Roma Trip Overview
Art, food, scenery: Italians do everything a little better. And nowhere is this more apparent than in the Renaissance cities of Northern Italy.
In Venice, you find ornate bridges and facades stooped over every canal. In Bologna, you weave through porticos and discover delicious delicacies and curious craft shops. And in the cities’ surrounding scenes, you reveal rustic cuisines and mountainous valleys of pine-forest greens.
Join this tour and explore the quintessential locations of Northern Italy and be left breathless, stunned, and stuffed with delicious pastas and wines.
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Duration: 6 days
Starts: Roma, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Art, food, scenery: Italians do everything a little better. And nowhere is this more apparent than in the Renaissance cities of Northern Italy.
In Venice, you find ornate bridges and facades stooped over every canal. In Bologna, you weave through porticos and discover delicious delicacies and curious craft shops. And in the cities’ surrounding scenes, you reveal rustic cuisines and mountainous valleys of pine-forest greens.
Join this tour and explore the quintessential locations of Northern Italy and be left breathless, stunned, and stuffed with delicious pastas and wines.
Itinerary
Stop At: Orvieto, Orvieto, Province of Terni, Umbria
You leave the hustle and bustle of the Eternal City and travel to Orvieto. Virtually traffic-free, perfectly preserved, and awash with delicious wine: it’s the idyllic Italian village. You can choose to visit the colourful cathedral here and explore at your own pace.
Your journey leads you through the Parco Naturale Le Balze, a landscape studded with balze rock peaks, sulphite streams, and gorgeous vistas that inspired Leonardo da Vinci.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Stop At: 52028 Piantravigne, Province of Arezzo, Italy
Your lunch stop is in the tiny hamlet of Piantravigne, the perfect spot to sample some truly authentic Italian cuisine.
With your belly full and your senses satisfied, you travel to beautiful Bologna, your overnight destination.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Bologna
Day 2: Bologna and optional trip to Ravenna
Stop At: Ravenna, Ravenna, Province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna
Today, you can join a half day trip to Ravenna in the morning. Ravenna is a maze of mosaic masterpieces, a unique blend of early Christian and Byzantine architecture with eight sites on the UNESCO list. This unforgettable North Italian destination is also the town where Dante Alighieri is buried.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Bologna, Bologna, Province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
After lunch, you return from your half-day trip and have the rest of the day to explore Bologna your way. During the Renaissance, this fascinating city was blooming with art and was a centre for intellectual innovation. Its famous university is the oldest in the western world and saw great minds like Petrarch, Dante Alighieri, and Copernicus.
There’s plenty to do here. You can stroll through the beautiful, kilometres-long UNESCO porticos, unravel the mysteries of the university, or tantalise your taste buds with Ragu alla Bolognese.
Duration: 5 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Bologna
Day 3: Wildlife of the Po Delta and Gothic Architecture in Este
Stop At: Gorino, Gorino, Goro, Province of Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna
It’s time to slap on some sunscreen, charge up your camera, and head deep into nature. Your first stop is Gorino, where you can join an optional boat trip along the River Po. This is the longest river in Italy, and its wetlands give you a chance to spot rare migratory birds. There’s also a lunch box for you to enjoy.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Este, Este, Province of Padua, Veneto
Once you’re back on dry land, you travel to Este, a picture-perfect town with a history that spans over 3000 years. Here you have free time to amble along the city walls or visit the town’s moated Medieval castle.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Padua, Padua, Province of Padua, Veneto
You then venture to Padua, allegedly the oldest city in Italy and your home for the next three nights. This fascinating place sits at the crossroads of science and religion. This is where venerated St Anthony is buried, and where the ground-breaking scientific discoveries were made at the height of the Renaissance.
Duration: 4 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Padua
Day 4: Lose yourself in the canal-lined vistas of Venice
Stop At: Venice, Venice, Veneto
177 canals, 350 gondoliers, and the most idiosyncratic cityscapes in the world: Venice, ‘the Floating City’, is your destination today.
With its wealth, trade, and power; Venice has always been bold.
It’s been built on over 118 islands, hosts one of the most famous festivals in the world. And its unique painting style and architecture classifies Venice as one of the great centres of the Renaissance, equal to Rome and Florence.
Once you arrive, you enjoy an included two-hour guided walking tour of the city. From people-watching in Piazza San Marco to frequenting the famous galleries, it’s up to you how you spend the rest of your day in Venice.
In the early evening, you head back to Padua in time for dinner.
Included Activities: Two hour guided walking tour of Venice
Optional Activities: Gondola ride (not included)
Duration: 6 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Padua
Day 5: Prosecco and Grapa at the foothills of the Dolomites
Stop At: Museo Nazionale di Villa Pisani, Via Doge Pisani, 7, Stra Italy
First, you go to Villa Pisani. This included attraction boasts awesome art exhibitions and is the epitome of late baroque architecture. Napoleon once owned this huge holiday home and presented it to his stepson as a gift.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Valdobbiadene, Valdobbiadene, Province of Treviso, Veneto
You say bye to the excesses of the aristocracy and venture to Valdobbiadene for a chance to indulge in something a little sweeter. This rolling landscape is home to the best prosecco, and you have the option to enjoy an exclusive tasting. We promise it’ll be the freshest prosecco you’ve ever tasted.
Optional activity: Prosecco tasting (not included)
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Bassano Del Grappa, Bassano Del Grappa, Province of Vicenza, Veneto
The indulgence continues as you travel to Bassano del Grappa, where you have the chance to sample sweet and intoxicating Grappa. If you’ve had enough tipple for the day, you can spend your time admiring the castle and the town’s famous old bridge instead.
Optional activity: Grappa tasting (not included)
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Padua
Day 6: Romeo and Juliet, Lake Garda and Wine Tasting
Stop At: Verona, Verona, Province of Verona, Veneto
Say ‘ciao!’ to the romance of Italy, because your first stop today is the setting of Romeo and Juliet, Verona. You have time here to reminisce about past lovers at the famous balcony, admire a grand Roman Colosseum, and amble through the ancient piazzas at your own pace.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Garda, Garda, Province of Verona, Veneto
You then travel to Lake Garda. This lake’s crystal-clear waters and views of the Dolomites have made the place a favourite destination for artists, poets, and travellers since the Roman ages.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Erbusco, Erbusco, Province of Brescia, Lombardy
You then travel to Lake Garda. This lake’s crystal-clear waters and views of the Dolomites have made the place a favourite destination for artists, poets, and travellers since the Roman ages.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
