Mediterranean Dream Italy - Spain 17 Days
Immerse yourself in the most significant places of two symbolic Mediterranean countries, such as Italy and Spain. This unforgettable experience will give you the opportunity to combine the best of the beauty of those two lands.
Discover the colors, the smells and the historical and artistic heritage of two sensational countries thanks to our combination created exclusively for connoisseurs.
Are you ready to experience this wonderful experience? It will be a sensational journey that is hard to forget!
NEW! Mediterranean Dream: Italy - Spain 17 Days / 16 Nights
ROME > MADRID
+5 Meals
Rome > Assisi > Siena > Florence > Bologna > Padua > Venice >
Tuscany Wine Region (Montepulciano) > Rome
Barcelona > Madrid > Cordoba > Sevilla > Granada > Toledo > Madrid
ItineraryDay 1: RomePass By: Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Via L.Da Vinci, 00015 Roma RM, Italy
Welcome to Rome, you will be transferred to your hotel
Pass By: Teatro di Marcello, Via del Teatro de Marcello, 00186 Rome Italy
At 07:45 pm pick-up at your hotel and reach Via del Teatro Marcello. The Theatre of Marcellus is an ancient open-air theatre in Rome, Italy, built in the closing years of the Roman Republic. At the theatre, locals and visitors alike were able to watch performances of drama and song. Today its ancient edifice in the rione of Sant'Angelo, Rome, once again provides one of the city's many popular spectacles or tourist sites. Space for the theatre was cleared by Julius Caesar, who was murdered before its construction could begin; the theatre was advanced enough by 17 BC that part of the celebration of the ludi saeculares took place within the theatre; it was completed in 13 BC and formally inaugurated in 12 BC by Augustus, named after his nephew Marcus Claudius Marcellus who had died in 23 BC
Stop At: Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Rome Italy
The Piazza della Rotonda is a piazza (city square) in Rome, Italy, on the south side of which is located the Pantheon. The square gets its name from the Pantheon's informal title as the church of Santa Maria Rotonda
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Trevi Fountain, Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Rome Italy
The ‘Fontana di Trevi’, or the Trevi Fountain is perhaps the most famous fountain in the world and definitely in Rome. The baroque fountain on the Piazza di Trevi square was initially designed by Bernini for Pope Clemens XII. However, it was not built until 50 years later after a (less expensive) redesign by the architect Nicola Salvi. Construction lasted from 1732 to 1762. The fountain's fame is in part the result of the many films that featured the Trevi Fountain, including La Dolce Vita, Angels and Demons, The Lizzie McGuire Movie and Roman Holiday
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: The Old Jewish Quarter, Lungotevere de' Cenci, 00186 Rome Italy
The Roman Ghetto or Ghetto of Rome (Italian: Ghetto di Roma) was a Jewish ghetto established in 1555 in the Rione Sant'Angelo, in Rome, Italy, in the area surrounded by present-day Via del Portico d'Ottavia, Lungotevere dei Cenci, Via del Progresso and Via di Santa Maria del Pianto, close to the River Tiber and the Theatre of Marcellus. With the exception of brief periods under Napoleon from 1808 to 1815 and under the Roman Republics of 1798–99 and 1849, the ghetto of Rome was controlled by the papacy until the capture of Rome in 1870.
Duration: 20 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Rome at the San Martin Hotel 4* star category
Day 2: RomeStop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy
"Without having seen the Sistine Chapel, it is not possible to form an appreciable idea of what a single man can achieve."
(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
The Sistine Chapel (dedicated to Maria Assunta in Cielo, is one of the most famous cultural and artistic treasures of Vatican City. It was built between 1475 and 1481, at the time of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere, from which it took its name.
It is known throughout the world both for being the place where the conclave and other official ceremonies of the Pope are held, and for being decorated with one of the most famous and celebrated works of art of Western artistic civilization, the frescoes by Michelangelo Buonarroti, that cover the vault (1508-1512) and the back wall (of the Last Judgment) above the altar (1535-1541).
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Vatican City, Vatican City, Lazio
occupy a large part of the vast Belvedere courtyard and are one of the largest art collections in the world, as they exhibit the enormous collection of works of art accumulated over the centuries by the Popes: the Sistine Chapel and the papal apartments frescoed by Michelangelo and Raphael are part of the works that visitors can admire in their journey.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: St. Peter's Square, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Saint Peter's Square is a large plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave inside Rome, directly west of the neighborhood (rione) of Borgo. Both the square and the basilica are named after Saint Peter, an apostle of Jesus whom Catholics consider to be the first Pope.
At the centre of the square is an ancient Egyptian obelisk, erected at the current site in 1586. Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed the square almost 100 years later, including the massive Doric colonnades,four columns deep, which embrace visitors in "the maternal arms of Mother Church". A granite fountain constructed by Bernini in 1675 matches another fountain designed by Carlo Maderno in 1613
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Piazza di Santa Maria Novella 18, 50123, Florence Italy
Florence
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Accommodation included: Overnight in Rome at the San Martin Hotel 4* star category
Day 3: Rome-Assisi-Siena-FlorencePass By: Piazza Venezia, 00187 Rome Italy
Roma The Eternal City
Stop At: Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Piazza Inferiore di S. Francesco, 2, 06081 Assisi PG, Italy
The Basilica of San Francesco is the sacred place par excellence of Assisi, since here the remains of the famous saint are preserved and preserved.It has been included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In the Lower Basilica, the single-nave interior with transept houses the extraordinary "allegorical frescoes" by Giotto, the "Madonna Angeli e San Francesco
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Piazza del Campo, 53100, Siena Italy
The Heart and Soul of the City of Siena
Universal symbol of the city, the particular formation of Piazza del Campo is just one of the reasons why UNESCO identifies Siena as the perfect and ideal example of a medieval city: it was built, in fact, in the exact place where the three ancient cities hilly gently sloping joined together, before joining forces to create the community of Siena.
Duration: 1 hour
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Accommodation included: Overnight in Florence at the hotel Raffaello 4* star category
Day 4: FlorenceStop At: Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, Via della Canonica, 1 Piazza del Duomo, 50122, Florence Italy
Santa Maria del Fiore, whose construction was designed by Arnolfo di Cambio, is the third church in the world (after San Pietro in Rome, San Paolo in London) and the largest in Europe at the time of its completion in the 15th century.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Campanile di Giotto, Piazza del Duomo Historical Center, 50122, Florence Italy
Giotto's Campanile is one of the four main components of Piazza del Duomo.
It is the most eloquent testimony of Florentine Gothic architecture of the fourteenth century, which despite the vertical momentum does not abandon the principle of solidity.
Covered with white, red and green marble like those that adorn the Cathedral, the majestic square-based bell tower, considered the most beautiful in Italy - probably created more as a decorative than functional element - was started by Giotto in 1334.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Piazza della Signoria, 50122, Florence Italy
The center of the political world of Florence Piazza della Signoria has been at the center of Florence's political life since the 14th century.
The famous sculptures located in Piazza della Signoria have references to the political affairs of Florence, with some contrast. The David (the original is in the Accademia Gallery) was built by Michelangelo and positioned in front of the Palazzo Vecchio to symbolize the power of the Florentine Republic in contrast to the tyranny of the Medici. Hercules and Cacus (1534) by Bandinelli instead symbolizes the physical power of the family. The Neptune (1575) of Ammannati recalls the maritime ambitions of the Medici
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Piazza Santa Croce, Piazza di Santa Croce 16, 50122, Florence Italy
Piazza Santa Croce in Florence owes its name to the basilica of the same name, one of the largest Franciscan churches in Italy famous not only for preserving Giotto's frescoes, but also for being the place of burial of personalities of the caliber of Galilei, Foscolo, Michelangelo and Machiavelli becoming a symbol of the homeland even before the unification of Italy.
Duration: 40 minutes
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Accommodation included: Overnight in Florence at the hotel Raffaello 4* star category
Day 5: Florence-Bologna-Padua-VenicePass By: Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Piazza di Santa Maria Novella 18, 50123, Florence Italy
Florence
Stop At: Piazza Maggiore, 40121, Bologna Italy
The heart of the city, Piazza Maggiore is the result of centuries-old transformations that enriched it gradually with important buildings: the Basilica of San Petronio, the Palazzo dei Notai, the Palazzo d’Accursio, the Palazzo del Podestà and the Palazzo dei Banchi.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Piazza San Marco, 31024 Venice Italy
Venice
Duration: 1 hour
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Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Mestre (Venice) at the hotel Delfino (Mestre) 4* star category
Day 6: VeniceStop At: Piazza San Marco, 31024 Venice Italy
Elegant, precious, inimitable, fun, romantic: this is Venice, a gem of the Venetian and Italian tourist scene, where churches, palaces, ancient bridges, monuments and squares tell the artistic and cultural liveliness that marked and still marks the history of this city.
The heart of Venice is the splendid Piazza San Marco, the most elegant living room in Europe, surrounded by works of unquestionable value: the imposing bell tower and the Basilica with its five portals and the decorations of marble and mosaics that anticipate the magnificence and interior riches; the Palazzo Ducale, symbol of the golden age of the Serenissima; the Torre dei Mori, better known as the Clock Tower, for the engineering masterpiece that has marked the time in Venice for centuries
Duration: 8 minutes
Stop At: Ponte dei Sospiri, Piazza San Marco, 1, 30100 Venice Italy
Between legends and beliefs, the Ponte dei Sospiri (bridge of Sighs) is one of the first places to visit in Venice, one of those must see that at least once in a lifetime should be visited especially if with loved ones. Perhaps the most famous bridge in Venice, and for many reasons the one that is honoured all over the world, is built in Istrian stone.
The Ponte dei Sospir is visible on both sides but can only be seen from two other bridges, the Ponte della Paglia and the Ponte della Canonica, since it is hanging on a canal, navigable by Gondola, the Rio di Palazzo. From the outside you can see two small windows on each side perforated from which you can see some of the city's beauty through the texture: in what was designed as a bridge between the Doge's Palace, a palace of justice, and the new prisons of Venice is in fact clearly visible, for example, the island of San Giorgio Maggiore
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Doge's Palace, P.za San Marco, 1, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy
The Doge's Palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice in northern Italy. The palace was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the former Republic. It was built in 1340 and extended and modified in the following centuries. It became a museum in 1923 and is one of the 11 museums run by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia
Duration: 15 minutes
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Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Mestre (Venice) at the hotel Delfino (Mestre) 4* star category
Day 7: Venice-Montepulciano-RomeStop At: Piazza Grande a Montepulciano, Pazza Grande, 53045, Montepulciano Italy
Perched on the top of a hill, south of Tuscany and not far from Siena, Montepulciano is a medieval town of rare beauty that certainly deserves to be visited! A unique village with elegant Renaissance palaces, ancient churches, splendid squares and small hidden corners. Moreover, from Montepulciano you can enjoy a fabulous and endless panorama of the Val d'Orcia and the Val di Chiana.
Duration: 3 hours
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Accommodation included: Overnight in Rome at the San Martin Hotel 4* star category
Day 8: Rome-CivitavecchiaPass By: Piazza Venezia, 00187 Rome Italy
Rome the Eternal City
Pass By: Civitavecchia Port, 00053, Civitavecchia Italy
Civitavecchia Port
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 9: Arrival in BarcellonaStop At: La Marina de Port, La Marina de Port, Barcelona, Catalonia
Barcelona Cruise Port
Duration: 8 minutes
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Accommodation included: Overnight in Barcelona at the hotel Catalonia Barcelona 505 4* star category
Day 10: BarcelonaStop At: La Barceloneta, Barcelona Spain
The Barceloneta district was built in the XVIII century to house the inhabitants of the Ribera who saw their houses demolished at the hands of Philip V of Bourbon, who wanted to build the Ciutadella, military fortress of the city demolished in 1868 to give space to the spectacular Park of Ciutadella.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Mirador de Colom, Placa Portal de la Pau, s/n, 08001 Barcelona Spain
The monument is among the most famous of the city and of whole Spain and boasts a height of 60 meters. It was built on the initiative of the merchant Antoni Fages I Ferrer in honor of the great Genoese navigator, to remember that in this city, returning from the New World, Columbus went to Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, Spanish sovereigns. It is located in the Portal de la Pau square (Portal of Peace), a point of union between the lower end of the Ramblas and the Passeig de Colom (Colombo promenade) opposite the port.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Plaza de Catalunya, Placa de Catalunya, 08206 Barcelona Spain
With an area of 30,000 square meters, Plaça de Catalunya is one of the largest in Spain and one of the most important places in Barcelona, a meeting point between the historic center and the Ensanche.
Duration: 30 minutes
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Accommodation included: Overnight in Barcelona at the hotel Catalonia Barcelona 505 4* star category
Day 11: Barcelona-MadridStop At: Madrid-Puerta de Atocha Train Station, Glorieta Carlos V, s/n, 28045 Madrid Spain
Madrid-Puerta de Atocha
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Plaza Mayor, Calle Gerona 4, 28012 Madrid Spain
Madrid, the capital at the center of Spain, is a city characterized by elegant boulevards and large, well-kept parks, such as the Buen Retiro park. A large number of European works of art are kept in Madrid, such as the paintings of Goya, Velázquez and other Spanish masters found at the Prado museum. Plaza Mayor, surrounded by arcades, is the heart of Habsburg Madrid. Not far away is the baroque Royal Palace and its Armory, where ancient weapons are exhibited.
Duration: 1 hour
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Accommodation included: Overnight in Madrid at Princesa Plaza hotel, 4 star category
Day 12: Madrid-Cordoba-SevillaPass By: Madrid-Puerta de Atocha Train Station, Glorieta Carlos V, s/n, 28045 Madrid Spain
Madrid-Puerta de Atocha.
Stop At: Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, C. Cardenal Herrero, 1, Centro, 14003 Córdoba, Spain
The great mosque of Cordoba, today the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Mary Most Holy in Cordoba, is one of the main expressions of Arabic-Islamic art and of Gothic and Renaissance architecture in Andalusia.
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: Jewish Quarter (Juderia), Cordoba Spain
La Judería is among the most beautiful and characteristic neighborhoods of the city of Cordoba. Located in the historic center - a stone's throw from the Alcazar of Cordoba - this little corner of the city is a fairy-tale labyrinth of white lanes with flowers and wrought-iron balconies: getting lost in its narrow streets is a pleasure for the eyes and the spirit.
Duration: 40 minutes
Pass By: Santa Justa Railway Station, Avenida de Kansas City, Seville Spain
Santa Justa Railway, Veville, Spain
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Accommodation included: Overnight in Sevilla at the hotel Catalonia Santa Justa or Catalonia Giralda 4* star category
Day 13: SevillaStop At: Barrio Santa Cruz, Seville Spain
Seville is the capital of the region of Andalusia, in the south of Spain. It is famous for flamenco.
Among the most famous places in Seville we find the barrio Santa Cruz, it is a neighborhood very frequented by Sevillians and tourists because it is one of the ideal points to enjoy the city. The main pizza in the center of the neighborhood is the Plaza de Santa Cruz, famous for a central cross dating back to 1692 and made entirely of wrought iron. In this area, there are many places of interest and monuments,
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Plaza de Espana, Avenida de Isabel la Catolica, 41004 Seville Spain
The Plaza de España in Seville is one of the most spectacular architectural spaces in the city and neo-Moorish architecture. The square is located within the Park of María Luisa, its entrance is very close to the Cid Campeador roundabout, exactly opposite the ancient Royal Tobacco Factory.
Duration: 50 minutes
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Accommodation included: Overnight in Sevilla at the hotel Catalonia Santa Justa or Catalonia Giralda 4* star category
Day 14: Sevilla-GranadaStop At: The Alhambra, Calle Real de la Alhambra, s/n Palacio de Carlos V, 18009 Granada Spain
The Alhambra is an Andalusian palatial complex in Granada. Etymologically, the Alhambra in Arabic is "al-Ḥamrā", since its full name was Qalʿat al-amrā'ʾ. According to some versions the name came from the pink color of the walls that surrounded the Alhambra.
Duration: 50 minutes
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Accommodation included: Overnight in Granada at the hotel Alixares 4* star category
Day 15: GranadaStop At: The Alhambra, Calle Real de la Alhambra, s/n Palacio de Carlos V, 18009 Granada Spain
Is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Islamic world, in addition to containing notable examples of Spanish Renaissance architecture.[
Duration: 1 hour
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Accommodation included: Overnight in Granada at the hotel Alixares 4* star category
Day 16: Granada-Toledo-MadridStop At: Toledo, Toledo, Province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha
Toledo is a city and municipality of Spain, capital of the province of Toledo and the de jure seat of the government and parliament of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. Toledo was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 for its extensive monumental and cultural heritage.
Located on the banks of the Tagus in central Iberia, Toledo is known as the "City of the Three Cultures" for the cultural influences of Christians, Muslims, and Jews throughout its history. It was the capital, from 542 to 725 CE, of the Visigothic kingdom, which followed the fall of the Roman Empire.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Damasquinados Suarez, Paseo Circo Romano 8, 45004 Toledo Spain
Gold from Toledo, that´s how we could know the nobel art of inlay precious metals as gold and silver in steel. Damascene is a handcraft technique originally from Damascus, Syria, though it spread through different cultures over time, so different as the Egyptian, the Greek or the Roman, as well as the Chinese and Japanese cultures. In this last country, damascene or “ataujia” was used to decorate katanas, tachis and wakizashis (different kind of swords in Medieval Japan). A true ancient tradition, there are remains of damascene pieces from over 1500 years ago indeed.
Duration: 15 minutes
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Accommodation included: Overnight in Madrid at Princesa Plaza hotel, 4 star category
Day 17: Madrid Stop At: Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Av de la Hispanidad, s/n, 28042 Madrid, Spain
After breakfast at the hotel transfer to the airport. End of services.
Duration: 20 minutes
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Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"ALL PRICES ARE PER PERSON"
"On the high-speed AVE train journey, on the ferry and during your stay in Rome, in Barcelona and Madrid, tour escort service will not be available."
"Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level"
"During peak season, visiting the Blue Grotto in Capri may involve long lines and limited capacity. If access is not possible, or the weather conditions do not allow it, our guides will suggest alternative attractions to ensure a satisfying and memorable tour (e.g. Faraglioni rocks)."
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 2 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 7 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability"
Hora de Inicio:
2nd Category Spanish
5/9/2024 - 9/26/2024| Thursday : | 07:00 AM - 08:00 PM |
2nd Category English
5/9/2024 - 9/26/2024| Thursday : | 07:00 AM - 08:00 PM |
Duración: 17 Days
Lugar de comienzo: Traveler pickup is offered
After meet at the airport your driver, you will be transferred to your hotel in Rome, transfer service included
Airports- Fiumicino Airport, Via dell' Aeroporto di Fiumicino, 320, 54, Fiumicino Italy
- Ciampino Airport, Rome Italy
Cancelaciones y devoluciones:
If you cancel at least 7 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
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