAD) / Australian (AUD) / New […]

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Volterra

Volterra is located in Tuscany, northwest of Siena. Noted primarily as an Etruscan and medieval art centre, Volterra has the remains of Etruscan walls enlarged in the 4th and 3rd centuries BC, two Etruscan-Roman gateways, and circular tombs with vaults of concentric rings supported by a central pillar. Volterra also has an art gallery and a museum of sacred art.

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Verona

The historic city of Verona was founded in the 1st century B.C. It particularly flourished under the rule of the Scaliger family in the 13th and 14th centuries and as part of the Republic of Venice from the 15th to 18th centuries. Verona has preserved a remarkable number of monuments from antiquity, the medieval and […]

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Venice

The name is derived from the ancient Veneti people who inhabited the region by the 10th century BC. The city was historically the capital of the Republic of Venice. Venice has been known as the “La Dominante,” “Serenissima,” “Queen of the Adriatic,” “City of Water,” “City of Masks,” “City of Bridges,” “The Floating City,” and “City of Canals.” The Republic of […]

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Veneto

Veneto in a region in the north-eastern area of Italy and includes Venezia, Padova, Verona, Treviso and many other great cities. The northern limit of Veneto is marked by a mountainous area, including the Dolomites, the southern part consists of a fertile plain extending to the Gulf of Venice and drained chiefly by the Po, Adige, […]

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Vatican City

The Vatican City, one of the most sacred places in Christendom, is also the smallest indipendent state in the world. A unique collection of artistic and architectural masterpieces lie within the boundaries of this small state. At its centre is St Peter’s Basilica, with its double colonnade and a circular piazza in front and bordered […]

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Valley of the Temples

The Valle dei Templi is an archaeological site in Agrigento, Sicily. It is one of the most outstanding examples of Greater Greece art and architecture, and is one of the main attractions of Sicily as listed in 1997. The term “valley” is a misnomer, the site being located on a ridge outside the town of […]

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Tuscany

Tuscany is a region in central Italy. Its capital, Florence, is home to some of the world’s most recognizable Renaissance art and architecture, including Michelangelo’s “David” statue, Botticelli’s works in the Uffizi Gallery and the Duomo basilica. Its diverse natural landscape encompasses the rugged Apennine Mountains, the island of Elba’s beaches on the Tyrrhenian Sea […]

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Turin

Turin is the capital of the Piedmont region, it is located in north-west Italy on the Po river. The city is historically known for two things: the car company Fiat, which was born here in 1899, and the Shroud of Turin, believed to be the burial cloth of Christ. But its history and culture stretches […]

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Trevi Fountain

Trevi Fountain is probably one of the most beautiful fountains in the world. Measuring some 20 meters in width by 26 meters in height, Trevi Fountain is also the largest fountain in Rome. The origins of the fountain go back to the year 19 B.C.: back then the fountain formed the end of the Aqua […]

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