Ciao Italia

Towards the end of the day on this Trip to Italy, we will voyage through the Mediterranean Sea. We will spend the night in an elegant cruise, with all kinds of services that will make the journey very enjoyable: a club, videogames room, restaurants, 24h cafes,  pool, gym, health center, casino… So order that gin tonic, and take in that warm Mediterranean breeze.

Did you know…

• The construction of Gaudí’s Sagrada Familia is endless. The builder stated that “God had all the time on the planet to see it completed”. The cathedral is so big and complex that no one knows when and IF it will be finished someday.
• There is a Statue of Liberty in Barcelona, in fact it’s one of only three originals. The most famous one is in New York, other in Paris and in Barcelona you can find it close to Arch of Triumph, in the Arus Library.
• Passeig de Gracia is an avenue that hosts the main masterpieces of Gaudí, the idol of architecture of XX. century. Get amazed by his famous houses Pedrera and Battló.

After a whole day enjoying the Mediterranean breeze, we will arrive at Civitavecchia and our Eurobus will take us to the former Caput Mundi in order to begin our tour of Italy.

Rome is known as the “Eternal City”, and you will understand why once we arrive. Time appears to have stopped here hundreds of years back due to the large number of remaining monuments and remains of grand buildings, which turns strolling through the narrow streets of Rome into a trip back in time to the capital’s golden age.

The capital of Italy and previous “caput mundi” awaits us with its vast history. There are a lot of reasons to visit Rome, it is an exciting city that you will want to come back to. The gastronomy and lively atmosphere are only 2 of those enticing reasons.  We will start our exploration on our Trip to Italy with the symbol of the city, the most visited landmark in Italy: the Colosseum, which, despite being half torn down, still oozes wonder. However, we won’t stop here, as we proceed to Venice Square with impressive Atlar of the Fatherland, the famous Trevi Fountain, we will follow the route until Panthenon, the Novona Square and finish the day with visit to the Spanish Square. Are you ready?

*Optional Activities:

• Rome Pack: Guided visit of Rome + Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums + Colosseum and Roman Walls: €55

Buongiorno Roma!

There’s is so much to see! So we leave you another day on our Trip to Italy to discover the wonders of Rome.

Where to begin? Rome wasn’t built in a day, and in one day you cannot visit it either so don’t worry! We will start our tour visiting Castle Sant’Angelo, and also the smallest state in the world with the world’s largest church: Vatican City. Here, we will find the church of San Pedro, the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, where Renaissance artists, like Michelangelo, left their mark.

Unsatisfied? We still need to visit the Pantheon, to tempt luck throwing a coin in the Trevi Fountain, see Saint John’s Archbasilica, and last but not least, to visit the symbol of the city, the most visited monument in Italy: the Coliseum. Despite being half destroyed it maintains the enchantment of its history.

Did you know…

• In the Cathedral of St. Pedro, you will see various stars on the marble floor, directly in the middle of the aisle to the alter. These stars represent the diversity of the different catholic temples in the world.
• The Bocca Della Veritá is located in Sta. Maria, the most famous sewer entrance in the world. According to the legend, if you put your hand in the mouth and you tell a lie, you will be bitten.

After having some unforgettable days in the iconic Rome, today on our Trip to Italy we’ll head to the enchanting Florence, but first, we will make a stop in the Vatican. We will enjoy Florence, as it is the  cradle of Renaissance where we will spend the night and you can explore the university night ambience of Santa Croce.

We will spend the night near Florence, the birthplace of the renaissance.

Did you know…

• The Vatican is a sovereign country with covering no more than 0,44 km2, and is the smallest country in the world. It only has borders with Italy, which completely surrounds it. It hosts the Basilica of San Pedro, which is the world’s largest church.
• The Vatican Bank is the only bank in the world that allows users to select Latin as a language on an ATM to carry out its operations

“Buongiorno Principessa” said Benigni, an actor from the city of Florence, in the film “Life is Beautiful”.

Today you can visit numerous fine arts by these creators in the historical center of the Uffizi, or if walking round an exhibition hall is not for you, you could walk up the hill where you can simply see the mesmerising arch of Brunelleschi which dominates the city.

*Optional Activity

• Trip to Pisa with lunch included.

After visiting the city, we will head to the unique and beautiful “City of Canals”, the city that had the honor of being one of the most powerful, rich and populated cities for many centuries, dominating the Mediterranean and the comerical routes of the west: Venice!

Do you want to find out more unmissable information about Florence?

The best Florence artists

Fall in love with this city on our Trip to Italy! Venice is one of the most photographed places in the world. Don’t waste time, grab your camera and find your inner photographer; bridges, Vaporettos and Gondolas are all waiting to be snapped!

Appreciate the Basilica of San Marco, whose Murano glasswork has obvious Byzantine influence, as do the multicoloured little houses of Burano!

*Optional Activity:

• Vience Pack: Includes visit to Murano and Burano: Visit of these two islands of the Venetian lagoon.

Did you know…

• The only way to get around the city is on foot or by water. It is illegal to drive a car or ride a bicycle in this district
• Walking around Venice could give you the feeling that there are numerous canals, whereas there are in fact just two: the Grand Canal and the Giudecca Canal. The other little waterways that course through the restricted lanes are considered rivers

Every good thing has an end… and after this exciting adventure and Trip to Italy among the amazing cities of southern and western Europe, it’s time to say goodbye…we hope you come back to another Euro-Adventure!

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The program could suffer unforeseen changes due to weather conditions, traffic… or the ability of the group to respect meeting times.

The cities where we will sleep are subject to availability, depending on the flexibility of the hotels or hostels. The quality of the establishment will not change.

The suggested programme doesn’t include optional/extra activities. You will have opportunity to book some of them in the reservation form, while the others will be proposed by the tour leader along the tour.

We don’t guarantee the availability of the optional activities, specially if the service is external to Unitrips. In case of the cancellation of the activity, paid amount will be reimbursed.