Italian Renaissance Discovery Package: Milan, Venice und Florence

Day 1: Arrival at Milan Malpensa Airport, transfer to hotel.

Breakfast in the hotel or Lunch. City tour of Milan. Visit of Piazza del Duomo, Duomo Cathedral, Piazza Mercanti, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Piazza della Scala and Castello Sforzesco, Palazzo Reale di Milano.

Overnight at the hotel in Milan.


Day 2: Milan - Venice

Breakfast in the hotel and check out. Free time for lunch.

Transfer to the Milano Central train station to take the train to Venice. Transfer to hotel. Visit St. Mark's Square to start a guided walking tour of romantic Venice. View the enchanting Basilica of San Marco, the Bridge of Sighs and visit the Doge's Palace, whose front side features a massive late-Gothic gate, known as the Porta della Carta. Transfer to hotel in Mestre for overnight. (some of the transfers will be performed by boat).
 

Day 3: Venice

After breakfast, we will visit the Armenian side of Venice. We will start from St. Lazzaro island where there is the homonym monastery and church of Saint Lazzaro, populated by Armenian monks. Surrounding gardens frame the Gothic church originally built in the 14th century. About 170,000 volumes are preserved on the island from all over the ancient world.

Back to Venice. Free time for shopping and lunch. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight in a hotel (some of the transfers will be performed by boat).

 

Day 4: Venice - Florence

Breakfast in a hotel, transfer from Venice to Florence by train, transfer & accommodation in a hotel and start a guided tour of the city of Florence:  visiting the Piazza del Duomo and the Ponte Vecchio. Free time for lunch.

In the afternoon visit of Basilica of Santa Croce, Baptistery of San Giovanni, Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto's bell tower, Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria.

Overnight at the hotel in Florence.


Day 5: Florence

Breakfast in the hotel. Visit: Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore, Basilica San Lorenzo, Basilica Santa Maria Novella and Galleria delle Accademie to visit the stunning David of Michelangelo. Free time for lunch.

In the afternoon shopping tour in an outlet.

Overnight at the hotel in Florence.


Day 6: Florence - Milan

Breakfast in the hotel, visit Palazzo Pitti and Boboli’s garden, and free time for lunch. In the afternoon transfer from Santa Maria Novella station to Milan by train.

Arrive in Milan transfer & accommodation in a hotel. Free time for shopping.

Overnight at hotel.


Day 7: Milan

Breakfast in hotel, Cenacolo Vinciano: l’ultima cena di Leonardo da Vinci, Colonne di San Lorenzo e Corso di Porta Ticinese, Chiesa Santa Maria delle Grazie, Chiesa di Sant’Ambroggio. Free time for lunch. Time for shopping.

Walking tour across Via Montenapoleone & via Torino.

Overnight at hotel.


Day 8: Hotel drop off - Transfer to Milan Malpensa airport - Seeing off.

Breakfast in the hotel, time for shopping, transfer to Airport to Milano Malpensa.