Perillo Tours Italy 2023

ALGERIA Tuscan Countryside DAY 1 • DEPART USA THURSDAY: Boarding your overnight flight, you’re off to Italy on the adventure of a lifetime! DAY 2 • ARRIVE IN ROME » AFTERNOON AT LEISURE » DINNER IN HOTEL FRIDAY: Benvenuti a Roma! We are pleased to offer complimentary transfers from the Rome airport to your hotel at scheduled times. Your Perillo representative will be at the airport to greet you. Enjoy some free time this afternoon—take a walk on Via Veneto, have a gelato or maybe do some shopping. Tonight, we’ll meet our tour leader for a brief orientation and welcome drink, followed by dinner in our hotel. DAY 3 • ROME » VATICAN MUSEUM » SISTINE CHAPEL » ST. PETER’S BASILICA » DINNER OUT SATURDAY: This morning, it’s a ten-minute bus ride over to another country—Vatican City. With our expert local guide we’ll tour the Vatican Museums—a massive collection of ancient Greek sculptures, medieval tapestries and Renaissance paintings. Our visit culminates in the Sistine Chapel, renowned for its Renaissance art, especially the ceiling which was painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512. This room, which attracts more than five million visitors each year, is also where the Pope is elected. Next we visit St. Peter’s Basilica, by far the largest church in Christendom. We’ll see Michelangelo’s Pietà, sculpted when he was just 24 years old, as well as Bernini’s seven story bronze canopy located above the main altar. Afterwards, we explore some of the oldest areas of Rome – the Jewish Ghetto and Trastevere. There’s been a Jewish community in Rome since the second-century BC. It was Pope Paul IV who ordered them into a walled-off section of town in 1555. But In 1870, the Papal States lost control of the area and the Jews were free to leave the Ghetto! All this walking will make us hungry… Si mangia! You’ll get a taste of real Italian cuisine and fine wines in a family-style restaurant in the characteristic district of Trastevere. This lively area is just what one imagines Italy to be like, with tiny cobblestone streets and music-filled trattorias on every corner. (Please note that the visit of St. Peter’s Basilica is subject to availability based on any events planned by the Pope.) DAY 4 • ROME » COLOSSEUM SUNDAY: Hail Caesar! All aboard our chariot for a relaxing, panoramic driving tour of Imperial Rome including the Roman Forum, downtown ancient Rome, the Circus Maximus, and the Great Synogogue, built in the heart of the Jewish quarter. Then we’ll enter the Colosseum, reliving the brutal entertainment of the gladiators and the lions, refereed by the Emperor himself. Tonight, we thought you’d enjoy a dinner on your own. Ask your tour leader for a recommendation, or venture out and explore the lively restaurants of Rome! Be sure to try Pasta cacio e pepe —pasta in a creamy olive oil, pecorino cheese and black pepper sauce—a specialty of Rome. Don’t forget the gelato after dinner! You’re doing a lot of walking on this tour so it’s a well-deserved treat! DAY 5 • ROME » LUCIGNANO » OLIVE OIL TASTING » FLORENCE » DINNER IN HOTEL MONDAY: After a hearty breakfast, we enjoy a ride through the Tuscan countryside. On our way to Florence, we will visit Lucignano, one of the most fascinating but lesser-known medieval YOUR FIRST-CLASS & DELUXE HOTELS: NOTE: If a change in hotels becomes necessary for any reason, the hotel substituted will be equivalent of those shown. ROME – NH Giustiniano (SUPERIOR FIRST-CLASS) FLORENCE – Villa Olmi (SUPERIOR FIRST-CLASS) 9 DAYS FROM $ 2895 Rome (3 NIGHTS) Florence (4) ALSO VISITING: Lucca, Pisa, Siena, Chianti, San Gimignano WHAT’S INCLUDED: • Centrally Located 4 & 5 star Hotels • Smaller Tour Groups • More Motorcoach Legroom • Airport Transfers at Scheduled Times • Full Breakfast Daily • 4 Dinners & 1 Lunch • Olive Oil Tasting • Wireless Headsets To Hear Your Tour Guide Clearly • Travel Wallet, Baggage Tags and Travel Documents Included • Baggage Handling Throughout (Except at Airports) • Hotel Taxes, City Taxes, Hotel Service Charges and all Tips For Hotel and Restaurant Personnel • Professional Tour Directors and Licensed Local Guides • Complimentary Wi-Fi On Our Buses = Full Breakfast = Lunch = Dinner • BOOK YOUR TOUR NOW: PerilloTours.com • 1-800-431-1515 • Or See Your Professional Travel Advisor Perillo Tours & Perillo Tours Travelers @Perillo_Tours 2 4 R O M E & T U S C A N Y T O U R