The Italy Explorer

Afternoon          Board your overnight flight to Italy via connections

Morning

Arrive in Rome and meet your Tour Guide. Transfer to hotel and checkin

Afternoon

Start tour of Rome Originally built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian in the 1st century AD, it was then the city’s main market for almost 300 years. Walk over to Piazza della Rotonda where the Pantheon is located. Hailed as an architectural masterpiece, this ancient building dates back to 125 AD. Enjoy some time to explore the interior at your leisure, then we’ll head towards the famous Trevi Fountain, passing Trajan’s Column. As we continue our walking tour, we’ll depart to one of the most famous squares in Rome: the Piazza di Spagna.

Next, head to the Piazza del Colosseo to visit the famous Colosseum on a self-guided tour, and see the enduring symbol of the Eternal City. Get ready to be impressed by the sophistication and beauty of the old Roman Forum which remains part of the modern city.

Evening              Enjoy a group dinner then evening exploration with your Evolve Tours director.

Morning              Depart for Florence

Afternoon          Enjoy lunch and exploration in Piazza della Signoria, the main square in Florence. Admire breathtaking historical landmarks of 14th Century Loggia dei Lanzi and 13th Century Palazzo Vecchio, Gates of Paradise & Giotto’s Bell Tower. Visit the Duomo, then walk over to Dante’s house on the way to the Basilica of Santa Croce for a visit.

Evening              Enjoy your welcome dinner at a Traditional Trattoria, or small local restaurant to sample authentic Italian food as a group.

Morning              After breakfast, we visit the Galleria dell’Accademia to see the original sculpture David by Michelangelo, which has been housed here since 1873.  Discover the Mercato Centrale for browsing in this large outdoor market with amazing leather goods and other shops.

Afternoon        See the iconic Leaning Tower on this half-day trip to Pisa from Florence. Participate in a walking tour of Piazza dei Miracoli and its monuments . Enjoy a walking tour of Cathedral Square (Piazza dei Miracoli) with a local guide Stop for photos in front of the UNESCO-listed Leaning Tower of Pisa Learn about monuments like Pisa Baptistry and Duomo di Pisa Enjoy the wonderful and picturesque Tuscan countryside

Evening              Enjoy a group dinner

Morning              After breakfast, head to the Uffizi Gallery Museum to see Botticelli, Giotto, Michelangelo and other masterpieces. This is an unmissable opportunity to see one of Italy’s top most visited museums, after the Vatican.

Transfer to Pompeii – check out and depart via coach bus south towards Naples, via Pompeii.

Stop and visit and Agriturismo- a working Farm. Enjoy lunch and tour of the some of the traditional farming practices which this region of Italy is known best for.

Evening              Enjoy a group dinner then evening exploration with your Evolve Tours director.

Morning               Breakfast at the hotel

Pompeii, participate in a guided tour of the city. In 79 AD, the volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted and covered the city of Pompeii. Since the excavation, the city was found to be amazingly preserved. It has provided detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire. We will learn about the archeologist excavation strategies and history of the area.

Meeting point: Hotel Vittoria

Afternoon           After lunch enjoy a visit to nearby Boscoreale.

In the afternoon, enjoy a light hike up Mount Vesuvius. Walk all the way up to the Gran Cono and experience fabulous views of Naples. Along the way, take time to marvel at the wonderfully rich diversity of plants thrown up by the volcanic soil in this UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

Evening               Continue on to Naples.

Enjoy a group dinner then evening exploration with your Evolve Tours director.

Check into your accommodations.

Morning               Have breakfast at the hotel.

Arrive at Herculaneum, another nearby town that was also destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the ruins here are a great source of archaeological discoveries and it is the second most popular ruin site in the area after Pompeii.

Afternoon           Participate in a cooking class as a group

Evening               Sit down to group dinner in Naples.

After dinner, attend a live opera performance at the renowned Teatro San Carlo in Naples. This theater is the oldest opera house in all of Italy.

After the performance, head to Rome, check into the hotel and prepare to return home in the morning.

Morning              Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, check out and depart to Rome International Airport.

Evening              Arrive home after an incredible tour to Italy together!