The Eagar Family Trip 2023
A Private Taste of Italy
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The tour begins in Venice with Venice’s timeless St. Mark’s Square and Basilica, continues in Florence with Michelangelo’s stunning David and the Uffizi Gallery, the Pisa with the leaning tower, and will ends with the beautiful Rome’s ancient Forum, Colosseum, Pantheon, Vatican Museums, and Sistine Chapel. Don’t forget the day in Pompeii. You’ll also enjoy guided neighborhood walks, memorable meals, full-bodied Italian wines, fine gelato, and pasta!
Brief Itinerary:
- Wednsday June 14th: Leaving the US
- Thursday June 15th: Arriving in Venice. Walking tour of the city and dinner.
- Friday June 16th: Walking tour of the city and St.Mark Basilica and Dodge Palace tour. Time for a Gondola tour.
- Saturday June 17th: Boat tour of Murano.
- Sunday June 18th: Train to Padua, Lunch, and train to Ferrara. Braden house tour.
- Monday June 19th: Train to Florence and walking tour of the city. David and Uffizi in the afternoon.
- Tuesday June 20th: Day tour to Pisa.
- Wednesday June 21st: Train to Rome and walk city tour.
- Thursday June 22nd: Vatican City Tour in the morning, and Colosseum in the afternoon.
- Friday June 23rd: Day trip to Pompeii
- Saturday June 24th: Return to USA
Price $ 2750 per couple
Total for 5 couples $ 13,250
The Old Bridge, Florence
Itinerary
1. Wednesday June 14th
Leaving US
2. Thursday June 15th
Arriving in Venice.
Water Taxi Boat from Airport to Hotel
In Venice, you’ll stay at the Hotel II Moro di Venezia(2 Stars Hotel with Breakfast)
After the Check-in at the hotel, you’ll have time to explore the city and have a good dinner.
3. Friday June 16th
Today you’ll have the tickets for visit the Dodge Palace
and the St.Mark Basilica
Enjoy the rest of the day on your own dedicated to tours, gondola raids, and shopping.
4. Saturday June 17th
Today you’ll spend the morning visiting Murano, famous for its glass factories and glassmaking museum.
Enjoy the rest of the day on your own.
5. Sunday June 18th
Today you’ll leave Venice and you’ll go to Padua for lunch by train.
After Padua, in the late afternoon, you’ll have another train to Ferrara, where Braden will take you to visit the city center, and visit Braden’s house
Braden’s brother, sister-in-law, and nephew will stay at the Hotel Orologio, within walking distance from the train station.
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6. Monday June 19th
Goodbye Ferrara, welcome Florence…
Today you’ll leave Ferrara on the fast train and you’ll go to Florence where you’ll stay at the Hotel Delle Tele (Hotel 3 stars with breakfast) for two nights.
You’ll visit the David of Michelangelo and the Uffizi Galleria
You’ll have dinner at the Osteria Santo Spirito and you’ll taste the amazing GNOCCHI!
7. Tuesday June 20th
Today is dedicated to Pisa.
You’ll go to visit this amazing city by train.
8. Wednesday June 21st
Today you’ll leave Florence and you’ll go to Rome by train.
In Rome, you’ll stay at the Hotel Marcantonio, 3 stars hotel (with Breakfast) located just 5 minutes’ walk from the train station.
Click here for more info about the hotel
9. Thursday June 22nd
Private Transfer from Hotel to Vatican City

After the Vatican, a van will pick you up and take you to the Colosseum where you’ll have a guided tour.
10. Friday June 23rd
Today, you’ll go to Pompeii.
Get ready early in the morning, two private vans will pick you up at the hotel to go to Pompeii with a stop in Naples.




Don’t forget to eat Pizza when you are there, it’s amazing!!
11. Saturday June 24th
Time to go home. So sorry but today you’ll have the flight to go back to the US.
Because your hotel is very close to the train station, you’ll take the train to the airport
 Bye Bye Italy, hope to see you soon.
*Hotels subject to change. If because unforeseen circumstances change need to be made, replacement Hotels will be equally as awesome as above.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Rome
What’s Included
- 10 nights’ accommodations in Hotels centrally locate
- All Breakfast in the Hotel
- All transfers Airport/Hotel – Hotel Airport.
- All Train rides between the cities.
- Tour of St.Mark Basilica, and the Dodge Palace.
- Tour of Murano in Venice.
- Tour of David and Uffizi in Florence.
- Train Tickets to Pisa
- Tour of the Vatican City and the Colosseum.
- Visit Pompeii
- Guaranteed tour price, locked at the moment you make your deposit
Fine print:Â You are responsible for the cost of your drinks/food and free time sightseeing.
Group sightseeing events are subject to change.
What’s not Included
- Airfare roundtrip US/Italy
- Meals not specified in the itinerary
- Gratuities for private transfer drivers and hotels staff
- Hotels cities’ taxes
- Optional travel insurance
- Everything not mentioned under “what’s Included”
TRAVEL INSURANCE
(NOT INCLUDED)
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Tour Conditions Agreement
Cancellations, refunds, and credits: Tour deposits are refundable up to 120 days prior to the tour’s departure date. Deposits made 91–150 days before a tour departs become non-refundable after 30 days. Deposits made 68-90 days before a tour departs become non-refundable on the final payment due date. If you book a tour less than 67 days before its departure date, the entire tour cost becomes non-refundable after 7 days, but may be creditable in the case of a Creditable Event, as outlined below. Once your deposit refund date has passed, your deposit will not be refunded under any circumstance.
Tour price guarantee:Â The price for the tour you’ve selected will be locked and guaranteed the moment we receive your deposit. (Note: Our tour prices do not include airfare and may change without notice.)
Itineraries are subject to change:Â Europe is full of surprises, and we need to be flexible enough to take advantage of whatever comes along (good or bad!) so that we may provide you with the best possible tour. Uncompleted portions of the tour itinerary are not cause for refund.
Airfare: Airfare are usually NOT REFUNDABLE after the purchaise. In some cases Airline Companies can give you credit for another trip.
Optional Tours
Tours
(Included and not Included)
Rome
Vatican City
- See captivating sites such as Raphael’s Rooms, Gallery of the Maps, and Bramante’s Pinecone Courtyard
- Audio headsets are provided to make sure you can hear your guide clearly at all times
More Info about Bus Tour
This is the fastes and more comfortable way to visit the city. You can Hop on / Hop off and visit what you prefer. With a comfortable App on your phone you’ll have access to the city map and decide when Hop off. You can start the tour at the time you prefer.
St. Peter's Dome
St. Peter’s Dome (Cupola di San Pietro), one of Italy’s most famous monuments, doesn’t technically stand on Italian soil—it sits a top St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. Michelangelo’s architectural masterpiece is a symbol for Catholics around the globe and, as the highest dome in the world, offers spectacular views across St. Peter’s Square and Rome.
From $52
Colosseum
We’ll spend the morning visiting the Colosseum with a specialist in History to discover all the secrets about this magical place and the Forum, the birthplace of Rome ancient.
Pompeii
Explore the remnants of the prosperous Roman town and witness the tragic plaster casts of its citizens that were preserved in the volcanic ash. The tour includes a stop off at Naples for a brief panoramic view of the city before making your way to Pompeii.
Head out of Rome and take the Autostrada del Sole south through the beautiful Italian countryside, admiring the rolling hills of Lazio and Campania. Enjoy a panoramic overview of Italy’s largest and most vibrant city, Naples, before heading south again to Pompeii. Once you reach the town of Pompeii, you will enjoy a tasty lunch (not included). A real Neapolitan pizza! After lunch, you will visit one of the most important archaeological sites in the world: a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the ruins of Pompeii, with Skip the Line entrance and a guided tour.
Once a thriving Roman town, Pompeii was destroyed by the unforeseen AD79 eruption of Vesuvius, which lies in between the town and Naples. Take yourself back in time to imagine the daily life in the settlement and put yourself in the shoes of the men and women who lost their lives that fateful day. Then witness the harrowing molds of the victims themselves, preserved imprinted in the ash that surrounded them.
The tour includes:
Transport
By Train
Ticket
Fast-track entry
Pompeii entrance fee
Others
Audio Guide
Florence
Uffizi Museum
The Uffizi Galleries (Gallerie degli Uffizi) houses one of the world’s most significant collections of art, drawing in more than a million annual visitors who wish to cast eyes upon its many masterpieces. Set in the heart of Florence, the museum contains the works of artists such as Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio, Botticelli, and Giotto, among others. It is the premier place to view Italian Renaissance art and is the most-visited museum in Italy.
Galleria dell'Accademia
Once one of Europe’s oldest drawing schools, Florence’s Accademia Gallery (Galleria dell’Accademia) is now one of the city’s most visited museums, home to one of the world’s most impressive works of Renaissance art—Michelangelo’s 17-foot-tall (5.2-meter-tall) David. Other works on display include 15th- and 16th-century paintings by the likes of Botticelli and Lippi, unfinished Michelangelo sculptures, and a museum of musical instruments.
Boboli Garden
Skip the line to visit Florence’s famous Renaissance gardens.
The Boboli Gardens are one of the greatest open-air museums in Florence that embraces another site of culture in Florence, the Pitti Palace. The park hosts centuries-old oak trees, sculptures, fountains and offers peaceful shelter from the warm Florentine sun in summer, the beautiful colors of the changing foliage in the fall and smells of blooming flowers in the spring.
Its creation and development spans four hundred years, from the 15th and 19th centuries.
From $26
Pitti Palace
Pitti Palace (Palazzo Pitti) was built by Luca Pitti in the 1400s. A century later, Duchess of Florence Eleonora di Toledo purchased the Renaissance palazzo for her husband, Cosimo I de’ Medici, and it remained the official residence of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany until the early 20th century. Today, Pitti Palace is Florence’s largest museum complex.
Come and visit the last Medici residence in Florence. The museum takes place through the daily life of the Medici Grand Dukes family, from Cosimo I to the last descendants (early 18th century), Ferdinando, Gian Gastone and lastly Anna Maria Luisa also known as the Palatine Electress to whom it is dedicated the museum. The successors of the Medici, the Habsburg Lorraine, up to the first King of Italy with adjoining Royal apartments.
In addition to the civic and political function of the rooms, the museum also preserves a private collection of Florentine paintings, ancient statues, furniture and mosaics of great beauty and historical importance. Not to mention the frescoes that decorate the ceilings and walls.
From $35
Florence Dome
Towering above Florence, Filippo Brunelleschi’s dome (Cupola del Brunelleschi) is an important engineering and architectural feat. Completed in 1436, the fact that this symbol of the city still stands tall over the Duomo more than 600 years later is testament to Brunelleschi’s mastery. Climb to the top for some of the best views over Florence.
- Skip-the-line tour of the cathedral and dome in Florence
- Climb into the iconic dome of the Florence Duomo to see its amazing construction
- See Vasari frescoes and stained glass windows up close
- Enjoy incredible views over the city from the top of the dome
Dome's Terraces
- Guided tour of Florence’s iconic Duomo
- Learn the fascinating history behind Brunelleschi’s architectural marvel
- Climb to the very top of the dome to take in stunning panoramic views of the city below
- Gain access to secret terraces and rooms not open to the general public
From $95
Giotto's Bell Tower
After Brunelleschi’s soaring dome, Giotto’s elegant bell tower (Campanile di Giotto) is perhaps the most recognized landmark emerging above the rooftops of Florence. Admire the intricate polychrome marble covering the entire 270-foot (82-meter) height, and climb the more than 400 steps (NO ELEVATOR) to the top for one of the best views over Florence.
- Experience the Florence Cathedral from different perspectives on a new combo tour
- Climb more than 400 steps to the top of Giotto’s Bell Tower for panoramic views
- Get expert insight into the Duomo’s history and construction
- See the original baptistery doors and other devotional art at the Duomo museum complex
From $30
Venice
Gondola Ride
Is not possible to buy tickets for the Gondola, the only way is to go there and pay directly to the Gondolier.
I advise to use the Venice Gondolier Association that is located in front of S.Lorenzo Column
Murano & Burano tour
- Watch local craftsmen at work in a Murano glass workshop
- Browse an impressive collection of glass artwork
- See Burano lace being made by local islanders
- Visit the Burano Lace Museum independently
- Enjoy transportation by a private boat, exclusively for your tour group.
- Enjoy an intimate tour experience with a small group of 20 people or fewer
St. Mark's Basilica and Doge's Palace
- Avoid large tour groups with this small-group tour of up to 15 people
- Audio headsets are provided so you don’t miss your guide’s commentary
- Choose from a morning or afternoon tour time depending on your preference.
The Real Hidden Venice
- Take a break from the crowds by visiting Venice’s quieter districts
- Learn about the history of the city and daily life today from your guide
- Visit little-known treasures plus famous sights like the Rialto Bridge
- A small-group tour for a more intimate experience and relaxed pace
From $ 45
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Emanuele Leoni Dickinson
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Independent Travel Agent
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American Travel Bureau, Lancaster CA (USA)
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