Renaissance Art

Milan + Verona + Bologna

ENQUIRY FORM

The cost includes:

Tour escort per 8 days

Private transportation by coaches

Return train tickets to Venice and Florence

2-night accommodation sharing a multiple room in Milan in a 3-star hotel

3-night accommodation sharing a multiple room in Verona in a 3-star hotel

2-night accommodation sharing a multiple room in Bologna in a 3-star hotel

7 breakfasts

7 dinners

1 packed lunch

Entrance tickets:

• Duomo and rooftop in Milan
• Museum of the Science and of the Technique in Milan
• Toti submarine
• Palazzo Te in Mantua
• Arena in Verona
• Doges’ Palace in Venice
• Estense Castle in Ferrara
• Academy Gallery in Florence

Guided tours of:

• Milan
• Duomo of Milan
• Mantua
• Vicenza
• Verona
• Venice
• Ferrara
• Bologna
• Florence

Earphones

 

Cost does not include:

• anything not specified in the voice “The cost includes"
• city tourist tax to pay directly at the hotel

 

ITINERARY (Some parts of the itinerary may involve bullet train or boat travel.)

Day 1 Milan

Meet and greet at the airport of Milan by the tour escort who will stay with you throughout the entire stay. From the airport, you will reach Milan downtown for a guided tour of city, including a visit to the Duomo, the most important example of the Late Gothic style in Italy. It covers a surface area of over 11,000m² and is full of rich, impressive decorations. Construction began in the 1300s and continued for over six centuries: a fascinating monument where you can understand the development of the city’s art and history.

After the interiors, you will climb by lift on the rooftops for a closer look at the flying buttresses, the 135 spires, the 150 gargoyles, and all the other particular details of Gothic architecture. The Rooftops also offer an amazing view over the city.

Continue to the hotel for the check-in and dinner

 

Day 2 Milan

Today, you will visit Milan following the theme of Leonardo Da Vinci, the genius par excellence. Today you will visit the Science and Technology Museum where you can see many machines invented by Leonardo. Besides, always inside the Museum, you will also visit a real submarine, the Enrico Toti, launched in 1967, it was the first submarine built in Italy after World War II. Its job was to patrol the waters of the Mediterranean and detect Soviet submarines 

 

Day 3 Mantua

Check-out and drive eastwards to visit Mantua, the town dates back to the Roman empire and during the Renaissance was ruled by the Gonzaga family who raised the level of culture and refinement in Mantua that became a significant center of Renaissance art and humanism. Here you will visit Palazzo Te, one of the most extraordinary examples of a Mannerist Renaissance Villa, designed and constructed between 1525 and 1535 by Giulio Romano, known as “the abode of the gods. Continue to Verona and check-in. Dinner

 

Day 4 Vicenza - Verona

Visit Vicenza in the morning, a thriving and cosmopolitan city, with a rich history and culture, and many museums, art galleries, piazzas, villas, churches and elegant Renaissance palazzi. With the Palladian Villas of the Veneto in the surrounding area, and his renowned Teatro Olimpico, the "city of Palladio" has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the afternoon back to Verona for a guided tour including the Arena, a Roman amphitheater.

 

Day 5 Venice

Walk to the railway station of Verona and board the bullet train to Venice. Spend the entire day in Venice visiting the town, the Cathedral and the Doges’ Palace. Also a gondola tour will be included in the visit. Some time will be left on your own to discover by yourselves the secrets of this fantastic and unique city. Back to the hotel in Verona in the evening in time for dinner.

 

Day 6 Ferrara - Bologna

Check-out and transfer to Ferrara, another Renaissance town ruled by another important family, the Este. The Duchy of Este included also Modena and Reggio. Under Este's time, Ferrara grew into an international cultural center, renowned for its architecture, music, literature and visual arts. You will also visit Este’s Castle. Continue in the afternoon to Bologna, Check-in and guided tour of the town before having dinner

 

Day 7 Florence

After visiting to many Renaissance places, you cannot miss the most important one: Florence that you will reach by bullet train (37-minute journey from Bologna). In the morning you will visit the city with a guide, including the Academy Gallery, in the afternoon you will be on your own before returning back to Bologna to get prepared for the departure of tomorrow.

 

Day 8 Departure

Check-out and transfer to the airport of Bologna